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The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

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World rank, all time
#27,239
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,699
of 7,310
Research works
203
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
55.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Which fields of science does The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences work in?

In all years, 38% of research at The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences is in Life Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (27%), Medicine (24%), Environmental Science (21%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 78 fractional works · 38.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 fractional works · 26.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 14.3% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 8.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 65 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 43 fractional works · 21.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 34 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 28.8% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 23.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSmall Animals: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThe HamnerInstitutes for…203fractional works, all years
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences1%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5426.6%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics115.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.6%
    4. Neuroscience42.0%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology41.9%
    1. Environmental Science4321.2%
    2. Engineering94.5%
    3. Chemistry41.9%
    4. Computer Science31.5%
    5. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    6. Materials Science20.9%
    7. Mathematics10.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    1. Medicine4823.7%
    2. Veterinary62.8%
    3. Nursing41.8%
    4. Health Professions10.4%
    1. Social Sciences10.3%
    2. Decision Sciences00.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    4. Psychology00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis takes 35.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield · 34.2 works36×
← 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.

Who are the top researchers at The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences?

Ranked on the quality score, Melvin E. Andersen, Harvey J. Clewell and Jerry L. Campbell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences.

  1. 1 Melvin E. Andersen United States · #246,453 worldwide 31k citations · 609 works
  2. 2 Harvey J. Clewell United States · #698,290 worldwide 16k citations · 396 works
  3. 3 Jerry L. Campbell United States · #1,335,652 worldwide 10k citations · 166 works
  4. 4 Miyoung Yoon United States · #1,621,084 worldwide 2.4k citations · 115 works
  5. 5 Longlong Yang United States · #1,721,490 worldwide 1.6k citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Mark A. Sochaski United States · #1,729,418 worldwide 1.8k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Jianmin Han United States · #3,317,790 worldwide 739 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Michael B. Black United States · #3,436,748 worldwide 2.4k citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Susan M. Ross United States · #3,681,308 worldwide 885 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Rebecca A. Clewell United States · #4,220,973 worldwide 2.4k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

What are the most cited papers from The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences?

The most cited paper from The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences is "Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy" (Daniel R. Krewski et al., 2010), with 1,703 citations. Next come "Recent advances in 2D and 3D in vitro systems using primary hepatocytes, alternative hepatocyte sources and non-parenchymal liver cells and their use in investigating mechanisms of hepatotoxicity, cell signaling and ADME" (1,303) and "Case Definition and Phenotype Standardization in Drug-Induced Liver Injury" (1,040).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy Daniel R. Krewski et al. · Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B Open access 17 Jun 2010 1,703
2 Recent advances in 2D and 3D in vitro systems using primary hepatocytes, alternative hepatocyte sources and non-parenchymal liver cells and their use in investigating mechanisms of hepatotoxicity, cell signaling and ADME Patrício Godoy et al. · Archives of Toxicology Open access Aug 2013 1,303
3 Case Definition and Phenotype Standardization in Drug-Induced Liver Injury Guruprasad Padur Aithal, PB Watkins, Raúl J. Andrade et al. · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Open access 4 May 2011 1,040
4 The MicroArray Quality Control (MAQC)-II study of common practices for the development and validation of microarray-based predictive models Leming M. Shi et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access201 authors 30 Jul 2010 922
5 Reactive Oxygen Species as a Signal in Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion Jingbo Pi, Yushi Bai, Qiang Zhang et al. · Diabetes Open access 27 Jun 2007 579
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Which keywords describe research at The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Health Effects, Environmental Exposure, Biomonitoring, Metabolic Disorders, Bisphenol A, Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Risk Assessment.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress37▲ 9.8×35 topics
  2. Health Effects31▲ 26×11 topics
  3. Environmental Exposure23▲ 108×3 topics
  4. Inflammation18▲ 3.8×34 topics
  5. Biomonitoring18▲ 71×2 topics
  6. Metabolic Disorders18▲ 47×3 topics
  7. Bisphenol A17▲ 227×1 topic
  8. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals17▲ 227×1 topic
  9. Risk Assessment16▲ 14×5 topics
  10. DNA Damage16▲ 58×3 topics
  11. Environmental Monitoring15▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Comet Assay15▲ 162×1 topic
  13. Genotoxicity Testing15▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Toxicity12▲ 13×9 topics
  15. Cancer10▲ 3.6×20 topics
  16. Mitochondrial Dysfunction10▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Biomarkers9▲ 7.0×10 topics
  18. Pharmacokinetics9▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Global Distribution9▲ 58×2 topics
  20. Metabolic Regulation8▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.4×12 topics
  22. Drug Metabolism7▲ 64×2 topics
  23. Nuclear Receptors7▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance7▲ 7.1×7 topics
  25. Bioaccumulation6▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Genetic Variation6▲ 9.8×5 topics
  27. Volatile Organic Compounds6▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Antioxidants6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations6▲ 8.9×2 topics
  30. ARRIVE Guidelines6▲ 167×1 topic
  31. Animal Research Reporting6▲ 167×1 topic
  32. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons6▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor6▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Brominated Flame Retardants6▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Chemoprevention6▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Hepatotoxicity5▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Liver Transplantation5▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Acetaminophen5▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Drug-Induced Liver Injury5▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Particulate Matter5▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress.

Mitochondrial Function a…0Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 0 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…0Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…0Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksGenomics, phytochemicals…0Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress: 0 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging0Skin Protection and Aging: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPhysiologyCancer ResearchDermatology

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

  1. 1 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 0 works
  2. 2 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 0 works
  3. 3 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  4. 4 Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 0 works
  6. 6 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% lower than in 2018-2021.

201020152020
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 The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000075% in 2022.

0.00050%0.0010%The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences0.0000090% in 202420102020

Fractional works of The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences 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.

10%20%30%The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences14.7% in 2014all institutions10.0% in 20142010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.1% in 2010.

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