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Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic

In research, Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,063 of 7,814 worldwide), Medicine (#5,052 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,181 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biomedical Engineering — Biomedical Engineering is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,656
of 28,054 · #7,899 all time
Rank in United States
#1,739
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
32.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,063 of 7,814 26.0%138
MedicineField #5,052 of 17,978 21.6%509
Life SciencesDomain #4,181 of 14,347 25.4%176
Health SciencesDomain #6,185 of 20,462 21.0%545
Physical SciencesDomain #9,120 of 21,541 20.7%414
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,315 of 2,931 23.2%247
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield #772 of 1,574 21.6%161
EngineeringField #5,956 of 11,412 21.6%310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic 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).

What does Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biomedical Engineering takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 21.3 works8.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.70× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.95× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.25× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. Cuccia, Bruce J. Tromberg and Yona Tadir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic.

  1. 1 David J. Cuccia United States · #205,365 worldwide 108 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Bruce J. Tromberg United States · #384,379 worldwide 145 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Yona Tadir United States · #462,052 worldwide 62 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Bruce J. Tromberg United States · #497,805 worldwide 111 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Joseph Neev United States · #502,611 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Petra Wilder‐Smith United States · #536,671 worldwide 71 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Tatiana B. Krasieva United States · #680,611 worldwide 47 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Anthony J. Durkin United States · #712,347 worldwide 75 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Gordon T. Kennedy United States · #773,662 worldwide 32 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Henry Hirschberg United States · #829,539 worldwide 82 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic

Which keywords describe research at Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, In Vivo Imaging, Cancer Detection, Tomography, Molecular Imaging, Optoacoustic Techniques, Photoacoustic Imaging and Optical Coherence Tomography.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications16▲ 12×12 topics
  2. In Vivo Imaging14▲ 138×2 topics
  3. Cancer Detection9▲ 109×2 topics
  4. Tomography9▲ 42×4 topics
  5. Molecular Imaging8▲ 80×2 topics
  6. Optoacoustic Techniques8▲ 187×1 topic
  7. Photoacoustic Imaging8▲ 187×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology8▲ 1.67×34 topics
  9. Optical Coherence Tomography6▲ 52×2 topics
  10. Monte Carlo Simulation6▲ 26×4 topics
  11. High-Resolution Imaging6▲ 107×1 topic
  12. Spectral-Domain OCT6▲ 228×1 topic
  13. Inflammation5▲ 2.2×18 topics
  14. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy5▲ 45×1 topic
  15. Optical Imaging5▲ 180×1 topic
  16. Wound Healing4▲ 14×7 topics
  17. Quality of Life4▲ 2.2×16 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.87×15 topics
  19. Fluorescent Proteins3▲ 132×1 topic
  20. Single-Molecule Imaging3▲ 132×1 topic
  21. Super-Resolution Imaging3▲ 97×2 topics
  22. Drug Delivery3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  23. Hyperthermia3▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Atherosclerosis2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  25. Cancer Treatment2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Diabetes2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  27. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Cerebral Blood Flow2▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Clinical Applications2▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Structured Light2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Optical Manipulation2▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Orbital Angular Momentum2▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Blood-Brain Barrier2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Cell Proliferation2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Dual-Energy CT2▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Focused Ultrasound2▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Material Differentiation2▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Microbubbles2▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Neurological Effects2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Tumor Targeting2▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography Applications, Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Photoacoustic and Ultras…8Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 8 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 6 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…3Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 3 fractional worksOrbital Angular Momentum…2Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Im…2Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 2 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 2 fractional worksNasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 2 fractional worksLaser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine: 2 fractional worksThermoregulation and physiological responses: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 2 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 available56.8%not open43.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

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