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Sanford Research

In research, Sanford Research stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,245 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,379 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,738
of 28,054 · #12,875 all time
Rank in United States
#1,752
of 4,192
Research works
619
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Sanford Research 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 #9,245 of 11,982 13.0%71 #9590
MedicineField #8,379 of 10,443 12.4%64 #8443

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

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: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.86× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.97× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.33× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 2.77× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.43× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sanford Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Thayne A. Munce, David A. Pearce and Chas. Mercier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sanford Research.

  1. 1 Thayne A. Munce United States · #351,376 worldwide 82 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 David A. Pearce United States · #708,889 worldwide 57 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Chas. Mercier United States · #814,318 worldwide 24 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Haotian Zhao United States · #1,401,199 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Jill M. Weimer United States · #1,508,373 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Michael S. Kareta United States · #1,600,574 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sanford Research

Which keywords describe research at Sanford Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Obesity, Risk Factors, Prevalence, Adolescents, Treatment, Genetics, Neurobiological Correlates and Psychological 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 2022–2025 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. Obesity16▲ 15×15 topics
  2. Risk Factors14▲ 8.9×14 topics
  3. Epidemiology13▲ 2.3×44 topics
  4. Prevalence13▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Adolescents13▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Treatment11▲ 6.5×13 topics
  7. Genetics10▲ 10×8 topics
  8. Neurobiological Correlates10▲ 72×3 topics
  9. Psychological Factors10▲ 32×3 topics
  10. Body Image10▲ 90×3 topics
  11. Eating Disorders10▲ 145×1 topic
  12. Inflammation8▲ 2.6×31 topics
  13. Cancer7▲ 3.7×25 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 5.2×16 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.2×24 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.9×20 topics
  17. Public Health5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  18. Weight Loss5▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Cancer Therapy4▲ 5.1×13 topics
  20. Biomarkers4▲ 4.1×11 topics
  21. Metabolism4▲ 5.4×12 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations4▲ 6.2×11 topics
  23. Physical Activity3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  25. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.3×11 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  27. Metastasis3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  28. Pluripotent Stem Cells3▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Biogenesis3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Health Outcomes3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  32. Congenital Anomalies2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Targeted Therapy2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Kidney Organoids2▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Nephrogenesis2▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Childhood2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Epilepsy Treatment2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Overweight2▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Injury Prevention2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Sanford Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Renal and related cancers, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean.

Eating Disorders and Beh…10Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 10 fractional worksRenal and related cancers: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksBotany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 2 fractional worksCancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response: 2 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 2 fractional worksLysosomal Storage Disorders Research: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyMolecular BiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 10 works
  2. 2 Renal and related cancers Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sanford Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher 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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