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Butler Hospital

In research, Butler Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,039 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,685
of 28,054 · #8,985 all time
Rank in United States
#2,713
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
37.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Butler Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #9,039 of 11,982 15.4%61 #7609

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Butler Hospital 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.17× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.47× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.62× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Butler Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Nathan B. Epstein, Steven A. Rasmussen and Paul Malloy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Butler Hospital.

  1. 1 Nathan B. Epstein United States · #75,622 worldwide 389 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Steven A. Rasmussen United States · #93,060 worldwide 394 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Paul Malloy United States · #96,314 worldwide 243 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Linda L. Carpenter United States · #111,639 worldwide 386 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Benjamin D. Greenberg United States · #122,367 worldwide 204 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Richard Longabaugh United States · #204,592 worldwide 197 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Audrey R. Tyrka United States · #318,923 worldwide 127 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Nicole McLaughlin United States · #411,174 worldwide 29 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Patricia R. Recupero United States · #749,541 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Ana M. Abrantes United States · #794,181 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Butler Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Butler Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neuroimaging, Aging, Depression, Alzheimer's Disease, Neurodegeneration, Biomarkers and Cognitive Training.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.5×28 topics
  2. Neurological Disorders11▲ 17×11 topics
  3. Neuroimaging11▲ 34×8 topics
  4. Aging11▲ 17×10 topics
  5. Depression10▲ 9.5×16 topics
  6. Alzheimer's Disease9▲ 27×5 topics
  7. Neurodegeneration9▲ 24×9 topics
  8. Biomarkers8▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Cognitive Training8▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Caregiver Burden8▲ 64×2 topics
  11. Dementia8▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Mild Cognitive Impairment8▲ 81×1 topic
  13. Oxidative Stress8▲ 4.0×14 topics
  14. Mental Health8▲ 4.4×21 topics
  15. Adolescents7▲ 15×6 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation7▲ 18×7 topics
  17. Functional Connectivity7▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 23×8 topics
  19. Risk Factors6▲ 4.8×11 topics
  20. Epilepsy6▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Deep Brain Stimulation5▲ 66×3 topics
  22. Genetics5▲ 6.0×12 topics
  23. Neuroinflammation5▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Psychiatric Disorders4▲ 29×4 topics
  25. Prevalence4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  26. Treatment-Resistant Depression4▲ 58×2 topics
  27. Anxiety4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  28. Neural Plasticity4▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 32×3 topics
  30. Prevention Strategies4▲ 35×2 topics
  31. Basal Ganglia4▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Psychopathology4▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Amyloid Hypothesis4▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Tau Pathology4▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Neuromodulation4▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Subthalamic Nucleus4▲ 76×1 topic
  37. Suicidal Behavior4▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Suicide4▲ 62×1 topic
  39. Mental Disorders4▲ 26×3 topics
  40. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation4▲ 106×1 topic

Which research topics does Butler Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies and Neurological disorders and treatments.

Dementia and Cognitive I…8Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 8 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 4 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…4Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 4 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…4Neurological disorders and treatments: 4 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 4 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 3 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…2Schizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksNeurology and Historical Studies: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 2 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyClinical PsychologyNeurology2 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 4 works
  3. 3 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 4 works
  5. 5 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 4 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  7. 7 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Neurology and Historical Studies Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 2 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.8%domestic only69.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Butler Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% lower 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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