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Hepatitis B Foundation

In research, Hepatitis B Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,643 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,387 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 3.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#23,041
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,781
of 7,310
Research works
266
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.4k
35.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Hepatitis B Foundation

What is Hepatitis B Foundation 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 #5,643 of 16,688 14.9%206
MedicineField #8,387 of 14,558 15.2%197

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hepatitis B Foundation 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 Hepatitis B Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Hepatitis B Foundation is in Health Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Social Sciences (5%), Physics and Astronomy (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 40 fractional works · 69.7% of its workMedicine: 39 fractional works · 67.1% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 29.9% of its workHepatology: 15 fractional works · 25.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHepatitis BFoundation58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences70%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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3967.1%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    1. Physics and Astronomy35.2%
    2. Engineering24.3%
    3. Mathematics24.1%
    4. Computer Science11.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    6. Environmental Science00.5%
    1. Social Sciences35.4%
    2. Psychology11.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hepatitis B Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 38.7 works3.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.46× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.49× its world share, 39 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.49×39 works
  2. Mathematics3.46×2 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.34×3 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.01×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×0 works
  8. Psychology0.50×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.43×3 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×0 works
  11. Engineering0.29×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.22×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.18×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.10×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hepatitis B Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Chari A. Cohen, Catherine Freeland and Michael H. Ninburg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hepatitis B Foundation.

  1. 1 Chari A. Cohen United States · #653,854 worldwide 1.7k citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Catherine Freeland United States · #731,831 worldwide 1.8k citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Michael H. Ninburg United States · #833,956 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Danjuma Adda United States · #1,188,120 worldwide 293 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Joan M. Block United States · #1,450,390 worldwide 1.4k citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Imtiaz Alam United States · #3,574,749 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Kate Moraras United States · #3,617,702 worldwide 130 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Cary James United States · #3,649,878 worldwide 188 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Beatrice Zovich United States · #3,790,561 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Joseph P. McMenamin United States · #5,629,711 worldwide 303 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Hepatitis B Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Hepatitis B Foundation?

The most cited paper from Hepatitis B Foundation is "Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection" (Colin W. Shepard, Lyn Finelli, Miriam J. Alter, 2005), with 2,769 citations. Next come "Telaprevir for Previously Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection" (2,394) and "Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination in Taiwan and the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children" (1,896).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection Colin W. Shepard, Lyn Finelli, Miriam J. Alter · The Lancet Infectious Diseases 25 Aug 2005 2,769
2 Telaprevir for Previously Untreated Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Ira M. Jacobson et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 22 Jun 2011 2,394
3 Universal Hepatitis B Vaccination in Taiwan and the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Children Mei‐Hwei Chang, Chien‐Jen Chen, Mei‐Shu Lai et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 26 Jun 1997 1,896
4 Hepatitis B genotypes correlate with clinical outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis B Jia‐Horng Kao, Pei‐Jer Chen, Ming–Yang Lai et al. · Gastroenterology Open access Mar 2000 939
5 Advancing the global public health agenda for NAFLD: a consensus statement Jeffrey Victor Lazarus et al. · Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology ReviewOpen access221 authors 27 Oct 2021 768
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hepatitis B Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immune Response, Liver Disease, Antiviral Therapy, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Epidemiology, Treatment, Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis B Virus.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Immune Response23▲ 70×8 topics
  2. Liver Disease22▲ 418×3 topics
  3. Antiviral Therapy22▲ 391×2 topics
  4. Hepatocellular Carcinoma17▲ 143×3 topics
  5. Epidemiology16▲ 6.9×18 topics
  6. Treatment12▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Chronic Hepatitis B11▲ 580×1 topic
  8. Hepatitis B Virus11▲ 580×1 topic
  9. Genetic Variation11▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Hepatitis C Virus11▲ 554×1 topic
  11. Ribavirin11▲ 554×1 topic
  12. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Hepatic Steatosis5▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance5▲ 19×3 topics
  15. NAFLD5▲ 72×1 topic
  16. NASH5▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Vaccine4▲ 18×7 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity3▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Zoonotic Transmission3▲ 69×3 topics
  20. Chronic Infection3▲ 366×1 topic
  21. Hepatitis E Virus3▲ 366×1 topic
  22. Public Health2▲ 2.0×8 topics
  23. Diagnosis2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  24. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  25. Geometric Algebra1▲ 174×1 topic
  26. Management1▲ 2.9×2 topics
  27. Quaternionic Analysis1▲ 174×1 topic
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  29. HIV1▲ 24×1 topic
  30. Health Education1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  31. Liver Cancer1▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Radiofrequency Ablation1▲ 18×1 topic
  33. drug use1▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Machine Learning1▼ 0.52×2 topics
  35. Nonlinear Dynamics1▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Hepatitis B Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Hepatitis C virus research, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology.

Hepatitis B Virus Studies11Hepatitis B Virus Studies: 11 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research11Hepatitis C virus research: 11 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …5Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksHepatitis Viruses Studie…3Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksAlgebraic and Geometric Analysis: 1 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 1 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyApplied MathematicsInfectious Diseases2 others

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

  1. 1 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 11 works
  2. 2 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 11 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  4. 4 Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Hepatology 3 works
  5. 5 Algebraic and Geometric Analysis Applied Mathematics 1 works
  6. 6 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 1 works
  8. 8 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available57.1%not open42.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.2%domestic only55.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hepatitis B Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Hepatitis B Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Hepatitis B Foundation0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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