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Third Way

In research, Third Way stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,921 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#7,611 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,622 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,176
of 28,054 · #11,530 all time
Rank in United States
#2,947
of 4,192
Research works
1,000
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Third Way 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,921 of 14,347 20.3%179
MedicineField #7,611 of 17,978 13.1%362
Health SciencesDomain #9,622 of 20,462 13.4%400
Social SciencesDomain #9,434 of 16,945 16.4%190
Physical SciencesDomain #15,727 of 21,541 7.8%231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Third Way 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.55× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 30 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.16× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Third Way?

Ranked on the composite score, Joshua D. Gibson, THOMAS H. MANLEY and C. B. Stephenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Third Way.

  1. 1 Joshua D. Gibson United States · #434,343 worldwide 113 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 THOMAS H. MANLEY United States · #1,101,431 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 C. B. Stephenson United States · #1,458,511 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Third Way

Which keywords describe research at Third Way?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Security, Agent-Based Modeling, Deep Learning, Chemotherapy, Clinical Trials, Epidemiology, Simulation Optimization and Verification and Validation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning6▲ 1.64×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.34×36 topics
  3. Security4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  4. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  5. Clinical Trials3▲ 4.3×11 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 1.35×9 topics
  7. Agent-Based Modeling2▲ 19×2 topics
  8. Literature2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  9. Treatment2▲ 1.78×11 topics
  10. Depression2▲ 2.3×10 topics
  11. Simulation Optimization2▲ 125×1 topic
  12. Verification and Validation2▲ 125×1 topic
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  14. Genomic Analysis2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  15. Immunotherapy2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  16. Democracy2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  17. Gender Dynamics2▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Metastasis2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  19. Technology Integration2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  20. Cytoreductive Surgery1▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Design1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  22. Art1▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Google Classroom1▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Neurological Effects1▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Online Gaming1▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Ovarian Cancer1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Russia1▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Student Satisfaction1▲ 7.1×1 topic
  29. Ukraine1▲ 39×2 topics
  30. Video Games1▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Cardiovascular Function1▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Mutation Analysis1▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Tumor Models1▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Aesthetics1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Biblical Monotheism1▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Genetic Factors1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. High-Performance Computing1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Home Automation1▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Jewish Society1▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Wireless1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Third Way publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Simulation Techniques and Applications, Digital Games and Media, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Simulation Techniques an…2Simulation Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media1Digital Games and Media: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Educ…1Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…1Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on b…1Spaceflight effects on biology: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksPost-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics: 1 fractional worksTesticular diseases and …1Testicular diseases and treatments: 1 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political ScienceEducationReproductive Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Simulation Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  2. 2 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 1 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.7%domestic only60.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Third Way's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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