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DeKalb Medical Center

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World rank, all time
#26,037
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,445
of 7,310
Research works
183
▼ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
DeKalb Medical Center

Which fields of science does DeKalb Medical Center work in?

In all years, 55% of research at DeKalb Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Health Professions (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 100 fractional works · 54.8% of its workMedicine: 74 fractional works · 40.2% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 11.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 16.8% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 16.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDeKalb MedicalCenter183fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences55%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine7440.2%
    2. Health Professions2111.7%
    3. Nursing42.3%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Psychology116.2%
    2. Social Sciences95.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities42.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences147.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology105.4%
    3. Neuroscience42.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Engineering52.7%
    2. Materials Science31.9%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.5%
    4. Chemistry21.3%
    5. Environmental Science21.3%
    6. Computer Science21.1%
    7. Mathematics21.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 23.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.57× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 23.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry23.20×1 works
  2. Medicine2.57×3 works
  3. Health Professions2.42×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.59×0 works
  5. Chemistry1.36×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.31×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.11×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.01×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.84×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.43×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×0 works
  12. Engineering0.28×0 works

Who are the top researchers at DeKalb Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Caroline K. Garrett and Jay Coffsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DeKalb Medical Center.

  1. 1 Caroline K. Garrett United States · #3,846,914 worldwide 266 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jay Coffsky United States · #4,989,760 worldwide 1 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at DeKalb Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from DeKalb Medical Center?

The most cited paper from DeKalb Medical Center is "Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in the Management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies of Colonic Origin: A Consensus Statement" (Jesús Esquivel et al., 2006), with 433 citations. Next come "The Patient Safety in Surgery Study: Background, Study Design, and Patient Populations" (354) and "The National Cancer Data Base report on colon cancer" (249).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in the Management of Peritoneal Surface Malignancies of Colonic Origin: A Consensus Statement Jesús Esquivel et al. · Annals of Surgical Oncology 27 Oct 2006 433
2 The Patient Safety in Surgery Study: Background, Study Design, and Patient Populations Shukri F. Khuri, William G. Henderson, Jennifer Daley et al. · Journal of the American College of Surgeons Jun 2007 354
3 The National Cancer Data Base report on colon cancer John Milburn Jessup, Lamar S. McGinnis, Glenn D. Steele et al. · Cancer 15 Aug 1996 249
4 American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer: update 1997 Ann Marilyn Leitch, G. D. Dodd, M. Costanza et al. · CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians Open access May 1997 223
5 The Impact of Age at Surgery on Long-Term Neuropsychological Outcomes in Sagittal Craniosynostosis Anup Patel, Jenny F. Yang, Peter W. Hashim et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 26 Sep 2014 214
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Which keywords describe research at DeKalb Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Patient Satisfaction, Burnout, Mental Health, Ethical Climate, Moral Distress and Rehabilitation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.8×58 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 3.5×11 topics
  3. Public Health7▲ 2.8×12 topics
  4. Primary Care7▲ 8.8×8 topics
  5. Quality of Life7▲ 2.7×15 topics
  6. Treatment6▲ 2.7×18 topics
  7. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 12×9 topics
  8. Burnout5▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Ethical Climate5▲ 63×1 topic
  10. Moral Distress5▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Rehabilitation5▲ 7.2×6 topics
  12. Resilience5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  13. Health Policy4▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Medical Education4▲ 8.7×7 topics
  15. Biomechanics4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  16. Clinical Practice4▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Gender Differences4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  18. Arthroplasty3▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Drought Tolerance3▲ 13×7 topics
  20. Elderly3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  21. Genetic Improvement3▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Health Care Utilization3▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  24. Neuroscience3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  25. Ankle Injuries3▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Quality Improvement3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  27. Sprains3▲ 63×1 topic
  28. Distal Radius Fractures3▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Flexor Tendon Repair3▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Coping Strategies3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  31. Political Participation3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Job Satisfaction3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Nursing Education3▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Plant Breeding3▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Healthcare Quality2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Regeneration2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. Public Health Policy2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Nurse Leadership2▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Nursing Advocacy2▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does DeKalb Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dermatologic Treatments and Research, Oral and gingival health research, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases and Oral Health Pathology and Treatment.

Dermatologic Treatments …0Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 0 fractional worksOral and gingival health…0Oral and gingival health research: 0 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 0 fractional worksOral Health Pathology an…0Oral Health Pathology and Treatment: 0 fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatme…0Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 0 fractional worksDermatological and COVID-19 studies: 0 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 0 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 0 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 0 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 0 fractional works
DermatologyPharmacyPathology and Forensic MedicinePeriodontics3 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 0 works
  2. 2 Oral and gingival health research Pharmacy 0 works
  3. 3 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 0 works
  5. 5 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 0 works
  6. 6 Dermatological and COVID-19 studies Dermatology 0 works
  7. 7 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  9. 9 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  10. 10 Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has DeKalb Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is DeKalb Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000023% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%DeKalb Medical Center0.000022% in 202519801990200020102020

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