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Connecticut Children's Medical Center

In research, Connecticut Children's Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,071 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,208 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,376
of 28,054 · #12,011 all time
Rank in United States
#2,007
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
25.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Connecticut 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 #5,071 of 10,443 17.1%134 #4036
Health SciencesDomain #6,208 of 11,982 16.6%155 #4051

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Connecticut 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.98× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.40× its world share, 134 worksMedicineNursing: 4.37× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Christopher L. Carroll and Carl W. Nissen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

  1. 1 Jeffrey S. Hyams United States · #14,115 worldwide 774 citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Christopher L. Carroll United States · #57,983 worldwide 218 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Carl W. Nissen United States · #213,950 worldwide 90 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Gyula Acsádi United States · #241,447 worldwide 189 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Sylvia Õunpuu United States · #302,726 worldwide 122 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Fernando Ferrer United States · #494,825 worldwide 31 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 William T. Zempsky United States · #496,999 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Peter A. DeLuca United States · #498,353 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 John V. Banta United States · #578,159 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kathleen A. Marinelli United States · #699,367 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Connecticut Children's Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Adolescents, Preterm Infants, Genetic Mutations, Genetics, Medical Education and Pain Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 3.8×84 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 2.6×21 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 1.77×42 topics
  4. Mental Health7▲ 2.5×19 topics
  5. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes7▲ 19×6 topics
  6. Adolescents7▲ 9.4×7 topics
  7. Genetics7▲ 4.7×11 topics
  8. Preterm Infants6▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Risk Factors6▲ 2.8×20 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations6▲ 6.7×17 topics
  11. Complications5▲ 5.2×13 topics
  12. Medical Education5▲ 9.9×10 topics
  13. Pathogenesis5▲ 5.0×14 topics
  14. Primary Care5▲ 6.8×10 topics
  15. Pain Management5▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Chronic Pain5▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Inflammatory Bowel Disease4▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Critical Care4▲ 8.6×8 topics
  19. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Mechanical Ventilation4▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Patient Safety4▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Respiratory Distress Syndrome4▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Injury Prevention4▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Pain Assessment Tools4▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Executive Functioning3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  27. Mortality Risk3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Psychological Interventions3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Health Equity3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  30. Cardiac Surgery3▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Immunology3▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Probiotics3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  34. Social Determinants3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  35. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia3▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Adult Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Clinical Judgment3▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Debriefing3▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Lung Stem Cells3▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Surfactant Proteins3▲ 24×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques.

Congenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…3Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksPediatric Pain Managemen…3Pediatric Pain Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease3Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 2 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Hea…2Infant Nutrition and Health: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyPhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  5. 5 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

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