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Central Baptist Hospital

In research, Central Baptist Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,877 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,488 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,095
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,232
of 7,310
Research works
296
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Central Baptist Hospital

What is Central Baptist Hospital 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 #7,877 of 16,688 8.8%235
MedicineField #7,488 of 14,558 10.6%189

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Baptist 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Central Baptist Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 87% of research at Central Baptist Hospital is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Health Professions (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 87.0% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 74.0% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCentral BaptistHospital30fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences87%Social Sciences5%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2274.0%
    2. Health Professions310.5%
    3. Nursing12.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.1%
    1. Psychology12.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    3. Social Sciences00.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Engineering00.9%
    2. Computer Science00.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    4. Environmental Science00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.00× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.85× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 4.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.50×1 works
  2. Health Professions4.00×3 works
  3. Medicine3.85×22 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.07×1 works
  5. Psychology0.90×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.13×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  11. Engineering0.06×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.05×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Central Baptist Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Curtis Alden Given, GERY F. TOMASSONI and John R. Barton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Baptist Hospital.

  1. 1 Curtis Alden Given United States · #113,319 worldwide 6.2k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 GERY F. TOMASSONI United States · #281,755 worldwide 6k citations · 111 works
  3. 3 John R. Barton United States · #642,380 worldwide 7.1k citations · 180 works
  4. 4 Firas Benyamine Badin United States · #791,202 worldwide 3.2k citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Michael R. Jones United States · #1,251,765 worldwide 1.8k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Christian Norman Ramsey United States · #1,309,307 worldwide 1.7k citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Michael Jones United States · #1,346,808 worldwide 2.1k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 James Richard Bean United States · #2,045,705 worldwide 1.4k citations · 90 works
  9. 9 Alan C. Beckman United States · #2,691,607 worldwide 257 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Peter L. Gallagher United States · #3,031,998 worldwide 906 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Central Baptist Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Central Baptist Hospital?

The most cited paper from Central Baptist Hospital is "Stenting versus Endarterectomy for Treatment of Carotid-Artery Stenosis" (Thomas G. Brott et al., 2010), with 3,008 citations. Next come "First-Line Nivolumab in Stage IV or Recurrent Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer" (2,602) and "Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: a multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial" (940).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stenting versus Endarterectomy for Treatment of Carotid-Artery Stenosis Thomas G. Brott et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 26 May 2010 3,008
2 First-Line Nivolumab in Stage IV or Recurrent Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer David Paul Carbone et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 Jun 2017 2,602
3 Vaginal progesterone reduces the rate of preterm birth in women with a sonographic short cervix: a multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial Sonia S. Hassan et al. · Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology Open access 6 Apr 2011 940
4 Long-Term Results of Stenting versus Endarterectomy for Carotid-Artery Stenosis Thomas G. Brott, George Howard, Gary S. Roubin et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 Feb 2016 726
5 Neuropathology of nondemented aging: Presumptive evidence for preclinical Alzheimer disease Joseph L. Price et al. · Neurobiology of Aging Open access 20 Apr 2009 664
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Which keywords describe research at Central Baptist Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medical Education, Risk Factors, Guidelines, Quality of Life, Chemotherapy, Pain Management, Epidemiology and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.2×18 topics
  2. Medical Education2▲ 26×7 topics
  3. Quality of Life2▲ 4.8×10 topics
  4. Risk Factors2▲ 6.3×10 topics
  5. Guidelines2▲ 12×7 topics
  6. Chemotherapy2▲ 7.2×9 topics
  7. Pain Management1▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 7.5×7 topics
  9. Patient Safety1▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Postoperative Pain1▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Public Health1▲ 2.8×6 topics
  12. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Inflammation1▲ 1.69×6 topics
  14. Metastasis1▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Breast Cancer1▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  17. Perioperative Care1▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Simulation1▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Treatment1▲ 2.8×9 topics

Which research topics does Central Baptist Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Pain Management and Opioid Use and Health Sciences Research and Education.

Global Cancer Incidence …1Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…1Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 1 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research…1Health Sciences Research and Education: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…1Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksLymphatic System and Diseases: 1 fractional worksEnhanced Recovery After Surgery: 0 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…0Lung Cancer Research Studies: 0 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional works
OncologyPhysiologyAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Lymphatic System and Diseases Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Central Baptist Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% lower 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 Central Baptist Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Central Baptist Hospital0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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