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Hospital / health system · Decatur · United States

DeKalb Medical Center

dekalbmedical.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#28,246
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,059
of 8,685
Research works
183
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

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: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 27.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.86× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.99× 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, 27.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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 2022–2025: Oral Health Pathology and Treatment, Oral and gingival health research, Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases and Dermatological and COVID-19 studies.

Oral Health Pathology an…0Oral Health Pathology and Treatment: 0 fractional worksOral and gingival health…0Oral and gingival health research: 0 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 0 fractional worksDermatological and COVID-19 studies: 0 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 0 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 0 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 0 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environ…0Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature: 0 fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 0 fractional worksSystemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases: 0 fractional works
PeriodonticsPharmacyPathology and Forensic MedicineDermatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 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 Dermatological and COVID-19 studies Dermatology 0 works
  5. 5 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  7. 7 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 0 works
  8. 8 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  9. 9 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has DeKalb Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% lower 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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