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Touro University Nevada

In research, Touro University Nevada stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,607 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,947 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,516
of 22,385 · #15,571 all time
Rank in United States
#2,224
of 3,332
Research works
627
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Touro University Nevada

What is Touro University Nevada 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 #6,607 of 9,902 5.8%145 #8166
MedicineField #5,947 of 8,541 5.8%125 #7411

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

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Touro University Nevada is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Health Professions (8%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 167 fractional works · 73.8% of its workMedicine: 146 fractional works · 64.7% of its workSurgery: 27 fractional works · 11.9% of its workDermatology: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKTouro UniversityNevada226fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences10%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14664.7%
    2. Health Professions198.5%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology135.6%
    2. Neuroscience93.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Psychology114.7%
    2. Social Sciences83.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Engineering21.1%
    2. Environmental Science20.8%
    3. Mathematics20.7%
    4. Computer Science10.6%
    5. Materials Science00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.38× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.22× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 146 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 8 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 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.36×146 works
  2. Health Professions3.22×19 works
  3. Neuroscience2.38×9 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.93×4 works
  5. Psychology1.55×11 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.30×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×13 works
  8. Nursing0.78×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.60×2 works
  10. Dentistry0.52×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.26×8 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.24×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×2 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.16×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.07×1 works
  19. Engineering0.07×2 works
  20. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.02×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Touro University Nevada?

Ranked on the quality score, Aurelio Lorico, David Abram and Julia Rutherford Silvers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Touro University Nevada.

  1. 1 Aurelio Lorico United States · #952,663 worldwide 3.6k citations · 145 works
  2. 2 David Abram United States · #1,090,606 worldwide 3.2k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Julia Rutherford Silvers United States · #1,712,570 worldwide 359 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Kimberly A. Congdon United States · #2,289,438 worldwide 975 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jonathan Kuo United States · #2,462,727 worldwide 656 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Mark F. Santos United States · #2,496,777 worldwide 846 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 John V. Rider United States · #2,647,137 worldwide 303 citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Robert Azzarello United States · #2,873,333 worldwide 138 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Terrence Sanvictores United States · #3,278,425 worldwide 235 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Soham P. Chaudhari United States · #3,345,898 worldwide 417 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Touro University Nevada

What are the most cited papers from Touro University Nevada?

The most cited paper from Touro University Nevada is "Alzheimer’s disease drug-development pipeline: few candidates, frequent failures" (Jeffrey L. Cummings, Travis Morstorf, Kate Zhong, 2014), with 1,787 citations. Next come "Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Hypophosphatemia: A Case of Hypophosphatemia along the Rickets-Osteomalacia Spectrum" (682) and "Alzheimer's disease drug development pipeline: 2017" (552).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Alzheimer’s disease drug-development pipeline: few candidates, frequent failures Jeffrey L. Cummings, Travis Morstorf, Kate Zhong · Alzheimer s Research & Therapy Open access 3 Jul 2014 1,787
2 Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Hypophosphatemia: A Case of Hypophosphatemia along the Rickets-Osteomalacia Spectrum George C. Georges, O. Nájera, Kurt M. R. Sowers et al. · Cardiorenal Medicine Open access 29 Sep 2016 682
3 Alzheimer's disease drug development pipeline: 2017 Jeffrey L. Cummings, Yadi Zhou, Yuxin Yang et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions Open access 24 May 2017 552
4 Site response, attenuation and source spectra of S waves along the Guerrero, Mexico, subduction zone Raúl R. Castro, John G. Anderson, S. K. Singh · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America Dec 1990 337
5 Reduction of opioid withdrawal and potentiation of acute opioid analgesia by systemic AV411 (ibudilast) Mark Rowland Hutchinson, Susannah S. Lewis, Benjamen D. Coats et al. · Brain Behavior and Immunity Open access 5 Oct 2008 300
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Touro University Nevada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Clinical Trials, Complications, Parkinson's Disease, Chronic Pain, Inflammation and Low Back Pain.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 3.5×73 topics
  2. Quality of Life20▲ 6.1×28 topics
  3. Inflammation12▲ 2.5×44 topics
  4. Clinical Trials12▲ 7.8×12 topics
  5. Complications11▲ 9.4×13 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 3.3×31 topics
  7. Parkinson's Disease9▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Risk Factors8▲ 3.2×20 topics
  9. Chronic Pain8▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Global Burden8▲ 6.2×7 topics
  11. Diagnosis7▲ 3.4×20 topics
  12. Low Back Pain7▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Elderly7▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Muscle Strength7▲ 26×4 topics
  15. Psychological Factors6▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Disability6▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Musculoskeletal Disorders6▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Health Status Questionnaires6▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Management6▲ 3.4×16 topics
  20. Measurement Properties6▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Physical Performance6▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Pain Management6▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.6×17 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  25. Fall Risk6▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Gait Speed6▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Well-being5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders5▲ 3.9×13 topics
  29. Wound Healing5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  30. Prevention5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  31. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Body Image4▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Abdominoplasty4▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Liposuction4▲ 91×1 topic
  36. Occupational Science4▲ 88×1 topic
  37. Therapy Practice4▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Autoantibodies4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 9.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Touro University Nevada publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Body Contouring and Surgery and Occupational Therapy Practice and Research.

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 6 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surg…4Body Contouring and Surgery: 4 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…4Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksStoma care and complications: 2 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …2Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
PharmacologyPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSurgeryOccupational Therapy4 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  2. 2 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 6 works
  3. 3 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 4 works
  5. 5 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Stoma care and complications Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 2 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Touro University Nevada's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher 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 Touro University Nevada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00083% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Touro University Nevada0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Touro University Nevada 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Touro University Nevada5.4% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.2% in 2013.

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