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Hunt Institute

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Research works
76
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Hunt Institute

Not ranked overall: Hunt Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Hunt Institute work in?

In all years, 28% of research at Hunt Institute is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (20%), Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 28.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 26.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 25.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 19.9% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 19.7% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHunt Institute76fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences27%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering68.2%
    2. Environmental Science45.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy44.9%
    4. Computer Science33.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.6%
    6. Chemistry11.3%
    7. Mathematics11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    9. Energy10.7%
    10. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1013.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities45.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.2%
    4. Psychology22.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1519.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine1115.0%
    2. Health Professions34.1%
    3. Nursing00.5%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy4.21×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.19×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy4.12×1 works
  4. Health Professions3.36×1 works
  5. Social Sciences2.97×5 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.53×0 works
  7. Psychology2.41×1 works
  8. Engineering0.53×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.41×0 works
  11. Medicine0.41×1 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.28×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hunt Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Pehr Kalm and John B. Durkee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunt Institute.

  1. 1 Pehr Kalm United States · #2,554,394 worldwide 73 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 John B. Durkee United States · #7,162,575 worldwide 218 citations · 152 works
All ranked researchers at Hunt Institute

What are the most cited papers from Hunt Institute?

The most cited paper from Hunt Institute is "Mitral valve prolapse in one hundred presumably healthy young females." (Wojciech T. Markiewicz, J Stoner, Elizabeth London et al., 1976), with 434 citations. Next come "Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association" (327) and "PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER AMONG CHILDREN WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS" (224).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mitral valve prolapse in one hundred presumably healthy young females. Wojciech T. Markiewicz, J Stoner, Elizabeth London et al. · Circulation Mar 1976 434
2 Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association Sandra Barker Dunbar, Olga Khavjou, Tamilyn Bakas et al. · Circulation 9 Apr 2018 327
3 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER AMONG CHILDREN WITH TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS Ann L. Hunt, Jennifer H. Dennis · Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology Apr 1987 224
4 Associations of three erythrocyte cation transport systems with plasma lipids in Utah subjects. Steven Curtis Hunt, R R Williams, Jean B. Smith et al. · Hypertension Open access 1986 126
5 Effects of age, sex, and body habitus on QRS and ST-T potential maps of 1100 normal subjects. L S Green, Robert L. Lux, Charles W. Haws et al. · Circulation Open access Feb 1985 119
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hunt Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biogeography, Invasive Species, Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Biodiversity, Conservation, Phylogenetic Analysis and Antioxidant.

▲ 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. Biogeography7▲ 27×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species6▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Climate Change5▲ 2.5×12 topics
  4. Phylogeny5▲ 35×8 topics
  5. Taxonomy4▲ 39×5 topics
  6. Biodiversity4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  7. Conservation4▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Antioxidant3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 2.4×13 topics
  12. Medicinal Plants2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  13. Academic Achievement2▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Cyperus2▲ 143×1 topic
  15. essential oil2▲ 143×1 topic
  16. Ecology2▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Phylogenetics2▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Space Policy2▲ 173×1 topic
  19. Space Tourism2▲ 173×1 topic
  20. Angiosperm Phylogeny2▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Flowering Plants2▲ 72×1 topic
  22. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  23. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  24. DNA Barcoding2▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Diversity2▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Genetic Structure2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Species Delimitation2▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Educational Inequality1▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Global Change1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  31. Biological Control1▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Host Specificity1▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Plant-Animal Interactions1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Pollinator Decline1▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Cryptic Diversity1▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Earthworms1▲ 158×1 topic
  37. Mediterranean1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Multiculturalism1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Religious Education1▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Student Achievement1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Hunt Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religious Education and Schools, School Choice and Performance, Disaster Response and Management and Diverse Education Studies and Reforms.

Religious Education and …1Religious Education and Schools: 1 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional worksDiverse Education Studies and Reforms: 0 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 0 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 0 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 0 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 0 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 0 fractional works
EducationEmergency Medical ServicesAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsOcean Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Religious Education and Schools Education 1 works
  2. 2 School Choice and Performance Education 1 works
  3. 3 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  4. 4 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 0 works
  5. 5 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  6. 6 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  8. 8 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 0 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hunt Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hunt Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000089% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Hunt Institute0.000058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hunt Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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