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Akina (United States)

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Research works
19
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
60.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Akina (United States)

Not ranked overall: Akina (United States) 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 Akina (United States) work in?

In all years, 43% of research at Akina (United States) is in Life Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (25%), Medicine (18%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 8 fractional works · 42.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 24.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 5 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 17.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 32.9% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 15.8% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 17.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAkina (UnitedStates)19fractional works, all years
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences4%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics524.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology317.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    1. Materials Science315.8%
    2. Engineering17.6%
    3. Computer Science13.1%
    4. Chemistry12.9%
    5. Chemical Engineering01.8%
    6. Environmental Science01.8%
    1. Medicine317.8%
    2. Dentistry01.4%
    3. Health Professions01.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting02.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    3. Psychology00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 114.90× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 23.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 114.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics114.90×2 works
  2. Chemical Engineering23.47×0 works
  3. Materials Science3.13×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.30×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.65×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.31×0 works
  7. Medicine0.73×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.53×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  11. Psychology0.27×0 works
  12. Engineering0.18×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, John B. Garner and Sarah Skidmore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akina (United States).

  1. 1 John B. Garner United States · #1,643,768 worldwide 1.2k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Sarah Skidmore United States · #2,279,507 worldwide 957 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Akina (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Akina (United States) is "Evolution of drug delivery systems: From 1950 to 2020 and beyond" (Haesun Park, Andrew Otte, Kinam Park, 2021), with 475 citations. Next come "Injectable, long-acting PLGA formulations: Analyzing PLGA and understanding microparticle formation" (415) and "Polycation gene delivery systems: escape from endosomes to cytosol" (365).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evolution of drug delivery systems: From 1950 to 2020 and beyond Haesun Park, Andrew Otte, Kinam Park · Journal of Controlled Release Open access 28 Dec 2021 475
2 Injectable, long-acting PLGA formulations: Analyzing PLGA and understanding microparticle formation Kinam Park, Sarah Skidmore, Justin Hadar et al. · Journal of Controlled Release 7 May 2019 415
3 Polycation gene delivery systems: escape from endosomes to cytosol Yong Woo Cho, Jong-Duk Kim, Kinam Park · Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology Jun 2003 365
4 Mechanisms of controlled drug release from drug-eluting stents Ghanashyam S. Acharya, Kinam Park · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review 8 Mar 2006 359
5 Hydrotropic agents for study of in vitro paclitaxel release from polymeric micelles Yong Woo Cho, Jaehwi Lee, Sang Cheon Lee et al. · Journal of Controlled Release May 2004 171
All 51 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

Advanced Drug Delivery S…1Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 0 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 0 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 0 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…0Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 0 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 0 fractional works
Pharmaceutical ScienceBiomaterialsPollutionProcess Chemistry and Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  2. 2 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  3. 3 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 0 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 0 works
  6. 6 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  10. 10 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Akina (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000032% in 2024.

still counting0.000025%0.000050%0.000075%Akina (United States)0.000012% in 202520102020

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

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