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Vical (United States)

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World rank, all time
#16,027
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,505
of 8,685
Research works
128
▼ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
100.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What does Vical (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Microbiology takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 22.8 works15×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 41.6 works8.2×
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 61.6 works7.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

    Who are the top researchers at Vical (United States)?

    Ranked on the composite score, Larry Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vical (United States).

    1. 1 Larry Smith United States · #183,011 worldwide 80 citations · 40 works
    All ranked researchers at Vical (United States)

    Which keywords describe research at Vical (United States)?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Therapy, RNA Interference, siRNA Delivery, Antigen Presentation, Cancer Immunotherapy, Epidemiology, Innate Immunity and Genomic Integration.

    ▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

    Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

    All 40 words, with their numbers
    1. Gene Therapy35▲ 104×4 topics
    2. RNA Interference21▲ 143×1 topic
    3. siRNA Delivery21▲ 213×1 topic
    4. Epidemiology19▲ 3.6×22 topics
    5. Antigen Presentation14▲ 111×2 topics
    6. Cancer Immunotherapy13▲ 74×2 topics
    7. Innate Immunity13▲ 28×6 topics
    8. Genomic Integration12▲ 94×2 topics
    9. Immunity12▲ 28×4 topics
    10. Pathogenesis12▲ 16×7 topics
    11. Dendritic Cells12▲ 78×1 topic
    12. Tumor Antigen12▲ 111×1 topic
    13. Vaccine12▲ 23×9 topics
    14. AAV12▲ 139×1 topic
    15. Viral Vectors12▲ 139×1 topic
    16. Nanoparticles10▲ 5.8×4 topics
    17. Immune Response8▲ 10×9 topics
    18. Vaccine Development8▲ 21×5 topics
    19. Infection7▲ 20×2 topics
    20. Genomics6▲ 14×4 topics
    21. Virus6▲ 40×3 topics
    22. DNA nanotechnology6▲ 44×1 topic
    23. Self-Assembly6▲ 11×1 topic
    24. Antibodies5▲ 46×2 topics
    25. Norovirus4▲ 56×1 topic
    26. Rotavirus4▲ 56×1 topic
    27. Antiviral Therapy4▲ 20×3 topics
    28. Glycosylation4▲ 13×2 topics
    29. Immune Evasion4▲ 50×2 topics
    30. Pandemic4▲ 6.1×2 topics
    31. Tumor Regression4▲ 31×2 topics
    32. Metagenomics3▲ 21×2 topics
    33. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 11×2 topics
    34. Biopharmaceutical Production3▲ 32×2 topics
    35. Pattern Recognition Receptors3▲ 17×3 topics
    36. Cell Culture3▲ 22×2 topics
    37. Cytomegalovirus3▲ 50×1 topic
    38. Evolution3▲ 8.0×2 topics
    39. Genome Engineering3▲ 41×1 topic
    40. RNA-Guided3▲ 41×1 topic

    Which research topics does Vical (United States) publish most on?

    By volume: RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Virus-based gene therapy research and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

    RNA Interference and Gen…21RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 21 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 12 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 12 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 6 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research: 3 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 3 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 3 fractional worksvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches: 3 fractional works
    Molecular BiologyImmunologyGeneticsInfectious Diseases2 others

    Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

    1. 1 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 21 works
    2. 2 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 12 works
    3. 3 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 12 works
    4. 4 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 6 works
    5. 5 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
    6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
    7. 7 Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Epidemiology 3 works
    8. 8 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 3 works
    9. 9 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 3 works
    10. 10 vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Molecular Biology 3 works

    How open and international is its research?

    Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

    openly available22.2%not open77.8%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

    How has Vical (United States)'s research output changed?

    Output in 2018–2022 was 50% lower than in 2013–2017.

    1990200020102020
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    The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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