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STEM Forward

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Research works
95
▲ 196% vs 2018-21
Citations
769
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
STEM Forward

Not ranked overall: STEM Forward is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does STEM Forward work in?

In all years, 42% of research at STEM Forward is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Computer Science (16%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 41.7% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 15.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 12.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 32.1% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 27.2% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 19.6% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 7.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSTEM Forward95fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences20%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1515.9%
    2. Engineering1212.4%
    3. Mathematics55.4%
    4. Environmental Science54.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    6. Materials Science10.6%
    7. Energy00.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Medicine2627.2%
    2. Health Professions44.5%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Psychology77.3%
    2. Social Sciences77.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.3%
    4. Decision Sciences11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Neuroscience22.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 5.64× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 10.78× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics10.78×2 works
  2. Computer Science5.64×7 works
  3. Health Professions3.24×1 works
  4. Medicine1.10×4 works
  5. Dentistry1.04×0 works
  6. Nursing0.59×0 works
  7. Engineering0.53×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.47×0 works
  9. Psychology0.22×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.19×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.17×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.10×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works

What are the most cited papers from STEM Forward?

The most cited paper from STEM Forward is "Adiponectin Levels Differentiate Metabolically Healthy vs Unhealthy Among Obese and Nonobese White Individuals" (Scott Ahl, Mitchell Andrew Guenther, Shi Zhao et al., 2015), with 129 citations. Next come "Erythropoietin protects the infant heart against ischemia?reperfusion injury by triggering multiple signaling pathways" (107) and "Effects of elevated H + and P i on the contractile mechanics of skeletal muscle fibres from young and old men: implications for muscle fatigue in humans" (100).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adiponectin Levels Differentiate Metabolically Healthy vs Unhealthy Among Obese and Nonobese White Individuals Scott Ahl, Mitchell Andrew Guenther, Shi Zhao et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access 24 Sep 2015 129
2 Erythropoietin protects the infant heart against ischemia?reperfusion injury by triggering multiple signaling pathways Parvaneh Rafiee, Yejiao Shi, Jidong Su et al. · Basic Research in Cardiology 20 Dec 2004 107
3 Effects of elevated H + and P i on the contractile mechanics of skeletal muscle fibres from young and old men: implications for muscle fatigue in humans Christopher W. Sundberg, Sandra K. Hunter, Scott W. Trappe et al. · The Journal of Physiology Open access 28 May 2018 100
4 The Lateral Arm Fascial Free Flap N. John Yousif, Ron Warren, Hani S. Matloub et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Dec 1990 93
5 A Cell Surfaceome Map for Immunophenotyping and Sorting Pluripotent Stem Cells Rebekah L. Gundry, Daniel R. Riordon, Yelena S. Tarasova et al. · Molecular & Cellular Proteomics Open access 8 Apr 2012 61
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at STEM Forward?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Approximation Algorithms, Delaunay Triangulations, Mesh Generation, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Algorithmic Applications, Education and Fuzzy Logic.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology6▲ 1.45×18 topics
  2. Approximation Algorithms4▲ 53×3 topics
  3. Mental Health4▲ 3.3×11 topics
  4. Education3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  5. Delaunay Triangulations2▲ 111×1 topic
  6. Mesh Generation2▲ 111×1 topic
  7. Algorithmic Applications2▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 2.1×5 topics
  9. Management2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  10. Fuzzy Logic2▲ 9.1×1 topic
  11. Model Theory2▲ 102×1 topic
  12. Residuated Lattices2▲ 65×1 topic
  13. Topological Dynamics2▲ 102×1 topic
  14. Reflective Practice2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  15. Algorithmic Information Theory2▲ 60×1 topic
  16. Cognitive Development2▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Computability2▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Prevention2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Attachment1▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Combinatorial Optimization1▲ 73×1 topic
  21. Complexity Theory1▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Geometry1▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Health Education1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  24. Hyperbolic1▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Neural Correlates1▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Psychological Interventions1▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Technology Integration1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  28. Surgical Techniques1▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Antifungal Therapy1▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Developmental Trajectories1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  31. Graph Theory1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Intervention1▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Child Welfare1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Digital Storytelling1▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Foster Care1▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Gesture1▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Health Promoting Schools1▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Medical History1▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Neurosurgery1▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Psychotherapy Outcome1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does STEM Forward publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation, Mathematics and Applications, Digital Storytelling and Education and Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs.

Computational Geometry a…2Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation: 2 fractional worksMathematics and Applicat…1Mathematics and Applications: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and…1Digital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksComplexity and Algorithms in Graphs: 1 fractional worksData Management and Algorithms: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Re…1Advanced Graph Theory Research: 1 fractional worksConstraint Satisfaction and Optimization: 1 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksOptimization and Search Problems: 0 fractional worksLimits and Structures in Graph Theory: 0 fractional works
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignGeometry and TopologySpeech and HearingComputational Theory and Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 2 works
  2. 2 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  4. 4 Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  5. 5 Data Management and Algorithms Signal Processing 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  7. 7 Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Optimization and Search Problems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  10. 10 Limits and Structures in Graph Theory Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 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 available16.0%not open84.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has STEM Forward's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 196% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 STEM Forward as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000069% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%STEM Forward0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of STEM Forward over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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