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George Washington University Hospital

In research, George Washington University Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,082 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,716 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Surgery is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,955
of 28,054 · #11,356 all time
Rank in United States
#1,945
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 105% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is George Washington University Hospital 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
MedicineField #4,082 of 10,443 7.7%284 #2333
Health SciencesDomain #4,716 of 11,982 8.3%303 #3071

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where George Washington University Hospital 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 George Washington University Hospital 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 · 58.7 works6.7×
  2. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 35.6 works6.2×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 284 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at George Washington University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Louis K. Alpert, John M. Keshishian and Cesar A. Cáceres lead among researchers whose main affiliation is George Washington University Hospital.

  1. 1 Louis K. Alpert United States · #489,597 worldwide 39 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 John M. Keshishian United States · #529,668 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Cesar A. Cáceres United States · #538,143 worldwide 36 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Nicholas P.D. Smyth United States · #562,062 worldwide 33 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at George Washington University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at George Washington University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Guidelines, Complications, Diagnosis, Mortality, Treatment and 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. Epidemiology51▲ 3.5×103 topics
  2. Risk Factors22▲ 5.3×24 topics
  3. Diagnosis19▲ 5.5×36 topics
  4. Treatment19▲ 4.1×41 topics
  5. Guidelines18▲ 10×11 topics
  6. Complications17▲ 9.0×16 topics
  7. Mortality16▲ 7.6×11 topics
  8. Quality of Life15▲ 2.8×33 topics
  9. Inflammation15▲ 1.91×45 topics
  10. Management15▲ 5.0×24 topics
  11. Endovascular Repair11▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Surgery10▲ 8.0×11 topics
  13. Echocardiography10▲ 9.9×8 topics
  14. Genetics9▲ 3.6×17 topics
  15. Surgical Management9▲ 5.9×17 topics
  16. Immunotherapy9▲ 3.4×16 topics
  17. Critical Care8▲ 9.6×8 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors8▲ 4.9×13 topics
  19. Resuscitation8▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Pathophysiology8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  22. Thrombosis7▲ 7.1×7 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations7▲ 4.5×19 topics
  24. Radiotherapy7▲ 5.0×10 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 6.5×9 topics
  26. Heart Failure7▲ 4.4×10 topics
  27. Postoperative Complications7▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Biomechanics7▲ 6.0×6 topics
  29. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes7▲ 9.8×6 topics
  30. Health-related Quality of Life7▲ 7.7×5 topics
  31. Primary Care7▲ 4.8×10 topics
  32. Rehabilitation7▲ 4.5×9 topics
  33. Genetic Susceptibility6▲ 19×5 topics
  34. Thrombus Formation6▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention6▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Cardiac Risk6▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Perioperative6▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Matrix Metalloproteinases6▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Aneurysm Rupture5▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Aneurysm Screening5▲ 47×1 topic

Which research topics does George Washington University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments, Peripheral Artery Disease Management and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …6Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 6 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair t…5Aortic aneurysm repair treatments: 5 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Diseas…4Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…4Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 4 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 4 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional worksTracheal and airway diso…3Tracheal and airway disorders: 3 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryEmergency Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available26.9%not open73.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has George Washington University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 105% 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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