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Institute for Transfusion Medicine

In research, Institute for Transfusion Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#7,144 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,946 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,126
of 28,054 · #11,290 all time
Rank in United States
#2,451
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Institute for Transfusion Medicine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,144 of 10,443 11.5%76 #3685
Health SciencesDomain #8,946 of 11,982 11.7%79 #4988

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Transfusion Medicine 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.99× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.51× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.38× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.17× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Transfusion Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven Karger and Rainer Moog lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Transfusion Medicine.

  1. 1 Steven Karger United States · #799,399 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Rainer Moog United States · #1,254,290 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Transfusion Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Transfusion Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Blood Transfusion, Anemia, Hemorrhage, Risk Factors, Disaster Response, Thrombosis, Blood Donation and Supply Chain Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Blood Transfusion14▲ 273×2 topics
  2. Anemia13▲ 118×4 topics
  3. Hemorrhage10▲ 122×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology9▲ 2.0×45 topics
  5. Inflammation9▲ 3.8×33 topics
  6. Risk Factors9▲ 7.2×9 topics
  7. Blood Donation8▲ 390×1 topic
  8. Disaster Response8▲ 87×2 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management8▲ 6.9×1 topic
  10. Thrombosis8▲ 23×7 topics
  11. Critical Care7▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Cardiac Surgery6▲ 75×1 topic
  13. Tranexamic Acid6▲ 289×1 topic
  14. Pancreatic Cancer6▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Hemostasis6▲ 52×3 topics
  16. Alloimmunization6▲ 197×1 topic
  17. Blood Groups6▲ 197×1 topic
  18. Lymphoma5▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Cancer Immunotherapy5▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Immune Response4▲ 6.8×11 topics
  21. Diagnosis4▲ 3.9×16 topics
  22. Cancer4▲ 2.6×18 topics
  23. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  24. Sepsis4▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Coagulopathy4▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Platelets4▲ 43×2 topics
  27. Vascular Biology4▲ 69×2 topics
  28. Resuscitation3▲ 22×2 topics
  29. CAR T Cells3▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Chimeric Antigen Receptor3▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Thrombus Formation3▲ 37×2 topics
  32. Tumor Regression3▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Apoptosis3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  34. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura3▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Trauma3▲ 14×3 topics
  36. von Willebrand Disease3▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Albumin3▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Glycocalyx3▲ 105×1 topic
  39. Prophylaxis3▲ 18×4 topics
  40. Hematopoietic Stem Cells3▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Transfusion Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blood donation and transfusion practices, Blood transfusion and management, Blood groups and transfusion and CAR-T cell therapy research.

Blood donation and trans…8Blood donation and transfusion practices: 8 fractional worksBlood transfusion and management: 6 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 6 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 3 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and Treatments: 3 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coag…3Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 3 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 2 fractional worksBlood properties and coagulation: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases: 2 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationBiochemistryHematologyOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 8 works
  2. 2 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 6 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 6 works
  4. 4 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 3 works
  5. 5 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 3 works
  6. 6 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.3%domestic only48.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Transfusion Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower 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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