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Epic Sciences (United States)

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World rank, all time
#34,447
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,229
of 7,310
Research works
144
▼ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Epic Sciences (United States)

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

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Epic Sciences (United States) is in Health Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (46%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (30%), Computer Science (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 13 fractional works · 45.7% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 45.6% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 28.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 33.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 30.2% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 20.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEpic Sciences(United States)29fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences8%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1345.6%
    2. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology930.2%
    2. Neuroscience12.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Computer Science26.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy13.0%
    4. Engineering01.1%
    1. Social Sciences14.6%
    2. Decision Sciences12.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    5. Psychology00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.66× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.37× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.66×9 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.55×1 works
  3. Medicine2.37×13 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.98×1 works
  5. Neuroscience1.51×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.36×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.81×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.36×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  11. Engineering0.07×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  14. Psychology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Epic Sciences (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ryan Vance Dittamore, Adam Jendrisak and David M. Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Epic Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Ryan Vance Dittamore United States · #116,861 worldwide 4.2k citations · 182 works
  2. 2 Adam Jendrisak United States · #422,543 worldwide 1.6k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 David M. Lu United States · #430,266 worldwide 1.8k citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Joseph D. Schonhoft United States · #442,508 worldwide 1.6k citations · 146 works
  5. 5 Dena C. Marrinucci United States · #486,597 worldwide 3.1k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Mark Andrew Landers United States · #522,095 worldwide 2.1k citations · 104 works
  7. 7 Stephanie B. Greene United States · #613,953 worldwide 1.7k citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Shannon L. Werner United States · #691,310 worldwide 2.4k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Amanda K. L. Anderson United States · #884,825 worldwide 782 citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Rachel Krupa United States · #1,045,096 worldwide 680 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Epic Sciences (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Epic Sciences (United States) is "Cutting Edge: The Conversion of Arginine to Citrulline Allows for a High-Affinity Peptide Interaction with the Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated HLA-DRB1*0401 MHC Class II Molecule" (Jonathan A. Hill, Scott Southwood, Alessandro Sette et al., 2003), with 716 citations. Next come "Several Common HLA-DR Types Share Largely Overlapping Peptide Binding Repertoires" (670) and "Association of AR-V7 on Circulating Tumor Cells as a Treatment-Specific Biomarker With Outcomes and Survival in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer" (647).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cutting Edge: The Conversion of Arginine to Citrulline Allows for a High-Affinity Peptide Interaction with the Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated HLA-DRB1*0401 MHC Class II Molecule Jonathan A. Hill, Scott Southwood, Alessandro Sette et al. · The Journal of Immunology Jul 2003 716
2 Several Common HLA-DR Types Share Largely Overlapping Peptide Binding Repertoires Scott Southwood, John Sidney, Akihiro Kondo et al. · The Journal of Immunology Apr 1998 670
3 Association of AR-V7 on Circulating Tumor Cells as a Treatment-Specific Biomarker With Outcomes and Survival in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Howard I. Scher, David M. Lu, Nicole A. Schreiber et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access 4 Jun 2016 647
4 Prospective Multicenter Validation of Androgen Receptor Splice Variant 7 and Hormone Therapy Resistance in High-Risk Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: The PROPHECY Study Andrew J. Armstrong et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 13 Mar 2019 368
5 Activity of durvalumab plus olaparib in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in men with and without DNA damage repair mutations Fatima H. Karzai et al. · Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer Open access Dec 2018 314
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Which keywords describe research at Epic Sciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Targeted Therapy, Drug Resistance, Cancer Stem Cells, Tumor Metastasis, Cancer Genomics, Mutational Signatures, Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Targeted Therapy6▲ 93×3 topics
  2. Cancer Stem Cells5▲ 376×1 topic
  3. Drug Resistance5▲ 60×2 topics
  4. Tumor Metastasis5▲ 296×1 topic
  5. Cancer Genomics5▲ 231×1 topic
  6. Mutational Signatures5▲ 231×1 topic
  7. Immunotherapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Biomarkers2▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Chemotherapy2▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Clinical Trials2▲ 11×2 topics
  11. Breast Cancer2▲ 25×6 topics
  12. Prostate Cancer2▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Cancer1▲ 3.5×7 topics
  14. Gene Expression1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  15. Androgen Receptor1▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Genetic Mutations1▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Genomic Profiling1▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Metastasis1▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Digital Repositories1▲ 116×2 topics
  20. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  21. Data Sharing1▲ 119×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Cells and Metastasis, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research and Research Data Management Practices.

Cancer Cells and Metasta…5Cancer Cells and Metastasis: 5 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…5Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring and Data Management: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional works
OncologyCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 5 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 5 works
  3. 3 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 1 works
  6. 6 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower 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 Epic Sciences (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Epic Sciences (United States)0.000067% in 2025200020102020

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