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IQ Solutions

iqsolutions.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#18,874
of 22,385 · #24,619 all time
Rank in United States
#2,784
of 3,332
Research works
195
▲ 129% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
IQ Solutions

Which fields of science does IQ Solutions work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at IQ Solutions is in Health Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Engineering (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 55 fractional works · 54.6% of its workMedicine: 51 fractional works · 50.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 18.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 15.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 6.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKIQ Solutions101fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences15%

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. Medicine5150.7%
    2. Health Professions43.7%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering98.8%
    2. Computer Science54.9%
    3. Mathematics21.9%
    4. Environmental Science11.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance77.2%
    2. Social Sciences33.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    4. Psychology21.9%
    5. Decision Sciences10.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology77.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology21.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    5. Neuroscience10.6%
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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.64× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.37× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.56×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.37×7 works
  3. Medicine2.64×51 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.68×2 works
  5. Mathematics1.65×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.40×4 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×8 works
  8. Computer Science0.64×5 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.63×1 works
  10. Psychology0.63×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×2 works
  12. Engineering0.58×9 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.47×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.31×1 works
  16. Nursing0.29×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.28×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.25×3 works
  19. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IQ Solutions?

Ranked on the quality score, N. I. Kobasko, Everly Macario and Susan S. Niewenhous lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IQ Solutions.

  1. 1 N. I. Kobasko United States · #3,333,463 worldwide 320 citations · 13 works
  2. 2 Everly Macario United States · #3,816,082 worldwide 619 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Susan S. Niewenhous United States · #4,930,828 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at IQ Solutions

What are the most cited papers from IQ Solutions?

The most cited paper from IQ Solutions is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "Epidemiology of Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability" (658) and "Characterizing treatment pathways at scale using the OHDSI network" (351).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods Open access112 authors 3 Feb 2020 40,161
2 Epidemiology of Ankle Sprains and Chronic Ankle Instability Mackenzie M. Herzog, Zachary Y. Kerr, Stephen W. Marshall et al. · Journal of Athletic Training Open access 28 May 2019 658
3 Characterizing treatment pathways at scale using the OHDSI network George M. Hripcsak, Patrick B. Ryan, Jon D Duke et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 6 Jun 2016 351
4 Trial designs using real‐world data: The changing landscape of the regulatory approval process Elodie Baumfeld Andre, Robert F. Reynolds, Patrick Caubel et al. · Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety Open access 10 Dec 2019 265
5 Clinical Characterization and Prediction of Clinical Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among US Adults Using Data From the US National COVID Cohort Collaborative Tellen D. Bennett et al. · JAMA Network Open Open access169 authors 13 Jul 2021 252
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Which keywords describe research at IQ Solutions?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Targeted Therapy, Cost-effectiveness Analysis, Health Utility Measures, SARS-CoV-2 and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.3×53 topics
  2. Quality of Life7▲ 5.0×20 topics
  3. Machine Learning5▲ 1.52×19 topics
  4. Clinical Trials5▲ 6.8×12 topics
  5. Pandemic4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  6. Targeted Therapy4▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Cost-effectiveness Analysis3▲ 43×1 topic
  8. Health Utility Measures3▲ 43×1 topic
  9. Biomarkers3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  10. Diagnosis3▲ 3.3×16 topics
  11. COVID-193▲ 2.2×10 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 2.3×18 topics
  13. Cancer3▲ 2.1×11 topics
  14. Precision Medicine3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  15. SARS-CoV-23▲ 9.2×5 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.3×15 topics
  17. Immunotherapy3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  18. Depression3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  19. Healthcare3▲ 2.3×10 topics
  20. Medical Imaging2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  21. Quantitative2▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Genomic Profiling2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 3.8×10 topics
  25. Immune Response2▲ 3.7×11 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Predictive Modeling2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. Prostate Cancer2▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Hormone Therapy2▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  31. Imaging2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  32. Quantitative Analysis2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. PET/CT2▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Pharmaceutical Industry2▲ 41×2 topics
  35. tumor2▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Drug Development Costs1▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Generic Drugs1▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Metastatic Breast Cancer1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Radiomics1▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Tumor Heterogeneity1▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does IQ Solutions publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy.

Health Systems, Economic…3Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…1Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCancer ResearchEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  6. 6 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.0%domestic only52.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has IQ Solutions's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 129% 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 IQ Solutions as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%IQ Solutions0.00056% in 2025200020102020

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