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Simulations Plus (United States)

In research, Simulations Plus (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,045 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,341
of 22,385 · #18,872 all time
Rank in United States
#3,153
of 3,332
Research works
267
▲ 128% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
53.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Simulations Plus (United States)

What is Simulations Plus (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #11,045 of 17,446 16.9%126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Simulations Plus (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 Simulations Plus (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Simulations Plus (United States) is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 34 fractional works · 42.7% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 42.4% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 26.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 25.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 8.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 8.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSimulations Plus(United States)80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences6%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3442.4%
    2. Veterinary00.1%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1012.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology79.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology23.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    5. Neuroscience10.8%
    1. Computer Science78.7%
    2. Chemistry78.2%
    3. Engineering33.6%
    4. Mathematics22.3%
    5. Environmental Science11.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Materials Science00.5%
    8. Energy00.3%
    1. Decision Sciences22.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    3. Psychology11.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    5. Social Sciences00.4%
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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 34.44× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 5.23× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.21× its world share, 34 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 34.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics34.44×10 works
  2. Chemistry5.23×7 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.04×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.46×2 works
  5. Medicine2.21×34 works
  6. Mathematics1.98×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.76×8 works
  8. Computer Science1.12×7 works
  9. Veterinary0.95×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.50×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×1 works
  12. Energy0.38×0 works
  13. Psychology0.34×1 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.28×0 works
  15. Engineering0.24×3 works
  16. Environmental Science0.23×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Simulations Plus (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Marvin Waldman, Robert D. Clark and Michael B. Bolger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Simulations Plus (United States).

  1. 1 Marvin Waldman United States · #595,836 worldwide 5k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Robert D. Clark United States · #1,129,619 worldwide 5k citations · 168 works
  3. 3 Michael B. Bolger United States · #1,317,480 worldwide 5.5k citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Sandra Suarez‐Sharp United States · #1,608,911 worldwide 900 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Viera Lukáčová United States · #1,704,234 worldwide 1.8k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Sébastien Bihorel United States · #2,227,156 worldwide 435 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Michael S. Lawless United States · #2,535,071 worldwide 668 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Denise Morris United States · #2,691,865 worldwide 419 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Robert Fraczkiewicz United States · #2,873,856 worldwide 1.7k citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Jörg‐Rüdiger Hill United States · #2,958,832 worldwide 767 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Simulations Plus (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Simulations Plus (United States)?

The most cited paper from Simulations Plus (United States) is "COMPASS: An ab Initio Force-Field Optimized for Condensed-Phase ApplicationsOverview with Details on Alkane and Benzene Compounds" (Huai Sun, 1998), with 6,007 citations. Next come "The COMPASS force field: parameterization and validation for phosphazenes" (1,560) and "Predicting the impact of physiological and biochemical processes on oral drug bioavailability" (656).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 COMPASS: An ab Initio Force-Field Optimized for Condensed-Phase ApplicationsOverview with Details on Alkane and Benzene Compounds Huai Sun · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 29 Aug 1998 6,007
2 The COMPASS force field: parameterization and validation for phosphazenes Huai Sun, Pengyu Y. Ren, Joel Fried · Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science 1998 1,560
3 Predicting the impact of physiological and biochemical processes on oral drug bioavailability Balaji M. Agoram, Walter S. Woltosz, Michael B. Bolger · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review Oct 2001 656
4 Computer simulations of poly(ethylene oxide): force field, pvt diagram and cyclization behaviour David L. Rigby, Huai Sun, Bruce E. Eichinger · Polymer International Nov 1997 498
5 Molecular Modeling of Energetic Materials: The Parameterization and Validation of Nitrate Esters in the COMPASS Force Field Steven W. Bunte, Huai Sun · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 25 Feb 2000 492
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Which keywords describe research at Simulations Plus (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Pharmacokinetics, Genetic Variation, Medicinal Chemistry, Cytochrome P450, Pharmacogenetics, Molecular Docking, Drug Target Identification and Virtual Screening.

▲ 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. Pharmacokinetics9▲ 44×2 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 2.5×7 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  4. Genetic Variation6▲ 31×3 topics
  5. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 23×2 topics
  6. Cytochrome P4505▲ 183×1 topic
  7. Pharmacogenetics5▲ 298×1 topic
  8. Molecular Docking5▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Drug Target Identification4▲ 63×1 topic
  10. Virtual Screening4▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Biomarkers4▲ 7.6×8 topics
  12. Big Data4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  13. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Nuclear Receptors3▲ 46×2 topics
  15. ATP-dependent Transporters3▲ 163×1 topic
  16. Multidrug Resistance3▲ 119×1 topic
  17. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Treatment3▲ 2.9×12 topics
  19. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics3▲ 110×1 topic
  20. Critically Ill Patients3▲ 110×1 topic
  21. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Chiral Separation2▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  26. Perfusion Imaging2▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Antioxidants2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  28. Polymeric Materials2▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 44×3 topics
  30. Cognitive Function2▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Cyclodextrins2▲ 107×1 topic
  32. Immunogenicity2▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Solid Dispersions2▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Adaptive Designs2▲ 105×1 topic
  35. Angiogenesis2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  36. False Discovery Rate2▲ 105×1 topic
  37. Hepatotoxicity2▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Liver Transplantation2▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Spatial Analysis2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Acetaminophen2▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Simulations Plus (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms and Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy.

Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 5 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 4 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resis…3Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokine…3Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 3 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…2Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 2 fractional worksStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials: 2 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 2 fractional worksData Visualization and Analytics: 1 fractional works
PharmacologyComputational Theory and MathematicsOncologySpectroscopy4 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 5 works
  2. 2 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  3. 3 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 3 works
  5. 5 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  7. 7 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  8. 8 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Statistics and Probability 2 works
  9. 9 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Simulations Plus (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 128% 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 Simulations Plus (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Simulations Plus (United States)0.00041% in 20251990200020102020

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

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