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Thoratec Corporation (United States)

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World rank, all time
#33,043
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,048
of 8,685
Research works
136
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

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.

Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 4.37× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thoratec Corporation (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. Farrar and David J. Farrar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thoratec Corporation (United States).

  1. 1 David J. Farrar United States · #77,015 worldwide 266 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 David J. Farrar United States · #253,387 worldwide 119 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Thoratec Corporation (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Thoratec Corporation (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Thrombosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Left Ventricular Assist Device, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Myocardial Infarction and Surgical Repair.

▲ 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. Heart Failure35▲ 56×5 topics
  2. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention24▲ 121×4 topics
  3. Thrombosis24▲ 81×6 topics
  4. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation24▲ 209×1 topic
  5. Left Ventricular Assist Device24▲ 397×1 topic
  6. Dilated Cardiomyopathy16▲ 152×2 topics
  7. Myocardial Infarction16▲ 45×4 topics
  8. Surgical Repair16▲ 278×1 topic
  9. Ventricular Reconstruction16▲ 278×1 topic
  10. Echocardiography9▲ 24×4 topics
  11. Inflammation8▲ 2.5×19 topics
  12. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy7▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator7▲ 119×1 topic
  14. Angiogenesis7▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Wound Healing5▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  17. Cancer Progression4▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Biomaterials4▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Cardiac Surgery4▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Pulmonary Valve Replacement4▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Metastasis3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 33×1 topic
  24. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement3▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Transplantation3▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Lung Transplant3▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Rejection3▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Hypothermia3▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Regenerative Medicine3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  30. Cardiac Arrest2▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Resuscitation2▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Minimally Invasive Surgery2▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Smad-dependent pathways2▲ 112×1 topic
  34. Tumor Suppression2▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Regeneration2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Renal Function2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide2▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Cardiopulmonary Bypass2▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Hospital Readmission2▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Thoratec Corporation (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management.

Heat Transfer and Boilin…0Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies: 0 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Ther…0Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 0 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Co…0Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 0 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Diseas…0Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 0 fractional worksPain Management and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  5. 5 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 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 available13.5%not open86.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thoratec Corporation (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% lower 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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