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Berkshire Medical Center

In research, Berkshire Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,139 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,652 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,537
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,115
of 8,685
Research works
296
▲ 131% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Berkshire Medical Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,139 of 20,462 7.3%231
MedicineField #9,652 of 17,978 6.9%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Berkshire Medical Center 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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.60× its world share, 29 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Berkshire Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroimaging, Treatment, Epidemiology, Stroke, Diagnosis, Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes and Hyperglycemia.

▲ 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.2×23 topics
  2. Treatment2▲ 4.9×14 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 2.7×17 topics
  4. Neuroimaging2▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress2▲ 3.2×16 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 5.1×10 topics
  7. Stroke2▲ 24×5 topics
  8. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Diabetes2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  10. Hyperglycemia2▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Basal Ganglia1▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Cancer Treatment1▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Chorea1▲ 221×1 topic
  14. Depression1▲ 3.6×9 topics
  15. MRI1▲ 38×1 topic
  16. Management1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  17. Radiotherapy1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  18. Seizures1▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 9.5×5 topics
  20. Health Care Utilization1▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Autoantibodies1▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Genetics1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  23. Global Access1▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Medical Education1▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Primary Care1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  26. Adrenal Insufficiency1▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Corticosteroid Therapy1▲ 116×1 topic
  28. Health Care Spending1▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Health Economics1▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Heart Failure1▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Insurance Markets1▲ 60×1 topic
  32. Parathyroid Hormone1▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Resource Planning1▲ 117×1 topic

Which research topics does Berkshire Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurological and metabolic disorders, Healthcare Policy and Management, Adrenal Hormones and Disorders and Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy.

Neurological and metabol…1Neurological and metabolic disorders: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksAdrenal Hormones and Dis…1Adrenal Hormones and Disorders: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and…1Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 1 fractional worksDrug-Induced Adverse Reactions: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …1Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency: 0 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEconomics and EconometricsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRheumatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Neurological and metabolic disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Adrenal Hormones and Disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  4. 4 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 1 works
  6. 6 Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions Pharmacology 1 works
  7. 7 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 0 works
  10. 10 Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Neurology 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Berkshire Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 131% 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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