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Deaconess Hospital

In research, Deaconess Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,820 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,566 of 16,688 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,758 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,777
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,649
of 7,310
Research works
936
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
34.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Deaconess Hospital

What is Deaconess Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #3,820 of 14,558 11.3%608
Health SciencesDomain #4,566 of 16,688 10.8%681
Life SciencesDomain #8,758 of 11,023 8.7%143

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deaconess Hospital 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Deaconess Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Deaconess Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Neuroscience (8%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 59.8% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 57.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 17.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 15.6% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDeaconessHospital33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1957.1%
    2. Health Professions12.2%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Social Sciences37.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting13.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.8%
    4. Psychology12.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.4%
    1. Neuroscience37.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering12.0%
    2. Computer Science11.7%
    3. Chemistry01.0%
    4. Materials Science01.0%
    5. Mathematics01.0%
    6. Environmental Science00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.71× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.71×3 works
  2. Medicine2.97×19 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.26×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.95×1 works
  7. Nursing0.91×0 works
  8. Mathematics0.85×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.84×1 works
  10. Psychology0.82×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.67×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.60×3 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.29×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.22×1 works
  17. Engineering0.13×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Deaconess Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenneth R. Stokes, Ronald P. Grunwald and Melvin E. Clouse lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deaconess Hospital.

  1. 1 Kenneth R. Stokes United States · #2,137,681 worldwide 1.1k citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Ronald P. Grunwald United States · #2,718,045 worldwide 589 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Melvin E. Clouse United States · #3,244,641 worldwide 907 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Laura J. Perry United States · #3,663,359 worldwide 672 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Mark J. Muehlbach United States · #3,837,568 worldwide 1.4k citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Harry T. Anastopoulos United States · #3,855,245 worldwide 588 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 N Keiding United States · #3,918,207 worldwide 375 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Bruce Johnson United States · #4,129,037 worldwide 4 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Bistrian Br United States · #4,224,573 worldwide 662 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Clowes Gh United States · #4,445,933 worldwide 930 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Deaconess Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Deaconess Hospital?

The most cited paper from Deaconess Hospital is "Triggering of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Heavy Physical Exertion -- Protection against Triggering by Regular Exertion" (Murray A. Mittleman, Malcolm Maclure, Geoffrey H. Tofler et al., 1993), with 1,441 citations. Next come "Effects of Saline, Mannitol, and Furosemide on Acute Decreases in Renal Function Induced by Radiocontrast Agents" (1,254) and "Antimicrobial-Drug Resistance" (1,077).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Triggering of Acute Myocardial Infarction by Heavy Physical Exertion -- Protection against Triggering by Regular Exertion Murray A. Mittleman, Malcolm Maclure, Geoffrey H. Tofler et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 2 Dec 1993 1,441
2 Effects of Saline, Mannitol, and Furosemide on Acute Decreases in Renal Function Induced by Radiocontrast Agents Richard Solomon, Craig T. Werner, Denise Mann et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 24 Nov 1994 1,254
3 Antimicrobial-Drug Resistance Howard S. Gold, Robert C. Moellering · New England Journal of Medicine 7 Nov 1996 1,077
4 Impaired nitric oxide-mediated vasodilation in patients with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Stephen Bentley Williams, Jorge A. Cusco, Mary-Anne Roddy et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Mar 1996 1,020
5 An expanded view of risk-group definition in differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Blake Cady, René Michel Rossi · PubMed Dec 1988 947
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Which keywords describe research at Deaconess Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Social Cognition, Clinical Trials, Genetics, Patient Safety, Cardiovascular Disease and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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-now 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.8×19 topics
  2. Risk Factors3▲ 7.7×12 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  4. Social Cognition2▲ 26×3 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  6. Clinical Trials1▲ 6.1×6 topics
  7. Genetics1▲ 5.7×7 topics
  8. Neurological Disorders1▲ 6.4×7 topics
  9. Obesity1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  10. Patient Safety1▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Prevalence1▲ 8.0×4 topics
  12. Surveillance1▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Emotion Recognition1▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Ethics1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  15. Fairness1▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Global Burden of Disease1▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Heart Failure1▲ 6.8×6 topics

Which research topics does Deaconess Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Biomedical Ethics and Regulation and Embodied and Extended Cognition.

Ethics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…1Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Re…1Biomedical Ethics and Regulation: 1 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Co…1Embodied and Extended Cognition: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksFace Recognition and Perception: 1 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…1Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 0 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Trans…0Organ Donation and Transplantation: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePhysiologyCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  9. 9 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  10. 10 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Deaconess Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Deaconess Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000073% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Deaconess Hospital0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Deaconess Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Deaconess Hospital12.8% in 1997all institutions10.0% in 1997

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 1990.

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