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Plough Foundation

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Research works
85
fractional, all time
Citations
2.9k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Plough Foundation

Not ranked overall: Plough Foundation 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 Plough Foundation work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Plough Foundation is in Health Sciences, 32% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Chemistry (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 39 fractional works · 46.1% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 41.1% of its workDermatology: 17 fractional works · 20.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 32.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 13.0% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 18.6% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 10.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPlough Foundation85fractional works, all years
Life Sciences32%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences3%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3541.1%
    2. Health Professions22.1%
    3. Nursing11.7%
    4. Veterinary11.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1113.0%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics89.2%
    3. Neuroscience44.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology33.9%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    1. Chemistry910.9%
    2. Environmental Science33.4%
    3. Engineering22.1%
    4. Materials Science11.0%
    5. Mathematics00.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    7. Computer Science00.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Psychology21.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Plough Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Patricia Poh Agin, Frank J. Akin and Stephen J. Moloney lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Plough Foundation.

  1. 1 Patricia Poh Agin United States · #1,135,353 worldwide 2.9k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Frank J. Akin United States · #1,757,424 worldwide 1.2k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Stephen J. Moloney United States · #3,788,270 worldwide 396 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Plough Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Plough Foundation?

The most cited paper from Plough Foundation is "The Contributions of UVA and UVB to Connective Tissue Damage in Hairless Mice" (Lorraine H. Kligman, Frank J. Akin, Albert M. Kligman, 1985), with 295 citations. Next come "Prevention of Ultraviolet Damage to the Dermis of Hairless Mice by Sunscreens" (238) and "Solubilization of rapamycin" (213).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Contributions of UVA and UVB to Connective Tissue Damage in Hairless Mice Lorraine H. Kligman, Frank J. Akin, Albert M. Kligman · Journal of Investigative Dermatology Open access Apr 1985 295
2 Prevention of Ultraviolet Damage to the Dermis of Hairless Mice by Sunscreens Lorraine H. Kligman, Frank J. Akin, Albert M. Kligman · Journal of Investigative Dermatology Open access Feb 1982 238
3 Solubilization of rapamycin Pahala Simamora, Joan M Alvarez, Samuel H. Yalkowsky · International Journal of Pharmaceutics Feb 2001 213
4 Sunscreens prevent ultraviolet photocarcinogenesis Lorraine H. Kligman, Frank J. Akin, Albert M. Kligman · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Jul 1980 193
5 Posaconazole treatment of refractory eumycetoma and chromoblastomycosis Ricardo Negroni, Ángela María Tobón, Beatriz Bustamante et al. · Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo Open access Dec 2005 157
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Which keywords describe research at Plough Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants, DNA Damage, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Skin Cancer, UV Radiation, Genetics and Synthesis.

▲ 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 Stress18▲ 11×9 topics
  2. Antioxidants16▲ 43×4 topics
  3. DNA Damage15▲ 130×2 topics
  4. Matrix Metalloproteinases15▲ 110×2 topics
  5. Skin Cancer15▲ 283×1 topic
  6. UV Radiation15▲ 366×1 topic
  7. Epidemiology6▲ 1.67×16 topics
  8. Inflammation5▲ 2.6×16 topics
  9. Genetics5▲ 7.4×4 topics
  10. Synthesis4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  11. Regulation4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  12. Quality of Life3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  13. Melanin3▲ 138×1 topic
  14. Pigmentation3▲ 138×1 topic
  15. Drug Discovery3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  16. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  17. Treatment3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  18. Anticancer3▲ 16×5 topics
  19. COVID-192▲ 4.2×3 topics
  20. Health Effects2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  21. Antimicrobial2▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  23. Iridium-Catalyzed Reactions2▲ 76×2 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Polymeric Materials2▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Antimicrobial Activity2▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Biological Evaluation2▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Deuterium2▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Isotope Chemistry2▲ 87×1 topic
  30. Molecular Docking2▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Olfactory Dysfunction2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Olfactory System2▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Catalyzed Reactions2▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Chiral Separation2▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Heterocycles2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Immunology2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Adverse Drug Reactions2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Cyclodextrins2▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Solid Dispersions2▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Plough Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

  1. 1 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 0 works
  2. 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Plough Foundation's research output changed?

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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Plough Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000037% in 2016.

0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Plough Foundation0.0000090% in 202419801990200020102020

Fractional works of Plough Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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