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Boston IVF

In research, Boston IVF stands highest in Medicine (#12,847 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,033 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,828
of 28,054 · #29,473 all time
Rank in United States
#3,580
of 4,192
Research works
281
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Boston IVF 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 #12,847 of 17,978 17.2%229
Health SciencesDomain #16,033 of 20,462 17.1%232

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Boston IVF 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 Boston IVF specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 48.0 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 49.5 works3.5×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.00× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Boston IVF?

Ranked on the composite score, Alice D. Domar, Denny Sakkas and Alan S. Penzias lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston IVF.

  1. 1 Alice D. Domar United States · #109,850 worldwide 182 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Denny Sakkas United States · #127,998 worldwide 226 citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Alan S. Penzias United States · #747,288 worldwide 72 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Kim L. Thornton United States · #972,735 worldwide 17 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 M.M. Alper United States · #1,298,247 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Denis A. Vaughan United States · #1,464,303 worldwide 4 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Boston IVF

Which keywords describe research at Boston IVF?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Infertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Fertility Preservation, Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation, Quality of Life, Psychological Impact, Global Trends and Reproductive Technologies.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Infertility17▲ 189×4 topics
  2. Assisted Reproductive Technology15▲ 386×2 topics
  3. Fertility Preservation13▲ 384×1 topic
  4. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation13▲ 384×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology11▲ 4.5×8 topics
  6. Quality of Life11▲ 12×5 topics
  7. Global Trends10▲ 191×1 topic
  8. Psychological Impact10▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Reproductive Technologies10▲ 382×1 topic
  10. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 14×5 topics
  12. Fertility7▲ 131×2 topics
  13. Obesity7▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Ovarian Reserve6▲ 240×1 topic
  15. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome6▲ 240×1 topic
  16. In Vitro Fertilization6▲ 394×1 topic
  17. Twin Pregnancy6▲ 394×1 topic
  18. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  19. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 32×4 topics
  20. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 46×2 topics
  21. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Aneuploidy Screening3▲ 164×1 topic
  23. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing3▲ 164×1 topic
  24. Sperm DNA Fragmentation2▲ 108×1 topic
  25. Spermatogonial Stem Cells2▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Reproductive Outcome2▲ 67×2 topics
  27. Gene Expression1▲ 3.1×6 topics
  28. Mortality Forecasting1▲ 105×1 topic
  29. Population Ageing1▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Decidual NK Cells1▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Hysteroscopic Treatment1▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Regulatory T Cells1▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Uterine Anomalies1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Boston IVF publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Ovarian function and disorders and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy.

Reproductive Biology and…13Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 13 fractional worksReproductive Health and …10Reproductive Health and Technologies: 10 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…6Ovarian function and disorders: 6 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Te…6Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 6 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 2 fractional worksInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksGynecological conditions and treatments: 1 fractional worksGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthReproductive MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthDemography3 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 6 works
  5. 5 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities Genetics 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Boston IVF's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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