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The Medical Foundation

In research, The Medical Foundation stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,345 of 5,801 worldwide), Health Sciences (#13,342 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,169 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,790
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,317
of 7,310
Research works
562
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
The Medical Foundation

What is The Medical 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,345 of 5,801 6.3%131
Health SciencesDomain #13,342 of 16,688 11.2%140
Life SciencesDomain #9,169 of 11,023 6.9%166
Physical SciencesDomain #16,214 of 17,446 7.4%220

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

In all years, 39% of research at The Medical Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (23%), Medicine (20%), Chemistry (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 220 fractional works · 39.2% of its workChemistry: 79 fractional works · 14.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 19 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 16 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 69 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 61 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 28 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiation: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFiltration and Separation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 166 fractional works · 29.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 131 fractional works · 23.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 78 fractional works · 13.9% of its workGenetics: 38 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workToxicology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 140 fractional works · 24.9% of its workMedicine: 110 fractional works · 19.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacy: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThe MedicalFoundation562fractional works, all years
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences6%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry7914.0%
    2. Materials Science6912.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy285.0%
    4. Engineering152.7%
    5. Environmental Science91.6%
    6. Computer Science81.4%
    7. Mathematics61.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering30.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13123.3%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics152.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences81.5%
    4. Neuroscience61.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology50.9%
    1. Medicine11019.6%
    2. Health Professions244.2%
    3. Nursing30.6%
    4. Dentistry20.4%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Social Sciences162.8%
    2. Psychology122.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities40.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.79× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Health Professions: 3.99× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.99×1 works
  2. Medicine3.36×6 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.14×1 works
  4. Nursing1.97×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.79×0 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.37×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.00×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.33×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Medical Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Douglas L. Dorset, Caroline Gorst‐Unsworth and John E. Plager lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Medical Foundation.

  1. 1 Douglas L. Dorset United States · #2,181,409 worldwide 7.2k citations · 360 works
  2. 2 Caroline Gorst‐Unsworth United States · #2,310,219 worldwide 1k citations · 15 works
  3. 3 John E. Plager United States · #2,632,472 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  4. 4 JAMES W. EDMONDS United States · #2,975,948 worldwide 618 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Yoshio Osawa United States · #3,650,887 worldwide 4.1k citations · 125 works
  6. 6 Herbert A. Hauptman United States · #4,534,100 worldwide 3.2k citations · 220 works
  7. 7 Douglas C. Rohrer United States · #4,536,367 worldwide 1.3k citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Jane F. Griffin United States · #4,864,942 worldwide 1.2k citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Cody United States · #4,938,546 worldwide 379 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 D. A. Langs United States · #5,258,171 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at The Medical Foundation

What are the most cited papers from The Medical Foundation?

The most cited paper from The Medical Foundation is "An empirical correction for absorption anisotropy" (ROBERT H. BLESSING, 1995), with 7,944 citations. Next come "Preferred conformation and molecular packing of phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine" (890) and "The molecular structure of lecithin dihydrate" (622).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An empirical correction for absorption anisotropy ROBERT H. BLESSING · Acta Crystallographica Section A Foundations of Crystallography 1995 7,944
2 Preferred conformation and molecular packing of phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylcholine H. Häuser, I. Pascher, Robert H. Pearson et al. · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes Jun 1981 890
3 The molecular structure of lecithin dihydrate Robert H. Pearson, Irmin Pascher · Nature Oct 1979 622
4 Prolonged Survival of Human-Kidney Homografts by Immunosuppressive Drug Therapy Joseph E. Murray, John P. Merrill, J. Hartwell Harrison et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 13 Jun 1963 550
5 Psychological sequelae of torture and organised violence suffered by refugees from Iraq Caroline Gorst‐Unsworth, EVA GOLDENBERG · The British Journal of Psychiatry 1998 475
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Which keywords describe research at The Medical Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Breast Cancer, Transcriptional Regulation, Nuclear Receptors, Signaling, Estrogen, Receptor, Glucocorticoids and Tamoxifen.

▲ 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. Breast Cancer37▲ 23×6 topics
  2. Transcriptional Regulation36▲ 26×4 topics
  3. Nuclear Receptors36▲ 35×4 topics
  4. Signaling35▲ 54×4 topics
  5. Estrogen35▲ 82×2 topics
  6. Glucocorticoids34▲ 108×1 topic
  7. Receptor34▲ 85×2 topics
  8. Tamoxifen34▲ 108×1 topic
  9. Small-Angle Scattering26▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Nanoparticles25▲ 3.4×11 topics
  11. Enzyme Structure24▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Drug Discovery24▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Macromolecular Crystallography23▲ 85×1 topic
  14. Structure Solution23▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Crystal Structure23▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Structure Determination22▲ 86×2 topics
  17. Crystallography19▲ 129×1 topic
  18. Powder Diffraction19▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Crystal Engineering18▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Microbial Transformation17▲ 136×1 topic
  21. Mycobacterium tuberculosis17▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Steroid Degradation17▲ 270×1 topic
  23. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 3.5×13 topics
  24. Medicinal Chemistry17▲ 7.9×9 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Risk16▲ 8.0×6 topics
  26. Anticancer Agents13▲ 9.4×8 topics
  27. Hydrogen Bonding13▲ 9.5×5 topics
  28. Molecular Dynamics13▲ 9.2×5 topics
  29. Crystal Growth12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  30. Crystallization12▲ 36×3 topics
  31. Supramolecular Chemistry12▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Mechanochemistry12▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Synchrotron Radiation12▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Chirality11▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Channeling11▲ 155×1 topic
  36. Nuclear Resonant Spectroscopy11▲ 155×1 topic
  37. Molecular Crystals10▲ 55×1 topic
  38. Noncovalent Interactions10▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Protein-Protein Interactions10▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis9▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does The Medical Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies and Sinusitis and nasal conditions.

Nasal Surgery and Airway…1Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and G…0Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 0 fractional worksSinusitis and nasal cond…0Sinusitis and nasal conditions: 0 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…0Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 0 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 0 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 0 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 0 fractional works
SurgeryCancer ResearchOtorhinolaryngologyPharmacy4 others

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

  1. 1 Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  3. 3 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 0 works
  4. 4 Sinusitis and nasal conditions Otorhinolaryngology 0 works
  5. 5 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 0 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Medical Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Medical Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%The Medical Foundation0.000029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Medical Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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