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American College of Surgeons

In research, American College of Surgeons stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,923 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,974 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,501
of 28,054 · #9,766 all time
Rank in United States
#2,835
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is American College of Surgeons 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 #7,923 of 11,982 14.2%136 #2028
MedicineField #6,974 of 10,443 14.4%117 #1871

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American College of Surgeons 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).

What does American College of Surgeons specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 33.0 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.70× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American College of Surgeons?

Ranked on the composite score, David P. Winchester, Thomas Henry Huxley and Andrew K. Stewart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American College of Surgeons.

  1. 1 David P. Winchester United States · #53,507 worldwide 183 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Thomas Henry Huxley United States · #130,449 worldwide 128 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Andrew K. Stewart United States · #255,815 worldwide 115 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Jay Cox United States · #346,709 worldwide 100 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Mark E. Cohen United States · #403,280 worldwide 67 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Herman R. Menck United States · #460,942 worldwide 90 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Fumiko Noda United States · #580,001 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Wray Herbert United States · #673,788 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Bruce L. Hall United States · #732,677 worldwide 32 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Ajit K. Sachdeva United States · #751,456 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at American College of Surgeons

Which keywords describe research at American College of Surgeons?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mortality, Epidemiology, Complications, Guidelines, Risk Factors, Health Outcomes, Medical Education and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 2.7×58 topics
  2. Mortality12▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Complications9▲ 11×15 topics
  4. Quality of Life9▲ 3.7×27 topics
  5. Risk Factors9▲ 4.8×20 topics
  6. Guidelines8▲ 10×10 topics
  7. Health Outcomes7▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Medical Education7▲ 15×10 topics
  9. Quality Improvement7▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Management6▲ 4.5×17 topics
  11. Laparoscopic Surgery6▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Academic Medicine6▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  14. Robotic Surgery5▲ 21×5 topics
  15. Radiotherapy5▲ 7.4×8 topics
  16. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Diagnosis5▲ 2.9×16 topics
  18. Surgery5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 8.4×9 topics
  20. Transportation4▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Injury Severity4▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Trauma Center4▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Injury Prevention4▲ 20×4 topics
  24. Gender Bias4▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Mentorship4▲ 59×2 topics
  26. Trauma4▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.9×7 topics
  28. Health Care Disparities4▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Science4▲ 9.2×1 topic
  30. Postoperative Complications4▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Primary Care4▲ 5.4×10 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Survival Analysis3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  34. Sepsis3▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Quality of Care3▲ 22×3 topics
  36. Surgical Skills3▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Virtual Reality Training3▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Hemorrhage3▲ 27×3 topics
  39. Assessment Methods3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Reflective Practice3▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does American College of Surgeons publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Surgical Simulation and Training and Innovations in Medical Education.

Trauma and Emergency Car…4Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 4 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …4Diversity and Career in Medicine: 4 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …3Surgical Simulation and Training: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…3Innovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Financial I…2Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 2 fractional worksAbdominal Trauma and Inj…2Abdominal Trauma and Injuries: 2 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violen…2Gun Ownership and Violence Research: 2 fractional works
Emergency MedicineGender StudiesSurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 4 works
  3. 3 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 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 available16.4%not open83.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American College of Surgeons's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher 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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