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Brookwood Baptist Health

In research, Brookwood Baptist Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,152 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,683
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,074
of 7,310
Research works
150
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Brookwood Baptist Health

What is Brookwood Baptist Health 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 #12,152 of 16,688 8.5%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brookwood Baptist Health 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 Brookwood Baptist Health work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at Brookwood Baptist Health is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (84%), Health Professions (3%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 48 fractional works · 89.2% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 84.3% of its workSurgery: 14 fractional works · 25.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBrookwood BaptistHealth53fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences89%Social Sciences3%

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. Medicine4584.3%
    2. Health Professions23.4%
    3. Dentistry00.9%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    3. Psychology00.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Engineering11.3%
    2. Chemistry00.3%
    3. Computer Science00.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.39× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.39×45 works
  2. Veterinary2.30×0 works
  3. Dentistry1.76×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.75×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.30×2 works
  6. Nursing0.64×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.29×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  11. Psychology0.17×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.14×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.11×0 works
  14. Engineering0.09×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Brookwood Baptist Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Nathan T. Douthit, Sahil M. Patel and Varshini Venkatesan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brookwood Baptist Health.

  1. 1 Nathan T. Douthit United States · #3,092,111 worldwide 1.4k citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Sahil M. Patel United States · #4,914,145 worldwide 48 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Varshini Venkatesan United States · #5,076,050 worldwide 188 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Brookwood Baptist Health

What are the most cited papers from Brookwood Baptist Health?

The most cited paper from Brookwood Baptist Health is "Hyperglycemic Crises in Adult Patients With Diabetes" (Abbas E. Kitabchi, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Mary Beth Murphy et al., 2006), with 517 citations. Next come "ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy" (509) and "Prevalence and outcomes of anemia in surgery: a systematic review of the literature" (387).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Hyperglycemic Crises in Adult Patients With Diabetes Abbas E. Kitabchi, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Mary Beth Murphy et al. · Diabetes Care Open access 27 Nov 2006 517
2 ASPEN Safe Practices for Enteral Nutrition Therapy Joseph I. Boullata, Amy Long Carrera, Lillian P. Harvey et al. · Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Open access 4 Nov 2016 509
3 Prevalence and outcomes of anemia in surgery: a systematic review of the literature Aryeh Shander, Kevin K. Knight, Robert L. Thurer et al. · The American Journal of Medicine Review Apr 2004 387
4 Clinicopathologic Correlation of a Macular Hole Treated by Cortical Vitreous Peeling and Gas Tamponade Steven A. Madreperla, Greer L. Geiger, Midori Funata et al. · Ophthalmology Open access Apr 1994 222
5 Effectiveness of once-nightly dosing of extended-release niacin alone and in combination for hypercholesterolemia∗∗See Appendix for list of principal investigators, study sites, and laboratory sites. John R. Guyton, Anne Carol Goldberg, Robert A Kreisberg et al. · The American Journal of Cardiology Sep 1998 207
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Which keywords describe research at Brookwood Baptist Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Complications, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Prognostic Factors and Review.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 5.2×38 topics
  2. Treatment7▲ 11×16 topics
  3. Diagnosis7▲ 13×17 topics
  4. Surgical Management5▲ 22×13 topics
  5. Complications4▲ 16×11 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 14×10 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors4▲ 15×9 topics
  8. Review3▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×19 topics
  10. Management3▲ 6.5×10 topics
  11. Children3▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Imaging3▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Chemotherapy2▲ 6.7×10 topics
  14. Risk Factors2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Intussusception2▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Meckel's Diverticulum2▲ 120×1 topic
  17. Pathophysiology2▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Deep Vein Thrombosis2▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Guidelines2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  20. Pneumothorax2▲ 84×2 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis1▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Mortality1▲ 4.5×5 topics
  23. Radiotherapy1▲ 6.4×8 topics
  24. Colonic Diverticulitis1▲ 136×1 topic
  25. Diverticulitis1▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Immune Response1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. Postoperative Complications1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Prophylaxis1▲ 19×3 topics
  29. CT Diagnosis1▲ 81×2 topics
  30. Cancer Risk1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  31. MRI Imaging1▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Osteosarcoma1▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Revascularization1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Soft Tissue Sarcoma1▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Fibrosis1▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Antifungal Therapy1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis1▲ 39×1 topic
  40. TGF-ß1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Brookwood Baptist Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, Diverticular Disease and Complications, Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Smoking Behavior and Cessation.

Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…1Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksPneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema: 1 fractional worksBone and Joint Diseases: 1 fractional worksManagement of metastatic…1Management of metastatic bone disease: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePhysiologyEmergency Medical Services2 others

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

  1. 1 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Bone and Joint Diseases Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Brookwood Baptist Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% 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 Brookwood Baptist Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Brookwood Baptist Health0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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