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Flagstaff Medical Center

In research, Flagstaff Medical Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,386 of 17,446 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,393 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,554
of 22,385 · #10,352 all time
Rank in United States
#2,229
of 3,332
Research works
502
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Flagstaff Medical Center

What is Flagstaff Medical Center 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,386 of 17,446 7.2%221
Health SciencesDomain #10,393 of 16,688 7.0%122

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Flagstaff Medical Center 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 Flagstaff Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Flagstaff Medical Center is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Environmental Science (14%), Physics and Astronomy (13%).

Physical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 46.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 13.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 12.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 12.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 11.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 23.6% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 18.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKFlagstaff MedicalCenter75fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences20%

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. Environmental Science1013.9%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1012.6%
    3. Computer Science911.4%
    4. Engineering33.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.2%
    6. Materials Science11.2%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine1418.9%
    2. Health Professions34.0%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences68.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities45.5%
    3. Decision Sciences22.9%
    4. Psychology22.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
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: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.81× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.68× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy5.68×10 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.03×2 works
  3. Environmental Science2.81×10 works
  4. Veterinary2.17×0 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.05×2 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.90×4 works
  7. Health Professions1.52×3 works
  8. Computer Science1.46×9 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.04×4 works
  10. Medicine0.98×14 works
  11. Psychology0.82×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.63×6 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.55×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.51×0 works
  16. Nursing0.45×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.41×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.39×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.35×1 works
  20. Engineering0.25×3 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  23. Energy0.10×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Flagstaff Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Amber L. Randall, Angela K. Golden and Padraig Houlahan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Flagstaff Medical Center.

  1. 1 Amber L. Randall United States · #1,491,003 worldwide 241 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Angela K. Golden United States · #2,291,310 worldwide 836 citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Padraig Houlahan United States · #2,658,731 worldwide 142 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Katherine C. Gordon United States · #2,732,542 worldwide 631 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Willard P. Puffett United States · #2,736,414 worldwide 71 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Juanita Heredia United States · #3,071,260 worldwide 197 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Wayne D. Ranney United States · #3,416,516 worldwide 142 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Lowell United States · #3,484,480 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Sheila M. Mackell United States · #3,570,782 worldwide 118 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Leon McKinney United States · #4,558,086 worldwide 46 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Flagstaff Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Flagstaff Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Flagstaff Medical Center is "Temperature increase reduces global yields of major crops in four independent estimates" (Chuang Zhao et al., 2017), with 3,339 citations. Next come "The Brassica oleracea genome reveals the asymmetrical evolution of polyploid genomes" (1,242) and "Staphylococcus aureus biofilms" (1,024).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Temperature increase reduces global yields of major crops in four independent estimates Chuang Zhao et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 15 Aug 2017 3,339
2 The Brassica oleracea genome reveals the asymmetrical evolution of polyploid genomes Shengyi Liu et al. · Nature Communications Open access 23 May 2014 1,242
3 Staphylococcus aureus biofilms Nathan K. Archer, Mark J. Mazaitis, John William Costerton et al. · Virulence Open access Sep 2011 1,024
4 ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF SOUTHWESTERN PONDEROSA PINE ECOSYSTEMS: A BROAD PERSPECTIVE Craig D. Allen, Melissa Savage, Donald A. Falk et al. · Ecological Applications Oct 2002 917
5 Whole-genome sequence of a flatfish provides insights into ZW sex chromosome evolution and adaptation to a benthic lifestyle Songlin Chen et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 2 Feb 2014 870
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Flagstaff Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Cultural Impact, Radio Astronomy, Transits of Venus, Invasive Species, Ethical Considerations, Habitat Fragmentation and Biodiversity.

▲ 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. Climate Change8▲ 3.7×28 topics
  2. Cultural Impact5▲ 119×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.67×10 topics
  4. Radio Astronomy4▲ 250×1 topic
  5. Transits of Venus4▲ 587×1 topic
  6. Invasive Species3▲ 9.3×9 topics
  7. Biodiversity3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  8. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  10. Big Data2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  13. Global Change2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  14. Religion2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  15. Statistical Modeling2▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Sediment Transport2▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Astrobiology2▲ 63×1 topic
  18. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  19. Extraterrestrial Life2▲ 92×1 topic
  20. Conservation1▲ 4.2×6 topics
  21. Distributed Systems1▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  23. Model Evaluation1▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Python1▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Resource Allocation1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  26. Scientific Computing1▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Disaster Response1▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  29. Land Use Change1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  31. Science1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  32. Biological Invasions1▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Solar System Abundances1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Cardiac Rehabilitation1▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Coronary Heart Disease1▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Data Analytics1▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Emergency Preparedness1▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Model Checking1▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Flagstaff Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: History and Developments in Astronomy, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Computational Physics and Python Applications and Astro and Planetary Science.

History and Developments…4History and Developments in Astronomy: 4 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 2 fractional worksComputational Physics and Python Applications: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Menta…1Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksBig Data Technologies and Applications: 1 fractional worksWeb Applications and Dat…1Web Applications and Data Management: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial IntelligenceEmergency Medical ServicesHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  6. 6 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Big Data Technologies and Applications Information Systems and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Web Applications and Data Management Information Systems 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Flagstaff Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Flagstaff Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00064% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Flagstaff Medical Center0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Flagstaff Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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