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Altria (United States)

In research, Altria (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,329 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,753 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,971
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,905
of 8,685
Research works
553
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Altria (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #9,329 of 21,541 15.7%277
Life SciencesDomain #13,753 of 14,347 13.9%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Altria (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 2.10× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.29× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.35× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.14× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 6.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John B. Paine, Yezdi B. Pithawalla and Henry V. Secor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Altria (United States).

  1. 1 John B. Paine United States · #169,043 worldwide 152 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Yezdi B. Pithawalla United States · #372,389 worldwide 118 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Henry V. Secor United States · #752,836 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 James Kao United States · #1,098,734 worldwide 57 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Altria (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Altria (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Psychiatric Disorders, Cancer Risk, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use, Health Effects, Risk Assessment, Environmental Monitoring and Comet Assay.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Psychiatric Disorders11▲ 181×2 topics
  2. Cancer Risk10▲ 95×2 topics
  3. Smoking Cessation10▲ 690×1 topic
  4. Tobacco Use10▲ 690×1 topic
  5. Health Effects4▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Risk Assessment3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  7. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Comet Assay3▲ 345×1 topic
  9. Genotoxicity Testing3▲ 345×1 topic
  10. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Cognitive Function2▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Crystal Structure2▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors2▲ 346×1 topic
  14. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  15. Volatile Organic Compounds2▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Inflammation2▲ 1.99×9 topics
  17. Gut Microbiota2▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Biomarkers2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  19. Alcohol Dependence2▲ 89×1 topic
  20. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Environmental Exposure2▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.0×4 topics
  23. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.4×2 topics
  24. Obesity1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  25. Sweet Taste1▲ 79×1 topic
  26. Taste Receptors1▲ 79×1 topic
  27. Airborne Microorganisms1▲ 145×1 topic
  28. Food Safety1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  29. Indoor Air Quality1▲ 67×1 topic
  30. Liquid Chromatography1▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Metabolic Disorders1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Consumer Acceptance1▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Particulate Matter1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Cognitive Performance1▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Endoscope1▲ 236×1 topic
  36. Environmental Attitudes1▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Infection1▲ 8.6×1 topic
  38. Inhaler Devices1▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Pro-environmental Behavior1▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Pulmonary Drug Delivery1▲ 86×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Smoking Behavior and Ces…10Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 10 fractional worksCarcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment: 3 fractional worksNicotinic Acetylcholine …2Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…2Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and…1Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 1 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 1 fractional worksMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyCancer ResearchMolecular BiologyEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 10 works
  2. 2 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 3 works
  3. 3 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  6. 6 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  7. 7 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 1 works
  8. 8 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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