The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline of
Molecular Biology was created using data combined from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
devising the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022. Position
in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Molecular Biology research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a credible account of
leading scholars from the discipline of Molecular Biology,
created using a detailed examination of
166,880 researchers identified from a variety of
bibliometric data sources. For the area of Molecular Biology, as many as
5724 scholars were examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Molecular Biology
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
examined is set to 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Molecular Biology. The
inclusion factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
area plus the awards and achievements of the
scientists. The D-index threshold for listing top
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
researchers projected for each
scientific field whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading scientists are added into the list.
We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
Because our primary aim is to make sure that only
genuine researchers are listed in
Research.com ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be a complete means to quantify the
contributions of scholars. For that reason
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. While it’s not a
element contributing to a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scientist’s D-index
with the help of data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
thorough overview of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our goal is to inspire scholars,
entrepreneurs and decision-makers
worldwide to explore where top experts are heading
and to provide a way for the whole scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Molecular Biology
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of leading scientists in the world is University of California System with 105
scholars affiliated with it being present in the
Molecular Biology ranking.
It is followed by Harvard University with 53
scholars
and Stanford University with 22 scientists.
The most prominent scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in the world are representing Collège de France, California Institute of Technology, The Ohio State University, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Hubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of California, San Diego, Boston Children's Hospital, Tohoku University, Center for Cancer Research.
University of California System is featured as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking researchers at 8254. Ranking on the second place in the world is Harvard University with a total D-index of 4992. The third spot in the world is occupied by Stanford University with a total D-index of 2050.
The average total D-index for the top 1% universities is 296 against an average of 296 for all 337 institutions listed in the ranking.
The average number of published papers within the area of Molecular Biology by researchers affiliated with the top 3% of researchers in the ranking is 873 in comparison to an average of 873 for all 337 universities.
The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 10% universities is 109322 against an average of 109322 for all 337 universities.
