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The Medical Foundation

In research, The Medical Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,721 of 21,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,461 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,541 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#9,371
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,089
of 8,685
Research works
562
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,721 of 21,541 12.5%220
Health SciencesDomain #10,461 of 20,462 18.1%140
Life SciencesDomain #7,541 of 14,347 14.4%166
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,851 of 7,814 12.9%131

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 3.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Health Professions: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.46× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Medical Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, D. C. Rohrer, Vivian Cody and Douglas L. Dorset lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Medical Foundation.

  1. 1 D. C. Rohrer United States · #471,160 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Vivian Cody United States · #539,761 worldwide 106 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Douglas L. Dorset United States · #632,292 worldwide 167 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 H. Hauptman United States · #838,586 worldwide 99 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 William L. Duax United States · #856,640 worldwide 125 citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Yoshio Osawa United States · #877,431 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jane F. Griffin United States · #988,450 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 D. A. Langs United States · #1,122,510 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Charles M. Weeks United States · #1,146,680 worldwide 55 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at The Medical Foundation

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 2022–2025: Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies and Sinusitis and nasal conditions.

  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 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 0 works
  9. 9 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Medical Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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