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Arizona Science Center

In research, Arizona Science Center stands highest in Medicine (#2,222 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,577 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,189 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,825
of 22,385 · #5,667 all time
Rank in United States
#1,942
of 3,332
Research works
2.1k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
74k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Arizona Science Center

What is Arizona Science Center 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
MedicineField #2,222 of 14,558 11.6%1,057
Health SciencesDomain #2,577 of 16,688 11.7%1,173
Life SciencesDomain #3,189 of 11,023 12.3%533
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,801 of 5,801 10.3%245
SurgerySubfield #1,690 of 3,248 9.5%150
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,145 of 5,126 19.0%121
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,300 of 3,729 9.3%131
Physical SciencesDomain #11,391 of 17,446 14.1%201
Social SciencesDomain #13,144 of 14,833 8.5%150

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arizona Science Center 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Arizona Science Center work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Arizona Science Center is in Health Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 58 fractional works · 54.0% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 47.2% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 23.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKArizona ScienceCenter108fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences54%Social Sciences10%

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 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5147.2%
    2. Health Professions76.2%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology109.7%
    2. Neuroscience65.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology32.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Environmental Science54.7%
    2. Engineering44.1%
    3. Computer Science11.3%
    4. Mathematics10.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    7. Chemistry00.3%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Psychology54.7%
    2. Social Sciences43.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.36× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.34× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.45× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.36×6 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.83×3 works
  3. Medicine2.45×51 works
  4. Health Professions2.34×7 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.82×10 works
  6. Veterinary1.66×0 works
  7. Psychology1.56×5 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.98×5 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.98×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.95×5 works
  11. Mathematics0.74×1 works
  12. Nursing0.74×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.48×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.29×4 works
  17. Engineering0.27×4 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.26×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.17×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Arizona Science Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Irwin Harris and John B. Bentley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arizona Science Center.

  1. 1 Irwin Harris United States · #2,859,123 worldwide 802 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 John B. Bentley United States · #4,471,242 worldwide 710 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Arizona Science Center

What are the most cited papers from Arizona Science Center?

The most cited paper from Arizona Science Center is "Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults" (Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale F. Nordenberg et al., 1998), with 18,997 citations. Next come "Recommendations regarding quantitation in M-mode echocardiography: results of a survey of echocardiographic measurements." (7,489) and "The Genome Sequence of Drosophila melanogaster" (6,049).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults Vincent J. Felitti, Robert F. Anda, Dale F. Nordenberg et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine Open access May 1998 18,997
2 Recommendations regarding quantitation in M-mode echocardiography: results of a survey of echocardiographic measurements. David J. Sahn, A N Demaria, JOSEPH A. KISSLO et al. · Circulation Open access Dec 1978 7,489
3 The Genome Sequence of Drosophila melanogaster Mark D. Adams et al. · Science 195 authors 24 Mar 2000 6,049
4 Prevalence, Age Distribution, and Gender of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation William M. Feinberg · Archives of Internal Medicine 13 Mar 1995 2,190
5 Genomics and Evolution of Heritable Bacterial Symbionts Nancy A. Moran, John P. McCutcheon, Atsushi Nakabachi · Annual Review of Genetics Review 13 Oct 2008 1,840
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Arizona Science Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Public Health, Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's Disease and Biomarkers.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.85×51 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 2.8×37 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress6▲ 3.4×26 topics
  4. Public Health5▲ 3.4×22 topics
  5. Aging5▲ 7.8×10 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.7×25 topics
  7. Quality of Life4▲ 2.8×24 topics
  8. Biomarkers4▲ 5.2×11 topics
  9. Risk Factors4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.9×15 topics
  11. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Depression3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  13. Neuroinflammation3▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Mental Health3▲ 2.0×15 topics
  15. Neurodegeneration3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  16. Cancer3▲ 2.0×21 topics
  17. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  18. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 8.0×9 topics
  19. Health Disparities2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  20. Diabetes2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  21. Mortality2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  22. Cognitive Decline2▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Neuroimaging2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  24. Physical Activity2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  26. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 12×5 topics
  27. Dementia2▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Health Promotion2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  29. Hypertension2▲ 6.2×10 topics
  30. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  32. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Brain Development2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  34. Health Equity2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  35. Prognosis2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  36. Immune System2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Microbiota2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  38. Cancer Incidence2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Microglia1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Therapeutic Strategies1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Arizona Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Mitochondrial Function and Pathology and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.

Dementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…1Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…1Insect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…1Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyMolecular BiologyOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Arizona Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Arizona Science Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Arizona Science Center0.00054% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Arizona Science Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Arizona Science Center14.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.8% in 2014.

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