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Vital Probes (United States)

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Research works
67
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
38.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Vital Probes (United States)

Not ranked overall: Vital Probes (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Vital Probes (United States) work in?

In all years, 49% of research at Vital Probes (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 49.4% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 19.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 24.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 17.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 12.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 10.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKVital Probes(United States)67fractional works, all years
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences14%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1319.4%
    2. Computer Science710.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy45.6%
    4. Chemistry35.2%
    5. Environmental Science34.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.0%
    7. Materials Science11.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    9. Energy00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1117.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
    1. Social Sciences46.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    3. Decision Sciences11.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    6. Psychology00.5%
    1. Medicine710.4%
    2. Veterinary10.8%
    3. Health Professions00.7%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.56× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.56×3 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.08×0 works
  3. Social Sciences1.77×2 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.25×0 works
  5. Engineering1.07×1 works
  6. Chemistry0.85×0 works
  7. Medicine0.85×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.76×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vital Probes (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Timothy G. Alefantis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vital Probes (United States).

  1. 1 Timothy G. Alefantis United States · #1,195,601 worldwide 1.5k citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Vital Probes (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Vital Probes (United States)?

The most cited paper from Vital Probes (United States) is "Nonlinear Interactions: Analytical, Computational, and Experimental Methods" (AH Nayfeh, RA Ibrahim, 2001), with 345 citations. Next come "A thousand points of light: The application of fluorescence detection technologies to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and proteomics" (328) and "Characterization of dynamic and steady‐state protein phosphorylation using a fluorescent phosphoprotein gel stain and mass spectrometry" (146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nonlinear Interactions: Analytical, Computational, and Experimental Methods AH Nayfeh, RA Ibrahim · Applied Mechanics Reviews Jul 2001 345
2 A thousand points of light: The application of fluorescence detection technologies to two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and proteomics Wayne F. Patton · Electrophoresis Apr 2000 328
3 Characterization of dynamic and steady‐state protein phosphorylation using a fluorescent phosphoprotein gel stain and mass spectrometry Birte Schulenberg, Terrie Goodman, Robert J. Aggeler et al. · Electrophoresis Aug 2004 146
4 Proteomic analysis of Brucella abortus cell envelope and identification of immunogenic candidate proteins for vaccine development Joseph P. Connolly, Diego J. Comerci, Timothy G. Alefantis et al. · PROTEOMICS 31 May 2006 122
5 Proteomic Profiling and Identification of Immunodominant Spore Antigens of Bacillus anthracis , Bacillus cereus , and Bacillus thuringiensis Vito G. DelVecchio, Joseph P. Connolly, Timothy G. Alefantis et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Sep 2006 98
All 73 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vital Probes (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Pathogenesis, Proteomics, Genomic Analysis, Biosensors, Nanoparticles, Imaging and Genomics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3▲ 1.22×16 topics
  2. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  3. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 19×4 topics
  4. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 1.68×8 topics
  6. Proteomics2▲ 30×2 topics
  7. Biosensors2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  8. Public Health2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  9. Genomic Analysis2▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Genomics2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  11. Imaging2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  12. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  13. Glycosylation1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  14. Optical Modulators1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  15. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Vibration Analysis1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  17. Anthrax1▲ 105×1 topic
  18. Antigen Presentation1▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Bacteriophage1▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Ecology1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  21. Evolution1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  22. Integrated Circuits1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  23. Phosphoproteomics1▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Photosynthesis1▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Protein Identification1▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Tularemia1▲ 105×1 topic
  27. Virus1▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Drug Development Costs1▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Electrospray1▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Generic Drugs1▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Ionization1▲ 22×1 topic
  32. CO2 Enrichment1▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Epitope Prediction1▲ 81×1 topic
  34. Genetic Characterization1▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Illegal Wildlife Trade1▲ 133×1 topic
  36. IoT Security1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Microcavities1▲ 9.5×1 topic
  38. Ozone Effects1▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Parrot Poaching1▲ 133×1 topic
  40. Peptide-MHC Binding1▲ 81×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Information and Cyber Security.

Nonprofit Sector and Vol…1Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering: 1 fractional worksMobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 0 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…0Information and Cyber Security: 0 fractional worksVehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs): 0 fractional worksBluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies: 0 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Local…0Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 0 fractional worksMobile and Web Applications: 0 fractional worksIoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems: 0 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Locat…0Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputer Science ApplicationsSignal ProcessingInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing Computer Science Applications 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 0 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs) Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Mobile and Web Applications Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vital Probes (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000039% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Vital Probes (United States)0.000040% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vital Probes (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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