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Gundersen Lutheran Hospital

In research, Gundersen Lutheran Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,405 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,159 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,357
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,512
of 8,685
Research works
444
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Gundersen Lutheran Hospital 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 #12,405 of 20,462 14.0%344
MedicineField #11,159 of 17,978 13.5%308

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

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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.97× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceHealth Professions: 4.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.93× its world share, 6 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Michelle A. Mathiason and Herbert Dörken lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gundersen Lutheran Hospital.

  1. 1 Michelle A. Mathiason United States · #443,276 worldwide 67 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Herbert Dörken United States · #527,117 worldwide 44 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Public Health, Clinical Trials, Quality of Life, Diagnosis and Cardiovascular Risk.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology58▲ 3.2×81 topics
  2. Treatment21▲ 3.6×31 topics
  3. Public Health20▲ 3.4×18 topics
  4. Quality of Life19▲ 3.2×32 topics
  5. Diagnosis17▲ 3.8×28 topics
  6. Complications16▲ 7.0×15 topics
  7. Clinical Trials15▲ 5.4×14 topics
  8. Management15▲ 4.3×23 topics
  9. Risk Factors14▲ 3.0×19 topics
  10. Guidelines13▲ 6.3×10 topics
  11. Obesity13▲ 4.0×10 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Risk12▲ 7.8×7 topics
  13. Surgical Management12▲ 6.0×15 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 4.7×13 topics
  15. Chemotherapy11▲ 3.6×23 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines11▲ 8.0×8 topics
  17. Diabetes11▲ 4.8×10 topics
  18. Health Outcomes10▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Pathogenesis10▲ 4.1×13 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations10▲ 6.9×7 topics
  21. Breast Cancer10▲ 7.9×9 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations9▲ 4.0×18 topics
  23. Type 2 Diabetes9▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Weight Loss8▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Children8▲ 7.2×7 topics
  26. Lifestyle Intervention8▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Biomechanics8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  28. Pain Management7▲ 7.3×6 topics
  29. Survival Analysis7▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Bariatric Surgery7▲ 60×1 topic
  31. CT Imaging7▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Metabolic Surgery7▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Host-Pathogen Interactions7▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Ovarian Cancer7▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Pathogen Transmission7▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Reproductive Outcome7▲ 35×2 topics
  37. End-of-Life7▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Palliative Care7▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Postoperative Complications7▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Health Care Costs6▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Gundersen Lutheran Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies, Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 0 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 0 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…0Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 0 fractional worksAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksBone health and treatments0Bone health and treatments: 0 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 0 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryEmergency Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Appendicitis Diagnosis and Management Emergency Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 0 works
  7. 7 Bone health and treatments Oncology 0 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 0 works
  10. 10 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 0 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 available15.0%not open85.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.3%domestic only96.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gundersen Lutheran Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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