Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
In research, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,607 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology is 5.9× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,002 of 22,385 · #1,444 all time
- Rank in United States
- #569 of 3,332
- Research works
- 829 ◆ 1% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 38k 46.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 14.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.08× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 52% world 40%
- International
- 18% world 18%
What is Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,607 of 10,670 | 11.8% | 71 | #1435 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 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 Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery work in?
In 2022-now, 40% of research at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%), Medicine (15%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences7940.3%
- Engineering2110.7%
- Computer Science199.6%
- Environmental Science157.8%
- Materials Science73.4%
- Mathematics52.4%
- Physics and Astronomy42.1%
- Chemistry42.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences42.0%
- Chemical Engineering10.3%
- Energy00.0%
- Life Sciences6532.8%
- Health Sciences3417.3%
- Medicine3015.5%
- Health Professions31.6%
- Dentistry00.1%
- Veterinary00.1%
- Nursing00.1%
- Social Sciences199.6%
What does Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Molecular BiologySubfield · 35.2 works5.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 43.8 works4.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.18×44 works
- Neuroscience2.57×8 works
- Mathematics2.08×5 works
- Environmental Science1.57×15 works
- Chemistry1.31×4 works
- Psychology1.29×8 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.25×4 works
- Computer Science1.23×19 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.10×2 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.06×10 works
- Materials Science0.99×7 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.94×4 works
- Medicine0.80×30 works
- Chemical Engineering0.74×0 works
- Engineering0.71×21 works
- Health Professions0.61×3 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
- Veterinary0.46×0 works
- Decision Sciences0.41×1 works
- Social Sciences0.34×8 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.19×1 works
- Dentistry0.17×0 works
- Nursing0.12×0 works
- Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
- Energy0.05×0 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4.2×
- Neuroscience 2.6×
- Mathematics 2.1×
- Environmental Science 1.6×
- Chemistry 1.3×
- Psychology 1.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.1×
- Materials Science 1.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Medicine 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Engineering 0.7×
- Health Professions 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.4×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery?
Ranked on the quality score, Jianjun Jiang, Alireza Javadi and Amanda I. Hurley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
- 1
Jianjun Jiang
United States · #413,058 worldwide 1.5k citations · 51 works
- 2
Alireza Javadi
United States · #586,654 worldwide 1.7k citations · 17 works
- 3
Amanda I. Hurley
United States · #1,120,694 worldwide 1.9k citations · 58 works
- 4
Steven M. Riddle
United States · #1,313,679 worldwide 1.3k citations · 35 works
- 5
Kurt W. Vogel
United States · #2,557,996 worldwide 1.2k citations · 57 works
- 6
Alexis J. Lawton
United States · #2,966,666 worldwide 306 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: RNA-Seq, Phylogenetic Analysis, Transcriptional Regulation, Microbial Communities, Quality Assessment, Mass Spectrometry, Gene Expression and Convex Optimization.
- RNA World
- Prebiotic Chemistry
- Small RNAs
- Astrobiology
- Epigenetics
- Proteomics
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids
- Molecular Dynamics
- Gene Regulation
- Transcription Factors
- Regenerative Medicine
- Data Analysis
- RNA-Guided
- sequence alignment
- Metabolism
- Convex Optimization
- Transcriptional Regulation
- RNA-Seq
- Gene Expression
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Oxidative Stress
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Microbial Communities
- Quality Assessment
- Mass Spectrometry
- genome annotation
- Genome Engineering
- Epigenetic Regulation
- Genomics
- Rheological Properties
- Extracellular Matrix
- Gene Set Enrichment Analysis
- Protein-Protein Interaction Networks
- Nucleic Acids
- Chirality
- Approximation Algorithms
- Pluripotent Stem Cells
- Injection Molding
- Process Parameters
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Machine Learning8▲ 1.18×21 topics
- Climate Change7▲ 1.33×35 topics
- Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.41×19 topics
- Gene Expression4▲ 3.6×9 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 7.2×8 topics
- RNA-Seq4▲ 19×2 topics
- Microbial Communities4▲ 4.9×6 topics
- Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 10×7 topics
- Quality Assessment3▲ 9.0×2 topics
- Convex Optimization3▲ 19×5 topics
- Mass Spectrometry3▲ 10×3 topics
- Metabolism3▲ 3.0×8 topics
- genome annotation3▲ 24×1 topic
- sequence alignment3▲ 24×1 topic
- Genome Engineering3▲ 24×1 topic
- RNA-Guided3▲ 24×1 topic
- Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 6.8×4 topics
- Data Analysis2▲ 4.9×4 topics
- Genomics2▲ 4.3×6 topics
- Regenerative Medicine2▲ 4.9×4 topics
- Rheological Properties2▲ 7.0×2 topics
- Transcription Factors2▲ 10.0×2 topics
- Extracellular Matrix2▲ 6.8×5 topics
- Gene Regulation2▲ 13×3 topics
- Gene Set Enrichment Analysis2▲ 30×1 topic
- Molecular Dynamics2▲ 6.4×3 topics
- Protein-Protein Interaction Networks2▲ 30×1 topic
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 9.6×1 topic
- Nucleic Acids2▲ 36×2 topics
- Proteomics2▲ 17×3 topics
- Chirality2▲ 17×2 topics
- Epigenetics2▲ 22×3 topics
- Approximation Algorithms2▲ 13×4 topics
- Astrobiology2▲ 30×2 topics
- Pluripotent Stem Cells2▲ 19×2 topics
- Small RNAs2▲ 16×2 topics
- Injection Molding2▲ 64×1 topic
- Prebiotic Chemistry2▲ 93×1 topic
- Process Parameters2▲ 8.6×1 topic
- RNA World2▲ 93×1 topic
Which research topics does Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks and Gut microbiota and health.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
- 2 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
- 3 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 2 works
- 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
- 5 Injection Molding Process and Properties Mechanical Engineering 2 works
- 6 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
- 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
- 8 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
- 9 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 2 works
- 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.
Fractional works of Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.0% in 2016.
Other research institutions in Madison
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- University of Wisconsin System
- UW Health University Hospital
- Madison Group (United States)
- University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
- Exact Sciences (United States)
- University of Wisconsin Health
- Wisconsin Division of Public Health
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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