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Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

In research, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,995 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,721 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,783
of 28,054 · #9,479 all time
Rank in United States
#3,066
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #7,995 of 11,982 15.6%71 #3368
MedicineField #7,721 of 10,443 15.8%66 #2752

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, G. Dean MacEwen, J. Richard Bowen and Suken A. Shah lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.

  1. 1 G. Dean MacEwen United States · #28,530 worldwide 303 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 J. Richard Bowen United States · #104,893 worldwide 184 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Suken A. Shah United States · #105,575 worldwide 165 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Carlos D. Rosé United States · #196,724 worldwide 100 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Carissa M. Baker‐Smith United States · #213,992 worldwide 154 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Julia Spencer Barthold United States · #228,681 worldwide 170 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Michael B. Bober United States · #242,106 worldwide 132 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Joseph H. Piatt United States · #256,525 worldwide 112 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Charles I. Scott United States · #269,035 worldwide 137 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 William G. Mackenzie United States · #271,786 worldwide 73 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Which keywords describe research at Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Rehabilitation, Cerebral Palsy, Congenital Heart Disease, Aortic Aneurysm and Biomechanics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.3×58 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×27 topics
  3. Mortality4▲ 7.7×8 topics
  4. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Rehabilitation4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  6. Cerebral Palsy3▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Management3▲ 4.3×13 topics
  8. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Quality of Life3▲ 2.2×15 topics
  10. Aortic Aneurysm3▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Biomechanics2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  12. Interventions2▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.4×9 topics
  14. Spinal Fusion2▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Gross Motor Function2▲ 64×1 topic
  17. ICF Model2▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Mortality Risk2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Pulmonary Valve Replacement2▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.0×12 topics
  21. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome2▲ 115×1 topic
  22. Marfan Syndrome2▲ 115×1 topic
  23. Preterm Infants2▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Pain Management2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Complications2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  27. Critical Care2▲ 9.2×7 topics
  28. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Stroke2▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  31. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  32. Perioperative Care2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  34. Osteoarthritis2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Scoliosis2▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Spinal Deformity2▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia1▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study1▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory1▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Resuscitation1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Connective tissue disorders research and Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment.

Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksConnective tissue disord…2Connective tissue disorders research: 2 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …2Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…1Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 1 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthEpidemiologyGeneticsSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  10. 10 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 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 available22.2%not open77.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017.

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