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Life Extension Foundation

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World rank, all time
#25,951
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,427
of 7,310
Research works
186
▼ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
66%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Life Extension Foundation

Which fields of science does Life Extension Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Life Extension Foundation is in Life Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (32%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (15%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 17 fractional works · 39.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 32.5% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 15.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 17.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 14.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLife ExtensionFoundation43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences40%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences30%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1432.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences717.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting35.9%
    3. Psychology12.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences11.2%
    1. Medicine614.8%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Nursing01.0%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Environmental Science24.3%
    2. Engineering12.9%
    3. Computer Science12.3%
    4. Chemical Engineering11.9%
    5. Chemistry00.7%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
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: 6.83× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.83×14 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.58×1 works
  3. Nursing2.13×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.84×2 works
  5. Veterinary1.72×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.37×7 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.28×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.11×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.92×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.86×2 works
  12. Medicine0.77×6 works
  13. Psychology0.76×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.63×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.58×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.41×0 works
  18. Dentistry0.32×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.30×1 works
  20. Engineering0.19×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  23. Neuroscience0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Life Extension Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven V. Joyal, Eugene Lyman Fisk and Steven P. Hirsh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Life Extension Foundation.

  1. 1 Steven V. Joyal United States · #2,039,162 worldwide 5.7k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Eugene Lyman Fisk United States · #2,481,293 worldwide 78 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Steven P. Hirsh United States · #3,952,817 worldwide 177 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Life Extension Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Life Extension Foundation?

The most cited paper from Life Extension Foundation is "Cryoprotectant Toxicity: Facts, Issues, and Questions" (Benjamin P. Best, 2015), with 527 citations. Next come "Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with severe respiratory failure: a multi-center database" (452) and "Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: Updated 2021 Guidelines from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization" (413).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cryoprotectant Toxicity: Facts, Issues, and Questions Benjamin P. Best · Rejuvenation Research Open access Apr 2015 527
2 Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with severe respiratory failure: a multi-center database Thomas V. Brogan, Ravi R. Thiagarajan, Peter T. Rycus et al. · Intensive Care Medicine 20 Sep 2009 452
3 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19: Updated 2021 Guidelines from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Jenelle H. Badulak et al. · ASAIO Journal Open access 26 Feb 2021 413
4 A pilot cross-over study to evaluate human oral bioavailability of BCM-95®CG (BiocurcumaxTM), a novel bioenhanced preparation of curcumin Benny S. Eathakkattu Antony, B Merina, VS Iyer et al. · Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Open access 2008 273
5 Association of Bleeding and Thrombosis With Outcome in Extracorporeal Life Support* Heidi J. Dalton, Pamela Garcia‐Filion, Richard Holubkov et al. · Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Open access Feb 2015 225
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Which keywords describe research at Life Extension Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Food Security, Agriculture, India, Development, Technology and Policy.

▲ 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. Climate Change4▲ 3.9×11 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 4.2×11 topics
  3. Food Security3▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Agriculture2▲ 14×3 topics
  5. India2▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Development2▲ 14×2 topics
  7. Technology2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  8. Policy2▲ 21×1 topic
  9. Production2▲ 56×1 topic
  10. Human Rights2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  11. Inflammation2▲ 1.61×7 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  13. Genetics1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  14. Antioxidant1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  15. Conflict1▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  17. Biological Control1▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Co-Creation1▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Educational Technology1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  20. Identity1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. Insulin Resistance1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  22. Open Innovation1▲ 46×2 topics
  23. Rootstock1▲ 51×2 topics
  24. Colonialism1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  25. Drought Tolerance1▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services1▲ 6.6×7 topics
  27. Nutrient Uptake1▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Water Quality1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Bioavailability1▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Catalysis1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  31. Dormancy1▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Federalism1▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Flavonoids1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  34. Fructose1▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Fruit Trees1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Informal Learning1▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Kashmir1▲ 102×1 topic
  38. Neuroprotective1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Participatory Design1▲ 44×1 topic
  40. User-Centric Design1▲ 95×1 topic

Which research topics does Life Extension Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural Economics and Practices, Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies and Diet, Metabolism, and Disease.

Agricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Practices: 2 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…1Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 1 fractional worksDiet, Metabolism, and Di…1Diet, Metabolism, and Disease: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 1 fractional worksEducation and Vocational Training: 1 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tou…1Culinary Culture and Tourism: 1 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 1 fractional worksCurcumin's Biomedical Applications: 1 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and R…1Banana Cultivation and Research: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesManagement of Technology and InnovationPlant ScienceEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  2. 2 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  3. 3 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Education and Vocational Training Education 1 works
  7. 7 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Curcumin's Biomedical Applications Molecular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 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 available65.6%not open34.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Life Extension Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower 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 Life Extension Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Life Extension Foundation0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Life Extension Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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