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Dignity Health

In research, Dignity Health stands highest in Medicine (#4,658 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,680 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 4.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,295
of 22,385 · #14,202 all time
Rank in United States
#1,734
of 3,332
Research works
558
▲ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Dignity Health

What is Dignity Health known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #4,658 of 8,541 9.0%102 #5528
Health SciencesDomain #5,680 of 9,902 8.8%112 #6309

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dignity Health 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 Dignity Health work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Dignity Health is in Health Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Social Sciences (11%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 131 fractional works · 61.0% of its workMedicine: 119 fractional works · 55.4% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDignity Health215fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences21%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11955.4%
    2. Health Professions115.2%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2411.1%
    2. Psychology83.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting73.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.0%
    5. Decision Sciences21.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    1. Engineering83.9%
    2. Computer Science62.9%
    3. Environmental Science31.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    5. Materials Science10.6%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology104.6%
    2. Neuroscience41.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Dignity Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 22.8 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.88× its world share, 119 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.88×119 works
  2. Health Professions1.96×11 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.43×3 works
  4. Veterinary1.33×0 works
  5. Psychology1.24×8 works
  6. Neuroscience1.09×4 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.00×2 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×7 works
  9. Social Sciences0.87×24 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×10 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.45×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.37×6 works
  15. Nursing0.36×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.35×2 works
  17. Environmental Science0.29×3 works
  18. Engineering0.26×8 works
  19. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dignity Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Rajan K. Merchant, Mark R. Bowers and Rachel M. Bond lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dignity Health.

  1. 1 Rajan K. Merchant United States · #649,918 worldwide 1.1k citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Mark R. Bowers United States · #918,783 worldwide 1.5k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Rachel M. Bond United States · #1,071,201 worldwide 706 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Suzanne Wiesner United States · #1,690,444 worldwide 764 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Barbara Pelletreau United States · #2,295,876 worldwide 696 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Stephen M. Sorensen United States · #2,974,909 worldwide 963 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Ronald Chambers United States · #3,138,310 worldwide 159 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Jue Wang United States · #4,486,366 worldwide 2.1k citations · 211 works
  9. 9 Linda K. Bevington United States · #4,874,047 worldwide 18 citations · 13 works
  10. 10 Abdalhai Alshoubi United States · #5,138,981 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Dignity Health

What are the most cited papers from Dignity Health?

The most cited paper from Dignity Health is "The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013" (Juanita A. Haagsma et al., 2015), with 1,359 citations. Next come "Analysis of oncogenic signaling networks in glioblastoma identifies ASPM as a molecular target" (674) and "A Systematic Review of Reviews Evaluating Technology-Enabled Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support" (568).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The global burden of injury: incidence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and time trends from the Global Burden of Disease study 2013 Juanita A. Haagsma et al. · Injury Prevention Open access 3 Dec 2015 1,359
2 Analysis of oncogenic signaling networks in glioblastoma identifies ASPM as a molecular target Steve Horvath, B. Zhang, Marc R. J. Carlson et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 7 Nov 2006 674
3 A Systematic Review of Reviews Evaluating Technology-Enabled Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Deborah A. Greenwood, Perry M. Gee, Kathy J. Fatkin et al. · Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology ReviewOpen access 31 May 2017 568
4 Efficacy of face mask in preventing respiratory virus transmission: A systematic review and meta-analysis Mingming Liang, Liang Gao, Ce Cheng et al. · Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease ReviewOpen access 27 May 2020 487
5 Trends in the Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis Hilal Maradit Kremers, Macaulay E. Nwojo, Jeanine E. Ransom et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Open access 20 May 2015 483
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dignity Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Complications, Management, Surgery, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Chemotherapy and Treatment.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.2×71 topics
  2. Diagnosis9▲ 4.4×27 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 2.7×29 topics
  4. Management6▲ 3.8×21 topics
  5. Complications6▲ 5.7×12 topics
  6. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.9×17 topics
  7. Inflammation6▲ 1.28×27 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.1×20 topics
  10. Risk Factors5▲ 2.2×19 topics
  11. Biomarkers5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  12. Quality of Life5▲ 1.64×24 topics
  13. Mortality5▲ 4.0×12 topics
  14. Surgery5▲ 6.6×10 topics
  15. Guidelines5▲ 4.8×11 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  17. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  18. Public Health4▲ 1.45×21 topics
  19. Surgical Management4▲ 4.8×15 topics
  20. Immunotherapy4▲ 2.6×14 topics
  21. Chronic Pain3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  22. Radiotherapy3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  23. Catheter Ablation3▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Leadership3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  25. Neuroprotection3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  26. Echocardiography3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  28. Academic Medicine2▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Pain Management2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Prophylaxis2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Robotic Surgery2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  32. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  33. Immunosuppression2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Palliative Treatment2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Radiation Therapy2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  38. Molecular Profiling2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Stroke Prevention2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Transplantation2▲ 8.6×4 topics

Which research topics does Dignity Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Innovations in Medical Education.

Transplantation: Methods…2Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…2Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksPolyomavirus and related diseases: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …1Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGender StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Polyomavirus and related diseases Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dignity Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Dignity Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00080% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Dignity Health0.00093% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Dignity Health 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Dignity Health9.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2018.

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