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Ascension

In research, Ascension stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,948 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,318 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,451
of 28,054 · #20,634 all time
Rank in United States
#1,699
of 4,192
Research works
588
▲ 118% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Ascension 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 #4,948 of 11,982 10.4%156 #8251
MedicineField #4,318 of 10,443 10.3%137 #8148

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 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.96× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.36× its world share, 137 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ascension?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Diabetes, Revascularization, Quality of Life and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 3.4×73 topics
  2. Risk Factors14▲ 6.0×23 topics
  3. Diagnosis10▲ 5.3×32 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 3.3×25 topics
  5. Guidelines10▲ 9.9×11 topics
  6. Treatment10▲ 3.7×32 topics
  7. Public Health9▲ 2.9×25 topics
  8. COVID-198▲ 2.9×16 topics
  9. Diabetes8▲ 7.4×8 topics
  10. Revascularization7▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Management7▲ 4.0×22 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.6×15 topics
  13. Heart Failure6▲ 6.3×9 topics
  14. Pandemic5▲ 2.4×6 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  16. Rehabilitation5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  17. Depression5▲ 2.6×12 topics
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  19. Echocardiography4▲ 7.8×8 topics
  20. Angioplasty4▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Claudication4▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Peripheral Arterial Disease4▲ 54×1 topic
  25. Primary Care4▲ 5.2×13 topics
  26. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. Anxiety4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  29. Virulence Factors4▲ 12×5 topics
  30. Prevention Guidelines4▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Stroke4▲ 9.4×6 topics
  33. Thrombosis3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  34. Elderly3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  35. Infectious Diseases3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  36. Stroke Prevention3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. ACE2 Receptor3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  38. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Prophylaxis3▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Healthcare-Associated Infections3▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Ascension publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Peripheral Artery Disease Management, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Pelvic floor disorders treatments and Streptococcal Infections and Treatments.

Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 4 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 2 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 2 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRheumatologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  4. 4 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 2 works
  6. 6 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 2 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ascension's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 118% 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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