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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

In research, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin stands highest in Medicine (#4,280 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,951 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,209
of 28,054 · #8,178 all time
Rank in United States
#1,661
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Children's Hospital of Wisconsin 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 #4,280 of 10,443 13.9%211 #2154
Health SciencesDomain #4,951 of 11,982 14.0%237 #2473

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

What does Children's Hospital of Wisconsin specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 20.5 works9.1×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.52× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 211 worksMedicineNursing: 3.09× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter C. Frommelt, James S. Tweddell and Walter P. Blount lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.

  1. 1 Peter C. Frommelt United States · #59,163 worldwide 318 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 James S. Tweddell United States · #96,028 worldwide 153 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Walter P. Blount United States · #149,679 worldwide 153 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 George W. Simons United States · #233,638 worldwide 120 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Robert J. Starshak United States · #283,701 worldwide 106 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Dave R. Lal United States · #397,041 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 George M. Hoffman United States · #400,027 worldwide 49 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 J R Sty United States · #429,927 worldwide 49 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Michele A. Frommelt United States · #486,937 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Nancy S. Ghanayem United States · #487,885 worldwide 52 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Congenital Heart Disease, Mortality Risk, Cardiac Surgery, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Valve Replacement and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 3.6×86 topics
  2. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes18▲ 32×5 topics
  3. Inflammation16▲ 2.5×46 topics
  4. Congenital Heart Disease14▲ 54×3 topics
  5. Mortality Risk12▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Cardiac Surgery12▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Adult Congenital Heart Disease12▲ 73×1 topic
  8. Pulmonary Valve Replacement12▲ 73×1 topic
  9. Genetic Mutations11▲ 8.7×21 topics
  10. Management11▲ 4.8×21 topics
  11. Treatment10▲ 2.8×30 topics
  12. Diagnosis10▲ 3.4×24 topics
  13. Genetics9▲ 4.4×14 topics
  14. Public Health9▲ 2.0×25 topics
  15. Risk Factors9▲ 2.7×23 topics
  16. Quality of Life9▲ 1.98×30 topics
  17. Adolescents8▲ 7.3×7 topics
  18. Critical Care8▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Primary Care8▲ 6.8×11 topics
  20. Pulmonary Hypertension8▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Complications7▲ 4.9×14 topics
  22. Resuscitation7▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Heart Failure7▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Surgery6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  25. Thrombosis6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  26. Mortality6▲ 3.5×12 topics
  27. Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 13×6 topics
  28. Echocardiography6▲ 6.8×7 topics
  29. Chronic Pain6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  30. Preterm Infants5▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Prognosis5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Pain Management5▲ 7.7×7 topics
  33. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.4×9 topics
  34. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation5▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Antibiotic Prophylaxis5▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Cognitive Function5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  37. Mechanical Ventilation4▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Intensive Care Unit4▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Pediatric4▲ 24×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Infant Development and Preterm Care, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Congenital Heart Disease…12Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 12 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 4 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…4Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 4 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…3Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…3Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 3 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Ne…3Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 3 fractional worksClinical Nutrition and G…3Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology: 3 fractional works
EpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthBiomedical EngineeringEmergency Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 12 works
  2. 2 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  3. 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  10. 10 Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology Nutrition and Dietetics 3 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-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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