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Thomas Jefferson University

In research, Thomas Jefferson University stands highest in Health Sciences (#375 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#338 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#534 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Neurology (Ophthalmology is 18.6× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#795
of 22,385 · #744 all time
Rank in United States
#184
of 3,332
Research works
32k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
999k
31.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%

What is Thomas Jefferson University 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 #375 of 9,902 10.0%3,190 #308
MedicineField #338 of 8,541 10.1%2,960 #276
Life SciencesDomain #534 of 6,403 10.4%739 #476
SurgerySubfield #235 of 1,532 12.5%427 #207
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #475 of 2,964 10.1%453 #401
Health ProfessionsField #350 of 1,895 8.7%193 #519
Social SciencesDomain #1,979 of 9,585 9.7%390 #2053
Physical SciencesDomain #2,788 of 10,670 9.3%207 #2888
Molecular BiologySubfield #502 of 1,880 10.0%258 #416
NeuroscienceField #299 of 1,092 10.1%143 #288

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thomas Jefferson University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#308 #375
  2. Medicine#276 #338
  3. Life Sciences#476 #534
  4. Surgery#207 #235
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#401 #475
  6. Health Professions#519 #350
  7. Social Sciences#2,053 #1,979
  8. Physical Sciences#2,888 #2,788
  9. Molecular Biology#416 #502
  10. Neuroscience#288 #299
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Thomas Jefferson University work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Thomas Jefferson University is in Health Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,618 fractional works · 70.4% of its workMedicine: 3,356 fractional works · 65.3% of its workSurgery: 478 fractional works · 9.3% of its workOphthalmology: 254 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 233 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEpidemiology: 227 fractional works · 4.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 218 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 197 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 196 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 152 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 150 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 128 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 108 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 102 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 91 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDermatology: 82 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 59 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 56 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 48 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 44 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 219 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 133 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 829 fractional works · 16.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 507 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 290 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 88 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 52 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 40 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 164 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 45 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 106 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 77 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 448 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 160 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 47 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 143 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 66 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 62 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 55 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 241 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEngineering: 110 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 72 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKThomas JeffersonUniversity5,136fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences9%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences3,61870.4%
    1. Medicine3,35665.3%
    2. Health Professions2194.3%
    3. Nursing240.5%
    4. Dentistry110.2%
    5. Veterinary80.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5079.9%
    2. Neuroscience1643.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1062.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences260.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.5%
    1. Social Sciences1603.1%
    2. Psychology1432.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance621.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities380.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting330.6%
    6. Decision Sciences110.2%
    1. Engineering1102.1%
    2. Computer Science380.7%
    3. Environmental Science300.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy180.3%
    5. Materials Science170.3%
    6. Chemistry150.3%
    7. Mathematics80.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    10. Energy10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Thomas Jefferson University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 254.4 works19×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 81.8 works6.1×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 150.0 works5.1×
  4. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 28.3 works5.0×
  5. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 127.7 works4.8×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 507 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 106 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.96× its world share, 164 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 219 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.40× its world share, 3,356 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 62 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 143 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 160 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.40×3,356 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.06×106 works
  3. Neuroscience1.96×164 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.85×507 works
  5. Health Professions1.62×219 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.44×26 works
  7. Veterinary1.13×8 works
  8. Nursing0.94×24 works
  9. Psychology0.92×143 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.56×62 works
  11. Dentistry0.44×11 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.26×38 works
  13. Social Sciences0.25×160 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.22×11 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×33 works
  16. Chemistry0.18×15 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.15×18 works
  18. Engineering0.14×110 works
  19. Mathematics0.13×8 works
  20. Environmental Science0.12×30 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×26 works
  22. Computer Science0.10×38 works
  23. Materials Science0.10×17 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.08×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×3 works
  26. Energy0.02×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Thomas Jefferson University?

Ranked on the quality score, Emad S. Alnemri, Michael P. Lisanti and Richard G. Pestell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thomas Jefferson University.

  1. 1 Emad S. Alnemri United States · #6,846 worldwide 72k citations · 228 works
  2. 2 Michael P. Lisanti United States · #9,765 worldwide 98k citations · 799 works
  3. 3 Richard G. Pestell United States · #16,852 worldwide 73k citations · 832 works
  4. 4 Agnieszka Katarzyna Witkiewicz United States · #17,320 worldwide 20k citations · 462 works
  5. 5 Teresa Fernandes‐Alnemri United States · #18,577 worldwide 26k citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Karen E. Knudsen United States · #19,526 worldwide 23k citations · 680 works
  7. 7 Renato V. Iozzo United States · #21,213 worldwide 56k citations · 531 works
  8. 8 Jeffrey Benovic United States · #38,464 worldwide 35k citations · 400 works
  9. 9 Makarand V. Risbud United States · #45,634 worldwide 20k citations · 224 works
  10. 10 György Hajnóczky United States · #45,701 worldwide 32k citations · 259 works
All ranked researchers at Thomas Jefferson University

What are the most cited papers from Thomas Jefferson University?

The most cited paper from Thomas Jefferson University is "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines" (Clotilde Théry et al., 2018), with 11,535 citations. Next come "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055) and "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (8,461).

All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Thomas Jefferson University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Genetic Mutations, Prognostic Factors, Immunotherapy, Treatment, Risk Factors and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology529▲ 2.6×127 topics
  2. Inflammation280▲ 2.6×79 topics
  3. Treatment174▲ 2.8×48 topics
  4. Quality of Life172▲ 2.3×51 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress166▲ 1.96×55 topics
  6. Risk Factors165▲ 2.9×35 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations150▲ 6.7×23 topics
  8. Immunotherapy146▲ 3.9×19 topics
  9. Cancer141▲ 2.0×51 topics
  10. Prognostic Factors137▲ 6.1×14 topics
  11. Diagnosis128▲ 2.7×40 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders118▲ 4.0×20 topics
  13. Chemotherapy112▲ 3.1×25 topics
  14. Complications99▲ 3.9×17 topics
  15. Clinical Trials97▲ 2.8×18 topics
  16. Management96▲ 2.4×33 topics
  17. Radiotherapy95▲ 4.7×13 topics
  18. Glaucoma85▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Neurodegeneration84▲ 5.3×10 topics
  20. Mortality82▲ 2.8×13 topics
  21. Guidelines78▲ 3.2×13 topics
  22. Radiation Therapy77▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Macular Degeneration76▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Surgical Management75▲ 3.6×20 topics
  25. Medical Education74▲ 5.3×12 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction73▲ 4.6×10 topics
  27. Myopia70▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Intraocular Pressure64▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Tumor Classification62▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Immunosuppressive Therapy62▲ 6.3×8 topics
  31. Diabetic Retinopathy59▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Optical Coherence Tomography58▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Intravitreal Injection57▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes57▲ 5.2×6 topics
  35. Retinoblastoma57▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Uveal Melanoma57▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor55▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Optic Nerve54▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Degenerative Disc Disease49▲ 10×2 topics
  40. OCT Imaging48▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Thomas Jefferson University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ocular Oncology and Treatments, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Retinal and Macular Surgery and Glaucoma and retinal disorders.

  1. 1 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 57 works
  2. 2 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 44 works
  3. 3 Retinal and Macular Surgery Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 44 works
  4. 4 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 38 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 30 works
  6. 6 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 29 works
  7. 7 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 26 works
  8. 8 Corneal surgery and disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 26 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 24 works
  10. 10 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 24 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Thomas Jefferson University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Jefferson University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.020% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%Thomas Jefferson University0.019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Thomas Jefferson University 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Thomas Jefferson University9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 1991.

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