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FirstString Research (United States)

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Research works
18
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
465
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
FirstString Research (United States)

Not ranked overall: FirstString Research (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 37% of research at FirstString Research (United States) is in Life Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (29%), Medicine (26%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 7 fractional works · 36.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 28.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 26.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 26.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 24.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 9.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 12.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKFirstStringResearch (United…18fractional works, all years
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences12%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology528.6%
    2. Neuroscience14.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology01.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine526.1%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Engineering29.5%
    2. Computer Science15.5%
    3. Environmental Science14.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy02.8%
    5. Chemistry01.8%
    6. Materials Science00.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Decision Sciences17.4%
    2. Psychology13.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    4. Social Sciences00.6%
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: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 22.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.94× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences22.22×1 works
  2. Neuroscience3.31×0 works
  3. Psychology2.94×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.16×1 works
  5. Computer Science2.07×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.13×0 works
  7. Engineering1.07×1 works
  8. Medicine0.63×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at FirstString Research (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Gautam S. Ghatnekar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FirstString Research (United States).

  1. 1 Gautam S. Ghatnekar United States · #1,636,892 worldwide 1.6k citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at FirstString Research (United States)

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

The most cited paper from FirstString Research (United States) is "Novel therapies for scar reduction and regenerative healing of skin wounds" (Joshua Matthew Rhett, Gautam S. Ghatnekar, Joseph Alexander Palatinus et al., 2008), with 232 citations. Next come "Connexin 43 Inhibition Sensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide" (166) and "Connexin43 Carboxyl-Terminal Peptides Reduce Scar Progenitor and Promote Regenerative Healing Following Skin Wounding" (136).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Novel therapies for scar reduction and regenerative healing of skin wounds Joshua Matthew Rhett, Gautam S. Ghatnekar, Joseph Alexander Palatinus et al. · Trends in biotechnology Review 6 Mar 2008 232
2 Connexin 43 Inhibition Sensitizes Chemoresistant Glioblastoma Cells to Temozolomide Susan F. Murphy, Robin T. Varghese, Samy Lamouille et al. · Cancer Research Open access 6 Nov 2015 166
3 Connexin43 Carboxyl-Terminal Peptides Reduce Scar Progenitor and Promote Regenerative Healing Following Skin Wounding Gautam S. Ghatnekar, Michael P. O’Quinn, L. Jane Jourdan et al. · Regenerative Medicine Open access Mar 2009 136
4 The Effect of a Connexin43-Based Peptide on the Healing of Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers: A Multicenter, Randomized Trial Gautam S. Ghatnekar, Christina L. Grek, David G. Armstrong et al. · Journal of Investigative Dermatology Open access 29 Jul 2014 111
5 Topical administration of a connexin43‐based peptide augments healing of chronic neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers: A multicenter, randomized trial Christina L. Grek, Guru Prasad, Vijay Viswanathan et al. · Wound Repair and Regeneration Open access 19 Feb 2015 95
All 34 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Scientific Computing and Data Management and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies.

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksPlant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies: 0 fractional worksKnowledge Management and Technology: 0 fractional worksScience and Climate Studies: 0 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretical Science: 0 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 0 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 0 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsControl and Systems EngineeringInformation Systems and ManagementPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies Plant Science 0 works
  5. 5 Knowledge Management and Technology Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  6. 6 Science and Climate Studies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  10. 10 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available62.5%not open37.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 FirstString Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000090% in 2024.

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

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