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Heron Therapeutics (United States)

In research, Heron Therapeutics (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#12,875 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#7,513 of 7,814 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#4,934 of 4,961 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,665
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,173
of 8,685
Research works
882
▲ 354% vs 2013–17
Citations
444
0.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
3%
world 28%

What is Heron Therapeutics (United States) 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
Life SciencesDomain #12,875 of 14,347 0.6%504
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #7,513 of 7,814 0.6%444
Molecular BiologySubfield #4,934 of 4,961 0.4%308
Physical SciencesDomain #21,497 of 21,541 0.3%269
Materials ScienceField #4,504 of 4,504 0.1%241
BiomaterialsSubfield #726 of 726 0.1%241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heron Therapeutics (United States) 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 3.16× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 11.15× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.32× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Heron Therapeutics (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cytotoxicity, Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Antitumor Activity, Ethnobotany, Medicinal Plants, Calotropis procera and Latex.

▲ 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. Cytotoxicity457▲ 361×6 topics
  2. Antioxidant359▲ 60×17 topics
  3. Anti-inflammatory352▲ 141×20 topics
  4. Antitumor Activity242▲ 1137×3 topics
  5. Ethnobotany242▲ 480×2 topics
  6. Medicinal Plants242▲ 74×11 topics
  7. Calotropis procera241▲ 2823×1 topic
  8. Latex241▲ 2823×1 topic
  9. Ethnopharmacology226▲ 418×3 topics
  10. Traditional Medicine211▲ 232×6 topics
  11. Pharmacological Effects208▲ 292×4 topics
  12. Anticancer Activity206▲ 823×1 topic
  13. Steroidal Saponins206▲ 2000×1 topic
  14. Pharmacology130▲ 45×14 topics
  15. Marine Natural Products107▲ 211×1 topic
  16. Sponge-Associated Microorganisms107▲ 537×1 topic
  17. Biological Activities105▲ 62×8 topics
  18. Cancer95▲ 7.7×22 topics
  19. Apoptosis84▲ 24×8 topics
  20. Antiviral81▲ 98×4 topics
  21. Triterpenoids77▲ 136×3 topics
  22. Saponins76▲ 179×2 topics
  23. Adjuvants76▲ 197×1 topic
  24. Pharmacological Properties76▲ 124×1 topic
  25. Quality of Life27▲ 2.2×10 topics
  26. Phytochemistry26▲ 23×5 topics
  27. Flavonoids23▲ 11×7 topics
  28. Traditional Chinese Medicine22▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Neurotoxicity22▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy19▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Taxanes19▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Iridoids19▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Phenylethanoids19▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Synthesis15▲ 3.0×10 topics
  35. Antioxidants14▲ 3.6×8 topics
  36. Anticancer13▲ 7.7×12 topics
  37. Chemistry10▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Phytochemicals9▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Hepatoprotective9▲ 13×6 topics
  40. Isolation9▲ 14×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, Health, Medicine and Society, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity and Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease.

Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 2 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 2 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and…1Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…1Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksSleep and related disord…0Sleep and related disorders: 0 fractional worksEconomic, financial, and policy analysis: 0 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 0 fractional worksSchool Health and Nursing Education: 0 fractional worksProtein Tyrosine Phosphatases: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPhilosophyGeneticsPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 2 works
  4. 4 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Economic, financial, and policy analysis General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 School Health and Nursing Education Speech and Hearing 0 works
  10. 10 Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases Molecular Biology 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 available3.4%not open96.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors95.1%domestic only4.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 354% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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