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Nu Skin (United States)

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Research works
73
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
418
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Nu Skin (United States)

Not ranked overall: Nu Skin (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 Nu Skin (United States) work in?

In all years, 52% of research at Nu Skin (United States) is in Health Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (49%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 38 fractional works · 52.1% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 48.8% of its workDermatology: 15 fractional works · 20.2% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 36.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 19.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 9.0% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAging: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNu Skin (UnitedStates)73fractional works, all years
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences5%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3648.8%
    2. Health Professions22.2%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1419.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences810.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics33.9%
    4. Neuroscience11.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    1. Computer Science12.0%
    2. Engineering11.4%
    3. Environmental Science11.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Psychology11.6%
    2. Social Sciences11.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
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: 2.91× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 4.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.30× 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 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.23×0 works
  2. Nursing4.39×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.91×2 works
  4. Medicine2.66×9 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.67×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.57×1 works
  7. Neuroscience1.42×0 works
  8. Computer Science1.03×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.96×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.64×0 works
  12. Psychology0.30×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.19×0 works
  14. Engineering0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nu Skin (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Angela Mastaloudis, Mark Bartlett and Russell Gray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nu Skin (United States).

  1. 1 Angela Mastaloudis United States · #1,325,842 worldwide 1.7k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Mark Bartlett United States · #2,345,507 worldwide 1.1k citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Russell Gray United States · #2,870,679 worldwide 280 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Dale G. Kern United States · #3,122,521 worldwide 522 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 H. E. Knaggs United States · #3,391,260 worldwide 610 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Helen E. Knaggs United States · #3,441,435 worldwide 437 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Jihong Lu United States · #3,697,148 worldwide 421 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Melanie L. Riggs United States · #4,655,682 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Ganesh Diwakar United States · #5,480,088 worldwide 317 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Nu Skin (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Nu Skin (United States) is "Double‐Blinded, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Green Tea Extracts in the Clinical and Histologic Appearance of Photoaging Skin" (Annie E. Chiu, Joanna L. Chan, Dale G. Kern et al., 2005), with 146 citations. Next come "Anti‐inflammatory effects of CoQ10 and colorless carotenoids" (131) and "A Novel Prebiotic Blend Product Prevents Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Mice by Improving Gut Microbiota and Modulating Immune Response" (77).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Double‐Blinded, Placebo‐Controlled Trial of Green Tea Extracts in the Clinical and Histologic Appearance of Photoaging Skin Annie E. Chiu, Joanna L. Chan, Dale G. Kern et al. · Dermatologic Surgery Jul 2005 146
2 Anti‐inflammatory effects of CoQ10 and colorless carotenoids Bryan B. Fuller, Dustin R. Smith, Amber Howerton et al. · Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology Open access Mar 2006 131
3 A Novel Prebiotic Blend Product Prevents Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Mice by Improving Gut Microbiota and Modulating Immune Response Qian Chen, Yiping Ren, Jihong Lu et al. · Nutrients Open access 9 Dec 2017 77
4 Biochemical investigation and gene analysis of equol: A plant and soy‐derived isoflavonoid with antiaging and antioxidant properties with potential human skin applications Remona Gopaul, Helen E. Knaggs, Edwin D. Lephart · BioFactors 2012 72
5 A Two-Year, Double-Blind, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Green Tea Polyphenols on the Long-Term Clinical and Histologic Appearance of Photoaging Skin ROOHINA JANJUA, Claudia A. Rivera Munoz, Emily S. Gorell et al. · Dermatologic Surgery 15 May 2009 66
All 68 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nu Skin (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, Skin Cancer, Photoaging, UV Radiation, Inflammation, Antioxidant and Wound Healing.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress21▲ 16×20 topics
  2. Antioxidants13▲ 42×5 topics
  3. Skin Cancer11▲ 240×2 topics
  4. Photoaging10▲ 498×1 topic
  5. UV Radiation10▲ 296×1 topic
  6. Inflammation10▲ 5.9×19 topics
  7. Antioxidant7▲ 15×14 topics
  8. Wound Healing6▲ 34×5 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Cancer5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  11. Herbal Medicine4▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Cancer Prevention4▲ 25×7 topics
  13. Food Security4▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  15. Polysaccharides3▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Treatment3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  17. Metabolism3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  18. Immunomodulating Compounds3▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Medicinal Mushrooms3▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Obesity3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  21. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  22. Genetics3▲ 4.8×2 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  24. Pharmacology3▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Biomarkers2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  26. Hepatoprotective2▲ 40×3 topics
  27. Longevity2▲ 41×3 topics
  28. Aging2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  29. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Inflammatory Diseases2▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Medicinal Plants2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Rural Development2▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Neuroprotective Effects2▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Stem Cells2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  36. Bioactive Compounds2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Carotenoids2▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Hypertrophic Scarring2▲ 110×1 topic
  39. Keloids2▲ 110×1 topic
  40. Lipid Peroxidation2▲ 38×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Skin Protection and Aging, Dermatologic Treatments and Research, Medical and Biological Ozone Research and Saffron Plant Research Studies.

Skin Protection and Aging2Skin Protection and Aging: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksMedical and Biological O…1Medical and Biological Ozone Research: 1 fractional worksSaffron Plant Research S…1Saffron Plant Research Studies: 1 fractional worksZebrafish Biomedical Research Applications: 1 fractional worksLivestock Management and Performance Improvement: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…1Agricultural Economics and Practices: 1 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 1 fractional worksThermoregulation and physiological responses: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 0 fractional works
DermatologyPharmacologyOncologyCell Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 2 works
  2. 2 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  3. 3 Medical and Biological Ozone Research Pharmacology 1 works
  4. 4 Saffron Plant Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications Cell Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Livestock Management and Performance Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 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 available50.9%not open49.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Nu Skin (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Nu Skin (United States)0.000017% in 2025200020102020

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

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