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Focused Ultrasound Foundation

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Research works
50
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
717
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
68%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Not ranked overall: Focused Ultrasound Foundation 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 Focused Ultrasound Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Focused Ultrasound Foundation is in Health Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Engineering (30%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 11 fractional works · 50.1% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 49.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 15.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 35.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 30.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 29.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFocusedUltrasound…21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences50%

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 3 domains and 10 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1149.6%
    2. Veterinary00.5%
    1. Engineering630.3%
    2. Materials Science13.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    4. Computer Science00.8%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.8%
    3. Neuroscience12.7%
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: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.83×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.80×1 works
  3. Medicine2.58×11 works
  4. Engineering2.02×6 works
  5. Neuroscience1.64×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.44×2 works
  7. Materials Science0.93×1 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.44×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Focused Ultrasound Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, John C. Snell, Suzanne D. Leblang and Matt Eames lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Focused Ultrasound Foundation.

  1. 1 John C. Snell United States · #1,406,095 worldwide 1.2k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Suzanne D. Leblang United States · #1,690,265 worldwide 1.2k citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Matt Eames United States · #2,049,229 worldwide 702 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Arik Hananel United States · #3,255,258 worldwide 778 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 David Moore United States · #3,843,307 worldwide 868 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Focused Ultrasound Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Focused Ultrasound Foundation?

The most cited paper from Focused Ultrasound Foundation is "Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurological disorders: Exploring mitochondrial transplantation" (Pedro Norat, Sauson Soldozy, Jennifer D. Sokolowski et al., 2020), with 351 citations. Next come "Imaging Findings in MR Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Patients with Essential Tremor" (162) and "Real-time FDG PET Guidance during Biopsies and Radiofrequency Ablation Using Multimodality Fusion with Electromagnetic Navigation" (116).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mitochondrial dysfunction in neurological disorders: Exploring mitochondrial transplantation Pedro Norat, Sauson Soldozy, Jennifer D. Sokolowski et al. · npj Regenerative Medicine Open access 23 Nov 2020 351
2 Imaging Findings in MR Imaging-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Patients with Essential Tremor Max Wintermark, T. Jason Druzgal, Diane Huss et al. · American Journal of Neuroradiology Open access 26 Dec 2013 162
3 Real-time FDG PET Guidance during Biopsies and Radiofrequency Ablation Using Multimodality Fusion with Electromagnetic Navigation Aradhana M. Venkatesan, Samuel Kadoury, Nadine Abi‐Jaoudeh et al. · Radiology Open access 6 Jul 2011 116
4 Potential intracranial applications of magnetic resonance–guided focused ultrasound surgery Stephen J. Monteith, Jason P. Sheehan, Ricky Medel et al. · Journal of neurosurgery Open access 23 Nov 2012 107
5 The road to clinical use of high-intensity focused ultrasound for liver cancer: technical and clinical consensus Jean‐François Aubry et al. · Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound Open access Aug 2013 103
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Focused Ultrasound Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Blood-Brain Barrier, Cancer Treatment, Drug Delivery, Focused Ultrasound, Hyperthermia, Immunotherapy, Clinical Applications and Tissue Elasticity Mapping.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Blood-Brain Barrier4▲ 305×3 topics
  2. Cancer Treatment4▲ 85×4 topics
  3. Drug Delivery4▲ 35×3 topics
  4. Focused Ultrasound4▲ 780×1 topic
  5. Hyperthermia4▲ 387×1 topic
  6. Immunotherapy2▲ 16×10 topics
  7. Clinical Applications2▲ 135×2 topics
  8. Tissue Elasticity Mapping2▲ 526×1 topic
  9. Ultrasound Elastography2▲ 526×1 topic
  10. Biomedical Applications2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  11. Molecular Imaging2▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Photoacoustic Imaging1▲ 198×1 topic
  13. Tomography1▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Tumor Targeting1▲ 30×3 topics
  15. Gene Therapy1▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Focused Ultrasound Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging and Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics.

Ultrasound and Hyperther…4Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 4 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and Elastography: 2 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultras…1Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 1 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 1 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksUltrasound and Cavitation Phenomena: 0 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingNeurologyGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.5%domestic only58.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Focused Ultrasound Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% 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 Focused Ultrasound Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Focused Ultrasound Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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