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McGuireWoods

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World rank, all time
#24,588
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,120
of 7,310
Research works
205
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
McGuireWoods

Which fields of science does McGuireWoods work in?

In all years, 47% of research at McGuireWoods is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (16%), Social Sciences (16%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 96 fractional works · 47.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 16.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 31 fractional works · 15.1% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 16.3% of its workLaw: 12 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 7.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 73 fractional works · 35.7% of its workMedicine: 44 fractional works · 21.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 27 fractional works · 13.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 16 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMcGuireWoods205fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences47%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3416.4%
    2. Social Sciences3316.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting167.7%
    4. Psychology63.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities52.3%
    6. Decision Sciences31.3%
    1. Medicine4421.6%
    2. Health Professions2713.2%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science83.9%
    2. Engineering52.2%
    3. Computer Science31.5%
    4. Materials Science20.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    6. Mathematics10.6%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.9%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 8.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry8.03×0 works
  2. Health Professions3.12×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.73×4 works
  4. Medicine1.86×4 works
  5. Psychology1.81×1 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.49×0 works
  7. Mathematics1.11×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.09×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.65×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.06×0 works
  14. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at McGuireWoods?

Ranked on the quality score, Louis A. Mezzullo, Scott Becker and Robert J. Pristave lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McGuireWoods.

  1. 1 Louis A. Mezzullo United States · #4,501,785 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Scott Becker United States · #4,537,022 worldwide 420 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Robert J. Pristave United States · #4,700,801 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 James Riley United States · #4,761,687 worldwide 53 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at McGuireWoods

What are the most cited papers from McGuireWoods?

The most cited paper from McGuireWoods is "Association of p53 Protein Expression With Tumor Cell Proliferation Rate and Clinical Outcome in Node-Negative Breast Cancer" (Donald Craig Allred, Gary M. Clark, Richard M. Elledge et al., 1993), with 785 citations. Next come "Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Disease: Revisited: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association" (685) and "Symptom Clusters" (606).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Association of p53 Protein Expression With Tumor Cell Proliferation Rate and Clinical Outcome in Node-Negative Breast Cancer Donald Craig Allred, Gary M. Clark, Richard M. Elledge et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 3 Feb 1993 785
2 Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Disease: Revisited: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Mary Ella Pierpont, Martina K. Brueckner, Wendy K. Chung et al. · Circulation Open access 16 Oct 2018 685
3 Symptom Clusters Hee‐Ju Kim, Deborah B. McGuire, Lorraine J. Tulman et al. · Cancer Nursing Jul 2005 606
4 Executive Summary: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2015 Update Dariush Mozaffarian et al. · Circulation Open access 26 Jan 2015 592
5 Reactivity of natural organic matter with aqueous chlorine and bromine Paul K. Westerhoff, Peng-Fei Chao, Heath E. Mash · Water Research 6 Feb 2004 532
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at McGuireWoods?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Spending, Insurance Markets, Human Rights, Clinical Trials, Property Rights and Healthcare Quality.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Primary Care28▲ 32×10 topics
  2. Health Care Utilization19▲ 69×2 topics
  3. Health Care Spending19▲ 145×1 topic
  4. Insurance Markets19▲ 145×1 topic
  5. Human Rights11▲ 6.0×15 topics
  6. Clinical Trials9▲ 7.3×7 topics
  7. Public Health8▲ 2.9×16 topics
  8. Property Rights7▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Healthcare Quality7▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Quality Improvement7▲ 16×7 topics
  11. Regulation7▲ 5.4×8 topics
  12. Intellectual Property6▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Clinical Guidelines6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  14. Health Effects6▲ 4.8×5 topics
  15. Corporate Governance6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  16. Pharmaceutical Industry6▲ 69×2 topics
  17. Global Governance5▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Constitutional Law5▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Defensive Medicine5▲ 74×1 topic
  20. Malpractice Risk5▲ 74×1 topic
  21. Regulatory Challenges5▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Risk Management4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  23. Criminal Justice4▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Environmental Law4▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Ethical Issues4▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  27. Labor Force Participation4▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Sovereignty4▲ 16×5 topics
  29. Legal Ethics4▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Health System Reform3▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Publication Bias3▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Enforcement3▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Medical Ethics3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Policy Dimensions3▲ 72×1 topic
  35. Transnational Law3▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Exclusionary Rule3▲ 93×1 topic
  37. Human Rights Act3▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Market Size3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Continuity of Care3▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does McGuireWoods publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management, Ethics in Clinical Research, Academic integrity and plagiarism and Ethics in medical practice.

Healthcare and Environme…1Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksAcademic integrity and plagiarism: 0 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 0 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence: 0 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 0 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …0Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …0Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …0American Constitutional Law and Politics: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSafety ResearchGeneral Health ProfessionsPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 0 works
  4. 4 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 0 works
  7. 7 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 0 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 0 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has McGuireWoods's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% 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 McGuireWoods as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000092% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%McGuireWoods0.000067% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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