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Hologic (United States)

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World rank, all time
#26,698
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,578
of 7,310
Research works
173
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Hologic (United States)

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

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Hologic (United States) is in Health Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 14 fractional works · 38.1% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 35.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 31.0% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 18.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 13.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHologic (UnitedStates)37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences12%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1335.7%
    2. Health Professions01.0%
    3. Veterinary00.9%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Computer Science38.2%
    2. Engineering38.2%
    3. Mathematics38.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy13.6%
    5. Chemistry11.8%
    6. Materials Science00.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology513.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology24.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance410.4%
    2. Social Sciences00.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Psychology00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.48× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.94× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 13 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.88× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics6.94×3 works
  2. Veterinary6.68×0 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.88×4 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology4.42×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.48×5 works
  6. Medicine1.86×13 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.63×1 works
  8. Chemistry1.16×1 works
  9. Dentistry1.08×0 works
  10. Computer Science1.06×3 works
  11. Engineering0.55×3 works
  12. Health Professions0.36×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.26×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.24×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  18. Psychology0.06×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.06×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin E. Wilson, Thomas L. Kelly and Damon Getman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hologic (United States).

  1. 1 Kevin E. Wilson United States · #333,942 worldwide 2.8k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Thomas L. Kelly United States · #649,286 worldwide 2.4k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Damon Getman United States · #654,480 worldwide 2.1k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Janel Dockter United States · #1,651,460 worldwide 2.2k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Scott K. Pohlman United States · #1,949,149 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Peter J. Costa United States · #2,962,750 worldwide 123 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Andrew P. Smith United States · #3,146,775 worldwide 405 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Natalia Siuliukina United States · #3,417,930 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Jay A. Stein United States · #3,460,384 worldwide 358 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Karen L. Harrington United States · #3,585,992 worldwide 690 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Hologic (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Hologic (United States) is "Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Body Composition Reference Values from NHANES" (Thomas L. Kelly, Kevin E. Wilson, Steven B. Heymsfield, 2009), with 1,035 citations. Next come "Comparison of Digital Mammography Alone and Digital Mammography Plus Tomosynthesis in a Population-based Screening Program" (1,010) and "Rapid metagenomic identification of viral pathogens in clinical samples by real-time nanopore sequencing analysis" (601).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry Body Composition Reference Values from NHANES Thomas L. Kelly, Kevin E. Wilson, Steven B. Heymsfield · PLoS ONE Open access 14 Sep 2009 1,035
2 Comparison of Digital Mammography Alone and Digital Mammography Plus Tomosynthesis in a Population-based Screening Program Per Skaane, Andriy I. Bandos, Randi Gullien et al. · Radiology 8 Jan 2013 1,010
3 Rapid metagenomic identification of viral pathogens in clinical samples by real-time nanopore sequencing analysis Alexander L. Greninger, Samia N. Naccache, Scot Federman et al. · Genome Medicine Open access 23 Sep 2015 601
4 Assessing Radiologist Performance Using Combined Digital Mammography and Breast Tomosynthesis Compared with Digital Mammography Alone: Results of a Multicenter, Multireader Trial Elizabeth A. Rafferty, Jeong Mi Park, Liane E. Philpotts et al. · Radiology Open access 21 Nov 2012 442
5 Urine TMPRSS2:ERG Plus PCA3 for Individualized Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment Scott Arthur Tomlins, John R Day, Robert J. Lonigro et al. · European Urology Open access 15 May 2015 402
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hologic (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cost of Care, Financial Toxicity, Convolutional Neural Networks, Risk Factors, Medical Image Analysis, Epidemiology, Gene Expression and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3▲ 2.3×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 2.5×5 topics
  3. Cost of Care2▲ 218×1 topic
  4. Financial Toxicity2▲ 218×1 topic
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 1.80×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  8. Medical Image Analysis2▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Gene Expression2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  10. Radiotherapy2▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Breast Cancer2▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Molecular Subtypes2▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  14. Colorectal Cancer2▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Computer-Aided Detection2▲ 45×1 topic
  16. Histopathology Images2▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Screening2▲ 41×1 topic
  19. Survival Analysis1▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Breast Tumours1▲ 73×1 topic
  21. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Health Utility Measures1▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Treatment Response1▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Cancer Incidence1▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Precision Medicine1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  28. Texture Analysis1▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Feature Extraction1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  30. Medical Imaging1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Cryptosporidium1▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Differential Equations1▲ 120×1 topic
  33. Experimental Tools1▲ 208×1 topic
  34. Giardia1▲ 151×1 topic
  35. Historical Sources1▲ 160×1 topic
  36. Mathematics Education1▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Numerical Integration1▲ 97×1 topic
  38. Ring Laser Gyroscope1▲ 218×1 topic
  39. Rotational Seismology1▲ 218×1 topic
  40. Smartphones1▲ 84×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, AI in cancer detection, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Economic and Financial I…2Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection2AI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…2Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …1Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksNumerical methods for di…1Numerical methods for differential equations: 1 fractional worksParasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Sensor Te…1Geophysics and Sensor Technology: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsArtificial IntelligenceOncologyCancer Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Numerical methods for differential equations Numerical Analysis 1 works
  8. 8 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 1 works
  9. 9 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Geophysics and Sensor Technology Ocean Engineering 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% 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 Hologic (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Hologic (United States)0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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