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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

In research, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University stands highest in Medicine (#426 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#614 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#454 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology and Surgery — Dermatology is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,163
of 28,054 · #1,712 all time
Rank in United States
#449
of 4,192
Research works
13k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
299k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University 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
MedicineField #426 of 10,443 8.9%1,143 #467
Health SciencesDomain #614 of 11,982 9.1%1,238 #552
SurgerySubfield #454 of 1,816 10.1%198 #406
Life SciencesDomain #2,672 of 7,800 10.9%227 #802
Social SciencesDomain #6,257 of 10,521 17.1%122 #2696
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,227 of 3,579 12.9%115 #917
Health ProfessionsField #1,526 of 1,928 10.5%79 #692
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #623 of 738 8.7%84 #444
EpidemiologySubfield #834 of 976 6.8%88 #646
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #978 of 1,144 6.6%91 #742

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#467 #426
  2. Health Sciences#552 #614
  3. Surgery#406 #454
  4. Life Sciences#802 #2,672
  5. Social Sciences#2,696 #6,257
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#917 #2,227
  7. Health Professions#692 #1,526
  8. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#444 #623
  9. Epidemiology#646 #834
  10. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#742 #978
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 30.3 works7.0×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 197.9 works5.2×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 115 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.14× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.22× its world share, 59 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 1,143 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 49 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 42 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Nabil El‐Sherif, George Allen and David Gordon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

  1. 1 Nabil El‐Sherif United States · #15,292 worldwide 520 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 George Allen United States · #28,137 worldwide 437 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 David Gordon United States · #28,415 worldwide 266 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Robert F. Furchgott United States · #39,896 worldwide 514 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Herman A. Witkin United States · #44,058 worldwide 934 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Gerald Schiffman United States · #45,596 worldwide 302 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Steven R. Levine United States · #51,001 worldwide 299 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Michael A. Weber United States · #51,442 worldwide 418 citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Michael W. Mosesson United States · #71,318 worldwide 261 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Ralph M. Wynn United States · #74,630 worldwide 190 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Which keywords describe research at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Complications and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology226▲ 3.5×121 topics
  2. Inflammation91▲ 2.7×75 topics
  3. Treatment82▲ 4.1×48 topics
  4. Diagnosis72▲ 4.7×38 topics
  5. Risk Factors63▲ 3.5×34 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease57▲ 3.1×36 topics
  7. Quality of Life57▲ 2.4×45 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress48▲ 1.79×48 topics
  9. Public Health47▲ 1.97×48 topics
  10. Management45▲ 3.5×29 topics
  11. Complications43▲ 5.2×17 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome37▲ 2.8×21 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders37▲ 3.9×19 topics
  14. Genetic Mutations36▲ 5.1×23 topics
  15. Genetics36▲ 3.2×21 topics
  16. Mortality36▲ 3.8×13 topics
  17. Guidelines34▲ 4.5×12 topics
  18. Global Burden33▲ 3.8×11 topics
  19. Immunotherapy32▲ 2.7×19 topics
  20. Chemotherapy31▲ 2.7×24 topics
  21. Clinical Trials30▲ 2.7×17 topics
  22. Surgical Management29▲ 4.3×20 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines28▲ 3.2×14 topics
  24. Heart Failure27▲ 3.8×13 topics
  25. Insulin Resistance26▲ 3.5×10 topics
  26. Clinical Outcomes26▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Echocardiography26▲ 5.9×7 topics
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy26▲ 9.7×6 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations26▲ 4.6×12 topics
  30. Pathogenesis25▲ 3.0×22 topics
  31. Surgery25▲ 4.3×12 topics
  32. Pathophysiology23▲ 4.7×11 topics
  33. Neuroprotection23▲ 4.0×13 topics
  34. Graft Survival22▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Clinical Guidelines22▲ 4.7×9 topics
  36. Surgical Treatment22▲ 6.7×6 topics
  37. Degenerative Disc Disease20▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Myocardial Infarction20▲ 5.2×7 topics
  39. Kidney Transplantation18▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Spinal Fusion18▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Renal Transplantation Ou…12Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 12 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…12Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 12 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 10 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 8 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 8 fractional worksFood Security and Health…8Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 8 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 8 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 8 fractional works
TransplantationPathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 12 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 12 works
  3. 3 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 10 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 10 works
  5. 5 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 8 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 8 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 8 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 8 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 8 works
  10. 10 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 8 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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