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BJC HealthCare

In research, BJC HealthCare stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,633 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,595 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,033
of 22,385 · #2,774 all time
Rank in United States
#941
of 3,332
Research works
986
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
BJC HealthCare

What is BJC HealthCare known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,633 of 9,902 13.5%97 #1003
MedicineField #1,595 of 8,541 15.5%78 #988

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where BJC HealthCare 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 BJC HealthCare work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at BJC HealthCare is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Health Professions (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 112 fractional works · 64.9% of its workMedicine: 91 fractional works · 52.7% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 11.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBJC HealthCare173fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences13%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9152.7%
    2. Health Professions1911.1%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Engineering105.9%
    2. Computer Science42.3%
    3. Environmental Science21.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Chemistry10.5%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    1. Social Sciences95.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting42.6%
    3. Psychology42.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology105.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    5. Neuroscience10.4%
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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.22× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.74× its world share, 91 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.22×19 works
  2. Medicine2.74×91 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.10×4 works
  4. Nursing1.74×2 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.66×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.12×10 works
  7. Chemical Engineering0.92×1 works
  8. Veterinary0.87×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.81×4 works
  10. Psychology0.75×4 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.43×10 works
  14. Engineering0.40×10 works
  15. Mathematics0.37×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.30×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.29×4 works
  18. Environmental Science0.29×2 works
  19. Neuroscience0.25×1 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.24×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.20×1 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.20×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at BJC HealthCare?

Ranked on the quality score, Joshua A. Doherty, Kelly M. Faulkner and Ashleigh J. Goris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BJC HealthCare.

  1. 1 Joshua A. Doherty United States · #488,322 worldwide 3.7k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Kelly M. Faulkner United States · #1,033,047 worldwide 748 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Ashleigh J. Goris United States · #2,149,430 worldwide 652 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Christopher J. Allman United States · #2,395,839 worldwide 1.2k citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Christine Huang United States · #2,652,561 worldwide 344 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Angela J. Recktenwald United States · #3,054,041 worldwide 328 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Rachael E. Snyders United States · #3,483,156 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Raya R. Khoury United States · #3,712,485 worldwide 142 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 C. Carroll United States · #4,260,212 worldwide 79 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Kathleen Gase United States · #4,308,356 worldwide 563 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at BJC HealthCare

What are the most cited papers from BJC HealthCare?

The most cited paper from BJC HealthCare is "The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer" (Ludmil B. Alexandrov et al., 2020), with 3,854 citations. Next come "Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes" (3,360) and "Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E on Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Cancers" (2,136).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer Ludmil B. Alexandrov et al. · Nature Open access1,384 authors 5 Feb 2020 3,854
2 Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes Lauri A. Aaltonen et al. · Nature Open access1,324 authors 5 Feb 2020 3,360
3 Effect of Selenium and Vitamin E on Risk of Prostate Cancer and Other Cancers Scott Michael Lippman et al. · JAMA Open access 9 Dec 2008 2,136
4 Sotorasib for Lung Cancers with KRAS p.G12C Mutation Ferdinandos Skoulidis et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 4 Jun 2021 1,862
5 Use of Normal Tissue Complication Probability Models in the Clinic Lawrence Bruce Marks, Ellen D. Yorke, Andrew Jackson et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics Open access 18 Feb 2010 1,835
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at BJC HealthCare?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Primary Care, Healthcare, Chemotherapy, Patient Care, Policy and Prevention.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 2.4×61 topics
  2. Public Health10▲ 3.9×21 topics
  3. Healthcare7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  4. Primary Care7▲ 11×10 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 1.74×35 topics
  6. Treatment6▲ 3.0×19 topics
  7. Quality of Life6▲ 2.5×23 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.0×20 topics
  9. Cancer6▲ 2.5×23 topics
  10. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.7×18 topics
  11. Risk Factors6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  12. Biomarkers5▲ 4.4×13 topics
  13. Clinical Trials5▲ 4.3×11 topics
  14. Management5▲ 3.3×17 topics
  15. COVID-194▲ 2.0×12 topics
  16. Prevention4▲ 6.2×9 topics
  17. Patient Care4▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Guidelines4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  20. Policy4▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  22. Mortality4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  23. Critical Care3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  24. NHS3▲ 133×1 topic
  25. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  26. Reform3▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  28. Incidence3▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  30. Quality Improvement3▲ 8.8×8 topics
  31. Cost Analysis3▲ 33×2 topics
  32. Sepsis3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  33. Targeted Therapy3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  34. Breast Cancer3▲ 6.0×9 topics
  35. Infection3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  36. Imaging2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  37. Nutritional Support2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Healthcare Quality2▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Patient Safety2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  40. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does BJC HealthCare publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Health Services Management and Policy, Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.

Health Services Manageme…3Health Services Management and Policy: 3 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 2 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…2Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 1 fractional worksDispute Resolution and Class Actions: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsOccupational TherapyEpidemiologyOncology5 others

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

  1. 1 Health Services Management and Policy General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 2 works
  3. 3 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  4. 4 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  6. 6 Dispute Resolution and Class Actions Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  8. 8 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available40.2%not open59.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has BJC HealthCare's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is BJC HealthCare as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00068% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%BJC HealthCare0.00070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of BJC HealthCare 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.

still counting10%20%30%BJC HealthCare10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.9% in 2004.

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