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Duke University Hospital

In research, Duke University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#497 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#663 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#929 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Emergency Medicine — Surgery is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,919
of 28,054 · #440 all time
Rank in United States
#288
of 4,192
Research works
18k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
60.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Duke University Hospital 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
MedicineField #497 of 10,443 18.1%1,033 #159
Health SciencesDomain #663 of 11,982 18.3%1,105 #194
Life SciencesDomain #929 of 7,800 26.4%258 #125
SurgerySubfield #275 of 1,816 18.9%218 #124
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,257 of 3,579 25.2%148 #143
NeuroscienceField #438 of 1,168 30.3%64 #110
Physical SciencesDomain #6,210 of 12,888 24.1%88 #1953
Social SciencesDomain #5,524 of 10,521 21.2%97 #1015
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,214 of 2,175 25.9%84 #129
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #416 of 738 16.8%80 #113

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Duke University 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#159 #497
  2. Health Sciences#194 #663
  3. Life Sciences#125 #929
  4. Surgery#124 #275
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#143 #1,257
  6. Neuroscience#110 #438
  7. Physical Sciences#1,953 #6,210
  8. Social Sciences#1,015 #5,524
  9. Molecular Biology#129 #1,214
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#113 #416
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Duke University Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 217.7 works6.0×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 23.5 works5.9×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 20.5 works5.4×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 148 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.53× its world share, 64 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.47× its world share, 1,034 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.74× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Duke University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger W. Turkington, Richard T. Premont and Steven H. Quarfordt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Duke University Hospital.

  1. 1 Roger W. Turkington United States · #57,314 worldwide 295 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Richard T. Premont United States · #61,617 worldwide 369 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Steven H. Quarfordt United States · #114,951 worldwide 268 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Robert L. Hill United States · #119,350 worldwide 592 citations · 115 works
  5. 5 R.W. Postlethwait United States · #126,883 worldwide 154 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 William W.K. Zung United States · #157,023 worldwide 2.1k citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Herbert O. Sieker United States · #176,051 worldwide 125 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 E. Harvey Estes United States · #243,236 worldwide 69 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 R. Wayne Rundles United States · #276,330 worldwide 135 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Malcolm P. Tyor United States · #291,521 worldwide 92 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Duke University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Duke University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Guidelines, Heart Failure, Surgical Management, Patient Satisfaction and Revision Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology184▲ 3.0×121 topics
  2. Inflammation62▲ 1.94×74 topics
  3. Complications59▲ 7.7×17 topics
  4. Quality of Life54▲ 2.4×44 topics
  5. Treatment49▲ 2.6×47 topics
  6. Diagnosis49▲ 3.4×39 topics
  7. Rehabilitation46▲ 7.6×13 topics
  8. Guidelines44▲ 6.2×12 topics
  9. Immunotherapy43▲ 3.9×17 topics
  10. Risk Factors42▲ 2.5×33 topics
  11. Heart Failure41▲ 6.1×13 topics
  12. Surgical Management40▲ 6.2×18 topics
  13. Management37▲ 3.1×29 topics
  14. Mortality37▲ 4.1×13 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction36▲ 7.3×9 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease35▲ 2.1×33 topics
  17. Revision Surgery34▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Total Hip Replacement34▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Radiotherapy33▲ 5.6×13 topics
  20. Chemotherapy32▲ 3.0×24 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life32▲ 8.7×5 topics
  22. Arthroplasty31▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors26▲ 3.9×14 topics
  24. Shoulder Function26▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Chronic Pain26▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations25▲ 3.7×23 topics
  27. Biomechanics25▲ 5.3×8 topics
  28. Pain Management22▲ 6.4×9 topics
  29. Outcomes22▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Medical Education22▲ 5.6×11 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment22▲ 7.3×6 topics
  32. Alignment22▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Critical Care22▲ 6.2×8 topics
  34. Total Knee Replacement22▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Echocardiography22▲ 5.2×8 topics
  36. Clinical Outcomes21▲ 6.3×6 topics
  37. Rotator Cuff Tears19▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Shoulder Pathology19▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Postoperative Complications19▲ 9.4×4 topics
  40. Low Back Pain19▲ 7.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Duke University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes.

Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 22 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 19 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …17Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 17 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…12Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 12 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 11 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…10Anesthesia and Pain Management: 10 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 10 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 9 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…9Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 9 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 22 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 19 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 17 works
  4. 4 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 12 works
  5. 5 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 12 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 11 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 10 works
  8. 8 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 10 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 9 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 9 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Duke University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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