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Kentucky Science Center

In research, Kentucky Science Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,012 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,112 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,577
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,071
of 8,685
Research works
456
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Kentucky Science Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #12,012 of 20,462 13.1%219
MedicineField #14,112 of 17,978 12.4%189

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kentucky Science Center 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: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.65× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.93× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kentucky Science Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas More, Mark A. Seifrid and Ellis A. Fuller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kentucky Science Center.

  1. 1 Thomas More United States · #375,744 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Mark A. Seifrid United States · #452,366 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Ellis A. Fuller United States · #1,003,187 worldwide 11 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 William M. Parsley United States · #1,013,170 worldwide 3 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Kentucky Science Center

Which research topics does Kentucky Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Healthcare Systems and Public Health and Education Systems and Policy.

Pharmaceutical Practices…1Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 0 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 0 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 0 fractional worksMentoring and Academic Development: 0 fractional worksImage Processing and 3D …0Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction: 0 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Practices: 0 fractional worksMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 0 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 works
  5. 5 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 0 works
  6. 6 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  8. 8 Educational Leadership and Practices Education 0 works
  9. 9 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 0 works
  10. 10 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational 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 available14.8%not open85.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kentucky Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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