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Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

In research, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,652 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#884 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Life Sciences — Molecular Biology is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,343
of 28,054 · #578 all time
Rank in United States
#606
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
606k
247.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research 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 #1,652 of 7,800 44.3%90 #148
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #884 of 3,579 45.1%69 #103

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research 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).

What does Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 50.9 works13×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 69.3 works10×
  3. Life SciencesDomain · 90.5 works5.5×
← 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: 1.25× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10.38× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.42× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.04× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert A. Weinberg, Rudolf Jaenisch and Richard A. Young lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research.

  1. 1 Robert A. Weinberg United States · #1,927 worldwide 8.3k citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Rudolf Jaenisch United States · #10,357 worldwide 868 citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Richard A. Young United States · #10,657 worldwide 875 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Susan Lindquist United States · #16,490 worldwide 700 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Gerald R. Fink United States · #17,796 worldwide 900 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 David M. Sabatini United States · #24,841 worldwide 631 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Richard C. Mulligan United States · #32,524 worldwide 1.3k citations · 33 works
  8. 8 David P. Bartel United States · #41,505 worldwide 1.4k citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Peter S. Kim United States · #143,195 worldwide 167 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 David C. Page United States · #168,761 worldwide 191 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Which keywords describe research at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Cancer, Gene Regulation, Transcription Factors, Cancer Therapy, Chromatin, Alternative Splicing and RNA-Binding Proteins.

▲ 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. Cancer9▲ 5.4×26 topics
  2. Gene Expression8▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Gene Regulation7▲ 59×4 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.1×19 topics
  5. Transcription Factors6▲ 39×3 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy6▲ 7.8×12 topics
  7. Alternative Splicing5▲ 82×1 topic
  8. Chromatin5▲ 90×2 topics
  9. RNA-Binding Proteins5▲ 82×1 topic
  10. Inflammation5▲ 1.93×21 topics
  11. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  13. Epigenetics4▲ 83×2 topics
  14. Histone Modifications4▲ 141×1 topic
  15. Transcription4▲ 141×1 topic
  16. Cancer Progression4▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Innate Immunity4▲ 10.0×7 topics
  18. Apoptosis4▲ 10×9 topics
  19. Immune Response4▲ 5.3×11 topics
  20. Stem Cells4▲ 12×9 topics
  21. Aging4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  22. Immunity4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  23. RNA methylation4▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Translation4▲ 17×2 topics
  25. m6A-seq4▲ 32×1 topic
  26. RNA Structure4▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Ribosome4▲ 51×1 topic
  28. Genome Engineering3▲ 42×1 topic
  29. RNA-Guided3▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Brain Development3▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Genome Evolution3▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Neurodegeneration3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  33. Development3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  34. Cell Death3▲ 10.0×5 topics
  35. Polyploidy3▲ 50×2 topics
  36. Plant Speciation3▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Transposable Elements3▲ 106×1 topic
  38. Mitochondria3▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Genomic Instability2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA Research and Splicing, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, RNA modifications and cancer and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

RNA Research and Splicing: 5 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…4RNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…4RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 3 fractional worksMicrotubule and mitosis …2Microtubule and mitosis dynamics: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPlant ScienceCell BiologyOncology

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

  1. 1 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 3 works
  7. 7 Microtubule and mitosis dynamics Cell Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 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 available57.6%not open42.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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