 his month, in-cites presents a listing of the top 20 institutions
which, as of the last bimonthly update of the ISI
Essential
Science Indicators
Web product, attracted the highest total
citations to their papers published in ISI-indexed journals of
Immunology over the last 10 years (January 1992-October 2002). These
institutions are the top 20 out of a pool of 226 institutions
comprising the top 1% ranked by total citation count in this field.
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The Immunology category incorporates journals containing:
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cellular & molecular studies in immunology |
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clinical research in immunopathology |
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infectious diseases |
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autoimmunity and allergy |
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host-pathogen interactions in infectious disease |
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experimental therapeutic applications of immunomodulating agents |
The top 20 institutions in Immunology are a blend of large
universities, government agencies, international institutions, and the
private sector.
The leader by well over 45,000 citations is Harvard University,
with 3,650 papers cited a total of 125,760 times to date. The
most-cited Immunology papers for Harvard span such diverse topics as
the variety of helper T lymphocytes, autoimmune disorders, cloning
receptors, and vaccine research.
Two divisions of the National Institutes of Health are next in the
rankings: the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
with 2,048 papers cited a total of 79,803 times to date, and the
National Cancer Institute (NCI) with 1,910 papers cited a total of
63,055 times to date. Rounding out the top 5 are Stanford University
with 1,274 papers cited a total of 48,658 times to date and the
University of Texas with 2,195 papers cited a total of 46,797 times to
date.
DNAX, an independent biotechnology firm located in Palo Alto, CA,
ranks at #6 with 504 papers cited a total of 44,648 times to date.
Among non-US institutions, the Institut Pasteur in Paris has
achieved distinction, ranking at #12 on the list. Immunology ranks
among the top five fields in terms of total citations in which the
Institut Pasteur publishes, with 2,153 papers cited a total of 36,760
times to date.
The top 20 institutions in Immunology are listed by total cites in full below.
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Rank |
Institution |
Cites |
Papers |
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1 |
Harvard Univ |
125,760 |
3,650 |
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2 |
NIAID |
79,803 |
2,048 |
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3 |
NCI |
63,055 |
1,910 |
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4 |
Stanford Univ |
48,658 |
1,274 |
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5 |
Univ Texas |
46,797 |
2,195 |
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6 |
DNAX Res Inst Molec & Cellular Biol Inc |
44,648 |
504 |
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7 |
Washington Univ |
43,781 |
1,105 |
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8 |
Vet Adm Med Ctr* |
38,998 |
1,524 |
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9 |
Yale Univ |
37,797 |
1,019 |
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10 |
Univ Washington |
37,450 |
1,421 |
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11 |
Univ Calif San Francisco |
37,210 |
1,376 |
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12 |
Inst Pasteur |
36,760 |
2,153 |
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13 |
Johns Hopkins Univ |
33,631 |
1,483 |
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14 |
Univ Calif Los Angeles |
33,243 |
1,269 |
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15 |
Scripps Res Inst |
31,752 |
982 |
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16 |
Ctr Dis Control & Prevent |
27,655 |
1,490 |
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17 |
Univ Alabama |
26,501 |
1,073 |
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18 |
Brigham & Womens Hosp |
25,888 |
702 |
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19 |
Univ Penn |
25,758 |
1,159 |
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20 |
Univ Michigan |
23,516 |
814 |
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*The Vet Adm Med Ctr accounts for all such centers throughout
the US. |
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SOURCE: ISI
Essential Science Indicators
Web based product from the January 1, 2003 update covering a ten year
plus ten month period, January 1992 - October 31, 2002.
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