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Terasaki Foundation

In research, Terasaki Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,788 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,776 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,183
of 22,385 · #8,563 all time
Rank in United States
#1,551
of 3,332
Research works
375
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
35.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Terasaki Foundation

What is Terasaki Foundation 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,788 of 16,688 18.8%216
MedicineField #2,776 of 14,558 18.8%212

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Terasaki Foundation 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 Terasaki Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Terasaki Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Engineering (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 41.7% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 23.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 16.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 33.0% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 32.0% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 24.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTerasakiFoundation112fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences1%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2623.3%
    2. Materials Science1210.8%
    3. Chemistry21.9%
    4. Environmental Science21.6%
    5. Computer Science21.5%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.2%
    7. Mathematics10.8%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine3632.0%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    3. Dentistry00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1513.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology65.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics32.4%
    4. Neuroscience21.6%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    1. Psychology00.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.55× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.73× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.94× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.11× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.94×3 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology5.73×6 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.30×1 works
  4. Materials Science3.11×12 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.55×15 works
  6. Medicine1.66×36 works
  7. Engineering1.55×26 works
  8. Veterinary1.46×0 works
  9. Chemistry1.23×2 works
  10. Neuroscience0.99×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.68×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.59×0 works
  13. Energy0.47×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.32×2 works
  15. Nursing0.30×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.19×2 works
  18. Psychology0.15×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.14×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.09×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works
  24. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Terasaki Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Yangzhi Zhu, Reihaneh Haghniaz and Alireza Hassani Najafabadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Terasaki Foundation.

  1. 1 Yangzhi Zhu United States · #35,512 worldwide 5.9k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Reihaneh Haghniaz United States · #47,364 worldwide 4.3k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Alireza Hassani Najafabadi United States · #73,957 worldwide 2.8k citations · 86 works
  4. 4 Vadim Jucaud United States · #79,195 worldwide 2.5k citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Danial Khorsandi United States · #79,531 worldwide 2.1k citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Natan Roberto de Barros United States · #84,073 worldwide 4.4k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Kalpana Mandal United States · #104,883 worldwide 2.3k citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Johnson V. John United States · #208,828 worldwide 3.2k citations · 92 works
  9. 9 Marvin Magan Mecwan United States · #222,778 worldwide 980 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Han‐Jun Kim United States · #240,051 worldwide 8.1k citations · 314 works
All ranked researchers at Terasaki Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Terasaki Foundation?

The most cited paper from Terasaki Foundation is "Nomenclature for Factors of the HLA System, 2026" (Steven G.E. Marsh et al., 2010), with 4,206 citations. Next come "Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019" (2,100) and "Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors" (1,368).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nomenclature for Factors of the HLA System, 2026 Steven G.E. Marsh et al. · Tissue Antigens Open access 17 Mar 2010 4,206
2 Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life Years for 29 Cancer Groups From 2010 to 2019 Jonathan Kocarnik et al. · JAMA Oncology Open access601 authors 30 Dec 2021 2,100
3 Technology Roadmap for Flexible Sensors Yifei Luo et al. · ACS Nano Open access142 authors 9 Mar 2023 1,368
4 Engineered biomaterials for in situ tissue regeneration Akhilesh K. Gaharwar, Irtisha Singh, Ali Khademhosseini · Nature Reviews Materials Review 6 Jul 2020 871
5 Humoral Theory of Transplantation Paul I. Terasaki · American Journal of Transplantation Open access 28 May 2003 609
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Terasaki Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Biomedical Applications, Hydrogels, Drug Delivery, Cell Culture, Microfluidic Devices and Bioinks.

▲ 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. Tissue Engineering19▲ 28×12 topics
  2. Regenerative Medicine14▲ 49×6 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications13▲ 9.5×21 topics
  4. Drug Delivery9▲ 14×8 topics
  5. Hydrogels9▲ 40×5 topics
  6. Cell Culture8▲ 64×3 topics
  7. Microfluidic Devices8▲ 58×2 topics
  8. Inflammation7▲ 3.0×30 topics
  9. Bioinks7▲ 105×1 topic
  10. Bioprinting7▲ 105×1 topic
  11. Nanocomposites7▲ 7.6×10 topics
  12. Angiogenesis6▲ 16×9 topics
  13. Nanofibers5▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Biomaterials5▲ 19×7 topics
  15. Graft Survival5▲ 49×3 topics
  16. Nanoparticles5▲ 3.3×14 topics
  17. Immunotherapy4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  18. Wound Healing4▲ 13×9 topics
  19. Biosensors4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  20. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  22. 3D Printing3▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Graphene3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  25. Electrospinning3▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Polymer Nanofibers3▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Macrophages3▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  29. Applications3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  30. Biomedical Engineering3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Polymer Composites3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Tumor Targeting3▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Challenges3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Materials3▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Regeneration2▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Antigen Presentation2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Flexible Electronics2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Stem Cell Therapy2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Growth Factors2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Health Monitoring2▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Terasaki Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

3D Printing in Biomedica…73D Printing in Biomedical Research: 7 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional worksTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 2 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…2Wound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsAutomotive EngineeringSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 3 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  9. 9 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Terasaki Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 Terasaki Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Terasaki Foundation0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Terasaki Foundation 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 counting20%40%Terasaki Foundation24.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 32.7% in 2021.

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