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Touro University California

In research, Touro University California stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,748 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,364 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,272
of 22,385 · #8,435 all time
Rank in United States
#1,565
of 3,332
Research works
1k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Touro University California

What is Touro University California 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 #3,748 of 9,902 8.7%168 #3477
MedicineField #3,364 of 8,541 8.6%147 #3293

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Touro University California 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 Touro University California work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Touro University California is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 194 fractional works · 66.5% of its workMedicine: 171 fractional works · 58.5% of its workSurgery: 21 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 20 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 43 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKTouro UniversityCalifornia292fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences15%

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. Medicine17158.5%
    2. Health Professions207.0%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences217.3%
    2. Psychology144.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities41.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology227.4%
    2. Neuroscience82.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology62.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics51.8%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    1. Engineering41.2%
    2. Computer Science31.1%
    3. Chemistry20.7%
    4. Environmental Science10.4%
    5. Mathematics10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.05× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.65× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.04× its world share, 171 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.05×5 works
  2. Medicine3.04×171 works
  3. Health Professions2.65×20 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.09×6 works
  5. Neuroscience1.70×8 works
  6. Psychology1.57×14 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.39×22 works
  8. Nursing1.23×2 works
  9. Veterinary0.98×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.57×21 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.52×4 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.47×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.45×2 works
  14. Dentistry0.41×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.25×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.14×3 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  20. Engineering0.08×4 works
  21. Environmental Science0.08×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.04×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Touro University California?

Ranked on the quality score, Siyan Yi, Sally Chiu and Jay H. Shubrook lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Touro University California.

  1. 1 Siyan Yi United States · #204,761 worldwide 21k citations · 272 works
  2. 2 Sally Chiu United States · #616,775 worldwide 3.9k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Jay H. Shubrook United States · #862,952 worldwide 5.9k citations · 274 works
  4. 4 Eric J. Ip United States · #870,277 worldwide 1.8k citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Mitchell J. Barnett United States · #912,777 worldwide 3.2k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Alejandro Gugliucci United States · #1,169,629 worldwide 6.3k citations · 164 works
  7. 7 Teresita Menini United States · #1,216,941 worldwide 1.9k citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Alan J. Miller United States · #1,424,458 worldwide 3.6k citations · 82 works
  9. 9 Kevin B. Ita United States · #1,472,243 worldwide 2.7k citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Kelan L. H. Thomas United States · #1,559,226 worldwide 2.5k citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Touro University California

What are the most cited papers from Touro University California?

The most cited paper from Touro University California is "Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans" (Kimber L. Stanhope et al., 2009), with 1,766 citations. Next come "Low-Dose Methotrexate for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events" (1,332) and "The role of fructose in the pathogenesis of NAFLD and the metabolic syndrome" (778).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Consuming fructose-sweetened, not glucose-sweetened, beverages increases visceral adiposity and lipids and decreases insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese humans Kimber L. Stanhope et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 16 Apr 2009 1,766
2 Low-Dose Methotrexate for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events Paul M. Ridker et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 10 Nov 2018 1,332
3 The role of fructose in the pathogenesis of NAFLD and the metabolic syndrome Jung Sub Lim, Michele Mietus‐Snyder, Annie Valente et al. · Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology Review 6 Apr 2010 778
4 The Role of Advanced Glycation End Products in Aging and Metabolic Diseases: Bridging Association and Causality Jyotiska Chaudhuri, Yasmin Bains, Sanjib K Guha et al. · Cell Metabolism Open access Sep 2018 678
5 The Anticholinergic Drug Scale as a Measure of Drug‐Related Anticholinergic Burden: Associations With Serum Anticholinergic Activity Ryan M. Carnahan, Brian C. Lund, Paul J. Perry et al. · The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 13 Nov 2006 676
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Touro University California?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Depression, Obesity, Glycemic Control and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 3.0×89 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 2.6×44 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 6.5×16 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 4.6×23 topics
  5. Diabetes13▲ 9.1×14 topics
  6. Depression13▲ 5.1×15 topics
  7. Quality of Life13▲ 3.0×35 topics
  8. Treatment12▲ 3.5×33 topics
  9. Obesity12▲ 5.4×16 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress12▲ 2.4×25 topics
  11. Glycemic Control10▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Diagnosis8▲ 3.1×24 topics
  13. Mental Health8▲ 1.97×19 topics
  14. Weight Loss8▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Primary Care8▲ 6.9×9 topics
  16. Insulin Resistance7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  17. Aging7▲ 4.5×12 topics
  18. Insulin Therapy7▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.2×11 topics
  20. Reflective Practice7▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Atherosclerosis7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  22. Elderly6▲ 8.7×5 topics
  23. Type 2 Diabetes6▲ 9.3×5 topics
  24. Complications6▲ 4.1×14 topics
  25. Anxiety6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 6.1×8 topics
  27. Chronic Disease5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  28. Type 1 Diabetes5▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Ketogenic Diet5▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Quality Improvement5▲ 8.2×7 topics
  32. Assessment Methods4▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Competency-Based Education4▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Faculty Development4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Diabetes Mellitus4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  36. Patient Engagement4▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Continuing Medical Education4▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Inappropriate Medication Use4▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Polypharmacy4▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Touro University California publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovations in Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Diabetes Management and Research and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Innovations in Medical E…4Innovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…4Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…3Diabetes Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…3Diet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksPancreatic function and …2Pancreatic function and diabetes: 2 fractional worksLipid metabolism and disorders: 2 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeriatrics and GerontologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPhysiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Lipid metabolism and disorders Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Touro University California's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Touro University California as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Touro University California0.0012% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Touro University California 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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Touro University California7.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.0% in 2015.

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