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Children's Medical Center

In research, Children's Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#4,679 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,657 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,666
of 28,054 · #6,660 all time
Rank in United States
#1,016
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Children's Medical Center 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 #4,679 of 10,443 12.6%127 #2165
Health SciencesDomain #5,657 of 11,982 13.0%142 #2589

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children's Medical Center 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.86× its world share, 31 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 127 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children's Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel L. Levin, Robert J. Leggiadro and H. Norman Noe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's Medical Center.

  1. 1 Daniel L. Levin United States · #133,058 worldwide 189 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Robert J. Leggiadro United States · #274,546 worldwide 83 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 H. Norman Noe United States · #567,487 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Audrey N. Bell United States · #671,484 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Children's Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Children's Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetic Mutations, Mechanical Ventilation, Adolescents, Airway Stenosis, Tracheostomy, Treatment and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 3.1×74 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 2.2×45 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 3.4×30 topics
  4. Genetic Mutations7▲ 8.2×19 topics
  5. Genetics7▲ 4.7×16 topics
  6. Mechanical Ventilation6▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Diagnosis6▲ 3.2×24 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 2.0×17 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 2.0×22 topics
  10. Adolescents6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  11. Tissue Engineering6▲ 4.7×4 topics
  12. Airway Stenosis6▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Tracheostomy6▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Quality of Life6▲ 1.92×27 topics
  15. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation5▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Management5▲ 3.4×19 topics
  18. Risk Factors5▲ 2.3×22 topics
  19. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.5×13 topics
  20. Heart Failure5▲ 5.6×11 topics
  21. Prenatal Diagnosis5▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Complications5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  23. Fetal Surgery5▲ 42×3 topics
  24. Surgical Management4▲ 5.2×14 topics
  25. Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Primary Care4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  27. Thrombosis4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  28. Mortality Risk4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Adult Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Cardiac Surgery4▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Pulmonary Valve Replacement4▲ 33×1 topic
  32. Treatment Outcomes4▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Children3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. Fetal Development3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Molecular Classification3▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia3▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Lung Volume3▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Oxygen Sensing3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Resuscitation3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Children's Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Tracheal and airway disorders, Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies and Cleft Lip and Palate Research.

Tracheal and airway diso…6Tracheal and airway disorders: 6 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 4 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic…3Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 3 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Res…3Cleft Lip and Palate Research: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders a…2Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologySurgeryGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  3. 3 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 3 works
  5. 5 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children's Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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.

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.