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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

In research, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh stands highest in Medicine (#981 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,356 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,965 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,960
of 28,054 · #2,086 all time
Rank in United States
#556
of 4,192
Research works
7.1k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
223k
31.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 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 #981 of 10,443 15.3%540 #354
Health SciencesDomain #1,356 of 11,982 15.5%609 #441
Life SciencesDomain #1,965 of 7,800 16.5%154 #1213
SurgerySubfield #1,091 of 1,816 12.6%85 #482
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,367 of 3,579 16.4%103 #1802
EpidemiologySubfield #686 of 976 15.5%68 #437
Social SciencesDomain #9,097 of 10,521 19.0%62 #7348

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 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#354 #981
  2. Health Sciences#441 #1,356
  3. Life Sciences#1,213 #1,965
  4. Surgery#482 #1,091
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,802 #2,367
  6. Epidemiology#437 #686
  7. Social Sciences#7,348 #9,097
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 Hospital of Pittsburgh specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 36.4 works5.8×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.28× its world share, 103 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.76× its world share, 32 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.32× its world share, 540 worksMedicineNursing: 3.24× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 26 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 Hospital of Pittsburgh?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles D. Bluestone, Silva Arslanian and Lakshmanan Krishnamurti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

  1. 1 Charles D. Bluestone United States · #18,766 worldwide 277 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Silva Arslanian United States · #43,557 worldwide 343 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Lakshmanan Krishnamurti United States · #83,474 worldwide 180 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Sylvan E. Stool United States · #86,776 worldwide 138 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Robert H. Squires United States · #89,953 worldwide 211 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Jaqueline Kreutzer United States · #107,611 worldwide 166 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Samuel A. Kocoshis United States · #108,589 worldwide 142 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Selma F. Witchel United States · #123,229 worldwide 163 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Edward V. Prochownik United States · #133,849 worldwide 258 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Jack L. Paradise United States · #157,248 worldwide 185 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Which keywords describe research at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Treatment, Management, Critical Care, Congenital Heart Disease and Mortality Risk.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 3.4×107 topics
  2. Inflammation53▲ 3.0×68 topics
  3. Treatment36▲ 3.6×40 topics
  4. Management31▲ 4.7×25 topics
  5. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes30▲ 19×6 topics
  6. Genetics27▲ 4.6×16 topics
  7. Mental Health27▲ 2.2×26 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress26▲ 1.92×46 topics
  9. Diagnosis25▲ 3.2×35 topics
  10. Critical Care25▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Congenital Heart Disease24▲ 34×3 topics
  12. Mortality Risk24▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations24▲ 6.5×22 topics
  14. Cancer23▲ 2.0×40 topics
  15. Public Health22▲ 1.76×33 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 2.3×31 topics
  17. Cardiac Surgery21▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Risk Factors21▲ 2.3×30 topics
  19. Adult Congenital Heart Disease20▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Pulmonary Valve Replacement20▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Primary Care18▲ 5.5×11 topics
  22. Heart Failure17▲ 4.6×13 topics
  23. Immunotherapy17▲ 2.8×18 topics
  24. Adolescents15▲ 4.8×7 topics
  25. Immunosuppressive Therapy15▲ 9.3×7 topics
  26. Preterm Infants14▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Infection14▲ 6.8×7 topics
  28. Echocardiography14▲ 6.1×8 topics
  29. Pulmonary Hypertension14▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Sepsis14▲ 9.8×6 topics
  31. Prognosis13▲ 4.7×8 topics
  32. Graft Survival12▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Vaccine Development12▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Mechanical Ventilation11▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Liver Transplantation11▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Resuscitation10▲ 9.5×4 topics
  37. Transplantation10▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Asthma10▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Immunology10▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation10▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Respiratory viral infections research and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

Congenital Heart Disease…20Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 20 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 9 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 9 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 8 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 7 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…7Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 7 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 7 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and G…7Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 7 fractional works
EpidemiologyPhysiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthClinical Biochemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 20 works
  2. 2 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 9 works
  3. 3 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 9 works
  4. 4 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  5. 5 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 8 works
  6. 6 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 7 works
  7. 7 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 7 works
  8. 8 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  10. 10 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.