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Westchester Institute for Human Development

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World rank, all time
#25,166
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,252
of 7,310
Research works
202
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
9k
44.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Westchester Institute for Human Development

Which fields of science does Westchester Institute for Human Development work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Westchester Institute for Human Development is in Life Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (31%), Medicine (28%), Psychology (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 86 fractional works · 42.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 30.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 42 fractional works · 20.8% of its workCell Biology: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 67 fractional works · 33.2% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 28.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 7.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKWestchesterInstitute for…202fractional works, all years
Life Sciences42%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences12%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6230.6%
    2. Neuroscience115.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences115.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Medicine5728.3%
    2. Nursing52.4%
    3. Health Professions41.8%
    4. Dentistry10.7%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Psychology157.4%
    2. Social Sciences62.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities41.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering115.5%
    2. Chemistry31.7%
    3. Environmental Science31.3%
    4. Mathematics21.0%
    5. Computer Science21.0%
    6. Materials Science21.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.94× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.83× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.14× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× 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, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.94×1 works
  2. Neuroscience3.83×1 works
  3. Medicine3.14×7 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.77×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.34×0 works
  6. Psychology1.11×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.00×0 works
  8. Chemistry0.61×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.50×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.17×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Westchester Institute for Human Development?

Ranked on the quality score, Naomi Mendelsohn, Irwin M. Weinstock and Patricia O'Brien Towle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westchester Institute for Human Development.

  1. 1 Naomi Mendelsohn United States · #1,757,039 worldwide 946 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Irwin M. Weinstock United States · #2,385,269 worldwide 729 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Patricia O'Brien Towle United States · #3,060,618 worldwide 292 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 David M. O'Hara United States · #3,138,020 worldwide 413 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 David Kyner United States · #3,144,151 worldwide 483 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Allen Isaacson United States · #3,177,153 worldwide 545 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Michael A. Gorycki United States · #3,248,747 worldwide 770 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Hans Oppenheimer United States · #5,252,268 worldwide 515 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Westchester Institute for Human Development

What are the most cited papers from Westchester Institute for Human Development?

The most cited paper from Westchester Institute for Human Development is "ATPase Activity of Myosin Correlated with Speed of Muscle Shortening" (Michael Bárány, 1967), with 1,983 citations. Next come "Relation of Cortisone and Synthesis of Ribonucleic Acid to Induced and Developmental Enzyme Formation" (281) and "The Role of Calcium in the Superprecipitation of Actomyosin" (250).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ATPase Activity of Myosin Correlated with Speed of Muscle Shortening Michael Bárány · The Journal of General Physiology Open access Jul 1967 1,983
2 Relation of Cortisone and Synthesis of Ribonucleic Acid to Induced and Developmental Enzyme Formation Olga Greengard, Millicent A. Smith, George Acs · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Apr 1963 281
3 The Role of Calcium in the Superprecipitation of Actomyosin Annemarie Weber, Sandra Winicur · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Dec 1961 250
4 The Binding of Calcium to Actomyosin Systems in Relation to Their Biological Activity Annemarie Weber, Ruth E. Herz · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Feb 1963 247
5 On the Mechanism of the Relaxing Effect of Fragmented Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Annemarie Weber, Ruth E. Herz, Ingrid Reiss · The Journal of General Physiology Open access Mar 1963 233
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Which keywords describe research at Westchester Institute for Human Development?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Stem Cells, Muscle Regeneration, Skeletal Muscle Atrophy, Nutrition, Genetic Mutations, Exercise, Metabolism and Aging.

▲ 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. Stem Cells15▲ 25×5 topics
  2. Muscle Regeneration13▲ 189×1 topic
  3. Skeletal Muscle Atrophy13▲ 189×1 topic
  4. Nutrition13▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Genetic Mutations13▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Exercise13▲ 43×2 topics
  7. Epidemiology13▲ 1.56×22 topics
  8. Metabolism11▲ 8.6×8 topics
  9. Aging11▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Mitochondrial Dysfunction11▲ 15×7 topics
  11. Cardiomyopathies10▲ 142×1 topic
  12. Myosin10▲ 142×1 topic
  13. Amino Acids10▲ 42×2 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.7×13 topics
  15. Metabolic Regulation10▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Muscle Protein Synthesis8▲ 92×1 topic
  17. Protein8▲ 26×1 topic
  18. Ion Channels7▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Cell Signaling7▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Calcium Channels7▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Voltage-Gated Channels7▲ 44×1 topic
  22. Neuroscience7▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Genetics6▲ 4.0×6 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders6▲ 4.3×6 topics
  25. Antioxidant6▲ 4.1×4 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance5▲ 5.3×3 topics
  27. Toxicity5▲ 5.7×3 topics
  28. Brown Adipose Tissue5▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Thermogenesis5▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Executive Functioning5▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Electromyography4▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Muscle Fatigue4▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Immune Function4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Meat Quality4▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Copper4▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Mitochondria4▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Zinc4▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Neurodevelopmental Disorders3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Psychology3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Westchester Institute for Human Development publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Nosocomial Infections in ICU and Voice and Speech Disorders.

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in ICU: 1 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 0 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 0 fractional worksPneumonia and Respirator…0Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 0 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosi…0Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 0 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and q…0Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 0 fractional works
Health InformaticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  2. 2 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  7. 7 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.8%domestic only97.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Westchester Institute for Human Development's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Westchester Institute for Human Development as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Westchester Institute for Human Development0.000060% in 202519801990200020102020

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