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Virginia BioTechnology Research Park

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World rank, all time
#26,939
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,635
of 7,310
Research works
192
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.6k
39.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Virginia BioTechnology Research Park

Which fields of science does Virginia BioTechnology Research Park work in?

In all years, 38% of research at Virginia BioTechnology Research Park is in Life Sciences, 37% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (30%), Engineering (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 72 fractional works · 37.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 58 fractional works · 30.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 33 fractional works · 17.4% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCancer Research: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 72 fractional works · 37.4% of its workMedicine: 65 fractional works · 34.2% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workHematology: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginiaBioTechnology…192fractional works, all years
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5830.1%
    2. Neuroscience52.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology52.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Medicine6534.2%
    2. Health Professions42.1%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Engineering136.7%
    2. Chemistry105.2%
    3. Materials Science52.7%
    4. Environmental Science31.5%
    5. Chemical Engineering31.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.9%
    7. Mathematics10.8%
    8. Computer Science10.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Psychology31.7%
    2. Social Sciences21.2%
    3. Decision Sciences10.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.38× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.84× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.93× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.38×3 works
  2. Chemistry2.93×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.35×1 works
  4. Medicine1.86×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.84×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.53×1 works
  7. Engineering0.87×2 works
  8. Neuroscience0.82×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.75×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.53×0 works
  12. Psychology0.22×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia BioTechnology Research Park?

Ranked on the quality score, Marc D. Whitlow, Michael M. Morrissey and Howard P. Ng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia BioTechnology Research Park.

  1. 1 Marc D. Whitlow United States · #501,690 worldwide 7.7k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Michael M. Morrissey United States · #1,324,701 worldwide 3.4k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Howard P. Ng United States · #1,523,987 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Alan R. Brooks United States · #1,783,922 worldwide 1.2k citations · 23 works
  5. 5 William J. Guilford United States · #1,901,495 worldwide 1.5k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Brad O. Buckman United States · #1,971,806 worldwide 1.8k citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Margaret A. McCarrick United States · #1,996,190 worldwide 689 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Kenneth J. Shaw United States · #2,426,905 worldwide 2.8k citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Peter J. Kretschmer United States · #2,846,448 worldwide 1.3k citations · 42 works
  10. 10 David D. Davey United States · #2,915,676 worldwide 795 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia BioTechnology Research Park

What are the most cited papers from Virginia BioTechnology Research Park?

The most cited paper from Virginia BioTechnology Research Park is "Electroconductive hydrogels: Synthesis, characterization and biomedical applications" (Anthony Guiseppi‐Elie, 2010), with 646 citations. Next come "Modulation of apoptosis by the widely distributed Bcl-2 homologue Bak" (514) and "Frequent activation of AKT2 and induction of apoptosis by inhibition of phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase/Akt pathway in human ovarian cancer" (388).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electroconductive hydrogels: Synthesis, characterization and biomedical applications Anthony Guiseppi‐Elie · Biomaterials 9 Jan 2010 646
2 Modulation of apoptosis by the widely distributed Bcl-2 homologue Bak Michael C. Kiefer, Matthew J. Brauer, Virginia C. Powers et al. · Nature Apr 1995 514
3 Frequent activation of AKT2 and induction of apoptosis by inhibition of phosphoinositide-3-OH kinase/Akt pathway in human ovarian cancer Zeng Qiang Yuan, Mei Sun, Richard I. Feldman et al. · Oncogene 4 May 2000 388
4 Transcriptional silencing is associated with extensive methylation of the CMV promoter following adenoviral gene delivery to muscle Alan R. Brooks, Richard N. Harkins, Peiyin Wang et al. · The Journal of Gene Medicine 10 Feb 2004 382
5 Rational Design of a Combination Medication for the Treatment of Obesity Frank L. Greenway, M.J. Whitehouse, Maria Guttadauria et al. · Obesity Open access 6 Nov 2008 346
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Which keywords describe research at Virginia BioTechnology Research Park?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Angiogenesis, Hemostasis, Cell Signaling, Antithrombotic Therapy, Protease-Activated Receptors, Thrombin and Extracellular Matrix.

▲ 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. Inflammation25▲ 5.6×31 topics
  2. Angiogenesis12▲ 15×9 topics
  3. Hemostasis11▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Cancer10▲ 3.6×23 topics
  5. Cell Signaling9▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Antithrombotic Therapy9▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Protease-Activated Receptors8▲ 113×1 topic
  8. Thrombin8▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Extracellular Matrix8▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Cancer Progression8▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Gene Therapy8▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Cancer Therapy7▲ 5.8×12 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.2×15 topics
  14. Drug Discovery6▲ 8.3×6 topics
  15. Metastasis6▲ 9.3×5 topics
  16. Matrix Metalloproteinases6▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Apoptosis5▲ 7.1×10 topics
  18. Extracellular Matrix Remodeling5▲ 82×1 topic
  19. Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases5▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Reactive Oxygen Species5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  21. Glycosylation5▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Thrombosis5▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Tissue Engineering5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  24. Transcriptional Regulation5▲ 10×8 topics
  25. Atherosclerosis5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  26. Breast Cancer4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  27. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 16×2 topics
  28. AAV4▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  30. Viral Vectors4▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Synthesis4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  32. Pharmacology4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  33. Hypertension4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  34. Monoclonal Antibody3▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Tumor Regression3▲ 20×2 topics
  36. CAR T Cells3▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Chimeric Antigen Receptor3▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Hereditary Angioedema3▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Kinin Receptor Family3▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Cell Culture3▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Virginia BioTechnology Research Park publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications and RNA Research and Splicing.

Monoclonal and Polyclona…0Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug …0Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 0 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 0 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 0 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and q…0Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 0 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 0 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomaterialsMolecular BiologyGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 0 works
  3. 3 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 0 works
  7. 7 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia BioTechnology Research Park's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Virginia BioTechnology Research Park as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Virginia BioTechnology Research Park0.000043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Virginia BioTechnology Research Park over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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