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Keck Graduate Institute

In research, Keck Graduate Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#7,714 of 14,347 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,602 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,208 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,403
of 28,054 · #12,927 all time
Rank in United States
#2,334
of 4,192
Research works
598
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
33.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Keck Graduate Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #7,714 of 14,347 22.2%202
Social SciencesDomain #9,602 of 16,945 26.4%127
MedicineField #11,208 of 17,978 18.6%143
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,945 of 7,814 22.1%163
Health SciencesDomain #13,310 of 20,462 18.2%162
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,534 of 4,961 20.9%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Keck Graduate Institute 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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.87× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Keck Graduate Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Joel West, David Finegold and Steven Casper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Keck Graduate Institute.

  1. 1 Joel West United States · #20,548 worldwide 577 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 David Finegold United States · #87,942 worldwide 333 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Steven Casper United States · #168,629 worldwide 133 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 James M. Cregg United States · #455,975 worldwide 163 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 James D. Sterling United States · #560,664 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Deb N. Chakravarti United States · #1,229,548 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Bulbul Chakravarti United States · #1,528,444 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Gail Baura United States · #1,568,299 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Keck Graduate Institute

Which keywords describe research at Keck Graduate Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Stress, Inappropriate Medication Use, Polypharmacy, Social Capital, Neurodegeneration and Biosensors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.83×25 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  3. Inflammation3▲ 1.73×17 topics
  4. Quality of Life3▲ 2.3×10 topics
  5. Mental Health2▲ 1.85×8 topics
  6. Public Health2▲ 1.86×10 topics
  7. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.1×5 topics
  8. Social Capital2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  9. Stress2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  10. Biosensors2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  11. Depression2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  12. Risk Factors2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  13. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 54×1 topic
  14. Polypharmacy2▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Metabolism2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  16. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  17. Knowledge Management2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  18. Gene Expression2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  19. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Neuroinflammation2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  21. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Cancer Risk2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  23. Mortality Risk2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  24. Neuroimaging2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  25. Amyloid Hypothesis2▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Tau Pathology2▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Entrepreneurial Orientation1▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Glycosylation1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Opportunity Recognition1▲ 18×1 topic
  30. SARS-CoV-21▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Coping Strategies1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  32. Data Integration1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Tumor Targeting1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Biomedical Ontologies1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Health Utility Measures1▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Positive Emotions1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Text Mining1▲ 9.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Keck Graduate Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies.

Pharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…2Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…1Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining a…1Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksProtein purification and…1Protein purification and stability: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyPhysiologyManagement of Technology and InnovationMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  4. 4 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Keck Graduate Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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