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Good Samaritan Medical Center

In research, Good Samaritan Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,456 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#4,251 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,467 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#11,050
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,432
of 8,685
Research works
941
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Good Samaritan 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,456 of 20,462 18.0%719
MedicineField #4,251 of 17,978 17.9%629
Life SciencesDomain #6,467 of 14,347 21.8%124
SurgerySubfield #2,343 of 4,227 22.3%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Good Samaritan 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Good Samaritan Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 37.4 works3.9×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Good Samaritan Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Benedict F. Massell, Richard Gerkin and Michele A. Young lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Good Samaritan Medical Center.

  1. 1 Benedict F. Massell United States · #226,809 worldwide 153 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Richard Gerkin United States · #542,715 worldwide 53 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Michele A. Young United States · #966,844 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Good Samaritan Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Good Samaritan Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Diagnosis, Chronic Pain, Laparoscopic Repair, Prognostic Factors, Management and Hernia Repair.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology7▲ 3.7×45 topics
  2. Complications5▲ 20×11 topics
  3. Diagnosis3▲ 6.6×19 topics
  4. Treatment3▲ 4.8×17 topics
  5. Chronic Pain3▲ 25×2 topics
  6. Management3▲ 6.9×14 topics
  7. Laparoscopic Repair3▲ 132×2 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors3▲ 12×9 topics
  9. Hernia Repair2▲ 186×1 topic
  10. Mesh Techniques2▲ 186×1 topic
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 3.0×17 topics
  12. Surgical Management2▲ 10×9 topics
  13. Guidelines2▲ 8.5×8 topics
  14. Mortality2▲ 7.0×9 topics
  15. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.1×10 topics
  16. Breast Cancer2▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 30×4 topics
  18. Robotic Surgery2▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Inflammation2▲ 1.52×19 topics
  20. Children2▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.0×7 topics
  22. Adults1▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Biomechanics1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  24. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Lymphoma1▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Cancer1▲ 1.63×9 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.0×9 topics
  28. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  29. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia1▲ 75×1 topic
  30. Fetal Surgery1▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Medical Education1▲ 8.5×5 topics
  32. Postoperative Complications1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Rituximab1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Archery1▲ 182×1 topic
  35. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.7×10 topics
  36. Metastatic Breast Cancer1▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Muscular Activation1▲ 182×1 topic

Which research topics does Good Samaritan Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hernia repair and management, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies, Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies and Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques.

Hernia repair and manage…2Hernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 1 fractional worksMechanics and Biomechanics Studies: 1 fractional worksMinimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: 1 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis: 1 fractional worksAbdominal Surgery and Complications: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…1Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksIntestinal and Peritonea…1Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions: 1 fractional worksHER2/EGFR in Cancer Rese…1HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research: 1 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and …1Surgical Simulation and Training: 1 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineHematology1 others

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

  1. 1 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Abdominal Surgery and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  8. 8 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Good Samaritan Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% lower 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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