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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

In research, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,715 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,501 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,375 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Dermatology is 7.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,481
of 22,385 · #2,837 all time
Rank in United States
#622
of 3,332
Research works
13k
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
304k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

What is SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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 #1,715 of 9,902 7.1%1,243 #1564
MedicineField #1,501 of 8,541 7.2%1,149 #1342
Life SciencesDomain #2,375 of 6,403 4.8%229 #1700
SurgerySubfield #689 of 1,532 8.5%200 #900
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,354 of 2,964 6.3%115 #1419
EpidemiologySubfield #613 of 927 4.8%89 #927
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #722 of 1,037 8.5%91 #1026
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #514 of 736 7.6%84 #710
Health ProfessionsField #1,487 of 1,895 4.9%80 #1849
Social SciencesDomain #7,818 of 9,585 7.8%122 #7262

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,564 #1,715
  2. Medicine#1,342 #1,501
  3. Life Sciences#1,700 #2,375
  4. Surgery#900 #689
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,419 #1,354
  6. Epidemiology#927 #613
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,026 #722
  8. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#710 #514
  9. Health Professions#1,849 #1,487
  10. Social Sciences#7,262 #7,818
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,415 fractional works · 75.4% of its workMedicine: 1,310 fractional works · 69.8% of its workSurgery: 229 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 106 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 103 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 98 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 65 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 57 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 47 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 46 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 42 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 40 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 37 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 35 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 34 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 33 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 25 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransplantation: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 86 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 49 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 266 fractional works · 14.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 136 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 33 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 69 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 41 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 27 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 136 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPsychology: 56 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 19 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 61 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSUNY DownstateHealth Sciences…1,877fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences7%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,41575.4%
    1. Medicine1,31069.8%
    2. Health Professions864.6%
    3. Nursing130.7%
    4. Dentistry30.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1367.2%
    2. Neuroscience693.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology412.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences130.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.4%
    1. Psychology563.0%
    2. Social Sciences472.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance191.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities80.4%
    5. Decision Sciences40.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting30.1%
    1. Engineering221.2%
    2. Environmental Science130.7%
    3. Computer Science120.6%
    4. Mathematics60.3%
    5. Materials Science30.1%
    6. Chemistry20.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 34.8 works7.1×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 229.4 works5.2×
  3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 98.1 works5.0×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 136 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.18× its world share, 41 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.28× its world share, 69 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 86 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.63× its world share, 1,310 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 56 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.63×1,310 works
  2. Neuroscience2.28×69 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.18×41 works
  4. Health Professions1.75×86 works
  5. Nursing1.44×13 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.36×136 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×7 works
  8. Psychology0.98×56 works
  9. Veterinary0.57×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×19 works
  11. Dentistry0.35×3 works
  12. Mathematics0.27×6 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.21×4 works
  14. Social Sciences0.20×47 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×13 works
  16. Environmental Science0.14×13 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.14×8 works
  18. Chemistry0.08×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.08×12 works
  20. Engineering0.08×22 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.05×2 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×3 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×3 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ellen M. Ginzler, Christopher U.T. Hellen and Tatyana V. Pestova lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

  1. 1 Ellen M. Ginzler United States · #30,191 worldwide 39k citations · 249 works
  2. 2 Christopher U.T. Hellen United States · #30,949 worldwide 20k citations · 158 works
  3. 3 Tatyana V. Pestova United States · #31,503 worldwide 21k citations · 142 works
  4. 4 Tim B. Bigdeli United States · #57,207 worldwide 23k citations · 263 works
  5. 5 Michele T. Pato United States · #57,299 worldwide 55k citations · 392 works
  6. 6 Michael J. Szarek United States · #59,587 worldwide 19k citations · 288 works
  7. 7 Steven R. Levine United States · #147,829 worldwide 33k citations · 541 works
  8. 8 M. Mahmood Hussain United States · #159,252 worldwide 13k citations · 245 works
  9. 9 Michael A. Weber United States · #178,719 worldwide 46k citations · 816 works
  10. 10 Robert F. Furchgott United States · #187,007 worldwide 29k citations · 128 works
All ranked researchers at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

What are the most cited papers from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?

The most cited paper from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is "The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine" (Robert F. Furchgott, John V. Zawadzki, 1980), with 12,123 citations. Next come "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055) and "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The obligatory role of endothelial cells in the relaxation of arterial smooth muscle by acetylcholine Robert F. Furchgott, John V. Zawadzki · Nature Nov 1980 12,123
2 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
3 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
4 Development of criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis: Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee Roy Davis Altman et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Aug 1986 6,848
5 Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus Michelle Petri et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Open access 2 May 2012 5,385
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Complications, Cardiovascular Disease and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology256▲ 3.4×124 topics
  2. Inflammation105▲ 2.6×75 topics
  3. Treatment91▲ 4.0×49 topics
  4. Diagnosis84▲ 4.8×39 topics
  5. Risk Factors72▲ 3.5×34 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease66▲ 3.1×36 topics
  7. Quality of Life65▲ 2.4×46 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress54▲ 1.76×49 topics
  9. Management54▲ 3.6×30 topics
  10. Public Health52▲ 1.89×48 topics
  11. Complications50▲ 5.4×17 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders44▲ 4.1×20 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome41▲ 2.7×21 topics
  14. Genetics40▲ 3.0×21 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations40▲ 4.9×23 topics
  16. Mortality40▲ 3.7×13 topics
  17. Guidelines39▲ 4.4×12 topics
  18. Global Burden38▲ 3.7×12 topics
  19. Immunotherapy38▲ 2.8×19 topics
  20. Surgical Management35▲ 4.6×20 topics
  21. Chemotherapy35▲ 2.6×24 topics
  22. Obesity34▲ 2.4×23 topics
  23. Clinical Trials33▲ 2.7×17 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines33▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Echocardiography32▲ 6.1×7 topics
  26. Heart Failure31▲ 3.7×13 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes30▲ 7.5×6 topics
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy30▲ 9.7×6 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance30▲ 3.5×10 topics
  30. Pathogenesis30▲ 3.1×23 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations30▲ 4.6×12 topics
  32. Neuroprotection28▲ 4.2×14 topics
  33. Surgery28▲ 4.3×12 topics
  34. Pathophysiology26▲ 4.8×11 topics
  35. Clinical Guidelines26▲ 4.6×9 topics
  36. Graft Survival25▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment24▲ 6.5×6 topics
  38. Degenerative Disc Disease23▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Kidney Transplantation21▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Spinal Fusion20▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Renal Transplantation Ou…14Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 14 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…13Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 13 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 11 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 10 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 9 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 9 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …9Diversity and Career in Medicine: 9 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 9 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 9 fractional works
TransplantationPathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 14 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 13 works
  3. 3 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 12 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 11 works
  5. 5 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 10 works
  6. 6 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 9 works
  7. 7 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 9 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 9 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 9 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0074% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University0.0070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University6.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.3% in 1991.

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