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Arizona Science Center

In research, Arizona Science Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,190 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#1,942 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,803 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,753
of 28,054 · #5,253 all time
Rank in United States
#1,917
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
74k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

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
Health SciencesDomain #2,190 of 20,462 19.2%1,173
MedicineField #1,942 of 17,978 18.8%1,057
Life SciencesDomain #2,803 of 14,347 25.8%533
SurgerySubfield #1,942 of 4,227 15.5%150
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,893 of 7,814 22.1%245
Physical SciencesDomain #10,986 of 21,541 25.0%201
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,271 of 6,031 40.0%121
Social SciencesDomain #12,269 of 16,945 20.0%150
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,707 of 4,961 20.1%131

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 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: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.11× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arizona Science Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Vincent A. Fulginiti and Tieraona Low Dog lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arizona Science Center.

  1. 1 Vincent A. Fulginiti United States · #85,660 worldwide 135 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Tieraona Low Dog United States · #1,274,176 worldwide 24 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Arizona Science Center

Which keywords describe research at Arizona Science Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Public Health, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Alzheimer's Disease, Inflammation, Neuroinflammation and Metabolic Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.80×44 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 2.5×30 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.1×20 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 3.6×19 topics
  5. Aging4▲ 8.0×10 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.3×22 topics
  7. Quality of Life3▲ 2.5×23 topics
  8. Risk Factors3▲ 3.3×14 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.4×15 topics
  10. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Biomarkers3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  12. Neuroinflammation3▲ 10×6 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 1.88×13 topics
  14. Depression2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  15. Health Disparities2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  16. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.4×11 topics
  17. Health Promotion2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  19. Diabetes2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  20. Health Equity2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  21. Hypertension2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  22. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  23. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Neuroimaging2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  25. Primary Care2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Prognosis2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  28. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  29. Cognitive Decline2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Microbiota2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  32. Brain Development1▲ 9.4×4 topics
  33. Dementia1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Immune System1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Mild Cognitive Impairment1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Cancer Incidence1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Chronic Disease1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  38. Symbiosis1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Plant-Animal Interactions1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Pollinator Decline1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Arizona Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Plant and animal studies, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior.

Dementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies1Plant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…1Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…1Insect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 1 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…1Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Research: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsOncologyGenetics6 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  6. 6 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arizona Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower 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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