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Baptist Memorial Hospital

In research, Baptist Memorial Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,474 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,191 of 16,688 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,427 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#22,160
of 22,385 · #12,045 all time
Rank in United States
#3,292
of 3,332
Research works
896
▲ 90% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Baptist Memorial Hospital

What is Baptist Memorial Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #3,474 of 14,558 10.9%649
Health SciencesDomain #4,191 of 16,688 10.5%705
SurgerySubfield #1,427 of 3,248 12.9%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Baptist Memorial Hospital 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 fields of science does Baptist Memorial Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Baptist Memorial Hospital is in Health Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (81%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Immunology and Microbiology (2%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 63 fractional works · 83.1% of its workMedicine: 62 fractional works · 81.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 10.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBaptist MemorialHospital76fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences5%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6281.3%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.0%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    2. Psychology11.8%
    3. Social Sciences10.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Engineering11.6%
    2. Materials Science00.7%
    3. Environmental Science00.6%
    4. Computer Science00.2%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.23× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.23×62 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.03×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×4 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.85×1 works
  5. Neuroscience0.65×1 works
  6. Nursing0.60×0 works
  7. Psychology0.58×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.57×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.19×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.14×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.13×0 works
  13. Engineering0.11×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.07×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Baptist Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, James D. Acker, Patrick J. Dean and Byron E. Leach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Baptist Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 James D. Acker United States · #545,780 worldwide 8.6k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Patrick J. Dean United States · #673,478 worldwide 3.8k citations · 71 works
  3. 3 Byron E. Leach United States · #1,275,007 worldwide 1.6k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Faten El-Zeky United States · #1,344,503 worldwide 1.1k citations · 16 works
  5. 5 William M. Murphy United States · #1,500,372 worldwide 7.1k citations · 182 works
  6. 6 Roger Vander Zwaag United States · #1,799,663 worldwide 2.3k citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Joseph K. Samaha United States · #1,895,096 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Francis Murphey United States · #2,120,853 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  9. 9 James A. Pitcock United States · #2,304,594 worldwide 2.2k citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Carolyn M. Chesney United States · #2,342,888 worldwide 1.8k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Baptist Memorial Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Baptist Memorial Hospital?

The most cited paper from Baptist Memorial Hospital is "Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers" (Naftali Raz, Ulman Lindenberger, Karen M. Rodrigue et al., 2005), with 2,976 citations. Next come "Clinical Review of Antidiabetic Drugs: Implications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Management" (1,518) and "Effect of Prolonged Methylprednisolone Therapy in Unresolving Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome" (1,025).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers Naftali Raz, Ulman Lindenberger, Karen M. Rodrigue et al. · Cerebral Cortex Open access 9 Feb 2005 2,976
2 Clinical Review of Antidiabetic Drugs: Implications for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Management Arun Chaudhury, Chitharanjan Duvoor, Vijaya Sena Dendi et al. · Frontiers in Endocrinology Open access 23 Jan 2017 1,518
3 Effect of Prolonged Methylprednisolone Therapy in Unresolving Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome G. Umberto Meduri, A. Stacey Headley, Emmel B. Golden et al. · JAMA 8 Jul 1998 1,025
4 Human epicardial adipose tissue: A review Harold S. Sacks, John N. Fain · American Heart Journal 30 May 2007 982
5 Methylprednisolone Infusion in Early Severe ARDS Gianfranco Umberto Meduri, Emmel B. Golden, Amado X. Freire et al. · CHEST Journal Apr 2007 800
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Baptist Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Treatment, Heart Failure, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Chemotherapy, Guidelines 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.6×37 topics
  2. Diagnosis7▲ 9.5×18 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 7.2×19 topics
  4. Heart Failure5▲ 16×10 topics
  5. Risk Factors5▲ 5.5×10 topics
  6. Chemotherapy4▲ 7.2×13 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.3×12 topics
  8. Management4▲ 6.0×14 topics
  9. Inflammation4▲ 2.1×20 topics
  10. Guidelines3▲ 9.6×7 topics
  11. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×16 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  13. Thrombosis3▲ 12×7 topics
  14. Global Burden2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  15. Tumor Staging2▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Echocardiography2▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Prophylaxis2▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Radiotherapy2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  19. Renal Function2▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Adjuvant Therapy2▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Autoantibodies2▲ 11×5 topics
  22. CT Screening2▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.5×7 topics
  24. Lung Cancer2▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Surgical Management2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  26. Deep Vein Thrombosis2▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Fibrosis2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Hypertension2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  30. Sudden Cardiac Death2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  32. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Clinical Management2▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Rituximab2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Stroke2▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Virulence Factors1▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Baptist Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Vasculitis and related conditions and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

Lung Cancer Diagnosis an…2Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …1Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…1Vasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…1Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…1Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and R…1Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 1 fractional worksVascular Anomalies and T…1Vascular Anomalies and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInternal MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Vascular Anomalies and Treatments Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Baptist Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 90% 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Baptist Memorial Hospital0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Baptist Memorial Hospital 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.

10%20%Baptist Memorial Hospital10.4% in 1997all institutions10.0% in 1997

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 1991.

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