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Beacon Health System

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Research works
80
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Beacon Health System

Not ranked overall: Beacon Health System is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Beacon Health System work in?

In all years, 67% of research at Beacon Health System is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Health Professions (12%), Psychology (11%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 53 fractional works · 66.8% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 52.9% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 12.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 10.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.9% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBeacon HealthSystem80fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences67%Social Sciences21%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine4252.9%
    2. Health Professions1012.4%
    3. Nursing11.5%
    1. Psychology810.6%
    2. Social Sciences44.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
    1. Neuroscience44.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.9%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering22.2%
    2. Environmental Science11.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    4. Computer Science00.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.85× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.85×3 works
  2. Medicine3.23×12 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.09×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.78×0 works
  5. Psychology1.52×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.32×0 works
  7. Nursing0.50×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.34×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×0 works
  10. Engineering0.30×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.24×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.24×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Beacon Health System?

Ranked on the quality score, Ahmed Z. Elmaadawi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beacon Health System.

  1. 1 Ahmed Z. Elmaadawi United States · #4,500,235 worldwide 344 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Beacon Health System

What are the most cited papers from Beacon Health System?

The most cited paper from Beacon Health System is "Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk in Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Injury Incidence by Sex and Sport Classification" (Alicia M. Montalvo, Daniel K. Schneider, Kate E. Webster et al., 2019), with 349 citations. Next come "Surgical Management of Knee Dislocations" (313) and "Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital Medicine-American Geriatrics Society-American College of Emergency Physicians-Society of Academic Emergency Medicine" (248).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk in Sport: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Injury Incidence by Sex and Sport Classification Alicia M. Montalvo, Daniel K. Schneider, Kate E. Webster et al. · Journal of Athletic Training ReviewOpen access 22 Apr 2019 349
2 Surgical Management of Knee Dislocations Anikar Chhabra, Peter S. Cha, Jeffrey A. Rihn et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Mar 2005 313
3 Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital Medicine-American Geriatrics Society-American College of Emergency Physicians-Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Vincenza T. Snow, Dennis M. Beck, Tina L. Budnitz et al. · Journal of General Internal Medicine Open access 2 Apr 2009 248
4 Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement: American College of Physicians, Society of General Internal Medicine, Society of Hospital Medicine, American Geriatrics Society, American College of Emergency Physicians, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Vincenza T. Snow, Dennis M. Beck, Tina L. Budnitz et al. · Journal of Hospital Medicine 28 May 2009 235
5 Impact of restrictions on parental presence in neonatal intensive care units related to coronavirus disease 2019 Ashley Darcy Mahoney, Robert D. White, Annalyn Velasquez et al. · Journal of Perinatology Open access 28 Aug 2020 152
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Beacon Health System?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Depression, Adolescents, Prevalence, Emotion Regulation and Health Care Utilization.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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▲ 2.6×41 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 6.3×13 topics
  3. Primary Care5▲ 16×7 topics
  4. Depression5▲ 7.6×12 topics
  5. Adolescents4▲ 16×5 topics
  6. Public Health3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  7. Prevalence3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  8. Emotion Regulation3▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Health Care Utilization3▲ 25×3 topics
  10. Children3▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Meta-Analysis3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  13. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Parenting2▲ 22×1 topic
  15. Psychopathology2▲ 17×1 topic
  16. Neurobiology2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  17. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×6 topics
  18. Social Determinants2▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Health Care Spending2▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Insurance Markets2▲ 40×1 topic
  21. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Community Health2▲ 17×1 topic
  23. Pediatrics2▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Resuscitation2▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Biomechanics2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  26. Chronic Conditions2▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Comorbidity2▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Quality of Care2▲ 29×3 topics
  29. Trauma2▲ 11×6 topics
  30. Critical Care2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  31. Neural Plasticity2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  32. Nursing Home2▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 31×3 topics
  34. Person-Centered Care2▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Self-Management2▲ 39×2 topics
  36. ADHD2▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder2▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Catheter Ablation2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Health Care2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Preterm Infants2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Beacon Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Infant Development and Preterm Care, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Infant Development and P…1Infant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric…1Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…1Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 0 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 0 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatm…0Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 0 fractional worksNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthClinical PsychologySpeech and HearingPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 1 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Beacon Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Beacon Health System as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000064% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Beacon Health System0.000057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Beacon Health System over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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