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Prader Willi Syndrome Association

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Research works
26
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
662
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Prader Willi Syndrome Association

Not ranked overall: Prader Willi Syndrome Association is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Prader Willi Syndrome Association work in?

In all years, 44% of research at Prader Willi Syndrome Association is in Life Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (39%), Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 11 fractional works · 43.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 38.7% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 31.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPrader WilliSyndrome…26fractional works, all years
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences28%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1038.7%
    2. Neuroscience13.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.3%
    1. Social Sciences413.7%
    2. Psychology310.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Medicine415.6%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    1. Engineering13.4%
    2. Chemistry12.4%
    3. Computer Science12.3%
    4. Environmental Science12.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.61× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.86× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 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, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.61×3 works
  2. Neuroscience3.86×0 works
  3. Psychology1.52×0 works
  4. Medicine1.39×2 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.95×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.71×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.22×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Prader Willi Syndrome Association?

The most cited paper from Prader Willi Syndrome Association is "Maladaptive Behavior in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and Nonspecific Mental Retardation" (Elisabeth M. Dykens, Connie Kasari, 1997), with 325 citations. Next come "Rapid separation of neutral lipids, free fatty acids and polar lipids using prepacked silica sep‐Pak columns" (208) and "Causes of death in Prader-Willi syndrome: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) 40-year mortality survey" (182).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Maladaptive Behavior in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and Nonspecific Mental Retardation Elisabeth M. Dykens, Connie Kasari · American Journal on Mental Retardation 1997 325
2 Rapid separation of neutral lipids, free fatty acids and polar lipids using prepacked silica sep‐Pak columns James Gordon Campbell Hamilton, Karen Comai · Lipids Dec 1988 208
3 Causes of death in Prader-Willi syndrome: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) 40-year mortality survey Merlin G. Butler, Ann M. Manzardo, Janalee Heinemann et al. · Genetics in Medicine Open access Jun 2017 182
4 When is critical care medicine cost-effective? A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness literature* Daniel S. Talmor, Nathan Shapiro, Dan Greenberg et al. · Critical Care Medicine Review 6 Sep 2006 132
5 Hyperphagia: Current concepts and future directions proceedings of the 2nd international conference on hyperphagia Steven B. Heymsfield et al. · Obesity Open access Feb 2014 130
All 45 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Prader Willi Syndrome Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: DNA Methylation, Gene Expression, Genomic Imprinting, Parental Influence, Resilience, Climate Change Adaptation, Genetic Mutations and Fragile X Syndrome.

▲ 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 16 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. DNA Methylation7▲ 232×2 topics
  2. Gene Expression6▲ 40×2 topics
  3. Genomic Imprinting6▲ 1239×1 topic
  4. Parental Influence6▲ 1239×1 topic
  5. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Fragile X Syndrome1▲ 148×1 topic
  7. Genetic Mutations1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  8. Resilience1▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Rett Syndrome1▲ 148×1 topic
  10. Genetics1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  11. Property Rights1▲ 38×3 topics
  12. Epidemiology1◆ 1.08×7 topics
  13. Community1▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Courage1▲ 543×1 topic
  15. Disaster1▲ 114×1 topic
  16. Heroism1▲ 543×1 topic

Which research topics does Prader Willi Syndrome Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Genomics and Rare Diseases and Down syndrome and intellectual disability research.

Genetic Syndromes and Im…2Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 0 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 0 fractional worksDown syndrome and intellectual disability research: 0 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 0 fractional worksMathematics, Computing, and Information Processing: 0 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 0 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 0 fractional worksRegulation of Appetite and Obesity: 0 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 0 fractional works
GeneticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthComputational Theory and MathematicsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 0 works
  4. 4 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  5. 5 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  7. 7 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  9. 9 Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 0 works
  10. 10 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.1%domestic only63.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Prader Willi Syndrome Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Prader Willi Syndrome Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000029% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Prader Willi Syndrome Association0.000013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Prader Willi Syndrome Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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