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Wadsworth Center

In research, Wadsworth Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#781 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#581 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,208 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,643
of 28,054 · #1,864 all time
Rank in United States
#1,150
of 4,192
Research works
3.5k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
176k
50.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Wadsworth Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #781 of 14,347 27.3%1,589
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #581 of 7,814 27.1%973
MedicineField #2,208 of 17,978 28.5%1,114
Health SciencesDomain #2,678 of 20,462 27.8%1,216
Physical SciencesDomain #3,731 of 21,541 30.8%632
Molecular BiologySubfield #955 of 4,961 26.3%561
Environmental ScienceField #1,316 of 6,208 37.5%286
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisSubfield #232 of 846 39.3%161
NeuroscienceField #916 of 2,675 25.7%265
Infectious DiseasesSubfield #363 of 1,021 36.1%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wadsworth Center 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.98× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.65× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.44× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wadsworth Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerwin Schalk, David A. Lawrence and Kurunthachalam Kannan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wadsworth Center.

  1. 1 Gerwin Schalk United States · #35,872 worldwide 461 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 David A. Lawrence United States · #43,753 worldwide 301 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Kurunthachalam Kannan United States · #66,553 worldwide 1k citations · 129 works
  4. 4 William Shain United States · #219,458 worldwide 138 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Vishnu Chaturvedi United States · #288,454 worldwide 73 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 James N. Turner United States · #293,866 worldwide 174 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Michele Caggana United States · #370,711 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Conly L. Rieder United States · #409,547 worldwide 178 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Rajendra K. Agrawal United States · #468,944 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Gerald J. Mizejewski United States · #570,076 worldwide 89 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Wadsworth Center

Which keywords describe research at Wadsworth Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Health Effects, Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance, Public Health, Vaccine, Environmental Exposure and Vaccine Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology31▲ 5.6×56 topics
  2. Health Effects12▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Public Health9▲ 4.6×16 topics
  4. Pathogenesis9▲ 12×18 topics
  5. Antibiotic Resistance8▲ 15×11 topics
  6. Vaccine7▲ 13×10 topics
  7. Environmental Exposure7▲ 48×3 topics
  8. Vaccine Development7▲ 20×9 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.6×14 topics
  10. Toxicity6▲ 9.6×9 topics
  11. Diagnosis6▲ 4.2×12 topics
  12. Immune Response5▲ 6.5×15 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity5▲ 8.1×4 topics
  14. Treatment5▲ 2.9×14 topics
  15. Metabolic Disorders4▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Global Distribution4▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Host-Pathogen Interactions4▲ 33×3 topics
  18. Vector Control4▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Bioaccumulation4▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Gene Regulation4▲ 28×4 topics
  21. Pathogen Transmission4▲ 38×2 topics
  22. SARS-CoV-24▲ 7.8×5 topics
  23. Genomics3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  24. Virulence Factors3▲ 17×7 topics
  25. Virus3▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Bisphenol A3▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals3▲ 66×1 topic
  28. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Arboviral Diseases3▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Zika Virus3▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Viral Transmission3▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Zoonotic Infections3▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Biomonitoring3▲ 26×3 topics
  34. Bunyavirus3▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Particulate Matter3▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons3▲ 39×2 topics
  37. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers3▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor3▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Brominated Flame Retardants3▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Evolution3▲ 8.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Wadsworth Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact.

Effects and risks of end…3Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …3Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 3 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 3 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…3Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 3 fractional worksVector-borne infectious …3Vector-borne infectious diseases: 3 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 2 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and B…2Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksToxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins: 2 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesParasitology4 others

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

  1. 1 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 3 works
  4. 4 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  5. 5 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 3 works
  6. 6 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins Immunology 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 available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wadsworth Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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