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Cook Children's Medical Center

In research, Cook Children's Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,745 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,678 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,311
of 28,054 · #23,740 all time
Rank in United States
#2,481
of 4,192
Research works
503
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Cook 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,745 of 11,982 13.2%82 #10119
MedicineField #8,678 of 10,443 12.2%76 #8981

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cook 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.46× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Karen Albritton, Μ. Scott Perry and Don P. Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cook Children's Medical Center.

  1. 1 Karen Albritton United States · #924,653 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Μ. Scott Perry United States · #1,161,736 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Don P. Wilson United States · #1,218,369 worldwide 15 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Paul Thornton United States · #1,392,151 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Wilson Dp United States · #1,580,034 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Cook Children's Medical Center

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Surgery, Antiepileptic Drugs, Clinical Trials, Genetics, Epilepsy and Genetic Variants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.4×52 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 4.5×29 topics
  3. Antiepileptic Drugs4▲ 53×2 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.7×16 topics
  5. Clinical Trials4▲ 6.1×12 topics
  6. Genetics4▲ 5.8×12 topics
  7. Surgery4▲ 12×10 topics
  8. Obesity4▲ 4.9×12 topics
  9. Epilepsy4▲ 32×4 topics
  10. Genetic Variants4▲ 20×6 topics
  11. Health-related Quality of Life4▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Classification3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  13. Diabetes3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  14. Immunotherapy3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  15. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors3▲ 7.0×10 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations3▲ 6.9×16 topics
  18. Glycemic Control3▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Drug Resistance3▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Neurobiology3▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Seizures3▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Status Epilepticus3▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Critical Care3▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Insulin Therapy3▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Mortality3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study3▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.0×9 topics
  28. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory3▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Atherosclerosis2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention2▲ 27×3 topics
  31. Statins2▲ 33×2 topics
  32. C-Reactive Protein2▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.4×9 topics
  35. Cognitive Function2▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Adolescents2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  37. Cholesterol-lowering2▲ 47×1 topic
  38. LDL Cholesterol2▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Prognosis2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  40. Cholesterol2▲ 13×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Epilepsy research and treatment, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health and Diabetes Management and Research.

Epilepsy research and treatment: 3 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiov…2Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 2 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 1 fractional worksPharmacological Effects …1Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksHyperglycemia and glycem…1Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3 others

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

  1. 1 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  2. 2 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  3. 3 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  5. 5 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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