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Erlanger Health System

In research, Erlanger Health System stands highest in Medicine (#11,462 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,124 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,072
of 28,054 · #31,284 all time
Rank in United States
#3,447
of 4,192
Research works
338
▲ 79% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #11,462 of 17,978 12.6%223
Health SciencesDomain #14,124 of 20,462 11.9%246

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Erlanger Health System?

Ranked on the composite score, C Koupernik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Erlanger Health System.

  1. 1 C Koupernik United States · #626,053 worldwide 42 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Erlanger Health System

Which keywords describe research at Erlanger Health System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Critical Care, Treatment, Anticoagulant Therapy, Diagnosis, Stroke Prevention and Catheter Ablation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.0×35 topics
  2. Treatment3▲ 4.3×11 topics
  3. Guidelines3▲ 10×8 topics
  4. Diagnosis3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  5. Critical Care3▲ 18×7 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  7. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Management2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  9. Public Health2▲ 2.5×9 topics
  10. Mortality2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  11. Catheter Ablation2▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  13. Stroke Prevention2▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 30×1 topic
  15. Heart Failure2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  16. Risk Stratification2▲ 41×1 topic
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Elderly2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  19. Drug Resistance1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  20. Hypothermia1▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Resuscitation1▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 7.3×6 topics
  24. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Antimicrobial Stewardship1▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Global Health1▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Infectious Diseases1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Survival Rates1▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Blood Transfusion1▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Hemorrhage1▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Oxygen Sensing1▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Pain Management1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  35. Prophylaxis1▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Endoscopic Surgery1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Neurological Complications1▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Osteoporosis1▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Erlanger Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Antibiotic Use and Resistance, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Electrolyte and hormonal disorders.

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 worksElectrolyte and hormonal…1Electrolyte and hormonal disorders: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…1Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 1 fractional worksRenal and Vascular Pathologies: 1 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…1Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBiomedical Engineering4 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 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 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 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Renal and Vascular Pathologies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Erlanger Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 79% 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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