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Geisinger Health System

In research, Geisinger Health System stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,379 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,103 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,587
of 28,054 · #6,074 all time
Rank in United States
#1,141
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Geisinger Health System 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 #2,379 of 11,982 12.9%320 #1396
MedicineField #2,103 of 10,443 12.5%287 #1800

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Geisinger 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).

What does Geisinger Health System specialise in?

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

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 28.3 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.70× its world share, 287 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Geisinger Health System?

Ranked on the composite score, Alex R. Chang, David J. Carey and Marc S. Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geisinger Health System.

  1. 1 Alex R. Chang United States · #5,977 worldwide 3.4k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 David J. Carey United States · #32,228 worldwide 397 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Marc S. Williams United States · #35,079 worldwide 529 citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Christopher F. Chabris United States · #47,125 worldwide 450 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Christopher D. Still United States · #52,944 worldwide 250 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Ramin Zand United States · #77,374 worldwide 214 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 H. Lester Kirchner United States · #121,994 worldwide 248 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Jiang Li United States · #159,750 worldwide 155 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 G. Craig Wood United States · #174,932 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Joseph A. Boscarino United States · #209,743 worldwide 176 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Geisinger Health System

Which keywords describe research at Geisinger Health System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Diabetes, Treatment and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology45▲ 2.8×93 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 4.3×27 topics
  3. Inflammation18▲ 2.2×56 topics
  4. Risk Factors18▲ 4.1×23 topics
  5. Treatment17▲ 3.5×39 topics
  6. Diagnosis17▲ 4.5×31 topics
  7. Quality of Life17▲ 2.9×33 topics
  8. Obesity16▲ 5.2×15 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 4.4×20 topics
  10. Public Health14▲ 2.4×27 topics
  11. Diabetes13▲ 6.5×14 topics
  12. Guidelines13▲ 6.7×10 topics
  13. Type 2 Diabetes12▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Clinical Trials11▲ 4.1×15 topics
  15. Heart Failure11▲ 6.3×12 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations11▲ 6.2×18 topics
  17. Health Outcomes10▲ 9.5×5 topics
  18. Surgical Management10▲ 6.3×18 topics
  19. Lifestyle Intervention9▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Mortality9▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Risk9▲ 7.1×9 topics
  22. Complications9▲ 4.4×15 topics
  23. Primary Care9▲ 5.7×11 topics
  24. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 7.0×9 topics
  25. Genetic Variants8▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 6.3×9 topics
  27. Weight Loss8▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Precision Medicine8▲ 4.0×7 topics
  29. Chronic Disease Management7▲ 9.4×5 topics
  30. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 7.4×8 topics
  31. Neuroprotection7▲ 5.1×12 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations7▲ 5.2×8 topics
  33. Myocardial Infarction7▲ 7.4×7 topics
  34. Cancer Risk7▲ 7.7×8 topics
  35. Bariatric Surgery6▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Metabolic Surgery6▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Genetic Testing6▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Mortality Risk6▲ 6.3×5 topics
  39. Anticoagulant Therapy6▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Glycemic Control6▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Geisinger Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Genomics and Rare Diseases, BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Bariatric Surgery and Ou…6Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases4Genomics and Rare Diseases: 4 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 4 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 3 fractional worksElectronic Health Records Systems: 3 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 3 fractional works
SurgeryGeneticsEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismHealth Information Management2 others

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

  1. 1 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 6 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 4 works
  3. 3 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 4 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  5. 5 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 3 works
  7. 7 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Geisinger Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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