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Legacy Health

In research, Legacy Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,896 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,601 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,945
of 22,385 · #4,977 all time
Rank in United States
#1,817
of 3,332
Research works
1.5k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
54k
37.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Legacy Health

What is Legacy Health known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,896 of 9,902 9.8%102 #1371
MedicineField #2,601 of 8,541 10.2%94 #1405

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Legacy Health 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Legacy Health work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Legacy Health is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Neuroscience (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 114 fractional works · 71.1% of its workMedicine: 105 fractional works · 65.6% of its workOphthalmology: 16 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 16.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLegacy Health160fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences6%

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. Medicine10565.6%
    2. Health Professions74.1%
    3. Nursing21.2%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology117.1%
    2. Neuroscience95.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology42.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Engineering63.7%
    2. Environmental Science10.9%
    3. Materials Science10.7%
    4. Computer Science10.6%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Psychology53.0%
    2. Social Sciences31.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.22× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.40× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.41×105 works
  2. Neuroscience3.40×9 works
  3. Nursing2.40×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.22×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.55×6 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×11 works
  7. Veterinary1.28×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.12×1 works
  9. Psychology0.98×5 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×1 works
  12. Engineering0.25×6 works
  13. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.19×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.17×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.17×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.14×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.14×3 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Legacy Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Detlev Boison, Roger Pancoast Simon and Steven M. Madey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Legacy Health.

  1. 1 Detlev Boison United States · #80,723 worldwide 16k citations · 261 works
  2. 2 Roger Pancoast Simon United States · #171,935 worldwide 25k citations · 350 works
  3. 3 Steven M. Madey United States · #220,035 worldwide 3.9k citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Mark A. Terry United States · #240,369 worldwide 11k citations · 298 works
  5. 5 Michael Bottlang United States · #284,403 worldwide 6.1k citations · 118 works
  6. 6 Lee L. Swanström United States · #370,004 worldwide 19k citations · 544 works
  7. 7 Daniel C. Fitzpatrick United States · #402,072 worldwide 2.6k citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Claude F. Burgoyne United States · #435,939 worldwide 13k citations · 317 works
  9. 9 Karen L. Hoar United States · #774,172 worldwide 1.8k citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Paula J. Ousley United States · #890,982 worldwide 2.1k citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Legacy Health

What are the most cited papers from Legacy Health?

The most cited paper from Legacy Health is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055) and "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
3 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
4 Intramuscular interferon beta‐1a for disease progression in relapsing multiple sclerosis Lawrence D. Jacobs et al. · Annals of Neurology Mar 1996 2,458
5 Central programming of postural movements: adaptation to altered support-surface configurations Fay Bahling Horak, Lewis M. Nashner · Journal of Neurophysiology Jun 1986 2,451
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Legacy Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Risk Factors, Optic Nerve, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Neurodegeneration and Retinal Ganglion Cells.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.5×58 topics
  2. Glaucoma14▲ 60×4 topics
  3. Risk Factors13▲ 7.6×16 topics
  4. Optic Nerve13▲ 81×2 topics
  5. Intraocular Pressure12▲ 81×2 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography11▲ 69×3 topics
  7. Neurodegeneration10▲ 21×7 topics
  8. Retinal Ganglion Cells9▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Ocular Hypertension9▲ 107×1 topic
  10. Visual Field Progression9▲ 107×1 topic
  11. Inflammation8▲ 2.3×26 topics
  12. Macular Degeneration8▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Diabetic Retinopathy6▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Treatment6▲ 3.1×17 topics
  15. Myopia6▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.1×17 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  18. Depression4▲ 3.1×13 topics
  19. Management4▲ 3.3×13 topics
  20. Visual Impairment4▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  22. Global Prevalence4▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Refractive Error4▲ 56×1 topic
  24. Retinal Disease4▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Vessel Segmentation4▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Anxiety4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  28. Rehabilitation3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  29. Neuroprotection3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor3▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Robotic Surgery3▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Choroidal Thickness3▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Corneal Biomechanics3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Keratoconus3▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Retinal Pigment Epithelium3▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Survival Analysis3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  38. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  39. Serotonin2▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Resuscitation2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Legacy Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Retinal Imaging and Analysis and Corneal surgery and disorders.

Glaucoma and retinal dis…9Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 9 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual…4Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 4 fractional worksRetinal Imaging and Anal…4Retinal Imaging and Analysis: 4 fractional worksCorneal surgery and disorders: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksRetinal and Macular Surg…2Retinal and Macular Surgery: 2 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomography Applications: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional works
OphthalmologyEpidemiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 9 works
  2. 2 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 Retinal Imaging and Analysis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  4. 4 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  5. 5 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 3 works
  6. 6 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  9. 9 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  10. 10 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Legacy Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Legacy Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Legacy Health0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Legacy Health over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Legacy Health10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.1% in 2005.

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