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Edwards Lifesciences (United States)

In research, Edwards Lifesciences (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,382 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,879 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Medicine and Health Sciences — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 29.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,291
of 28,054 · #12,976 all time
Rank in United States
#2,321
of 4,192
Research works
310
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
37.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Edwards Lifesciences (United States) 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,382 of 20,462 23.8%209
MedicineField #7,879 of 17,978 23.3%200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Edwards Lifesciences (United States) 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).

What does Edwards Lifesciences (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 29.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 25.6 works30×
  2. MedicineField · 55.8 works3.5×
  3. Health SciencesDomain · 58.8 works3.1×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.97× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 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.

Which keywords describe research at Edwards Lifesciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Echocardiography, Heart Failure, Cardiovascular Risk, Obesity, Chamber Quantification and Diastolic Function.

▲ 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. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement14▲ 227×1 topic
  2. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement14▲ 227×1 topic
  3. Echocardiography10▲ 46×6 topics
  4. Heart Failure7▲ 19×8 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 18×4 topics
  6. Epidemiology5▲ 1.42×17 topics
  7. Obesity4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  8. Machine Learning4▲ 1.58×8 topics
  9. Chamber Quantification4▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Diastolic Function4▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Cardiac Surgery4▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Mortality Risk4▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 23×1 topic
  15. Pulmonary Valve Replacement4▲ 80×1 topic
  16. Endothelial Dysfunction3▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Complications3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  18. Aortic Dissection3▲ 85×1 topic
  19. Bicuspid Aortic Valve3▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Endovascular Repair3▲ 42×2 topics
  21. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 14×5 topics
  22. Treatment3▲ 2.7×4 topics
  23. Diagnosis3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  24. Healthcare3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  25. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Guidelines2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  27. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Right Heart Assessment2▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Mortality2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Tissue Engineering2▲ 4.6×9 topics
  32. Infective Endocarditis2▲ 71×1 topic
  33. Prophylaxis2▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Atherosclerosis2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Cardiac Risk2▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Perioperative2▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Extracellular Matrix2▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  40. Failure Analysis2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Edwards Lifesciences (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…14Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 14 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 4 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 3 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…2Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksPhonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCivil and Structural Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Phonocardiography and Auscultation Techniques Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Edwards Lifesciences (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% higher 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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