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Thomas Foundation

In research, Thomas Foundation stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,101 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,993
of 22,385 · #16,518 all time
Rank in Australia
#233
of 270
Research works
306
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.5k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
78%
world 18%
Thomas Foundation

What is Thomas Foundation 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 #6,101 of 9,902 8.8%65 #4105

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

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Thomas Foundation is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (70%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 82 fractional works · 77.9% of its workMedicine: 73 fractional works · 69.5% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThomas Foundation105fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences7%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7369.5%
    2. Health Professions76.6%
    3. Dentistry11.2%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology65.4%
    2. Neuroscience32.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology22.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology22.2%
    2. Social Sciences21.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering22.1%
    2. Computer Science10.8%
    3. Environmental Science10.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.62×73 works
  2. Dentistry2.55×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.49×7 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.48×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×6 works
  7. Nursing0.97×0 works
  8. Psychology0.71×2 works
  9. Veterinary0.58×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.17×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.15×2 works
  18. Engineering0.14×2 works
  19. Environmental Science0.11×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.10×1 works
  21. Energy0.10×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.03×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Thomas Foundation?

The most cited paper from Thomas Foundation is "Psoriasis" (Frank Oliver Nestle, Daniel H. Kaplan, Jonathan Barker, 2009), with 2,797 citations. Next come "Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment" (1,500) and "The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease" (1,195).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Psoriasis Frank Oliver Nestle, Daniel H. Kaplan, Jonathan Barker · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Jul 2009 2,797
2 Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment Aysu Okbay et al. · Nature Open access256 authors 10 May 2016 1,500
3 The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease Writing group et al. · Nature Open access349 authors 14 Sep 2015 1,195
4 Evolution of MRSA During Hospital Transmission and Intercontinental Spread Simon R. Harris, Edward J. Feil, Matthew T. G. Holden et al. · Science Open access 21 Jan 2010 1,130
5 Management of bleeding and coagulopathy following major trauma: an updated European guideline Donat Rudolf Spahn, Bertil Bouillon, Vladimír Černý et al. · Critical Care Open access 19 Apr 2013 976
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Thomas Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Ethical Considerations, Heart Failure and Clinical Outcomes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.8×63 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 2.4×34 topics
  3. Quality of Life5▲ 3.4×25 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 3.6×16 topics
  5. Primary Care4▲ 9.7×11 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.4×16 topics
  7. Diagnosis3▲ 2.9×20 topics
  8. Genetics3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  9. Management3▲ 3.2×11 topics
  10. Treatment3▲ 2.1×21 topics
  11. Heart Failure3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  13. Precision Medicine2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  14. Medical Imaging2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  15. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  16. Echocardiography2▲ 7.2×8 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  18. Prognosis2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  19. Global Burden2▲ 3.5×8 topics
  20. Mortality2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 5.6×9 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  23. Guidelines2▲ 3.9×10 topics
  24. Health Equity2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  25. Health Care Costs2▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Clinical Decision Support2▲ 9.7×1 topic
  28. Ethical Challenges2▲ 7.0×1 topic
  29. Healthcare Quality2▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Medical Education2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  31. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  32. Pain Management2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  33. Elderly Patients2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  34. End-of-Life2▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Palliative Care2▲ 9.6×1 topic
  36. Pregnancy2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  37. Revascularization1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Assisted Reproductive Technology1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Neurodevelopmental Disorders1▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. TGF-ß1▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Thomas Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy and Cancer survivorship and care.

Artificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…2Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…1Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Technology: 1 fractional works
Health InformaticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthOncology6 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  2. 2 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 1 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors78.2%domestic only21.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Thomas Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher 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 Thomas Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00042% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Thomas Foundation0.00062% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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