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Brown Foundation

In research, Brown Foundation stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,576 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#5,672 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,639 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,490
of 28,054 · #8,285 all time
Rank in United States
#991
of 4,192
Research works
573
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
49.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Brown Foundation 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,576 of 14,347 36.0%239
MedicineField #5,672 of 17,978 34.7%262
Health SciencesDomain #7,639 of 20,462 34.4%271
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,101 of 7,814 37.5%164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brown Foundation 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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.93× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.55× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.27× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.54× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brown Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Mikhail G. Kolonin, Brian R. Davis and Rick A. Wetsel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brown Foundation.

  1. 1 Mikhail G. Kolonin United States · #98,870 worldwide 463 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Brian R. Davis United States · #244,334 worldwide 120 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Rick A. Wetsel United States · #334,934 worldwide 167 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Zhiqiang An United States · #497,853 worldwide 108 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Ningyan Zhang United States · #859,212 worldwide 65 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Hui Deng United States · #1,189,362 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Brown Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Brown Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Oxidative Stress, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Metabolic Regulation and Gene Expression.

▲ 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. Inflammation15▲ 6.5×51 topics
  2. Cancer8▲ 5.7×32 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress8▲ 4.2×27 topics
  4. Immunotherapy7▲ 8.8×10 topics
  5. Insulin Resistance5▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Obesity5▲ 6.3×9 topics
  7. Gene Expression4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.6×20 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Chemotherapy4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  11. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Cancer Therapy4▲ 6.5×12 topics
  13. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 13×7 topics
  14. Aging4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  15. Biomarkers4▲ 4.8×13 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations4▲ 7.5×8 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  18. Glycosylation3▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Immunity3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  20. Macrophages3▲ 18×6 topics
  21. Metastasis3▲ 8.7×10 topics
  22. Angiogenesis3▲ 8.2×10 topics
  23. Innate Immunity3▲ 8.5×9 topics
  24. Neuroinflammation3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  25. Atherosclerosis3▲ 8.7×11 topics
  26. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  27. Stem Cells3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  28. Brown Adipose Tissue2▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Fc Receptors2▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Thermogenesis2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Prognosis2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  33. Breast Cancer2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  34. Therapy2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 13×8 topics
  36. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Monoclonal Antibody2▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Preterm Infants2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Staging System2▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Brown Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research.

Adipose Tissue and Metab…2Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…2Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Rese…2HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 2 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research a…2Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksRegulation of Appetite and Obesity: 2 fractional worksLymphatic System and Diseases: 1 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…1Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 1 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  6. 6 Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 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 available64.5%not open35.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brown Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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