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Boston Children's Health Physicians

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Research works
50
▲ 99% vs 2018-21
Citations
789
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Boston Children's Health Physicians

Not ranked overall: Boston Children's Health Physicians 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 Boston Children's Health Physicians work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Boston Children's Health Physicians is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Health Professions (10%), Neuroscience (9%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 73.2% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 59.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 10.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 8.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBoston Children'sHealth Physicians27fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences73%Social Sciences9%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1659.5%
    2. Health Professions310.0%
    3. Nursing13.1%
    4. Dentistry00.7%
    1. Neuroscience28.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Psychology14.5%
    2. Social Sciences13.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    1. Environmental Science01.7%
    2. Chemistry00.6%
    3. Engineering00.3%
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: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.79× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.09× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 6.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing6.24×1 works
  2. Neuroscience5.42×2 works
  3. Health Professions3.79×3 works
  4. Medicine3.09×16 works
  5. Dentistry1.50×0 works
  6. Psychology1.48×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.76×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.40×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.35×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.26×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.19×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works
  16. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Boston Children's Health Physicians?

Ranked on the quality score, Patricia Engel McGoldrick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Children's Health Physicians.

  1. 1 Patricia Engel McGoldrick United States · #801,723 worldwide 1.2k citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Children's Health Physicians

What are the most cited papers from Boston Children's Health Physicians?

The most cited paper from Boston Children's Health Physicians is "Age Limit of Pediatrics" (Amy Peykoff Hardin, Jesse M. Hackell, Geoffrey R. Simon et al., 2017), with 581 citations. Next come "Clinical Practice Guideline: Nosebleed (Epistaxis)" (197) and "Social Distancing for COVID-19 and Diagnoses of Other Infectious Diseases in Children" (179).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Age Limit of Pediatrics Amy Peykoff Hardin, Jesse M. Hackell, Geoffrey R. Simon et al. · PEDIATRICS 21 Aug 2017 581
2 Clinical Practice Guideline: Nosebleed (Epistaxis) David E. Tunkel et al. · Otolaryngology 2020 197
3 Social Distancing for COVID-19 and Diagnoses of Other Infectious Diseases in Children Jonathan Hatoun, Emily Trudell Correa, Sara Mary Alice Donahue et al. · PEDIATRICS 2 Sep 2020 179
4 Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update) Richard M. Rosenfeld, David E. Tunkel, Seth Roslow Schwartz et al. · Otolaryngology Feb 2022 172
5 Tuberculosis Anete Trajman, Jonathon R. Campbell, Tenzin Kunor et al. · The Lancet Mar 2025 168
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Boston Children's Health Physicians?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Genetics, Management, Epilepsy, Global Burden, Neurological Disorders and Congenital Heart Disease.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.5×25 topics
  2. Diagnosis2▲ 8.0×10 topics
  3. Genetics2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  4. Management2▲ 8.3×8 topics
  5. Inflammation2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  6. Epilepsy2▲ 53×4 topics
  7. Treatment2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  8. Global Burden1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders1▲ 8.4×8 topics
  10. Public Health1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  11. COPD1▲ 59×1 topic
  12. Congenital Heart Disease1▲ 51×3 topics
  13. Drug Resistance1▲ 14×3 topics
  14. spirometry1▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Antiepileptic Drugs1▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Primary Care1▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Boston Children's Health Physicians publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior and Epilepsy research and treatment.

Chronic Obstructive Pulm…1Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…1Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Health and Food Behavior: 1 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…1Epilepsy research and treatment: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…1Child and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksVagus Nerve Stimulation Research: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…1Neurological disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 0 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyNutrition and DieteticsPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  4. 4 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 1 works
  9. 9 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Boston Children's Health Physicians's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 99% higher 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 Boston Children's Health Physicians as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Boston Children's Health Physicians0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Boston Children's Health Physicians over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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