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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

In research, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta stands highest in Medicine (#877 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,136 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,451 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Genetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Hematology is 14.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,936
of 28,054 · #4,544 all time
Rank in United States
#423
of 4,192
Research works
3.4k
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 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
MedicineField #877 of 10,443 15.8%687 #1390
Health SciencesDomain #1,136 of 11,982 16.0%758 #1521
Life SciencesDomain #1,451 of 7,800 18.1%148 #2186
SurgerySubfield #969 of 1,816 14.4%89 #1419
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,256 of 3,579 17.2%76 #3464
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #780 of 1,144 16.8%67 #1184
Social SciencesDomain #7,267 of 10,521 22.3%70 #8194
EpidemiologySubfield #698 of 976 15.0%69 #841

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#1,390 #877
  2. Health Sciences#1,521 #1,136
  3. Life Sciences#2,186 #1,451
  4. Surgery#1,419 #969
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,464 #2,256
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#1,184 #780
  7. Social Sciences#8,194 #7,267
  8. Epidemiology#841 #698
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Children's Healthcare of Atlanta specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 14.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 43.4 works14×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 37.2 works13×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 55.4 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 76 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.78× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 687 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew E. Oster, Jason Fangusaro and Sharon M. Castellino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

  1. 1 Matthew E. Oster United States · #24,643 worldwide 390 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Jason Fangusaro United States · #166,185 worldwide 165 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Sharon M. Castellino United States · #264,954 worldwide 99 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Zane F. Pollard United States · #368,757 worldwide 70 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Nicholas D. Fletcher United States · #437,482 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Peter A. Lane United States · #438,015 worldwide 80 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Evan Orenstein United States · #584,372 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Larry A. Greenbaum United States · #608,977 worldwide 49 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 R. Clark Brown United States · #787,203 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Paul J. Chai United States · #854,057 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Which keywords describe research at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Pulmonary Hypertension, Congenital Heart Disease, Inflammation, Cardiac Surgery, Mortality Risk and Adult 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology150▲ 3.7×107 topics
  2. Inflammation57▲ 2.7×63 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes43▲ 23×6 topics
  4. Pulmonary Hypertension37▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Congenital Heart Disease34▲ 40×3 topics
  6. Treatment33▲ 2.7×40 topics
  7. Genetics31▲ 4.4×17 topics
  8. Cardiac Surgery30▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Mortality Risk30▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Management29▲ 3.7×24 topics
  11. Diagnosis28▲ 3.0×32 topics
  12. Adult Congenital Heart Disease27▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Pulmonary Valve Replacement27▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Immunotherapy26▲ 3.6×17 topics
  15. Preterm Infants26▲ 20×4 topics
  16. Thrombosis25▲ 8.7×7 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations23▲ 5.2×22 topics
  18. SARS-CoV-222▲ 6.8×6 topics
  19. Genetic Regulation22▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Immune Response22▲ 3.8×16 topics
  21. Sickle-cell Disease22▲ 51×1 topic
  22. Thalassemia22▲ 51×1 topic
  23. Vaccine21▲ 5.1×11 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors21▲ 4.8×14 topics
  25. Critical Care20▲ 8.6×8 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life19▲ 8.1×5 topics
  27. Adolescents18▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Executive Functioning17▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia17▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Anemia17▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Respiratory Distress Syndrome16▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Autism Spectrum Disorders14▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Hemostasis14▲ 15×5 topics
  34. Psychosocial Outcomes14▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study14▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory14▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Antiretroviral Therapy14▲ 8.2×6 topics
  38. Cognitive Function14▲ 7.4×6 topics
  39. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation13▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Lung Stem Cells13▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Children's Healthcare of Atlanta publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Congenital Heart Disease…27Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 27 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 22 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…14Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 14 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…13Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 13 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 10 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 10 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leuk…9Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 9 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 8 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 8 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 7 fractional works
EpidemiologyGeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 27 works
  2. 2 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 22 works
  3. 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 14 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  5. 5 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 10 works
  6. 6 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 10 works
  7. 7 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  8. 8 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 8 works
  9. 9 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 7 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 available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% higher 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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