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The Bronx Defenders

In research, The Bronx Defenders stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,638 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,078 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 3.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,458
of 22,385 · #4,500 all time
Rank in United States
#1,444
of 3,332
Research works
2k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
The Bronx Defenders

What is The Bronx Defenders 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 #4,638 of 9,902 6.6%121 #3090
MedicineField #4,078 of 8,541 6.4%110 #2764

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Bronx Defenders 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 The Bronx Defenders work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at The Bronx Defenders is in Health Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 136 fractional works · 60.3% of its workMedicine: 123 fractional works · 54.6% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 17 fractional works · 7.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 13 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKThe BronxDefenders226fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences16%

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. Medicine12354.6%
    2. Health Professions125.2%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences166.9%
    2. Psychology114.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities52.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology177.7%
    2. Neuroscience41.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    1. Physics and Astronomy62.5%
    2. Computer Science52.3%
    3. Engineering41.9%
    4. Environmental Science41.7%
    5. Materials Science31.3%
    6. Mathematics20.7%
    7. Chemistry10.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does The Bronx Defenders specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 20.8 works3.9×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.84× its world share, 123 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.84×123 works
  2. Health Professions1.97×12 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.73×1 works
  4. Psychology1.62×11 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.45×18 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.32×3 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.13×6 works
  8. Neuroscience1.01×4 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.82×5 works
  10. Mathematics0.63×2 works
  11. Nursing0.58×1 works
  12. Veterinary0.54×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.54×16 works
  14. Chemistry0.41×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.41×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.37×3 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.37×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.34×4 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.30×5 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×3 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  24. Engineering0.12×4 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Bronx Defenders?

Ranked on the quality score, Rebecca E. Fraioli, Bernard Borowiecki and Chris McNickle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Bronx Defenders.

  1. 1 Rebecca E. Fraioli United States · #1,435,117 worldwide 1.4k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Bernard Borowiecki United States · #1,914,942 worldwide 771 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Chris McNickle United States · #2,795,049 worldwide 108 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Yudy K. Persaud United States · #2,896,620 worldwide 187 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 D Altschul United States · #3,010,607 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Samuel M. Weingrow United States · #3,321,859 worldwide 29 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Harry H. Moore United States · #3,348,091 worldwide 28 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 MOLLY FINNAN United States · #3,361,977 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 June Bingham United States · #4,045,972 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Aaron Fagan United States · #4,328,053 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at The Bronx Defenders

What are the most cited papers from The Bronx Defenders?

The most cited paper from The Bronx Defenders is "22q11.2 deletion syndrome" (Donna M. McDonald‐McGinn, Kathleen E. Sullivan, Bruno Marino et al., 2015), with 2,278 citations. Next come "Handbook of Adolescent Psychology" (2,231) and "Geometric method for measuring body surface area: A height-weight formula validated in infants, children, and adults" (1,694).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 22q11.2 deletion syndrome Donna M. McDonald‐McGinn, Kathleen E. Sullivan, Bruno Marino et al. · Nature Reviews Disease Primers ReviewOpen access 18 Nov 2015 2,278
2 Handbook of Adolescent Psychology Peter C. Plishka · American Journal of Psychiatry Nov 1980 2,231
3 Geometric method for measuring body surface area: A height-weight formula validated in infants, children, and adults George B. Haycock, George J. Schwartz, David H. Wisotsky · The Journal of Pediatrics Jul 1978 1,694
4 Mutations in the P. falciparum Digestive Vacuole Transmembrane Protein PfCRT and Evidence for Their Role in Chloroquine Resistance David A. Fidock, Takashi Nomura, Angela K. Talley et al. · Molecular Cell Open access Oct 2000 1,478
5 Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016 Marom Bikson et al. · Brain stimulation Open access 17 Jun 2016 1,438
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Bronx Defenders?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diabetes, Glycemic Control, Primary Care, Epidemiology, Complications, Chronic Disease, Depression and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.2×65 topics
  2. Diabetes15▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Glycemic Control15▲ 41×4 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 4.2×21 topics
  5. Primary Care11▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Complications10▲ 9.2×14 topics
  7. Depression10▲ 5.1×11 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 5.2×12 topics
  9. Public Health9▲ 2.9×24 topics
  10. Chronic Disease9▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Inflammation8▲ 1.65×29 topics
  12. Insulin Therapy8▲ 28×3 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.0×25 topics
  14. Quality Improvement8▲ 17×6 topics
  15. Self-Management7▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Diagnosis7▲ 3.4×26 topics
  17. Type 1 Diabetes7▲ 38×2 topics
  18. Health Education7▲ 7.3×2 topics
  19. Patient Activation7▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Psychosocial Support7▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Quality of Life7▲ 2.1×23 topics
  22. Risk Factors7▲ 2.7×17 topics
  23. Heart Failure6▲ 5.6×11 topics
  24. Guidelines6▲ 5.2×11 topics
  25. Management6▲ 3.1×18 topics
  26. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Continuous Glucose Monitoring5▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Hypoglycemia5▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  30. Identity5▲ 2.9×9 topics
  31. Insulin Resistance5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  32. Behavior Change4▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Health Outcomes4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  34. Race4▲ 14×7 topics
  35. Weight Loss4▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  37. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  38. Digital Health3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Patient Engagement3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Adherence3▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does The Bronx Defenders publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diabetes Management and Education, Diabetes Management and Research, Diet and metabolism studies and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications.

Diabetes Management and …7Diabetes Management and Education: 7 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 5 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksChronic Disease Management Strategies: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPhysiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 7 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  3. 3 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  4. 4 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Bronx Defenders's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 The Bronx Defenders as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%The Bronx Defenders0.00062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Bronx Defenders 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 2025The Bronx Defenders5.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 1991.

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