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Aerogen (Ireland)

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Research works
71
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
966
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Aerogen (Ireland)

Not ranked overall: Aerogen (Ireland) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Aerogen (Ireland) work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Aerogen (Ireland) is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Engineering (4%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 22 fractional works · 77.3% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 75.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 15 fractional works · 51.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAerogen (Ireland)29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences77%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 3 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2275.6%
    2. Dentistry01.6%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.5%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Engineering14.4%
    2. Environmental Science01.2%
    3. Materials Science00.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Aerogen (Ireland) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 21.7 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 3.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.93× its world share, 22 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 10.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.66×1 works
  2. Medicine3.93×22 works
  3. Dentistry3.28×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.76×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.41×2 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×0 works
  7. Engineering0.29×1 works
  8. Environmental Science0.23×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.19×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.15×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.05×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aerogen (Ireland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ronan J. MacLoughlin, Gavin Bennett and Elena Fernández Fernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aerogen (Ireland).

  1. 1 Ronan J. MacLoughlin Ireland · #346,314 worldwide 5.4k citations · 191 works
  2. 2 Gavin Bennett Ireland · #1,869,176 worldwide 214 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Elena Fernández Fernández Ireland · #1,981,784 worldwide 931 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Marc Mac Giolla Eain Ireland · #2,496,023 worldwide 470 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Louise Sweeney Ireland · #2,586,026 worldwide 330 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Andrew O’Sullivan Ireland · #2,718,653 worldwide 1.9k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Mary Joyce Ireland · #3,333,462 worldwide 554 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Aerogen (Ireland)

What are the most cited papers from Aerogen (Ireland)?

The most cited paper from Aerogen (Ireland) is "36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine" (R. M. Bateman et al., 2016), with 531 citations. Next come "Magnetic core-shell nanoparticles for drug delivery by nebulization" (259) and "BAY41-6551 achieves bactericidal tracheal aspirate amikacin concentrations in mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia" (174).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine R. M. Bateman et al. · Critical Care Open access2,440 authors Apr 2016 531
2 Magnetic core-shell nanoparticles for drug delivery by nebulization Navin Kumar Verma, Kieran Crosbie-Staunton, Amro Satti et al. · Journal of Nanobiotechnology Open access 2013 259
3 BAY41-6551 achieves bactericidal tracheal aspirate amikacin concentrations in mechanically ventilated patients with Gram-negative pneumonia Michael S. Niederman, Jean E. Chastre, Kevin J. Corkery et al. · Intensive Care Medicine 6 Dec 2011 174
4 Emerging role of exosomes as biomarkers in cancer treatment and diagnosis Niloofar Asadi Hanjani, Nazanin Esmaelizad, Saba Zanganeh et al. · Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology 3 Dec 2021 128
5 Reducing Aerosol-Related Risk of Transmission in the Era of COVID-19: An Interim Guidance Endorsed by the International Society of Aerosols in Medicine James B. Fink, Stéphan Ehrmann, Jie Li et al. · Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery Open access 12 Aug 2020 125
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aerogen (Ireland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Inhaler Devices, Pulmonary Drug Delivery, Acute Lung Injury, Mechanical Ventilation, Pulmonary Infections, Epidemiology and ICU.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles11▲ 29×6 topics
  2. Inhaler Devices10▲ 1350×1 topic
  3. Pulmonary Drug Delivery10▲ 1350×1 topic
  4. Epidemiology3▲ 2.6×13 topics
  5. Acute Lung Injury2▲ 128×1 topic
  6. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 65×1 topic
  7. Pulmonary Infections2▲ 115×2 topics
  8. ICU2▲ 192×1 topic
  9. Ventilator-associated Pneumonia2▲ 192×1 topic
  10. Pathogenesis2▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia1▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Preterm Infants1▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Inflammation1▲ 1.99×10 topics
  14. Cancer1▲ 2.9×11 topics
  15. Drug Delivery1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  16. Vaccine1▲ 9.9×4 topics
  17. Difficult Airway Society1▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Tracheal Intubation1▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Aerogen (Ireland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, Nosocomial Infections in ICU and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Inhalation and Respirato…10Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 10 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in ICU: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…1Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksAirway Management and Intubation Techniques: 1 fractional worksMesenchymal stem cell research: 1 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Mesenchymal stem cell research Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aerogen (Ireland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aerogen (Ireland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000060% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Aerogen (Ireland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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