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Memorial Blood Centers

In research, Memorial Blood Centers stands highest in Medicine (#9,581 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,374 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology — Hematology is 44.8× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#15,227
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,329
of 8,685
Research works
340
▼ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
88.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Memorial Blood Centers 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
MedicineField #9,581 of 17,978 20.1%207
Health SciencesDomain #12,374 of 20,462 20.7%213

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Memorial Blood Centers 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Memorial Blood Centers specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 44.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 54.6 works45×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Who are the top researchers at Memorial Blood Centers?

Ranked on the composite score, Herbert F. Polesky and Jane L. Swanson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Memorial Blood Centers.

  1. 1 Herbert F. Polesky United States · #44,013 worldwide 2.2k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jane L. Swanson United States · #215,732 worldwide 95 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Memorial Blood Centers

Which keywords describe research at Memorial Blood Centers?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anemia, Alloimmunization, Blood Groups, Immune Response, Blood Transfusion, Antiviral Therapy, Epidemiology and Liver Disease.

▲ 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. Anemia60▲ 152×4 topics
  2. Epidemiology42▲ 3.0×44 topics
  3. Alloimmunization41▲ 318×1 topic
  4. Blood Groups41▲ 318×1 topic
  5. Immune Response41▲ 19×9 topics
  6. Blood Transfusion35▲ 190×3 topics
  7. Antiviral Therapy28▲ 55×3 topics
  8. Liver Disease26▲ 55×3 topics
  9. Antiretroviral Therapy25▲ 32×5 topics
  10. Risk Factors20▲ 5.7×6 topics
  11. Disaster Response19▲ 74×2 topics
  12. Hemorrhage19▲ 77×2 topics
  13. Altruism19▲ 56×2 topics
  14. Blood Donation19▲ 370×1 topic
  15. Supply Chain Management19▲ 11×1 topic
  16. Hepatocellular Carcinoma18▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Vaccine18▲ 13×9 topics
  18. Global Burden17▲ 9.3×7 topics
  19. Critical Care17▲ 22×5 topics
  20. Erythropoiesis17▲ 58×2 topics
  21. Cardiac Surgery16▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Tranexamic Acid16▲ 224×1 topic
  23. Chronic Hepatitis B16▲ 87×1 topic
  24. Hepatitis B Virus16▲ 87×1 topic
  25. Apoptosis15▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Ion Channels15▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Piezo114▲ 97×1 topic
  28. Piezo214▲ 97×1 topic
  29. HIV13▲ 32×4 topics
  30. Antibodies12▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Genetic Variation12▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Hematopoietic Stem Cells12▲ 35×3 topics
  33. AIDS12▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Immune Activation12▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Hemostasis11▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Pulmonary Hypertension11▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Hepatitis C Virus10▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Ribavirin10▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Sickle-cell Disease10▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Thalassemia10▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Memorial Blood Centers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Response and Management, Blood donation and transfusion practices, Bacterial Infections and Vaccines and Hepatitis C virus research.

  1. 1 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  2. 2 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  3. 3 Bacterial Infections and Vaccines Microbiology 0 works
  4. 4 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 0 works
  5. 5 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 0 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  8. 8 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 0 works
  9. 9 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 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 available11.8%not open88.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Memorial Blood Centers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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