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Merz (United States)

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Research works
40
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
134
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Merz (United States)

Not ranked overall: Merz (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Merz (United States) work in?

In all years, 92% of research at Merz (United States) is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (89%), Neuroscience (2%), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 36 fractional works · 92.1% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 89.5% of its workNeurology: 15 fractional works · 38.2% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 13.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMerz (UnitedStates)40fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences92%Social Sciences1%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3589.5%
    2. Health Professions12.0%
    3. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Neuroscience12.5%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    1. Engineering01.0%
    2. Materials Science00.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Psychology00.4%
    2. Social Sciences00.3%
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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.49× its world share, 16 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.15×0 works
  2. Medicine4.49×16 works
  3. Dentistry2.18×0 works
  4. Neuroscience1.40×0 works
  5. Health Professions0.92×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.25×0 works
  8. Psychology0.16×0 works
  9. Engineering0.15×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.12×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Merz (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael A. Hast and Rashid Kazerooni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merz (United States).

  1. 1 Michael A. Hast United States · #3,898,192 worldwide 857 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Rashid Kazerooni United States · #6,039,829 worldwide 280 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Merz (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Merz (United States)?

The most cited paper from Merz (United States) is "Skin regeneration-related mechanisms of Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA): a systematic review" (Mojgan Amiri, Renald Meçani, Christa D. Niehot et al., 2023), with 57 citations. Next come "Dilutional rheology of Radiesse: Implications for regeneration and vascular safety" (48) and "A morphological analysis of calcium hydroxylapatite and poly‐ l ‐lactic acid biostimulator particles" (39).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Skin regeneration-related mechanisms of Calcium Hydroxylapatite (CaHA): a systematic review Mojgan Amiri, Renald Meçani, Christa D. Niehot et al. · Frontiers in Medicine ReviewOpen access 2 Jun 2023 57
2 Dilutional rheology of Radiesse: Implications for regeneration and vascular safety Alec D. McCarthy, Danny J. Soares, Akash A. Chandawarkar et al. · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology Open access 15 Feb 2024 48
3 A morphological analysis of calcium hydroxylapatite and poly‐ l ‐lactic acid biostimulator particles Alec D. McCarthy, Christian Hartmann, Alan James Durkin et al. · Skin Research and Technology Open access Jun 2024 39
4 A Randomized, Blinded Study to Validate the Merz Hand Grading Scale for Use in Live Assessments Joel L. Cohen, Alastair Carruthers, Derek Jones et al. · Dermatologic Surgery 25 Nov 2015 38
5 Botulinum Toxin Therapy for Cervical Dystonia: The Science of Dosing Virgilio Gerald H. Evidente, Eric J. Pappert · PubMed Open access 23 Sep 2014 24
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Merz (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Treatment, Pain Management, Botulinum Toxin, Neurotoxins, Spasticity, Quality of Life and Adverse Reactions.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurological Disorders15▲ 57×5 topics
  2. Treatment13▲ 25×8 topics
  3. Pain Management12▲ 131×3 topics
  4. Botulinum Toxin12▲ 427×2 topics
  5. Neurotoxins11▲ 563×1 topic
  6. Spasticity11▲ 719×1 topic
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 9.0×8 topics
  8. Adverse Reactions4▲ 184×2 topics
  9. Deep Brain Stimulation4▲ 129×3 topics
  10. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Complications4▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Anatomy3▲ 102×2 topics
  13. Cosmetic Surgery3▲ 240×2 topics
  14. Dermal Fillers3▲ 448×1 topic
  15. Hyaluronic Acid3▲ 448×1 topic
  16. Wound Healing3▲ 34×4 topics
  17. Epilepsy3▲ 59×2 topics
  18. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy3▲ 148×1 topic
  19. Taxanes3▲ 148×1 topic
  20. Basal Ganglia3▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Subthalamic Nucleus3▲ 163×1 topic
  22. Hypertrophic Scarring2▲ 189×1 topic
  23. Keloids2▲ 189×1 topic
  24. Orthostatic Hypotension2▲ 156×1 topic
  25. Syncope2▲ 156×1 topic
  26. Inflammation1▲ 1.54×5 topics
  27. Epidemiology1▼ 0.77×8 topics
  28. Regeneration1▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Motor Recovery1▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Neural Plasticity1▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Rehabilitation1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  32. Neuropathic Pain1▲ 33×3 topics

Which research topics does Merz (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders, Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Dermatologic Treatments and Research and Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology.

Botulinum Toxin and Rela…4Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 4 fractional worksFacial Rejuvenation and …3Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …1Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksCancer Treatment and Pharmacology: 1 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksNeurological disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 0 fractional worksSurgical Sutures and Adhesives: 0 fractional worksParkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 0 fractional works
NeurologyDermatologyOncologyRehabilitation2 others

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

  1. 1 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 4 works
  2. 2 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 3 works
  3. 3 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  4. 4 Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 0 works
  7. 7 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders Neurology 0 works
  10. 10 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.5%domestic only67.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Merz (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower 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 Merz (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Merz (United States)0.000074% in 20252020

Fractional works of Merz (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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