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Warde Medical Laboratory

In research, Warde Medical Laboratory stands highest in Medicine (#9,377 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,868 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,076 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,362
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,425
of 7,310
Research works
408
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
36.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.41×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Warde Medical Laboratory

What is Warde Medical Laboratory 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
MedicineField #9,377 of 14,558 8.0%174
Health SciencesDomain #11,868 of 16,688 7.9%180
Life SciencesDomain #8,076 of 11,023 7.7%149

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Warde Medical Laboratory 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 Warde Medical Laboratory work in?

In all years, 44% of research at Warde Medical Laboratory is in Health Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (25%), Chemistry (15%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 180 fractional works · 44.0% of its workMedicine: 174 fractional works · 42.6% of its workPhysiology: 18 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 149 fractional works · 36.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 72 fractional works · 17.7% of its workCancer Research: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 76 fractional works · 18.6% of its workChemistry: 60 fractional works · 14.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 50 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFiltration and Separation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWarde MedicalLaboratory408fractional works, all years
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences1%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine17442.6%
    2. Health Professions30.7%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10124.7%
    2. Neuroscience174.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology143.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics122.8%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.3%
    1. Chemistry6014.8%
    2. Engineering61.6%
    3. Computer Science30.6%
    4. Chemical Engineering20.6%
    5. Environmental Science20.4%
    6. Materials Science20.4%
    7. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Psychology10.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    4. Social Sciences00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.44× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 12.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary12.11×0 works
  2. Medicine3.44×7 works
  3. Engineering1.21×2 works
  4. Neuroscience1.01×0 works
  5. Psychology0.97×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.61×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.35×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.14×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Warde Medical Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, Carl L. Heifetz, Leslie M. Werbel and Mi K. Dong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Warde Medical Laboratory.

  1. 1 Carl L. Heifetz United States · #4,820,427 worldwide 1k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Leslie M. Werbel United States · #5,319,082 worldwide 2.3k citations · 180 works
  3. 3 Mi K. Dong United States · #5,736,551 worldwide 236 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Edward F. Elslager United States · #5,806,531 worldwide 2.2k citations · 179 works
  5. 5 Josephine C. Sesnie United States · #6,077,747 worldwide 174 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Richard L. Stanfield United States · #6,715,186 worldwide 781 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Warde Medical Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from Warde Medical Laboratory?

The most cited paper from Warde Medical Laboratory is "Stem cells in normal breast development and breast cancer" (Gabriela Dontu, Muhammad Al‐Hajj, Wissam M. Abdallah et al., 2003), with 579 citations. Next come "An evidence-based approach to establish the functional and clinical significance of copy number variants in intellectual and developmental disabilities" (456) and "E-cadherin expression in primary carcinomas of the breast and its distant metastases" (414).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stem cells in normal breast development and breast cancer Gabriela Dontu, Muhammad Al‐Hajj, Wissam M. Abdallah et al. · Cell Proliferation Open access Oct 2003 579
2 An evidence-based approach to establish the functional and clinical significance of copy number variants in intellectual and developmental disabilities Erin B. Kaminsky et al. · Genetics in Medicine Open access Sep 2011 456
3 E-cadherin expression in primary carcinomas of the breast and its distant metastases Paul J. Kowalski, Mark Andrew Rubin, Celina Graciela Kleer · Breast Cancer Research Open access 26 Sep 2003 414
4 Targeting Breast Cancer Stem Cells Suling Liu, Max S. Wicha · Journal of Clinical Oncology Open access 24 May 2010 356
5 Reduced Ischemic Brain Injury in Interleukin-1β Converting Enzyme—Deficient Mice Gerald P. Schielke, Guo‐Yuan Yang, Brenda D. Shivers et al. · Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism Open access Feb 1998 303
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Warde Medical Laboratory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Synthesis, Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry, Anticancer Agents, Cell Signaling, Biological Evaluation and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Inflammation48▲ 5.0×42 topics
  2. Synthesis35▲ 15×15 topics
  3. Drug Discovery28▲ 17×9 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress25▲ 3.3×28 topics
  5. Medicinal Chemistry24▲ 15×10 topics
  6. Anticancer Agents22▲ 21×9 topics
  7. Cell Signaling18▲ 13×7 topics
  8. Biological Evaluation17▲ 34×6 topics
  9. Heterocyclic Compounds16▲ 25×5 topics
  10. Heterocycles16▲ 21×7 topics
  11. Pharmacology15▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Cancer15▲ 2.6×27 topics
  13. Reactive Oxygen Species14▲ 6.9×8 topics
  14. Atherosclerosis14▲ 9.3×8 topics
  15. Chemotherapy14▲ 4.7×13 topics
  16. Molecular Mechanisms14▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Metabolism13▲ 5.1×12 topics
  18. Genetic Variants13▲ 15×6 topics
  19. Antimicrobial Activity13▲ 17×6 topics
  20. Catalyst12▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Clinical Trials11▲ 4.4×10 topics
  22. Signal Transduction11▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Crystal Structure11▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Neuroprotection10▲ 6.8×9 topics
  25. Arrestin10▲ 31×1 topic
  26. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors10▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Hypertension10▲ 6.9×7 topics
  28. Anticancer10▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Antimicrobial10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  30. Therapeutic Targets10▲ 10×7 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  32. Oxidation9▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 6.0×7 topics
  34. Pharmacokinetics8▲ 7.3×6 topics
  35. Genomic Stability8▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Derivatives8▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Quinoxaline8▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Chemoselective8▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis8▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Cardiovascular Diseases8▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Warde Medical Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies, Endometriosis Research and Treatment, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies: 1 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …0Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…03D Printing in Biomedical Research: 0 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 0 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…0Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 0 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…0Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringReproductive MedicineEpidemiologyOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  4. 4 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 0 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 0 works
  9. 9 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Warde Medical Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Warde Medical Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000046% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Warde Medical Laboratory0.000012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Warde Medical Laboratory 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 1998Warde Medical Laboratory9.6% in 1998

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 1992.

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