KnowledgeLink Newsletter

Thomson Scientific
March 2008

To assess high impact research in molecular biology and genetics, ScienceWatch.com turned to an elite selection of papers: those ranking among the top one per cent most cited in their field.

In a ranking of the top 25 institutions producing highly cited papers in this field, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute garnered the highest citation total, with nearly 38,000 collective cites from 2002 to 2006.

Sequencing biology's hottest: see the full analysis of institutions ranked by citations and citation impact.