The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field
of Molecular Biology is based on data derived from
a wide range of 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
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
only includes papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Molecular Biology research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a reliable account of
leading scholars from the field of Molecular Biology ,
based on a thorough study
of 166,880 scientists discovered from
various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Molecular Biology, over 5724 researchers were
investigated.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Molecular Biology
The D-index threshold for accepting a researcher to be
considered is set to 40 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Molecular Biology. The
approval criteria for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
proportion of the contributions made within the specific
field of study plus the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for including leading
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
researchers projected for each
area od study whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of
best scientists are incorporated into the list.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a
researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification methods
Since our main goal is to make sure that only
genuine scholars are included in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
supposed to be a full tool to assess the
contributions of researchers. For that reason
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
metric impacting a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the amount of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
credible secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on every scholar’s D-index
using information collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the scientific community. A
thorough definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to motivate scientists,
entrepreneurs and decision-makers
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Molecular Biology
With 113 scientific affiliations United States ranks in spot 1
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in United States is Harvard University with 54 researchers affiliated with it being features in the Molecular Biology ranking. It is followed by University of California, San Diego with 26 scientists and University of California, San Francisco with 23 researchers.
The most prominent researchers in the field of Molecular Biology in United States are affiliated with University of California, San Diego, California Institute of Technology, The Ohio State University, Cornell University, Boston Children's Hospital, MIT, Center for Cancer Research, Rockefeller University, Harvard University, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Harvard University is highlighted as the best university in the United States in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 5111. Ranking on the second place is University of California, San Diego with a total D-index of 2300. The third position is occupied by Stanford University with a total D-index of 2050.
The average total D-index for the top 10% universities is 459 against an average of 459 for all 113 institutions listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles within the area of Molecular Biology by scholars affiliated with the top 10% of scientists in the ranking is 1261 in comparison to an average of 1261 for all 113 universities.
The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 10% universities is 183544 against an average of 183544 for all 113 universities.
