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Bloodworks Northwest

In research, Bloodworks Northwest stands highest in Medicine (#3,060 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,221 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,724 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,189
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,837
of 8,685
Research works
720
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
37.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Bloodworks Northwest 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 #3,060 of 17,978 22.3%507
Health SciencesDomain #4,221 of 20,462 22.0%513
Life SciencesDomain #3,724 of 14,347 23.4%163
HematologySubfield #306 of 654 20.1%184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bloodworks Northwest 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.79× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.35× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bloodworks Northwest?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur R. Thompson, Sherrill J. Slichter and Xiaoyun Fu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bloodworks Northwest.

  1. 1 Arthur R. Thompson United States · #158,474 worldwide 169 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Sherrill J. Slichter United States · #266,453 worldwide 231 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Xiaoyun Fu United States · #463,614 worldwide 52 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Thomas H. Price United States · #582,471 worldwide 65 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Karen Nelson United States · #685,920 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Bloodworks Northwest

Which keywords describe research at Bloodworks Northwest?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hemostasis, Inflammation, Thrombosis, Vascular Biology, Platelets, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura, von Willebrand Disease and Anemia.

▲ 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. Hemostasis8▲ 149×4 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 6.9×21 topics
  3. Thrombosis7▲ 42×7 topics
  4. Vascular Biology5▲ 217×2 topics
  5. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura5▲ 343×1 topic
  6. Platelets5▲ 132×2 topics
  7. von Willebrand Disease5▲ 343×1 topic
  8. Anemia5▲ 91×4 topics
  9. Hemorrhage4▲ 107×2 topics
  10. Graft Survival4▲ 81×2 topics
  11. Kidney Transplantation3▲ 95×2 topics
  12. Blood Transfusion3▲ 127×2 topics
  13. Immunosuppressive Drugs3▲ 87×1 topic
  14. Renal Allograft3▲ 145×1 topic
  15. Critical Care3▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Prophylaxis3▲ 37×4 topics
  17. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 59×1 topic
  18. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 39×2 topics
  19. Tranexamic Acid2▲ 226×1 topic
  20. Alloimmunization2▲ 161×1 topic
  21. Blood Groups2▲ 161×1 topic
  22. Coagulopathy2▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Sepsis2▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Microcirculation2▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 40×2 topics
  26. Resuscitation2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Trauma2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Albumin2▲ 120×1 topic
  29. Fibrinogen2▲ 172×1 topic
  30. Glycocalyx2▲ 120×1 topic
  31. Hematopoietic Stem Cells2▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Hemodynamics2▲ 56×2 topics
  33. Transglutaminases2▲ 172×1 topic
  34. Apoptosis2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Gene Therapy2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Ion Channels2▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Transplantation2▲ 26×3 topics
  39. JAK2 Mutation1▲ 103×1 topic
  40. Sensory Neurons1▲ 78×2 topics

Which research topics does Bloodworks Northwest publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Platelet Disorders and Treatments, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Blood transfusion and management and Blood groups and transfusion.

Platelet Disorders and T…5Platelet Disorders and Treatments: 5 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 3 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…2Blood transfusion and management: 2 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…2Blood groups and transfusion: 2 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksBlood properties and coagulation: 2 fractional worksMyeloproliferative Neopl…1Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHemophilia Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksBlood disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional works
HematologyTransplantationBiochemistryCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 5 works
  2. 2 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 3 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 2 works
  5. 5 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Hemophilia Treatment and Research Hematology 1 works
  9. 9 Blood disorders and treatments Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bloodworks Northwest's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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