Question 1

What is Ascension known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Ascension rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ascension ranks #8,060 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,848 all time), and #1,092 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ascension?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ascension?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ascension publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ascension?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ascension work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Ascension's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.