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SurModics (United States)

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Research works
37
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
352
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
SurModics (United States)

Not ranked overall: SurModics (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does SurModics (United States) work in?

In all years, 43% of research at SurModics (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (24%), Materials Science (15%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 43.2% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 23.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 27.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 27.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSurModics (UnitedStates)37fractional works, all years
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences0%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering923.8%
    2. Materials Science615.3%
    3. Chemistry11.7%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine1027.5%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology514.6%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics412.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
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.

Who are the top researchers at SurModics (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Klaus R. Wormuth and David Lee Clapper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SurModics (United States).

  1. 1 Klaus R. Wormuth United States · #1,661,079 worldwide 660 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 David Lee Clapper United States · #2,525,732 worldwide 671 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at SurModics (United States)

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

The most cited paper from SurModics (United States) is "Chemical imaging of drug eluting coatings: Combining surface analysis and confocal Raman microscopy" (Anna M. Belu, Christine M. Mahoney, Klaus R. Wormuth, 2007), with 113 citations. Next come "Activities of Bismuth Thiols against Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Biofilms" (83) and "Effects of photochemically immobilized polymer coatings on protein adsorption, cell adhesion, and the foreign body reaction to silicone rubber" (81).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chemical imaging of drug eluting coatings: Combining surface analysis and confocal Raman microscopy Anna M. Belu, Christine M. Mahoney, Klaus R. Wormuth · Journal of Controlled Release 5 Dec 2007 113
2 Activities of Bismuth Thiols against Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Biofilms Philip Domenico, Lucilla Baldassarri, Paul E. Schoch et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Open access May 2001 83
3 Effects of photochemically immobilized polymer coatings on protein adsorption, cell adhesion, and the foreign body reaction to silicone rubber Kristin M. DeFife, Matthew S. Shive, Kris M. Hagen et al. · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 5 Mar 1999 81
4 Adsorption of plasminogen from human plasma to lysine-containing surfaces W. Glenn McClung, David Lee Clapper, S.-P. Hu et al. · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 5 Mar 2000 63
5 Three-Dimensional Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Imaging of a Pharmaceutical in a Coronary Stent Coating as a Function of Elution Time Gregory L. Fisher, Anna M. Belu, Christine M. Mahoney et al. · Analytical Chemistry 17 Nov 2009 61
All 37 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SurModics (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Drug Delivery, Tissue Engineering, Nanoparticles, Regenerative Medicine, Cell Culture, Chitosan and Mucosal.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications6▲ 16×9 topics
  2. Drug Delivery6▲ 35×5 topics
  3. Tissue Engineering4▲ 23×7 topics
  4. Nanoparticles4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  5. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 47×4 topics
  6. Cell Culture3▲ 82×3 topics
  7. Chitosan3▲ 155×1 topic
  8. Mucosal3▲ 307×1 topic
  9. Hydrogels2▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Mussel-Inspired2▲ 214×1 topic
  11. Surface Chemistry2▲ 120×1 topic
  12. 3D Printing2▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Bioprinting2▲ 99×1 topic
  14. Microfluidic Devices2▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Nanocomposites2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  16. OCT Imaging2▲ 138×2 topics
  17. Risk Factors2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  18. Glaucoma2▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Biomaterials1▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Glycosylation1▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Macular Hole1▲ 142×1 topic
  23. Metastasis1▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Poly(dimethylsiloxane)1▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Surface Characterization1▲ 89×2 topics
  26. Vitreoretinal Surgery1▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Angiogenesis1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. Electrospinning1▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Nanofibers1▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor1▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Hemostasis1▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Machine Vision1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Optic Nerve1▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Cancer Detection1▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Mammalian Cells1▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Optical Components1▲ 92×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis, Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms and Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases.

Venous Thromboembolism D…0Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…0Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 0 fractional worksBlood Coagulation and Th…0Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 0 fractional works
Internal MedicineEmergency Medical ServicesHematologySurgery

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

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  3. 3 Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms Hematology 0 works
  4. 4 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 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 available7.2%not open92.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower 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 SurModics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000020% in 2020.

0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%SurModics (United States)0.000015% in 2024200020102020

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

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