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Muscular Dystrophy Association

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World rank, all time
#23,007
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,952
of 8,685
Research works
191
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.9k
46.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.77× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Muscular Dystrophy Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Muscle Regeneration, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Aging, Metabolic Regulation, Neuromuscular Junction and Reactive Oxygen Species.

▲ 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. Stem Cells22▲ 40×6 topics
  2. Muscle Regeneration21▲ 312×1 topic
  3. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy21▲ 312×1 topic
  4. Mitochondrial Dysfunction21▲ 30×7 topics
  5. Aging12▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Metabolic Regulation12▲ 22×4 topics
  7. Neuromuscular Junction12▲ 136×2 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress12▲ 3.3×12 topics
  9. Reactive Oxygen Species10▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Mitochondria10▲ 31×3 topics
  11. Antisense Oligonucleotides10▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Neurodegenerative Diseases10▲ 23×4 topics
  13. SMN110▲ 217×1 topic
  14. Spinal Muscular Atrophy10▲ 217×1 topic
  15. Cell Death9▲ 22×1 topic
  16. Mitochondrial Fusion9▲ 60×1 topic
  17. Genetic Mutations8▲ 7.8×9 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration8▲ 13×8 topics
  19. Metabolic Disorders6▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Protein Aggregation6▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Huntington's Disease6▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Mitochondrial Function6▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Newborn Screening6▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Polyglutamine6▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Tandem Mass Spectrometry6▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Biochemical Genetics6▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Carnitine6▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Gene Therapy6▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  30. Prognosis6▲ 9.0×4 topics
  31. Genomic Integration5▲ 24×2 topics
  32. AAV4▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Viral Vectors4▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Exercise4▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 10×4 topics
  37. FUS/TLS4▲ 117×1 topic
  38. TDP-434▲ 117×1 topic
  39. Gender Differences4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  40. Leadership Development4▲ 43×3 topics

Which research topics does Muscular Dystrophy Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and Virus-based gene therapy research.

Muscle Physiology and Di…2Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 2 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 1 fractional worksTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 1 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy…1Virus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 0 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…0CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 0 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…0Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 0 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…0Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 0 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …0Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologySurgeryGeneticsPhysiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.9%domestic only76.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Muscular Dystrophy Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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