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Colorado Kidney Care

In research, Colorado Kidney Care stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,308 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,511 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,914
of 22,385 · #21,977 all time
Rank in United States
#3,251
of 3,332
Research works
262
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.3k
35.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Colorado Kidney Care

What is Colorado Kidney Care 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,308 of 16,688 14.1%219
MedicineField #4,511 of 14,558 14.4%190

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colorado Kidney Care 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Colorado Kidney Care work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Colorado Kidney Care is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 60 fractional works · 79.3% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 71.8% of its workNephrology: 14 fractional works · 18.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKColorado KidneyCare76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5471.8%
    2. Health Professions45.8%
    3. Nursing11.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology67.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Chemistry11.0%
    3. Mathematics10.9%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.4%
    6. Computer Science00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences11.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    3. Psychology10.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 3.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 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: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.73×54 works
  2. Nursing3.43×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.22×4 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.69×1 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.47×6 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.26×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.25×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.75×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.62×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.48×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  14. Psychology0.28×1 works
  15. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  17. Engineering0.08×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Colorado Kidney Care?

Ranked on the quality score, Geoffrey A. Block, Laura Ann Kooienga and Shouwen Wang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colorado Kidney Care.

  1. 1 Geoffrey A. Block United States · #80,354 worldwide 23k citations · 283 works
  2. 2 Laura Ann Kooienga United States · #804,873 worldwide 2.5k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Shouwen Wang United States · #1,177,708 worldwide 2.2k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Timothy A. Pflederer United States · #2,191,014 worldwide 615 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Tesfay Tesfatsion United States · #2,506,483 worldwide 101 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Rick Mishler United States · #2,519,267 worldwide 511 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Kyle P. Ray United States · #2,617,971 worldwide 177 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Giovanni A. Ramirez United States · #2,744,447 worldwide 117 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Westley Cruces United States · #2,769,857 worldwide 138 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Monica K. Pittiglio United States · #3,219,360 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Colorado Kidney Care

What are the most cited papers from Colorado Kidney Care?

The most cited paper from Colorado Kidney Care is "Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factors for the Treatment of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients" (Francesco Locatelli, Steven N. Fishbane, Geoffrey A. Block et al., 2017), with 4,818 citations. Next come "Mineral Metabolism, Mortality, and Morbidity in Maintenance Hemodialysis" (2,697) and "Cinacalcet for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis" (1,141).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factors for the Treatment of Anemia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Francesco Locatelli, Steven N. Fishbane, Geoffrey A. Block et al. · American Journal of Nephrology Open access 2017 4,818
2 Mineral Metabolism, Mortality, and Morbidity in Maintenance Hemodialysis Geoffrey A. Block, Preston Klassen, J. Michael Lazarus et al. · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Aug 2004 2,697
3 Cinacalcet for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis Geoffrey A. Block et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 7 Apr 2004 1,141
4 Executive summary of the 2017 KDIGO Chronic Kidney Disease–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD) Guideline Update: what’s changed and why it matters Markus Ketteler, Geoffrey A. Block, Pieter Evenepoel et al. · Kidney International Open access 21 Jun 2017 1,023
5 Effects of sevelamer and calcium on coronary artery calcification in patients new to hemodialysis Geoffrey A. Block, David M. Spiegel, James Ehrlich et al. · Kidney International Open access 13 Sep 2005 813
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Colorado Kidney Care?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Hemodialysis, Heart Failure, Mortality, Quality of Life and Nutrition.

▲ 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-now 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. Chronic Kidney Disease12▲ 63×8 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 12×14 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 5.2×29 topics
  4. Hemodialysis7▲ 106×2 topics
  5. Quality of Life6▲ 5.7×9 topics
  6. Heart Failure6▲ 16×8 topics
  7. Mortality5▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Nutrition5▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Dialysis5▲ 134×1 topic
  10. Peritoneal Dialysis5▲ 134×1 topic
  11. Treatment5▲ 5.1×15 topics
  12. Epidemiology4▲ 1.50×29 topics
  13. Glomerular Diseases4▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Nephrotic Syndrome4▲ 182×1 topic
  15. Diagnosis4▲ 5.2×16 topics
  16. Diabetes3▲ 7.9×13 topics
  17. Fibrosis3▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Global Burden3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  19. Graft Survival3▲ 41×3 topics
  20. Kidney Transplantation3▲ 54×2 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Immunosuppressive Drugs2▲ 53×2 topics
  23. Management2▲ 4.1×10 topics
  24. Prognosis2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Antibody-Mediated Rejection2▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Biomarkers2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  27. Glycemic Control2▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Renal Allograft2▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Critical Care2▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Diabetic Nephropathy2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Glomerular Filtration Rate2▲ 63×1 topic
  32. Sepsis2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. TGF-ß2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Acute Kidney Injury2▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Insulin Therapy2▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Renal Failure2▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Hyperkalemia2▲ 147×1 topic
  39. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Inhibitors2▲ 147×1 topic
  40. Autoantibodies2▲ 9.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Colorado Kidney Care publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes.

Dialysis and Renal Disea…5Dialysis and Renal Disease Management: 5 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glome…4Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 4 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 2 fractional worksPotassium and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksAcute Kidney Injury Rese…2Acute Kidney Injury Research: 2 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksRural development and sustainability: 1 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
NephrologyTransplantationPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEmergency Medical Services2 others

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

  1. 1 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 5 works
  2. 2 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 4 works
  3. 3 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works
  4. 4 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 2 works
  5. 5 Potassium and Related Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Acute Kidney Injury Research Nephrology 2 works
  7. 7 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 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 available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.4%domestic only69.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Colorado Kidney Care's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Colorado Kidney Care as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Colorado Kidney Care0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Colorado Kidney Care over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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