Question 1

What is Lifespan known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Lifespan stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,125 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,009 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oncology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Oncology is 7.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Lifespan rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Lifespan ranks #3,416 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,548 all time), and #522 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Lifespan?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Mary H. Hohenhaus, Leen Bastiaansen and Kathleen Coppens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lifespan.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Lifespan?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Lifespan is "International standards for newborn weight, length, and head circumference by gestational age and sex: the Newborn Cross-Sectional Study of the INTERGROWTH-21st Project" (José Villar, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Cesar Gomes Victora et al., 2014), with 2,352 citations. Next come "Brain charts for the human lifespan" (1,896) and "Rhythm Control versus Rate Control for Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure" (1,592).

Question 5

Which research topics does Lifespan publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Cancer survivorship and care and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Lifespan?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Guidelines, Depression, Clinical Trials, Risk Factors and Treatment.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Lifespan work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Lifespan is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Lifespan's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.