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Pulmonary Associates

In research, Pulmonary Associates stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,870 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,395 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine is 17.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,442
of 28,054 · #4,694 all time
Rank in United States
#2,498
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
78k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Pulmonary Associates 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,870 of 11,982 6.9%177 #1280
MedicineField #7,395 of 10,443 7.1%159 #1041

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pulmonary Associates 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).

What does Pulmonary Associates specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine takes 17.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 57.1 works17×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.82× its world share, 159 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.61× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pulmonary Associates?

Ranked on the composite score, David W. Cugell, Gary T. Ferguson and Lars Grönke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pulmonary Associates.

  1. 1 David W. Cugell United States · #109,938 worldwide 162 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Gary T. Ferguson United States · #322,277 worldwide 65 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Lars Grönke United States · #1,245,263 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 A. Vonk Noordegraaf United States · #1,468,618 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Santiago Roura United States · #1,475,820 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Carolina Soler‐Botija United States · #1,519,221 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Pulmonary Associates

Which keywords describe research at Pulmonary Associates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Management, Treatment, Global Burden, Respiratory, COPD and spirometry.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 4.0×60 topics
  2. Diagnosis24▲ 12×27 topics
  3. Management18▲ 10×20 topics
  4. Treatment17▲ 6.6×31 topics
  5. Inflammation13▲ 2.9×41 topics
  6. Global Burden10▲ 8.8×10 topics
  7. COPD9▲ 66×1 topic
  8. Respiratory9▲ 45×2 topics
  9. spirometry9▲ 66×1 topic
  10. Mechanical Ventilation8▲ 34×2 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.2×21 topics
  12. Immune Response8▲ 6.3×13 topics
  13. Cystic Fibrosis8▲ 50×3 topics
  14. Pulmonary Infections8▲ 61×2 topics
  15. Pulmonary Hypertension7▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Genetics7▲ 4.5×12 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 5.5×10 topics
  18. Mutation Analysis6▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Microbiota6▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Bronchiectasis6▲ 101×1 topic
  21. CFTR6▲ 101×1 topic
  22. Fibrosis6▲ 15×6 topics
  23. Interstitial Lung Disease6▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Mortality6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  25. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition6▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis6▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Myofibroblast6▲ 56×1 topic
  28. TGF-ß6▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Echocardiography5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  30. Thrombosis5▲ 8.3×7 topics
  31. Asthma5▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Inhaler Devices5▲ 91×1 topic
  33. Pulmonary Drug Delivery5▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Respiratory Distress Syndrome5▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Allergic Diseases5▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Eosinophils5▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Immunology5▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Hypertension5▲ 7.3×6 topics
  39. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  40. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 8.2×8 topics

Which research topics does Pulmonary Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 9 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 6 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseas…6Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 6 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…5Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 5 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 5 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…4Tracheal and airway disorders: 4 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 4 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 4 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis an…3Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiology

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  2. 2 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 5 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 4 works
  9. 9 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 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-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pulmonary Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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