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Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

In research, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,448 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#3,084 of 10,443 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,317 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,069
of 28,054 · #13,861 all time
Rank in United States
#1,504
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 149% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,448 of 11,982 11.9%323 #5109
MedicineField #3,084 of 10,443 12.2%296 #4529
SurgerySubfield #1,317 of 1,816 12.2%68 #3173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 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. Health Sciences#5,109 #3,448
  2. Medicine#4,529 #3,084
  3. Surgery#3,173 #1,317
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 Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 68.0 works6.7×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.17× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.07× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 296 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 23 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 Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Brian J. Piper, Louis C. Grandizio and Raj Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine.

  1. 1 Brian J. Piper United States · #975,536 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Louis C. Grandizio United States · #1,123,141 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Raj Kumar United States · #1,315,469 worldwide 58 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Donna A. Milligan United States · #1,338,776 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Kenneth L. McCall United States · #1,494,547 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Shoulder Function, Complications, Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Reflective Practice and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology48▲ 2.8×86 topics
  2. Rehabilitation16▲ 9.1×9 topics
  3. Quality of Life16▲ 2.5×34 topics
  4. Inflammation15▲ 1.63×40 topics
  5. Treatment14▲ 2.6×32 topics
  6. Risk Factors13▲ 2.8×21 topics
  7. Diagnosis13▲ 3.3×26 topics
  8. Complications12▲ 5.7×16 topics
  9. Shoulder Function12▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Heart Failure11▲ 5.9×10 topics
  11. Surgical Management11▲ 6.2×18 topics
  12. Distal Radius Fractures11▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Flexor Tendon Repair11▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Primary Care10▲ 6.3×11 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders10▲ 4.2×17 topics
  16. Reflective Practice10▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Rotator Cuff Tears10▲ 35×1 topic
  18. Shoulder Pathology10▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Meta-Analysis9▲ 3.6×12 topics
  20. Echocardiography9▲ 7.7×5 topics
  21. Medical Education9▲ 8.1×10 topics
  22. Circadian Rhythms9▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Biomechanics9▲ 6.5×6 topics
  24. Sudden Cardiac Death9▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Guidelines8▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 6.0×9 topics
  27. Neuroprotection8▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Substance Use Disorders8▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes7▲ 7.9×4 topics
  30. Assessment Methods7▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Faculty Development7▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Competency-Based Education7▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Mortality Risk7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Pain Management7▲ 6.8×5 topics
  35. Academic Medicine7▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Arrhythmias7▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Continuing Medical Education7▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Professional Identity Formation7▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Elbow Injuries6▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction6▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Innovations in Medical Education and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment.

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 11 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 10 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 6 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 6 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 6 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…6Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …5Diversity and Career in Medicine: 5 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders5Peripheral Nerve Disorders: 5 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …4Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 4 fractional works
SurgeryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRehabilitationCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 11 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 10 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  4. 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 6 works
  5. 5 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 5 works
  9. 9 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 149% 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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