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VLP Therapeutics (United States)

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Research works
23
▲ 461% vs 2018-21
Citations
436
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
VLP Therapeutics (United States)

Not ranked overall: VLP Therapeutics (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 VLP Therapeutics (United States) work in?

In all years, 42% of research at VLP Therapeutics (United States) is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 10 fractional works · 42.2% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 37.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 11.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 10.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVLP Therapeutics(United States)23fractional works, all years
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences15%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine937.7%
    2. Health Professions13.1%
    3. Nursing01.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology415.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology311.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences314.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Engineering26.5%
    2. Computer Science15.1%
    3. Materials Science01.2%
    4. Environmental Science00.7%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 19.84× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 19.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology19.84×2 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.90×2 works
  3. Health Professions2.09×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.96×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.53×2 works
  6. Computer Science1.14×1 works
  7. Medicine1.13×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.46×0 works
  10. Engineering0.28×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.28×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at VLP Therapeutics (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Wataru Akahata and Amber L. Morey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VLP Therapeutics (United States).

  1. 1 Wataru Akahata United States · #255,839 worldwide 2.2k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Amber L. Morey United States · #1,251,511 worldwide 201 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at VLP Therapeutics (United States)

What are the most cited papers from VLP Therapeutics (United States)?

The most cited paper from VLP Therapeutics (United States) is "Expression and function of periostin‐isoforms in bone" (Judith Litvin, Abdulhafez Selim, Michael O. Montgomery et al., 2004), with 182 citations. Next come "Mixed Messages" (179) and "Structural studies of Chikungunya virus maturation" (156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Expression and function of periostin‐isoforms in bone Judith Litvin, Abdulhafez Selim, Michael O. Montgomery et al. · Journal of Cellular Biochemistry 14 Jun 2004 182
2 Mixed Messages Kenneth B. Margulies, Sunil Matiwala, Carla Cornejo et al. · Circulation Research Open access 18 Feb 2005 179
3 Structural studies of Chikungunya virus maturation Moh Lan Yap, Thomas Klose, Akane Urakami et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 4 Dec 2017 156
4 Safety and immunogenicity of PXVX0317, an aluminium hydroxide-adjuvanted chikungunya virus-like particle vaccine: a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, phase 2 trial Sean Bennett, James M McCarty, Roshan Ramanathan et al. · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 13 Jun 2022 81
5 An Envelope-Modified Tetravalent Dengue Virus-Like-Particle Vaccine Has Implications for Flavivirus Vaccine Design Akane Urakami, Mya Myat Ngwe Tun, Meng Ling Moi et al. · Journal of Virology Open access 27 Sep 2017 78
All 38 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at VLP Therapeutics (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunity, Vaccine, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Metabolism, Gene Therapy, Tumor Targeting and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology2▲ 2.5×15 topics
  2. Inflammation2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  3. Immunity2▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Cancer1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  5. Vaccine1▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Metabolism1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  7. Gene Therapy1▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Immunotherapy1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  9. Tumor Targeting1▲ 35×3 topics
  10. European Union Cohesion Policy1▲ 174×1 topic
  11. Smart Specialization1▲ 117×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Immune cells in cancer, Cancer Research and Treatments, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Social and Educational Sciences.

Immune cells in cancer1Immune cells in cancer: 1 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 0 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksImmune Response and Infl…0Immune Response and Inflammation: 0 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 0 fractional worksCell Adhesion Molecules Research: 0 fractional worksYouth Education and Soci…0Youth Education and Societal Dynamics: 0 fractional works
ImmunologyBiotechnologyPathology and Forensic MedicineEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 1 works
  2. 2 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 1 works
  3. 3 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Social and Educational Sciences Education 0 works
  5. 5 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 0 works
  6. 6 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 0 works
  7. 7 Immune Response and Inflammation Immunology 0 works
  8. 8 School Choice and Performance Education 0 works
  9. 9 Cell Adhesion Molecules Research Immunology and Allergy 0 works
  10. 10 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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 available57.4%not open42.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.0%domestic only60.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 461% 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 VLP Therapeutics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

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

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