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New York Proton Center

In research, New York Proton Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,085 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,786 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,378 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,183
of 28,054 · #4,130 all time
Rank in United States
#584
of 4,192
Research works
8.4k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is New York Proton Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,085 of 12,888 9.5%191 #4898
Health SciencesDomain #3,786 of 11,982 4.2%460 #2356
MedicineField #3,378 of 10,443 4.3%412 #2123
Social SciencesDomain #3,508 of 10,521 12.7%339 #1416
Social SciencesField #3,572 of 6,365 16.7%146 #3487
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,880 of 2,578 18.3%61 #2189
Life SciencesDomain #6,143 of 7,800 5.9%97 #4625
SurgerySubfield #1,675 of 1,816 3.3%73 #1972
Computer ScienceField #4,479 of 4,667 7.4%68 #1700
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,490 of 3,579 4.5%62 #5073

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New York Proton Center 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,898 #3,085
  2. Health Sciences#2,356 #3,786
  3. Medicine#2,123 #3,378
  4. Social Sciences#1,416 #3,508
  5. Social Sciences#3,487 #3,572
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,189 #1,880
  7. Life Sciences#4,625 #6,143
  8. Surgery#1,972 #1,675
  9. Computer Science#1,700 #4,479
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,073 #3,490
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does New York Proton Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 29.7 works5.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 68 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 412 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.89× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 146 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New York Proton Center?

Ranked on the composite score, David Middleton, Fredrik Barth and Michael Stifelman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New York Proton Center.

  1. 1 David Middleton United States · #12,516 worldwide 913 citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Fredrik Barth United States · #13,116 worldwide 1.3k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Michael Stifelman United States · #58,724 worldwide 199 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 John Homans United States · #77,803 worldwide 167 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Ryder W. Miller United States · #131,852 worldwide 64 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Benjamin Wolstein United States · #190,329 worldwide 72 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Laurie Garrett United States · #227,660 worldwide 122 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Charles B. Simone United States · #363,499 worldwide 236 citations · 120 works
  9. 9 Joyce E. Yu United States · #371,567 worldwide 126 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 GEORGE M. MacKEE United States · #385,266 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at New York Proton Center

Which keywords describe research at New York Proton Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glycemic Control, Diabetes, Quality of Life, Radiotherapy, Insulin Therapy, Complications and Spinal Fusion.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology66▲ 1.53×83 topics
  2. Quality of Life34▲ 2.2×36 topics
  3. Globalization34▲ 1.59×47 topics
  4. Public Health30▲ 1.89×33 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress29▲ 1.61×32 topics
  6. Risk Factors26▲ 2.2×26 topics
  7. Diabetes25▲ 4.7×12 topics
  8. Treatment25▲ 1.90×37 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease25▲ 2.0×27 topics
  10. Glycemic Control23▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Complications22▲ 4.1×14 topics
  12. Identity22▲ 2.8×29 topics
  13. Human Rights22▲ 1.95×32 topics
  14. Management21▲ 2.5×23 topics
  15. Gender21▲ 3.5×21 topics
  16. Radiotherapy21▲ 5.0×12 topics
  17. Literature19▲ 3.3×21 topics
  18. Primary Care19▲ 4.6×10 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes17▲ 7.2×6 topics
  20. Insulin Therapy17▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Spinal Fusion16▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines15▲ 4.7×8 topics
  23. Psychological Impact15▲ 4.1×8 topics
  24. Type 1 Diabetes14▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Quality Assurance13▲ 7.3×3 topics
  26. Dosimetry13▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Diabetes Mellitus13▲ 6.0×6 topics
  28. Monte Carlo Simulation13▲ 6.0×2 topics
  29. Image-Guided Radiotherapy13▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Radiotherapy Physics13▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Low Back Pain12▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Degenerative Disc Disease11▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Continuous Glucose Monitoring11▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Hypoglycemia11▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Clinical Applications11▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Pancreatic Islets11▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Particle Therapy11▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Postcolonialism11▲ 7.9×7 topics
  39. Proton Therapy11▲ 39×1 topic
  40. ß-Cell Dysfunction11▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does New York Proton Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques, Diabetes Management and Research, Pancreatic function and diabetes and Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry.

Advanced Radiotherapy Te…13Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 13 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …11Diabetes Management and Research: 11 fractional worksPancreatic function and …11Pancreatic function and diabetes: 11 fractional worksRadiation Therapy and Do…11Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry: 11 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 10 fractional worksState Capitalism and Financial Governance: 7 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…7History and Theory of Mathematics: 7 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 7 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 6 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…6Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 6 fractional works
RadiationEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 13 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 11 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 11 works
  4. 4 Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 11 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 10 works
  6. 6 State Capitalism and Financial Governance Strategy and Management 7 works
  7. 7 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 7 works
  8. 8 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 7 works
  9. 9 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 6 works
  10. 10 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 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 available18.6%not open81.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New York Proton Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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