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Ascension

In research, Ascension stands highest in Medicine (#2,910 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,467 of 9,902 worldwide) and Surgery (#885 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 7.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,060
of 22,385 · #3,848 all time
Rank in United States
#1,092
of 3,332
Research works
7.1k
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
137k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.73×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Ascension

What is Ascension known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,910 of 8,541 8.4%576 #2261
Health SciencesDomain #3,467 of 9,902 8.3%628 #2483
SurgerySubfield #885 of 1,532 10.0%103 #778
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #533 of 736 11.3%65 #755
Life SciencesDomain #5,600 of 6,403 5.9%71 #5546
Physical SciencesDomain #9,436 of 10,670 7.6%70 #3931
Social SciencesDomain #8,937 of 9,585 6.5%78 #6867

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ascension 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#2,261 #2,910
  2. Health Sciences#2,483 #3,467
  3. Surgery#778 #885
  4. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#755 #533
  5. Life Sciences#5,546 #5,600
  6. Physical Sciences#3,931 #9,436
  7. Social Sciences#6,867 #8,937
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Ascension work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Ascension is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (67%), Health Professions (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 773 fractional works · 73.0% of its workMedicine: 713 fractional works · 67.3% of its workSurgery: 126 fractional works · 11.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 86 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 72 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEpidemiology: 56 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 35 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 32 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 22 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 20 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHematology: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransplantation: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 48 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 100 fractional works · 9.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 24 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 94 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 92 fractional works · 8.7% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAscension1,059fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine71367.3%
    2. Health Professions484.5%
    3. Nursing70.7%
    4. Veterinary30.3%
    5. Dentistry30.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology454.2%
    2. Neuroscience242.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology171.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences90.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.6%
    1. Social Sciences333.1%
    2. Psychology242.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities131.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance111.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting90.9%
    6. Decision Sciences30.3%
    1. Computer Science323.1%
    2. Engineering282.6%
    3. Environmental Science151.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy50.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences40.4%
    6. Materials Science30.3%
    7. Chemistry20.2%
    8. Mathematics10.1%
    9. Energy10.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Ascension specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 85.6 works7.7×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.56× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 712 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.50×712 works
  2. Veterinary1.97×3 works
  3. Health Professions1.72×48 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.68×6 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.56×17 works
  6. Neuroscience1.38×24 works
  7. Nursing1.38×7 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×45 works
  9. Psychology0.75×24 works
  10. Dentistry0.54×3 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×11 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.43×13 works
  13. Computer Science0.39×32 works
  14. Environmental Science0.29×15 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.29×3 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×9 works
  17. Social Sciences0.25×33 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×4 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.21×5 works
  20. Engineering0.18×28 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×9 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.15×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.14×2 works
  24. Mathematics0.11×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.08×3 works
  26. Energy0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Ascension?

Ranked on the quality score, Kaiz S Asif, Angela L. Winegar and Allison J. Ottenbacher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ascension.

  1. 1 Kaiz S Asif United States · #1,169,128 worldwide 1.1k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Angela L. Winegar United States · #1,271,899 worldwide 813 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Allison J. Ottenbacher United States · #1,533,642 worldwide 2k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Joseph G. Cacchione United States · #1,540,761 worldwide 961 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Jolene Sim United States · #1,809,984 worldwide 539 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Angelo P. Bufalino United States · #3,248,173 worldwide 877 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Jodi L. Strong United States · #3,796,416 worldwide 293 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ann L. Hendrich United States · #3,997,092 worldwide 2.4k citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Lisa K. Sturm United States · #4,121,238 worldwide 607 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Henry M. Whelpley United States · #4,130,177 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ascension

What are the most cited papers from Ascension?

The most cited paper from Ascension is "Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men" (Robert M. Grant et al., 2010), with 5,186 citations. Next come "Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients" (5,107) and "Burden of valvular heart diseases: a population-based study" (4,913).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men Robert M. Grant et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 23 Nov 2010 5,186
2 Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients Martin B. Leon et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 2 Apr 2016 5,107
3 Burden of valvular heart diseases: a population-based study Vuyisile Tlhopane Nkomo, Julius M. Gardin, Thomas N. Skelton et al. · The Lancet 22 Aug 2006 4,913
4 Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016 Andrew Rhodes et al. · Critical Care Medicine Open access 18 Jan 2017 3,822
5 Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization among U.S. Adults Seema Jain et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Jul 2015 3,456
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ascension?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Guidelines, Risk Factors, Heart Failure, Echocardiography and Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology129▲ 3.0×118 topics
  2. Diagnosis55▲ 5.5×39 topics
  3. Treatment55▲ 4.2×46 topics
  4. Risk Factors49▲ 4.2×32 topics
  5. Guidelines38▲ 7.5×12 topics
  6. Inflammation34▲ 1.53×61 topics
  7. Quality of Life34▲ 2.2×47 topics
  8. Management33▲ 3.9×29 topics
  9. Heart Failure33▲ 7.0×12 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease33▲ 2.7×32 topics
  11. Complications28▲ 5.2×16 topics
  12. Public Health28▲ 1.78×41 topics
  13. Echocardiography27▲ 9.1×8 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines26▲ 4.5×14 topics
  15. Surgical Management26▲ 6.0×20 topics
  16. Chemotherapy25▲ 3.3×22 topics
  17. Mortality21▲ 3.5×13 topics
  18. Diabetes19▲ 3.5×12 topics
  19. Surgery19▲ 5.1×12 topics
  20. Clinical Trials18▲ 2.6×17 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction18▲ 7.2×7 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors18▲ 3.9×14 topics
  23. Rehabilitation17▲ 4.1×11 topics
  24. Catheter Ablation17▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Revascularization16▲ 9.4×3 topics
  26. Prophylaxis16▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Atherosclerosis15▲ 4.9×6 topics
  28. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention14▲ 9.8×4 topics
  29. Stroke Prevention14▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Clinical Outcomes14▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines14▲ 4.4×9 topics
  32. Thrombosis13▲ 4.6×6 topics
  33. Anticoagulant Therapy13▲ 9.5×4 topics
  34. Kidney Transplantation12▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Stroke12▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Graft Survival12▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Arrhythmias11▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Atrial Fibrillation10▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Cardiac Imaging10▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Transplantation10▲ 9.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Ascension publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management and Peripheral Artery Disease Management.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…10Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 10 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…10Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 10 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 8 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 7 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 7 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 7 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 6 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis D…6Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 6 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 6 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Transplantation: 6 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInternal MedicineSurgeryTransplantation2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 8 works
  4. 4 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 7 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 7 works
  7. 7 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 6 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 6 works
  10. 10 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Ascension's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% 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 Ascension as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0038% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Ascension0.0050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ascension 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ascension6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 1997.

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