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Erlanger Health System

In research, Erlanger Health System stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,221 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,510 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,436
of 22,385 · #18,596 all time
Rank in United States
#3,174
of 3,332
Research works
338
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Erlanger Health System

What is Erlanger Health System 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 #6,221 of 16,688 8.5%246
MedicineField #5,510 of 14,558 8.8%223

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

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Erlanger Health System is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 52 fractional works · 74.8% of its workMedicine: 47 fractional works · 67.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 9.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKErlanger HealthSystem70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences7%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4767.8%
    2. Health Professions34.1%
    3. Dentistry11.5%
    4. Nursing11.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.1%
    3. Neuroscience12.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    1. Engineering22.7%
    2. Computer Science11.8%
    3. Environmental Science11.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    5. Materials Science00.6%
    6. Mathematics00.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.3%
    2. Psychology12.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
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: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.53× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 3.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 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.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.53×47 works
  2. Dentistry3.12×1 works
  3. Nursing3.07×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.12×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.54×3 works
  6. Neuroscience1.31×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.86×3 works
  8. Psychology0.65×1 works
  9. Mathematics0.41×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.36×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.35×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.23×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.20×1 works
  17. Engineering0.18×2 works
  18. Social Sciences0.18×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.16×0 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.16×0 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Erlanger Health System?

Ranked on the quality score, Blaise Baxter, Thomas G. Devlin and Francis M. Fesmire lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Erlanger Health System.

  1. 1 Blaise Baxter United States · #19,616 worldwide 27k citations · 133 works
  2. 2 Thomas G. Devlin United States · #132,740 worldwide 12k citations · 91 works
  3. 3 Francis M. Fesmire United States · #181,699 worldwide 25k citations · 121 works
  4. 4 Biggya L. Sapkota United States · #518,041 worldwide 9.1k citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Blaise Baxter United States · #697,042 worldwide 3.1k citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Ruchir A Shah United States · #1,085,970 worldwide 2k citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Blaise Baxter United States · #1,313,515 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Harris E. Hawk United States · #1,491,248 worldwide 1.1k citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Oliver Lawal United States · #2,433,819 worldwide 425 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Steven Quarfordt United States · #2,554,381 worldwide 280 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Erlanger Health System

What are the most cited papers from Erlanger Health System?

The most cited paper from Erlanger Health System is "Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke" (Mayank Goyal et al., 2015), with 6,122 citations. Next come "Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct" (5,684) and "Time to Treatment With Endovascular Thrombectomy and Outcomes From Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis" (2,190).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Randomized Assessment of Rapid Endovascular Treatment of Ischemic Stroke Mayank Goyal et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Feb 2015 6,122
2 Thrombectomy 6 to 24 Hours after Stroke with a Mismatch between Deficit and Infarct Raul G. Nogueira et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Nov 2017 5,684
3 Time to Treatment With Endovascular Thrombectomy and Outcomes From Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-analysis Jeffrey L. Saver et al. · JAMA Open access 27 Sep 2016 2,190
4 Cisplatin, Radiation, and Adjuvant Hysterectomy Compared with Radiation and Adjuvant Hysterectomy for Bulky Stage IB Cervical Carcinoma Henry M. Keys, Brian N. Bundy, Frederick B. Stehman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 15 Apr 1999 1,955
5 Solitaire flow restoration device versus the Merci Retriever in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (SWIFT): a randomised, parallel-group, non-inferiority trial Jeffrey L. Saver, Reza Jahan, Elad I. Levy et al. · The Lancet 27 Aug 2012 1,304
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Erlanger Health System?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Critical Care, Treatment, Diagnosis, Anticoagulant Therapy, Risk Factors and Stroke Prevention.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.0×39 topics
  2. Treatment3▲ 3.9×12 topics
  3. Critical Care3▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Guidelines3▲ 9.3×8 topics
  5. Diagnosis3▲ 4.6×11 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  7. Management2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  8. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.1×8 topics
  10. Mortality2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 2.2×9 topics
  12. Stroke Prevention2▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Catheter Ablation2▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Heart Failure2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  16. Risk Stratification2▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Thromboembolism2▲ 36×1 topic
  18. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  19. Elderly2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  20. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Prevention2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  22. Resuscitation2▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Drug Resistance1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  24. Hypothermia1▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  27. Surgical Management1▲ 5.0×8 topics
  28. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 6.4×6 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Stewardship1▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Global Health1▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Survival Rates1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Blood Transfusion1▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Hemorrhage1▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Osteoporosis1▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Oxygen Sensing1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Prophylaxis1▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Sepsis1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  39. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Erlanger Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…2Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resis…1Antibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…1Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…1Biomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksElectrolyte and hormonal disorders: 1 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…1Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksNosocomial Infections in ICU: 1 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 1 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…1Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyBiomedical EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Nosocomial Infections in ICU Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Erlanger Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Erlanger Health System as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Erlanger Health System0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Erlanger Health System over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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