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Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States)

In research, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States) stands highest in Medicine (#15,598 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,387 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,911
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,222
of 8,685
Research works
177
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #15,598 of 17,978 12.4%133
Health SciencesDomain #18,387 of 20,462 12.2%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (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 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.94× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 4.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Jaime L. Masferrer, Gerhard Hannig and JM Johnston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States).

  1. 1 Jaime L. Masferrer United States · #178,838 worldwide 157 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Gerhard Hannig United States · #306,924 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 JM Johnston United States · #1,018,011 worldwide 27 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Probiotics, Intestinal Permeability, Enteric Nervous System, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Microbiota, Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

▲ 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation6▲ 14×11 topics
  2. Intestinal Permeability4▲ 395×2 topics
  3. Probiotics4▲ 79×3 topics
  4. Enteric Nervous System4▲ 425×2 topics
  5. Gastrointestinal Disorders4▲ 311×2 topics
  6. Constipation4▲ 521×1 topic
  7. Irritable Bowel Syndrome4▲ 521×1 topic
  8. Microbiota4▲ 81×2 topics
  9. Epidemiology2▲ 2.8×14 topics
  10. Treatment2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  11. Genetics2▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  13. Prevalence1▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  15. Reactive Oxygen Species1▲ 12×3 topics
  16. ADHD1▲ 121×1 topic
  17. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder1▲ 121×1 topic
  18. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 19×1 topic
  19. Nitric Oxide1▲ 363×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Gastrointestinal motility and disorders, Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies.

Gastrointestinal motilit…4Gastrointestinal motility and disorders: 4 fractional worksNitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects: 1 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 1 fractional worksComplementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 1 fractional worksGinkgo biloba and Cashew…1Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications: 1 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 0 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 0 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 0 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 0 fractional works
GastroenterologyPhysiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthComplementary and alternative medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 4 works
  2. 2 Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 0 works
  7. 7 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  9. 9 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.6%domestic only80.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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