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Quest Diagnostics (United States)

In research, Quest Diagnostics (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,406 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,348 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,849
of 22,385 · #7,067 all time
Rank in United States
#1,340
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▲ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Quest Diagnostics (United States)

What is Quest Diagnostics (United States) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,406 of 9,902 8.2%125 #2840
MedicineField #4,348 of 8,541 8.0%108 #2623

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quest Diagnostics (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Quest Diagnostics (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Quest Diagnostics (United States) is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 133 fractional works · 53.3% of its workMedicine: 116 fractional works · 46.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 14 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHematology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 19.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKQuest Diagnostics(United States)249fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11646.7%
    2. Health Professions124.8%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Dentistry20.7%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3514.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology62.4%
    3. Neuroscience31.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    1. Social Sciences259.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities83.2%
    3. Decision Sciences62.5%
    4. Psychology62.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    1. Environmental Science62.4%
    2. Computer Science62.3%
    3. Engineering41.7%
    4. Chemistry21.0%
    5. Mathematics10.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Energy00.0%
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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.67× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.36× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 116 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 25 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, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.67×36 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.58×6 works
  3. Medicine2.43×116 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.36×6 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.19×2 works
  6. Veterinary2.01×1 works
  7. Health Professions1.84×12 works
  8. Nursing1.66×2 works
  9. Dentistry1.49×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities1.12×8 works
  11. Psychology0.78×6 works
  12. Social Sciences0.78×25 works
  13. Neuroscience0.69×3 works
  14. Chemistry0.64×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.48×6 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.29×6 works
  18. Mathematics0.20×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×1 works
  21. Engineering0.11×4 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  23. Energy0.03×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Quest Diagnostics (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Harvey W. Kaufman, Richard E. Reitz and Justin K. Niles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Quest Diagnostics (United States).

  1. 1 Harvey W. Kaufman United States · #361,355 worldwide 4.2k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Richard E. Reitz United States · #430,426 worldwide 3.9k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Justin K. Niles United States · #515,314 worldwide 2.4k citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Steven W. Taylor United States · #603,055 worldwide 4k citations · 55 works
  5. 5 James J. Devlin United States · #681,119 worldwide 6.6k citations · 157 works
  6. 6 Izabela Karbassi United States · #720,453 worldwide 1.8k citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Michael P. Caulfield United States · #739,427 worldwide 4.8k citations · 125 works
  8. 8 Joseph J Higgins United States · #774,435 worldwide 4.8k citations · 125 works
  9. 9 Dov Shiffman United States · #889,441 worldwide 4.1k citations · 111 works
  10. 10 Ronald D. Luff United States · #917,029 worldwide 3.5k citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Quest Diagnostics (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Quest Diagnostics (United States)?

The most cited paper from Quest Diagnostics (United States) is "Revised International Prognostic Scoring System for Myelodysplastic Syndromes" (Peter L. Greenberg et al., 2012), with 3,195 citations. Next come "Technical standards for the interpretation and reporting of constitutional copy-number variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen)" (1,854) and "Decitabine improves patient outcomes in myelodysplastic syndromes" (1,537).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Revised International Prognostic Scoring System for Myelodysplastic Syndromes Peter L. Greenberg et al. · Blood Open access 28 Jun 2012 3,195
2 Technical standards for the interpretation and reporting of constitutional copy-number variants: a joint consensus recommendation of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) and the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) Erin Rooney Riggs, Erica Andersen, Athena M. Cherry et al. · Genetics in Medicine Open access 5 Nov 2019 1,854
3 Decitabine improves patient outcomes in myelodysplastic syndromes Hagop M. Kantarjian, Jean‐Pierre J. Issa, Craig S. Rosenfeld et al. · Cancer 13 Mar 2006 1,537
4 Longevity, Stress Response, and Cancer in Aging Telomerase-Deficient Mice K. Lenhard Rudolph, Sandy S. Chang, Han‐Woong Lee et al. · Cell Open access Mar 1999 1,350
5 Nilotinib in Imatinib-Resistant CML and Philadelphia Chromosome–Positive ALL Hagop M. Kantarjian, Francis Joseph Giles, Lydia Wunderle et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Jun 2006 1,348
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Quest Diagnostics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Metabolic Syndrome, SARS-CoV-2, Immune Response, Health Promotion, Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology25▲ 2.5×58 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 3.9×23 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 5.3×19 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.3×23 topics
  5. Inflammation9▲ 1.77×34 topics
  6. Quality of Life9▲ 2.6×20 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 3.1×22 topics
  8. Risk Factors8▲ 3.1×18 topics
  9. COVID-198▲ 2.4×13 topics
  10. Immune Response8▲ 5.5×12 topics
  11. Treatment8▲ 2.5×22 topics
  12. Pandemic7▲ 3.0×7 topics
  13. SARS-CoV-27▲ 9.1×4 topics
  14. Diabetes6▲ 4.8×9 topics
  15. Health Promotion6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors5▲ 4.9×8 topics
  17. Vaccine5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  18. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Health5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  20. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  21. Antiviral Therapy4▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Genetic Variants4▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Cell-Free DNA4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Data Analysis4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  25. Mutation4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  26. Cancer Risk4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  27. Vaccine Development4▲ 6.4×6 topics
  28. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  29. Open Access4▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Peer Review4▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Targeted Therapy4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  33. Neuroinflammation4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  34. Breast Cancer4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  35. Chronic Diseases4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  36. Transplant Recipients4▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Ideal Cardiovascular Health4▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Preventive Medicine4▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Viral Transmission3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Health Policy3▲ 8.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Quest Diagnostics (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research.

Cardiovascular Health an…4Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…3Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 2 fractional worksGrowth Hormone and Insul…2Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiologyCancer ResearchHematology3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  4. 4 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 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 available48.1%not open51.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Quest Diagnostics (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Quest Diagnostics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00099% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Quest Diagnostics (United States)0.00082% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Quest Diagnostics (United States)7.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.8% in 2020.

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