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Children's National

In research, Children's National stands highest in Medicine (#1,058 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,246 of 11,982 worldwide) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (#69 of 441 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Genetics is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,012
of 28,054 · #2,666 all time
Rank in United States
#564
of 4,192
Research works
8.9k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
234k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Children's National 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 #1,058 of 10,443 14.0%922 #655
Health SciencesDomain #1,246 of 11,982 14.2%1,013 #756
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield #69 of 441 28.6%86 #112
Life SciencesDomain #2,383 of 7,800 15.5%235 #1389
SurgerySubfield #879 of 1,816 10.6%128 #788
Social SciencesDomain #7,054 of 10,521 22.7%101 #5770
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,459 of 3,579 15.3%149 #1729
EpidemiologySubfield #695 of 976 13.4%88 #539
Health ProfessionsField #1,399 of 1,928 16.4%79 #1232
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #845 of 1,144 12.7%74 #631

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children's National 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#655 #1,058
  2. Health Sciences#756 #1,246
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health#112 #69
  4. Life Sciences#1,389 #2,383
  5. Surgery#788 #879
  6. Social Sciences#5,770 #7,054
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,729 #2,459
  8. Epidemiology#539 #695
  9. Health Professions#1,232 #1,399
  10. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#631 #845
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 National specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 38.4 works9.9×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 34.0 works9.8×
  3. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 85.5 works8.1×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.98× its world share, 149 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.37× its world share, 54 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 79 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.39× its world share, 922 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.19× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children's National?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger J. Packer, Joseph M. Devaney and C. Keith Conners lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's National.

  1. 1 Roger J. Packer United States · #17,347 worldwide 813 citations · 104 works
  2. 2 Joseph M. Devaney United States · #22,233 worldwide 541 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 C. Keith Conners United States · #34,848 worldwide 911 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Gregory H. Reaman United States · #39,068 worldwide 391 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 A. Barry Belman United States · #40,287 worldwide 252 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Anita Patel United States · #48,401 worldwide 747 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Raafat S. Hannallah United States · #52,018 worldwide 226 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 H. Gil Rushton United States · #67,847 worldwide 225 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Vittorio Gallo United States · #85,907 worldwide 382 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Terence A. Partridge United States · #87,144 worldwide 347 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Children's National

Which keywords describe research at Children's National?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Inflammation, Genetics, Immunotherapy, Congenital Heart Disease, Mortality Risk and Cardiac Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology167▲ 3.0×115 topics
  2. Inflammation79▲ 2.7×68 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes69▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Genetics55▲ 5.5×21 topics
  5. Immunotherapy54▲ 5.3×15 topics
  6. Treatment47▲ 2.7×44 topics
  7. Congenital Heart Disease44▲ 38×3 topics
  8. Mortality Risk41▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Cardiac Surgery40▲ 39×2 topics
  10. Management39▲ 3.5×28 topics
  11. Genetic Mutations38▲ 6.2×21 topics
  12. Adult Congenital Heart Disease38▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Pulmonary Valve Replacement38▲ 49×1 topic
  14. Neurological Disorders35▲ 4.3×17 topics
  15. Preterm Infants33▲ 19×4 topics
  16. Diagnosis31▲ 2.3×37 topics
  17. Heart Failure28▲ 4.6×12 topics
  18. Adolescents28▲ 5.3×7 topics
  19. Complications28▲ 3.9×17 topics
  20. Critical Care26▲ 8.1×8 topics
  21. Pulmonary Hypertension26▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Mortality26▲ 3.1×11 topics
  23. Radiotherapy25▲ 4.6×11 topics
  24. Surgery25▲ 5.0×11 topics
  25. Echocardiography24▲ 6.2×8 topics
  26. Molecular Classification23▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Medical Education23▲ 6.3×10 topics
  28. Primary Care23▲ 4.3×12 topics
  29. Rehabilitation23▲ 4.0×11 topics
  30. Glioblastoma22▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Prenatal Diagnosis22▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Temozolomide22▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Resuscitation22▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Cerebral Palsy21▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Neurobiology20▲ 5.6×7 topics
  36. Health-related Quality of Life20▲ 5.9×5 topics
  37. Cancer Immunotherapy18▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Respiratory Distress Syndrome17▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation17▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Mechanical Ventilation17▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Children's National publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Neonatal and fetal brain pathology and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

Congenital Heart Disease…38Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 38 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 22 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 16 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 14 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 13 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 13 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…12Tracheal and airway disorders: 12 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 12 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 11 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…11Epilepsy research and treatment: 11 fractional works
EpidemiologyGeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 38 works
  2. 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 22 works
  3. 3 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 16 works
  4. 4 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 14 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 13 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  7. 7 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 12 works
  9. 9 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 11 works
  10. 10 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 11 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children's National's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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