Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
Company · Hershey · United States

Hershey (United States)

In research, Hershey (United States) stands highest in Medicine (#5,954 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,022 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

thehersheycompany.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#16,976
of 22,385 · #9,821 all time
Rank in United States
#2,467
of 3,332
Research works
1.4k
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Hershey (United States)

What is Hershey (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,954 of 8,541 7.5%65 #4341
Health SciencesDomain #7,022 of 9,902 7.7%74 #5240

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hershey (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Hershey (United States) is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Social Sciences (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 82 fractional works · 61.4% of its workMedicine: 73 fractional works · 54.8% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 18.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 16.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHershey (UnitedStates)133fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences19%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7354.8%
    2. Health Professions85.9%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences97.1%
    2. Psychology64.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities54.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.7%
    5. Decision Sciences21.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology96.6%
    2. Neuroscience64.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology43.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Engineering21.3%
    2. Computer Science10.9%
    3. Materials Science10.5%
    4. Chemistry10.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.4%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.21× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology3.21×4 works
  2. Medicine2.85×73 works
  3. Neuroscience2.56×6 works
  4. Health Professions2.24×8 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.57×1 works
  6. Psychology1.57×6 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.39×5 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.23×9 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.22×2 works
  10. Nursing0.83×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.56×9 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×2 works
  13. Dentistry0.51×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×2 works
  15. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.15×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.12×1 works
  19. Engineering0.09×2 works
  20. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hershey (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, George O. D. Rosenwasser, Kathy Smith and Mark J. Payne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hershey (United States).

  1. 1 George O. D. Rosenwasser United States · #657,572 worldwide 2k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Kathy Smith United States · #1,038,917 worldwide 1.3k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Mark J. Payne United States · #1,365,744 worldwide 1.6k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 W. Jeffrey Hurst United States · #1,468,908 worldwide 4.2k citations · 151 works
  5. 5 Tatiana Bogdanovich United States · #1,588,099 worldwide 1.5k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Amy G. Preston United States · #2,031,527 worldwide 874 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Stanley M. Tarka United States · #2,251,066 worldwide 1.6k citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Erwin Di Cyan United States · #2,559,457 worldwide 3.7k citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Gene L. Cary United States · #2,853,862 worldwide 7.2k citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Klaudia Kosowska-Shick United States · #3,168,761 worldwide 1.3k citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Hershey (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Hershey (United States) is "Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder" (Gene L. Cary, 1994), with 6,357 citations. Next come "Prevalence and Predictors of Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Prospective, Controlled Study in 254 Affected Women1" (1,539) and "The role of phenotypic plasticity in driving genetic evolution" (1,528).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder Gene L. Cary · American Journal of Psychotherapy 1994 6,357
2 Prevalence and Predictors of Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Prospective, Controlled Study in 254 Affected Women1 Richard S. Legro, Allen R. Kunselman, William C. Dodson et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1999 1,539
3 The role of phenotypic plasticity in driving genetic evolution Trevor D. Price, Anna Qvarnström, Darren E. Irwin · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 22 Jul 2003 1,528
4 Eigenvector-like measures of centrality for asymmetric relations Phillip Bonacich, Paulette Lloyd · Social Networks Jul 2001 1,171
5 Sleep Apnea and Daytime Sleepiness and Fatigue: Relation to Visceral Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Hypercytokinemia Alexandros N. Vgontzas, Dimitris A. Papanicolaou, Edward O. Bixler et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access Mar 2000 1,165
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hershey (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Management, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Child Development, Guidelines and Risk Factors.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.9×49 topics
  2. Inflammation8▲ 3.0×34 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 5.3×21 topics
  4. Diagnosis7▲ 6.0×15 topics
  5. Management7▲ 6.8×14 topics
  6. Risk Factors6▲ 4.0×13 topics
  7. Treatment5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  8. Guidelines5▲ 7.3×10 topics
  9. Public Health5▲ 2.4×16 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.2×10 topics
  11. Child Development4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  12. Complications4▲ 6.6×11 topics
  13. Children4▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Obesity4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  15. Diabetes4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  16. Glycemic Control4▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Cancer4▲ 2.1×21 topics
  18. Informal Learning4▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Music Education4▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Performance Anxiety4▲ 123×1 topic
  21. Anxiety4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  22. Insulin Therapy3▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Depression3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  24. Early Childhood Education3▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Prevalence3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  26. Adults3▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Health Promotion3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Neuroprotection3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Educational Interventions2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Medical Education2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  31. Academic Achievement2▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Big Data Analytics2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  33. Eosinophilic Esophagitis2▲ 70×1 topic
  34. Histologic Remission2▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  36. Continuous Glucose Monitoring2▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Hypoglycemia2▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  39. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  40. School Engagement2▲ 30×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Music Education Insights, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Diabetes Management and Research and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Diverse Music Education Insights: 4 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…2Early Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …1Nutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksCoagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Dat…1Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 1 fractional works
MusicSurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 4 works
  2. 2 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  10. 10 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower 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 Hershey (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Hershey (United States)0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Hershey (United States)8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2001.

Other research institutions in Hershey

All research institutions in Hershey

Share Hershey (United States)'s ranking

Hershey (United States) on Science Explorer

A card with Hershey (United States)'s standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about Hershey (United States). Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.