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Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

In research, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,650 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,624 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,588
of 22,385 · #20,276 all time
Rank in United States
#2,901
of 3,332
Research works
429
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.9k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

What is Helen DeVos Children's Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,650 of 8,541 8.0%65 #6047
Health SciencesDomain #6,624 of 9,902 8.3%71 #6648

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helen DeVos Children's 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Helen DeVos Children's Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 89 fractional works · 74.6% of its workMedicine: 81 fractional works · 67.8% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 7.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 17.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHelen DeVosChildren's…120fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8167.8%
    2. Health Professions65.0%
    3. Nursing21.3%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1311.2%
    2. Neuroscience32.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Psychology32.6%
    2. Social Sciences32.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering32.1%
    2. Computer Science00.1%
    3. Environmental Science00.1%
    4. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.52× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 2.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 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.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.52×81 works
  2. Nursing2.73×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.11×13 works
  4. Veterinary2.05×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.91×6 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.77×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.55×3 works
  8. Psychology0.84×3 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.81×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.33×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.19×3 works
  14. Engineering0.14×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.02×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Deanna S. Mitchell, Richard M. Hackbarth and Jessica M. Foley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Deanna S. Mitchell United States · #407,695 worldwide 1.5k citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Richard M. Hackbarth United States · #508,830 worldwide 3.3k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Jessica M. Foley United States · #772,456 worldwide 4.1k citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Julia M. Steinke United States · #800,435 worldwide 1.1k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Alejandro Quiroga United States · #891,774 worldwide 836 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Jena M. Krueger United States · #1,016,036 worldwide 797 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth A. Kessler United States · #1,249,626 worldwide 1k citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Giselle L. Saulnier Sholler United States · #1,372,906 worldwide 1.2k citations · 126 works
  9. 9 Rosemary M. Olivero United States · #1,409,594 worldwide 1.5k citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Nicholas Hartog United States · #1,537,721 worldwide 1.3k citations · 86 works
All ranked researchers at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Helen DeVos Children's Hospital?

The most cited paper from Helen DeVos Children's Hospital is "Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study" (Nathan Kuppermann et al., 2009), with 1,645 citations. Next come "Effectiveness of Sensor-Augmented Insulin-Pump Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes" (899) and "Proteogenomic and metabolomic characterization of human glioblastoma" (722).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of children at very low risk of clinically-important brain injuries after head trauma: a prospective cohort study Nathan Kuppermann et al. · The Lancet 15 Sep 2009 1,645
2 Effectiveness of Sensor-Augmented Insulin-Pump Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes Richard M. Bergenstal, William V. Tamborlane, Andrew Ahmann et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Jun 2010 899
3 Proteogenomic and metabolomic characterization of human glioblastoma Liang-Bo Wang et al. · Cancer Cell Open access238 authors 11 Feb 2021 722
4 Transplantation of Umbilical-Cord Blood in Babies with Infantile Krabbe's Disease Maria Luisa Escolar, Michele D. Poe, James M. Provenzale et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 18 May 2005 715
5 Fluid Overload and Mortality in Children Receiving Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: The Prospective Pediatric Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Registry Scott M. Sutherland, Michael Zappitelli, Steven R. Alexander et al. · American Journal of Kidney Diseases 31 Dec 2009 698
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Critical Care, Genetic Mutations, Treatment, Congenital Heart Disease and Heart Failure.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology16▲ 3.3×61 topics
  2. Management6▲ 6.8×17 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Treatment6▲ 3.9×27 topics
  5. Diagnosis5▲ 4.1×20 topics
  6. Critical Care4▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Inflammation4▲ 1.69×32 topics
  8. Genetic Mutations4▲ 8.1×17 topics
  9. Genetics4▲ 5.0×14 topics
  10. Congenital Heart Disease4▲ 41×3 topics
  11. Heart Failure4▲ 6.9×12 topics
  12. Mortality Risk3▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Cardiac Surgery3▲ 36×1 topic
  14. Pulmonary Valve Replacement3▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Pediatric3▲ 43×4 topics
  16. Adolescents3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  17. Primary Care2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  18. Pain Management2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  19. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Psychosocial Outcomes2▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  22. Cognitive Function2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  23. Echocardiography2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  24. Infection2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  25. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Medical Education2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  27. Treatment Outcomes2▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study2▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory2▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Executive Functioning2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Preterm Birth2▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Clinical Management2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Neural Crest2▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Preterm Infants2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Family-Centered Care2▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Fetal Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Infant Mortality2▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Psychological Interventions2▲ 9.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Helen DeVos Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare.

Congenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 1 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 1 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Res…1Cleft Lip and Palate Research: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…1Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  3. 3 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Helen DeVos Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Helen DeVos Children's Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00043% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Helen DeVos Children's Hospital0.00052% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Helen DeVos Children's Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Helen DeVos Children's Hospital7.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.9% in 2022.

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