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Mech-Sense

In research, Mech-Sense stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,263 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,923 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,102
of 34,923
Rank in Denmark
#158
of 179
Research works
175
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.2k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
Mech-Sense

What is Mech-Sense 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 #5,263 of 16,688 15.3%144
MedicineField #4,923 of 14,558 15.6%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mech-Sense 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 Mech-Sense work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Mech-Sense is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (83%), Neuroscience (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 51 fractional works · 85.8% of its workMedicine: 49 fractional works · 82.8% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 15.4% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 11.6% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMech-Sense59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences86%Social Sciences3%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4982.8%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Dentistry00.7%
    4. Nursing00.7%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Neuroscience47.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Psychology12.1%
    2. Decision Sciences00.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering00.4%
    2. Energy00.1%
    3. Computer Science00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.37× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.30× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.37×4 works
  2. Medicine4.30×49 works
  3. Veterinary1.79×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.55×0 works
  5. Dentistry1.50×0 works
  6. Nursing1.43×0 works
  7. Psychology0.70×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.50×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.29×0 works
  12. Energy0.12×0 works
  13. Engineering0.03×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Mech-Sense?

The most cited paper from Mech-Sense is "Incidence of Adenocarcinoma among Patients with Barrett's Esophagus" (Frederik Hvid‐Jensen, Lars Pedersen, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes et al., 2011), with 1,385 citations. Next come "Assessment and manifestation of central sensitisation across different chronic pain conditions" (696) and "Recommendations on practice of conditioned pain modulation ( CPM ) testing" (555).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Incidence of Adenocarcinoma among Patients with Barrett's Esophagus Frederik Hvid‐Jensen, Lars Pedersen, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 12 Oct 2011 1,385
2 Assessment and manifestation of central sensitisation across different chronic pain conditions Lars Arendt‐Nielsen, Bart J. Morlion, Serge Perrot et al. · European Journal of Pain Open access 5 Nov 2017 696
3 Recommendations on practice of conditioned pain modulation ( CPM ) testing David Yarnitsky, Didier Bouhassira, Asbjørn Mohr Drewes et al. · European Journal of Pain Open access 20 Oct 2014 555
4 Chronic pancreatitis Jorg H. Kleeff, David Clement Whitcomb, Tooru Shimosegawa et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers Review 7 Sep 2017 464
5 Unravelling the Mystery of Capsaicin: A Tool to Understand and Treat Pain Jessica O’Neill, Christina Brock, Anne Estrup Olesen et al. · Pharmacological Reviews Open access 28 Sep 2012 350
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mech-Sense?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chronic Pain, Epidemiology, Central Sensitization, Neuropathic Pain, Inflammation, Neuroinflammation, Nociception and Glial Activation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 5.1×28 topics
  2. Chronic Pain10▲ 78×4 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 5.4×25 topics
  4. Central Sensitization7▲ 179×2 topics
  5. Neuropathic Pain6▲ 155×3 topics
  6. Neuroinflammation6▲ 32×3 topics
  7. Nociception6▲ 201×2 topics
  8. Glial Activation6▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Pain Modulation6▲ 261×1 topic
  10. Pain Management5▲ 36×6 topics
  11. Quality of Life4▲ 4.9×16 topics
  12. Nutritional Support4▲ 69×3 topics
  13. Psychological Factors4▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Acute Pancreatitis4▲ 142×1 topic
  15. Chronic Pancreatitis4▲ 142×1 topic
  16. Pain Assessment Tools3▲ 93×2 topics
  17. Postoperative Pain3▲ 58×3 topics
  18. Intestinal Permeability3▲ 101×2 topics
  19. Enteric Nervous System3▲ 106×2 topics
  20. Gastrointestinal Disorders3▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Irritable Bowel Syndrome3▲ 138×1 topic
  22. Global Burden3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  23. Clinical Trials3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  24. Treatment3▲ 3.8×13 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  26. Low Back Pain3▲ 26×3 topics
  27. Neurological Disorders3▲ 7.6×9 topics
  28. Elderly Patients2▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Disability2▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Measurement Properties2▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Management2▲ 4.4×11 topics
  32. Epilepsy Treatment2▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Cancer Pain2▲ 116×1 topic
  34. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Opioid Analgesics2▲ 116×1 topic
  36. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Emotion Regulation2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Neuropathology2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Perioperative Care2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Mech-Sense publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment, Gastrointestinal motility and disorders and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.

Pain Mechanisms and Trea…6Pain Mechanisms and Treatments: 6 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 4 fractional worksGastrointestinal motility and disorders: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 2 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…2Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 2 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 2 fractional worksVagus Nerve Stimulation Research: 1 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 1 fractional works
PhysiologySurgeryGastroenterologyPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Pain Mechanisms and Treatments Physiology 6 works
  2. 2 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 3 works
  4. 4 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  5. 5 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available55.8%not open44.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.6%domestic only49.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mech-Sense's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mech-Sense as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Mech-Sense0.00017% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Mech-Sense over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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