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Banner Sun Health Research Institute

In research, Banner Sun Health Research Institute stands highest in Medicine (#5,389 of 17,978 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,542 of 14,347 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,109 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,414
of 28,054 · #8,995 all time
Rank in United States
#2,018
of 4,192
Research works
498
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
71.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Banner Sun Health Research Institute 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 #5,389 of 17,978 35.7%268
Life SciencesDomain #4,542 of 14,347 34.9%166
Health SciencesDomain #7,109 of 20,462 34.5%282

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Banner Sun Health Research Institute 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 7.53× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Banner Sun Health Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas G. Beach, Holly A. Shill and David L. Sparks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Banner Sun Health Research Institute.

  1. 1 Thomas G. Beach United States · #17,653 worldwide 1k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Holly A. Shill United States · #65,183 worldwide 327 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 David L. Sparks United States · #101,695 worldwide 260 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Lucia I. Sue United States · #133,099 worldwide 249 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Marwan N. Sabbagh United States · #138,432 worldwide 224 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Marwan N. Sabbagh United States · #189,717 worldwide 188 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 Sandra A. Jacobson United States · #226,465 worldwide 134 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Douglas G. Walker United States · #232,820 worldwide 149 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Joseph Rogers United States · #254,052 worldwide 116 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Christine M. Belden United States · #261,584 worldwide 134 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Banner Sun Health Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Banner Sun Health Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's Disease, Biomarkers, Neuroimaging, Dementia and Aging.

▲ 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. Neurodegeneration14▲ 76×8 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress14▲ 14×13 topics
  3. Neuroinflammation10▲ 54×5 topics
  4. Alzheimer's Disease10▲ 54×8 topics
  5. Biomarkers9▲ 22×8 topics
  6. Neuroimaging9▲ 51×7 topics
  7. Dementia8▲ 135×2 topics
  8. Aging8▲ 23×5 topics
  9. Cognitive Training8▲ 131×2 topics
  10. Amyloid Hypothesis8▲ 201×1 topic
  11. Cognitive Decline8▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Mild Cognitive Impairment8▲ 142×1 topic
  13. Tau Pathology8▲ 201×1 topic
  14. Parkinson's Disease7▲ 44×8 topics
  15. Mitochondrial Dysfunction6▲ 32×6 topics
  16. Diagnostic Criteria5▲ 34×4 topics
  17. Dopaminergic Neurons4▲ 108×2 topics
  18. Epidemiology4▲ 1.67×20 topics
  19. Genetic Risk Factors4▲ 123×1 topic
  20. a-Synuclein4▲ 123×1 topic
  21. Neurological Disorders4▲ 9.8×11 topics
  22. Quality of Life3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  23. Inflammation3▲ 2.5×25 topics
  24. Brain Development2▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Epilepsy2▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Genetics2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  28. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Health Utility Measures2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Cytokines2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Innate Immunity2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  33. Treatment-Resistant Depression2▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Cognitive Impairment1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. Microglia1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Deep Brain Stimulation1▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Astrocytes1▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Basal Ganglia1▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Neurodegenerative Diseases1▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Neuroprotective Effects1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Banner Sun Health Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Dementia and Cognitive I…8Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 8 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…8Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 8 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…4Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 4 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 1 fractional worksEmployer Branding and e-HRM: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 1 fractional worksNeurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyNeurologyEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 8 works
  3. 3 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 4 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Employer Branding and e-HRM Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  9. 9 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Banner Sun Health Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.