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Metabolic Technologies (United States)

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Research works
74
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
41.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Metabolic Technologies (United States)

Not ranked overall: Metabolic Technologies (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 Metabolic Technologies (United States) work in?

In all years, 40% of research at Metabolic Technologies (United States) is in Health Sciences, 38% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 40.2% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 33.8% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 37.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 22.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMetabolicTechnologies…74fractional works, all years
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences8%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2533.8%
    2. Nursing22.7%
    3. Health Professions22.3%
    4. Veterinary10.8%
    5. Dentistry00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1722.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences79.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology33.9%
    4. Neuroscience11.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Engineering67.5%
    2. Environmental Science22.9%
    3. Computer Science22.6%
    4. Chemistry11.0%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.7%
    2. Psychology11.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    4. Decision Sciences10.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
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: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 7.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 7.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary11.84×0 works
  2. Dentistry7.11×0 works
  3. Nursing7.04×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences3.57×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.22×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology2.28×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.13×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.90×1 works
  9. Medicine1.49×4 works
  10. Health Professions1.38×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.19×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.90×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.88×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.47×0 works
  15. Engineering0.46×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.30×0 works
  17. Psychology0.19×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.15×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metabolic Technologies (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Lisa M. Pitchford and John C. Fuller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metabolic Technologies (United States).

  1. 1 Lisa M. Pitchford United States · #2,176,710 worldwide 539 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 John C. Fuller United States · #3,704,296 worldwide 1.8k citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Metabolic Technologies (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Metabolic Technologies (United States) is "Physiological Changes at Parturition and Their Relationship to Metabolic Disorders" (Jesse Paul Goff, R.L. Horst, 1997), with 1,156 citations. Next come "Effects of leucine and its metabolite β‐hydroxy‐β‐methylbutyrate on human skeletal muscle protein metabolism" (489) and "Effect of leucine metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate on muscle metabolism during resistance-exercise training" (392).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Physiological Changes at Parturition and Their Relationship to Metabolic Disorders Jesse Paul Goff, R.L. Horst · Journal of Dairy Science Open access Jul 1997 1,156
2 Effects of leucine and its metabolite β‐hydroxy‐β‐methylbutyrate on human skeletal muscle protein metabolism Daniel James Wilkinson, Tanvir Hossain, Derek Samuel Hill et al. · The Journal of Physiology Open access 4 Apr 2013 489
3 Effect of leucine metabolite β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate on muscle metabolism during resistance-exercise training Steven Nissen, Rick lee Sharp, M. Ray et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology Nov 1996 392
4 Effects of the Addition of Potassium or Sodium, but Not Calcium, to Prepartum Rations on Milk Fever in Dairy Cows Jesse Paul Goff, R.L. Horst · Journal of Dairy Science Open access 1997 258
5 β-Hydroxy-β-Methylbutyrate (HMB) Supplementation in Humans Is Safe and May Decrease Cardiovascular Risk Factors Steven Nissen, Rick lee Sharp, Lynn B. Panton et al. · Journal of Nutrition Open access Aug 2000 173
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Which keywords describe research at Metabolic Technologies (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Aging, Metabolic Syndrome, Exercise, Amino Acids, Metabolism, Nutrition and Resistance Training.

▲ 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. Inflammation9▲ 5.2×24 topics
  2. Aging6▲ 15×7 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 8.5×10 topics
  4. Amino Acids5▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Exercise5▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Metabolism5▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Nutrition5▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Resistance Training5▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Leucine4▲ 134×1 topic
  10. Muscle Protein Synthesis4▲ 134×1 topic
  11. Protein4▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  13. Epidemiology4▲ 1.27×23 topics
  14. Weight Loss4▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.7×19 topics
  16. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  18. Cancer Therapy3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  19. Obesity3▲ 5.7×13 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance3▲ 8.7×7 topics
  21. Ketogenic Diet3▲ 38×1 topic
  22. Low-Carbohydrate Diet3▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Cancer3▲ 2.5×15 topics
  24. Gut Microbiota2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  25. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  27. Probiotics2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  28. Atherosclerosis2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Glycemic Control2▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Insulin Therapy2▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Vascular Function2▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Metabolic Disorders1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Immune Function1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Intestinal Barrier1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Tandem Mass Spectrometry1▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics, Business Strategies and Management Research, Insurance and Financial Risk Management and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Literature, Culture, and…0Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics: 0 fractional worksBusiness Strategies and …0Business Strategies and Management Research: 0 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 0 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…0Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…0Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 0 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 0 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…0Health and Wellbeing Research: 0 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 0 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 0 fractional works
MuseologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchEconomics and EconometricsAnimal Science and Zoology6 others

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

  1. 1 Literature, Culture, and Aesthetics Museology 0 works
  2. 2 Business Strategies and Management Research Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  3. 3 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  8. 8 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 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 available59.1%not open40.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% 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 Metabolic Technologies (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000049% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Metabolic Technologies (United States)0.000068% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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