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Accuray (United States)

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World rank, all time
#30,911
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,527
of 7,310
Research works
120
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Accuray (United States)

Which fields of science does Accuray (United States) work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Accuray (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Physics and Astronomy (26%), Engineering (17%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 51.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 32 fractional works · 26.5% of its workRadiation: 30 fractional works · 25.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 17.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 5.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 46 fractional works · 38.0% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 37.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 18.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workALL ITS WORKAccuray (UnitedStates)120fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy3226.5%
    2. Engineering2117.2%
    3. Computer Science53.8%
    4. Environmental Science32.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine4537.3%
    2. Dentistry00.3%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Social Sciences43.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.5%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    6. Psychology00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.1%
    2. Neuroscience11.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.94× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.94×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.51×2 works
  3. Medicine1.85×3 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.21×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×0 works
  6. Mathematics0.99×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.86×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.72×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.70×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.61×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.45×0 works
  12. Engineering0.44×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.44×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Accuray (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Warren Kilby, David D. Taylor and G. Kuduvalli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Accuray (United States).

  1. 1 Warren Kilby United States · #1,095,635 worldwide 2.1k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 David D. Taylor United States · #1,676,197 worldwide 569 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 G. Kuduvalli United States · #1,960,037 worldwide 1.1k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Edward H. Chao United States · #3,031,643 worldwide 404 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Accuray (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Accuray (United States)?

The most cited paper from Accuray (United States) is "A new formalism for reference dosimetry of small and nonstandard fields" (Rodolfo Alfonso, Pedro Andreo, R. Capote et al., 2008), with 556 citations. Next come "Cardiac Toxicity After Radiotherapy for Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Pooled Analysis of Dose-Escalation Trials Delivering 70 to 90 Gy" (436) and "Robotic motion compensation for respiratory movement during radiosurgery" (394).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A new formalism for reference dosimetry of small and nonstandard fields Rodolfo Alfonso, Pedro Andreo, R. Capote et al. · Medical Physics 28 Oct 2008 556
2 Cardiac Toxicity After Radiotherapy for Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Pooled Analysis of Dose-Escalation Trials Delivering 70 to 90 Gy Kyle Wang, Michael Joseph Eblan, Allison Mary Deal et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 23 Feb 2017 436
3 Robotic motion compensation for respiratory movement during radiosurgery Achim Schweikard, Greg Glosser, Mohan Bodduluri et al. · Computer Aided Surgery Open access 2000 394
4 The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System in 2010 Warren Kilby, John Dooley, G. Kuduvalli et al. · Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment Oct 2010 371
5 Report of AAPM Task Group 235 Radiochromic Film Dosimetry: An Update to TG‐55 Azam Niroomand‐Rad, Sou‐Tung Chiu‐Tsao, Michael P. Grams et al. · Medical Physics Open access 29 Sep 2020 339
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Accuray (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dosimetry, Monte Carlo Simulation, Quality Assurance, Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Radiotherapy Physics, Quantitative, Imaging and Reconstruction.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Dosimetry29▲ 263×2 topics
  2. Monte Carlo Simulation29▲ 78×2 topics
  3. Quality Assurance29▲ 125×2 topics
  4. Image-Guided Radiotherapy29▲ 454×1 topic
  5. Radiotherapy Physics29▲ 454×1 topic
  6. Quantitative11▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Imaging11▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Reconstruction10▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Cancer10▲ 6.2×2 topics
  10. PET/CT10▲ 114×1 topic
  11. tumor10▲ 114×1 topic
  12. Radiotherapy7▲ 16×9 topics
  13. Radiation Exposure7▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Cancer Risk7▲ 21×1 topic
  15. Computed Tomography7▲ 97×1 topic
  16. Particle Therapy6▲ 156×1 topic
  17. Proton Therapy6▲ 156×1 topic
  18. Dual-Energy CT4▲ 80×1 topic
  19. Material Differentiation4▲ 80×1 topic
  20. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  22. Prostate Cancer3▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Medical Imaging2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. Radiation Therapy2▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Medical Education2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  28. Screening2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Medical Image Analysis2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. CT Screening2▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Gleason Grading2▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Lung Cancer2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  33. MRI Imaging2▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Metastatic Spine Tumors2▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Robotic Manipulators2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Spinal Metastases2▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Digital Mammography2▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Mammographic Density2▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Inorganic Scintillators2▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Scintillation Detectors2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Accuray (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry.

Advanced Radiotherapy Te…1Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 1 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 0 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 0 fractional worksGene expression and cancer classification: 0 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 0 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 0 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works
RadiationMolecular BiologyCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 1 works
  2. 2 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  4. 4 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Gene expression and cancer classification Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  8. 8 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.2%domestic only81.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Accuray (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Accuray (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000037% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Accuray (United States)0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Accuray (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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