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CryoLife (United States)

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World rank, all time
#29,540
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,212
of 7,310
Research works
161
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
CryoLife (United States)

Which fields of science does CryoLife (United States) work in?

In all years, 50% of research at CryoLife (United States) is in Health Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Engineering (24%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 81 fractional works · 50.4% of its workMedicine: 80 fractional works · 49.9% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 10.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 7.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 55 fractional works · 34.4% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 24.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCryoLife (UnitedStates)161fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine8049.9%
    2. Health Professions10.4%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering3924.5%
    2. Physics and Astronomy63.9%
    3. Materials Science42.5%
    4. Environmental Science21.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    6. Chemistry21.0%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology127.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.4%
    3. Neuroscience31.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences10.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    3. Psychology00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
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: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.25×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.42×2 works
  3. Medicine2.05×6 works
  4. Engineering1.94×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.36×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.36×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.30×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.22×0 works
  12. Psychology0.16×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at CryoLife (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Patti E. Dawson, Pamela Callum and Albert E. Heacox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CryoLife (United States).

  1. 1 Patti E. Dawson United States · #3,048,931 worldwide 617 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Pamela Callum United States · #4,477,752 worldwide 173 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Albert E. Heacox United States · #4,778,481 worldwide 324 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at CryoLife (United States)

What are the most cited papers from CryoLife (United States)?

The most cited paper from CryoLife (United States) is "Are freezing and dehydration similar stress vectors? A comparison of modes of interaction of stabilizing solutes with biomolecules" (John H. Crowe, John F. Carpenter, Lois M. Crowe et al., 1990), with 467 citations. Next come "Semen analyses in 1,283 men from the United States over a 25-year period: no decline in quality" (419) and "Multipotent Menstrual Blood Stromal Stem Cells: Isolation, Characterization, and Differentiation" (377).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Are freezing and dehydration similar stress vectors? A comparison of modes of interaction of stabilizing solutes with biomolecules John H. Crowe, John F. Carpenter, Lois M. Crowe et al. · Cryobiology Jun 1990 467
2 Semen analyses in 1,283 men from the United States over a 25-year period: no decline in quality Harry Fisch, Erik T. Goluboff, John H. Olson et al. · Fertility and Sterility Open access May 1996 419
3 Multipotent Menstrual Blood Stromal Stem Cells: Isolation, Characterization, and Differentiation Amit N. Patel, Eulsoon Park, Michael Kuzman et al. · Cell Transplantation Open access Mar 2008 377
4 Separation of Freezing- and Drying-Induced Denaturation of Lyophilized Proteins Using Stress-Specific Stabilization John F. Carpenter, Steven J. Prestrelski, Tsutomu Arakawa · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Jun 1993 330
5 The basis for toxicity of certain cryoprotectants: A hypothesis Tsutomu Arakawa, John F. Carpenter, Yoshiko A. Kita et al. · Cryobiology Aug 1990 272
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Which keywords describe research at CryoLife (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermodynamic Analysis, Assisted Reproductive Technology, Performance Optimization, Regenerative Medicine, Stirling Engines, Thermoacoustic, Cryogenic Storage and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG).

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology13▲ 1.96×24 topics
  2. Thermodynamic Analysis13▲ 139×3 topics
  3. Assisted Reproductive Technology10▲ 86×2 topics
  4. Performance Optimization9▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Regenerative Medicine9▲ 27×5 topics
  6. Stirling Engines9▲ 468×1 topic
  7. Thermoacoustic9▲ 468×1 topic
  8. Cryogenic Storage8▲ 143×1 topic
  9. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)8▲ 143×1 topic
  10. Infertility8▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Quality of Life8▲ 3.7×6 topics
  12. Global Trends7▲ 59×1 topic
  13. Reproductive Technologies7▲ 115×1 topic
  14. Fertility Preservation7▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation7▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Endovascular Repair6▲ 43×3 topics
  17. Transplantation6▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement4▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Differentiation4▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Extracellular Matrix4▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Nb3Sn Conductor4▲ 64×1 topic
  23. Superconducting Magnets4▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  25. Stem Cell Therapy4▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Decellularization4▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Organ Engineering4▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Surgical Management4▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Diagnostic Imaging4▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Sperm DNA Fragmentation4▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Spermatogonial Stem Cells4▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Aortic Aneurysms4▲ 158×1 topic
  34. Vascular Graft Infections4▲ 158×1 topic
  35. Prophylaxis3▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Rejection3▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Aneuploidy Screening3▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing3▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does CryoLife (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers, Superconducting Materials and Applications and Sperm and Testicular Function.

Reproductive Biology and…2Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 2 fractional worksParticle Accelerators an…1Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 1 fractional worksSuperconducting Material…0Superconducting Materials and Applications: 0 fractional worksSperm and Testicular Function: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 0 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 0 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 0 fractional worksDelphi Technique in Research: 0 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 0 fractional worksSuperconducting and THz Device Technology: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringReproductive Medicine4 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 2 works
  2. 2 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Sperm and Testicular Function Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Delphi Technique in Research Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Superconducting and THz Device Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has CryoLife (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is CryoLife (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000096% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%CryoLife (United States)0.000061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of CryoLife (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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