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WiCell

In research, WiCell stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,533 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,125
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,240
of 7,310
Research works
246
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
81.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
WiCell

What is WiCell known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #4,533 of 11,023 18.0%153

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where WiCell 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does WiCell work in?

In all years, 62% of research at WiCell is in Life Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (34%), Medicine (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 153 fractional works · 62.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 85 fractional works · 34.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 52 fractional works · 21.2% of its workBiotechnology: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 52 fractional works · 20.9% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 8.8% of its workFood Science: 19 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 21.9% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWiCell246fractional works, all years
Life Sciences62%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences1%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8534.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5220.9%
    3. Neuroscience93.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology52.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.0%
    1. Medicine5421.9%
    2. Nursing31.3%
    3. Health Professions10.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Engineering114.5%
    2. Environmental Science104.1%
    3. Chemistry52.2%
    4. Materials Science20.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    7. Computer Science10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Social Sciences10.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 2.52× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.28× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.60×2 works
  2. Neuroscience5.28×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.52×1 works
  4. Medicine1.85×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.97×0 works
  6. Engineering0.47×0 works
  7. Nursing0.20×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at WiCell?

Ranked on the quality score, Tenneille E. Ludwig and Karen Dyer Montgomery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is WiCell.

  1. 1 Tenneille E. Ludwig United States · #484,738 worldwide 4.9k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Karen Dyer Montgomery United States · #1,326,608 worldwide 1.4k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at WiCell

What are the most cited papers from WiCell?

The most cited paper from WiCell is "Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells" (Junying Yu, Maxim A. Vodyanik, Kim Smuga-Otto et al., 2007), with 10,385 citations. Next come "Robust cardiomyocyte differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells via temporal modulation of canonical Wnt signaling" (1,794) and "Functional Cardiomyocytes Derived From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells" (1,416).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Somatic Cells Junying Yu, Maxim A. Vodyanik, Kim Smuga-Otto et al. · Science 20 Nov 2007 10,385
2 Robust cardiomyocyte differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells via temporal modulation of canonical Wnt signaling Xiaojun Lance Lian, Cheston Hsiao, Gisela F. Wilson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 29 May 2012 1,794
3 Functional Cardiomyocytes Derived From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Jianhua Zhang, Gisela F. Wilson, Andrew G. Soerens et al. · Circulation Research Open access 12 Feb 2009 1,416
4 Effect of conjugated linoleic acid on body composition in mice Yeonhwa Park, KAREN J. ALBRIGHT, Wei Liu et al. · Lipids Aug 1997 1,167
5 BMP4 initiates human embryonic stem cell differentiation to trophoblast Ren‐He Xu, Xin Chen, Dong S. Li et al. · Nature Biotechnology 11 Nov 2002 1,156
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at WiCell?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Food Safety, Toxicology, Health Effects, Fungal Pathogens, Risk Assessment, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Aflatoxin and Mycotoxins.

▲ 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. Food Safety36▲ 53×9 topics
  2. Toxicology29▲ 57×5 topics
  3. Fungal Pathogens20▲ 46×5 topics
  4. Health Effects20▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Risk Assessment20▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Climate Change20▲ 3.0×9 topics
  7. Pluripotent Stem Cells18▲ 104×2 topics
  8. Aflatoxin17▲ 270×1 topic
  9. Mycotoxins17▲ 270×1 topic
  10. Differentiation17▲ 93×2 topics
  11. Transcriptional Regulation17▲ 27×4 topics
  12. Embryonic Stem Cells16▲ 90×2 topics
  13. Epidemiology16▲ 1.64×28 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders16▲ 9.6×7 topics
  15. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells16▲ 183×1 topic
  16. Reprogramming16▲ 183×1 topic
  17. Microbial Inactivation14▲ 138×2 topics
  18. Pathogenicity14▲ 63×4 topics
  19. Neurotoxins12▲ 101×2 topics
  20. Treatment12▲ 3.8×9 topics
  21. Foodborne Illness12▲ 104×2 topics
  22. Botulinum Toxin10▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Spasticity10▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Listeria monocytogenes10▲ 211×1 topic
  25. fresh produce10▲ 211×1 topic
  26. Antioxidant Activity9▲ 6.5×11 topics
  27. Regenerative Medicine8▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Food Preservation7▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Gene Therapy7▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Genome Engineering7▲ 46×1 topic
  31. RNA-Guided7▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 9.7×6 topics
  33. Microfluidic Devices5▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  35. Probiotics5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  36. Antimicrobial Activity5▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Infection5▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Cell Culture5▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Parkinson's Disease5▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Liquid Chromatography4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does WiCell publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: CAR-T cell therapy research, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Food Industry and Aquatic Biology and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

CAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 0 fractional worksFood Industry and Aquati…0Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 0 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…0Biomedical and Engineering Education: 0 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 0 fractional worksCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research: 0 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy…0Virus-based gene therapy research: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 0 fractional worksPlanarian Biology and Electrostimulation: 0 fractional works
OncologyMolecular BiologyFood ScienceBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 0 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research Dermatology 0 works
  7. 7 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 0 works
  10. 10 Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation Molecular Biology 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has WiCell's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower 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 WiCell as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%WiCell0.000041% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of WiCell over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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