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Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery

In research, Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,905 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,093
of 28,054 · #4,453 all time
Rank in United States
#1,079
of 4,192
Research works
829
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
46.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery 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 #9,905 of 12,888 16.9%71 #5057

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 29.8 works5.7×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 37.2 works4.1×
← 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: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.06× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.49× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 6 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Convex Optimization, RNA-Seq, Microbial Communities, Mass Spectrometry, Gene Expression, Transcriptional Regulation, Phylogenetic Analysis and Genome Engineering.

▲ 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. Machine Learning7▲ 1.26×20 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.25×31 topics
  3. Gene Expression4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  4. Microbial Communities4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  6. Convex Optimization3▲ 23×5 topics
  7. RNA-Seq3▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Mass Spectrometry3▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 11×5 topics
  10. Genome Engineering3▲ 24×1 topic
  11. RNA-Guided3▲ 24×1 topic
  12. Metabolism3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  13. Data Analysis2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  14. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  15. Transcription Factors2▲ 12×2 topics
  16. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  17. Rheological Properties2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  18. Gene Regulation2▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Genomics2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  20. Quality Assessment2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  21. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  22. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  23. Proteomics2▲ 19×3 topics
  24. genome annotation2▲ 18×1 topic
  25. sequence alignment2▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Approximation Algorithms2▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Gene Therapy2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  29. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  30. Pluripotent Stem Cells2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Channelrhodopsin2▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Differentiation2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Epigenetics2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis2▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Injection Molding2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Nucleic Acids2▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Optogenetics2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Process Parameters2▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. Protein-Protein Interaction Networks2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Chirality2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Gut microbiota and health and Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks.

CRISPR and Genetic Engin…3CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…2Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 2 fractional worksInjection Molding Process and Properties: 2 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 2 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 2 fractional worksOrigins and Evolution of…2Origins and Evolution of Life: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Optimization Algorithms Research: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyMechanical EngineeringCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Injection Molding Process and Properties Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research Numerical Analysis 2 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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