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Vestar (United States)

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Research works
12
fractional, all time
Citations
924
76.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Vestar (United States)

Not ranked overall: Vestar (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Vestar (United States) work in?

In all years, 35% of research at Vestar (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Engineering (10%).

Physical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 35.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 33.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 12.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 23.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 19.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workALL ITS WORKVestar (UnitedStates)12fractional works, all years
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering19.7%
    2. Materials Science19.3%
    3. Chemistry16.0%
    4. Environmental Science15.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy03.3%
    6. Energy01.4%
    1. Medicine433.1%
    2. Veterinary00.9%
    3. Health Professions00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology219.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology04.0%
    1. Decision Sciences15.6%
    2. Social Sciences01.4%
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.

    Who are the top researchers at Vestar (United States)?

    Ranked on the quality score, Eric A. Forssen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vestar (United States).

    1. 1 Eric A. Forssen United States · #526,891 worldwide 1.5k citations · 16 works
    All ranked researchers at Vestar (United States)

    What are the most cited papers from Vestar (United States)?

    The most cited paper from Vestar (United States) is "The crystal structure of diphtheria toxin" (Seunghyon Choe, Melanie J. Bennett, Gary Fujii et al., 1992), with 671 citations. Next come "Efficacy of amphotericin B encapsulated in liposomes (AmBisome) in the treatment of invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients" (281) and "Development, Characterization, Efficacy and Mode of Action of Ambisome, A Unilamellar Liposomal Formulation of Amphotericin B" (251).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 The crystal structure of diphtheria toxin Seunghyon Choe, Melanie J. Bennett, Gary Fujii et al. · Nature May 1992 671
    2 Efficacy of amphotericin B encapsulated in liposomes (AmBisome) in the treatment of invasive fungal infections in immunocompromised patients Olle T.H. Ringdén, F. Meunier, Jan G. Tollemar et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1991 281
    3 Development, Characterization, Efficacy and Mode of Action of Ambisome, A Unilamellar Liposomal Formulation of Amphotericin B Jill Adler‐Moore, Richard T. Proffitt · Journal of Liposome Research 1993 251
    4 Pharmacology and toxicology of a liposomal formulation of amphotericin B (AmBisome) in rodents Richard T. Proffitt, A. Satorius, S.-M. Chiang et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 1991 203
    5 Liposomal Blockade of the Reticuloendothelial System: Improved Tumor Imaging with Small Unilamellar Vesicles Richard T. Proffitt, Lawrence E. Williams, Cary A. Presant et al. · Science 29 Apr 1983 190
    All 28 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

    By volume: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Multi-Criteria Decision Making and Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery.

    Antifungal resistance an…1Antifungal resistance and susceptibility: 1 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision …1Multi-Criteria Decision Making: 1 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug …1Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 1 fractional worksPeptidase Inhibition and Analysis: 0 fractional worksTransgenic Plants and Ap…0Transgenic Plants and Applications: 0 fractional worksFungal Infections and Studies: 0 fractional worksthermodynamics and calorimetric analyses: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional works
    Infectious DiseasesEnvironmental ChemistryManagement Science and Operations ResearchBiomaterials6 others

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

    1. 1 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 1 works
    2. 2 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 1 works
    3. 3 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
    4. 4 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 1 works
    5. 5 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior Molecular Biology 1 works
    6. 6 Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis Oncology 0 works
    7. 7 Transgenic Plants and Applications Biotechnology 0 works
    8. 8 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 0 works
    9. 9 thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0 works
    10. 10 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available6.9%not open93.1%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

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

    19851990199520002005
    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 Vestar (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2003.

    0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Vestar (United States)0.0000096% in 200819902000

    Fractional works of Vestar (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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