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Weizmann Institute of Science

In research, Weizmann Institute of Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#165 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#101 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#94 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geometry and Topology and Condensed Matter Physics — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#139
of 28,054 · #66 all time
Rank in Israel
#1
of 106
Research works
41k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2M
55.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Weizmann Institute of Science known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #165 of 12,888 24.8%1,718 #64
Life SciencesDomain #101 of 7,800 32.6%778 #53
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #94 of 3,579 30.8%507 #57
Physics and AstronomyField #65 of 1,646 29.7%487 #40
Molecular BiologySubfield #123 of 2,175 30.7%345 #47
Computer ScienceField #319 of 4,667 24.0%281 #86
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #42 of 565 28.7%215 #38
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #87 of 682 44.5%63 #45
MedicineField #1,598 of 10,443 29.1%245 #295
EngineeringField #1,146 of 6,636 21.2%252 #363

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Weizmann Institute of Science sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#64 #165
  2. Life Sciences#53 #101
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#57 #94
  4. Physics and Astronomy#40 #65
  5. Molecular Biology#47 #123
  6. Computer Science#86 #319
  7. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#38 #42
  8. Immunology and Microbiology#45 #87
  9. Medicine#295 #1,598
  10. Engineering#363 #1,146
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Weizmann Institute of Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 214.5 works10×
  2. Geometry and TopologySubfield · 47.9 works10×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 39.7 works8.5×
  4. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 39.1 works8.4×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.24× its world share, 507 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 63 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.65× its world share, 126 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.52× its world share, 116 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 281 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 88 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 252 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 109 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 202 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.59× its world share, 158 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.47× its world share, 487 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 245 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Weizmann Institute of Science?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Alon, Adi Shamir and Amir Pnueli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Weizmann Institute of Science.

  1. 1 R. Alon Israel · #1,893 worldwide 3.9k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Adi Shamir Israel · #2,794 worldwide 6.3k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Amir Pnueli Israel · #2,994 worldwide 1.8k citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Oded Goldreich Israel · #3,019 worldwide 2.7k citations · 130 works
  5. 5 Moni Naor Israel · #3,421 worldwide 2.1k citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Yaron Silberberg Israel · #6,309 worldwide 1.4k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Yosef Nir Israel · #7,858 worldwide 1.9k citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Yosef Yarden Israel · #7,930 worldwide 1.1k citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Michaël Feldman Israel · #8,442 worldwide 801 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Moshe Oren Israel · #9,110 worldwide 1.2k citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Weizmann Institute of Science

Which keywords describe research at Weizmann Institute of Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Entanglement, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Quantum Computing, Approximation Algorithms, Spintronics, Electron Spin and Semiconductor Quantum Dots.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change76◆ 0.96×59 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress72▲ 1.50×49 topics
  3. Cancer63▲ 1.61×37 topics
  4. Molecular Dynamics52▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging50▲ 6.6×7 topics
  6. Gene Expression49▲ 2.8×19 topics
  7. Entanglement46▲ 11×4 topics
  8. Quantum Computing42▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Approximation Algorithms41▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Spintronics39▲ 10×4 topics
  11. Innate Immunity39▲ 4.2×10 topics
  12. Two-Dimensional Materials38▲ 5.6×4 topics
  13. Electron Spin34▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Semiconductor Quantum Dots34▲ 32×1 topic
  15. Quantum Information32▲ 9.4×3 topics
  16. Superconductivity32▲ 6.3×9 topics
  17. Electronic Structure32▲ 6.0×8 topics
  18. Algorithmic Applications31▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Topological Insulators30▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Spin Dynamics30▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Cancer Progression29▲ 5.4×8 topics
  22. Quantum Spin Hall Effect28▲ 28×1 topic
  23. Superconductors28▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Dark Matter27▲ 8.1×4 topics
  25. Genetic Code26▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Electronic Structure Calculations25▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Superfluidity25▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Gene Regulation25▲ 9.6×5 topics
  29. Phase Separation25▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Quantum Simulation25▲ 10×2 topics
  31. RNA Structure25▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Ribosome25▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Quantum Entanglement24▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Superconducting Circuits24▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Alternative Splicing23▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Hydrogen Bonding23▲ 9.1×6 topics
  37. RNA-Binding Proteins23▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Supernovae23▲ 9.5×2 topics
  39. Electron Transport23▲ 8.9×3 topics
  40. Topological Order23▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Weizmann Institute of Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Topological Materials and Phenomena, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and RNA Research and Splicing.

Quantum and electron tra…34Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 34 fractional worksTopological Materials an…28Topological Materials and Phenomena: 28 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 25 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 23 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 21 fractional worksComplexity and Algorithms in Graphs: 20 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 19 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dy…18Protein Structure and Dynamics: 18 fractional worksAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications: 18 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 18 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMolecular BiologyArtificial IntelligenceComputational Theory and Mathematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 34 works
  2. 2 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 28 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 25 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 23 works
  5. 5 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 21 works
  6. 6 Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Computational Theory and Mathematics 20 works
  7. 7 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 19 works
  8. 8 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 18 works
  9. 9 Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 18 works
  10. 10 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Weizmann Institute of Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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