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Western Regional Research Center

In research, Western Regional Research Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,395 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,457
of 28,054 · #5,366 all time
Rank in United States
#1,700
of 4,192
Research works
3.3k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
126k
38.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Western Regional Research Center 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,395 of 7,800 20.4%100 #2598

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Regional Research Center 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).

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: 6.12× its world share, 45 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.11× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 8.04× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Regional Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Mendel Friedman, William F. Haddon and Russell J. Molyneux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Regional Research Center.

  1. 1 Mendel Friedman United States · #34,138 worldwide 808 citations · 84 works
  2. 2 William F. Haddon United States · #37,522 worldwide 360 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Russell J. Molyneux United States · #40,227 worldwide 424 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 James T. MacGregor United States · #48,683 worldwide 393 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Ron G. Buttery United States · #58,603 worldwide 437 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Tara H. McHugh United States · #60,737 worldwide 527 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 William J. Orts United States · #77,499 worldwide 460 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Roy Teranishi United States · #81,297 worldwide 260 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 William Gaffield United States · #105,373 worldwide 264 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Delilah F. Wood United States · #108,295 worldwide 347 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Western Regional Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Western Regional Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Antioxidant Activity, Genomics, Food Safety, Health Benefits, Pathogenicity, Biomedical Applications and Antioxidants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.77×20 topics
  2. Nanoparticles10▲ 4.8×13 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications8▲ 4.3×13 topics
  4. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 7.4×18 topics
  5. Genomics6▲ 14×9 topics
  6. Food Safety6▲ 14×5 topics
  7. Health Benefits6▲ 12×8 topics
  8. Pathogenicity6▲ 60×4 topics
  9. Antioxidants6▲ 8.7×8 topics
  10. Gene Expression6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  11. Polyphenols6▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Genome Sequencing6▲ 23×7 topics
  13. Nanocomposites6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  14. Microbiome5▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Metagenomics5▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Ecology5▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Evolution5▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Antioxidant5▲ 4.4×18 topics
  19. Genetics5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  20. Cancer Prevention5▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Bacteriophage4▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Biopharmaceuticals4▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Recombinant Proteins4▲ 92×2 topics
  24. Virus4▲ 30×1 topic
  25. QTL Mapping4▲ 24×4 topics
  26. Breeding4▲ 36×4 topics
  27. Dietary Fiber4▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Phenolic Compounds4▲ 15×7 topics
  30. Pathogenesis4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Infection4▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Plant Molecular Farming4▲ 156×1 topic
  33. Vaccine Antigens4▲ 156×1 topic
  34. Food Preservation4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Microbial Inactivation4▲ 76×2 topics
  36. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Bioavailability4▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Crop Improvement4▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Foodborne Illness4▲ 66×2 topics
  40. Lipid Oxidation4▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Regional Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Transgenic Plants and Applications, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology.

Bacteriophages and micro…4Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 4 fractional worksTransgenic Plants and Ap…4Transgenic Plants and Applications: 4 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 3 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 3 fractional worksMycotoxins in Agricultur…3Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food: 3 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 3 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antio…2Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 2 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 2 fractional works
EcologyBiotechnologyPlant ScienceInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Transgenic Plants and Applications Biotechnology 4 works
  3. 3 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  5. 5 Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food Plant Science 3 works
  6. 6 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 3 works
  7. 7 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 2 works
  8. 8 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 2 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Regional Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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