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Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

In research, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#8,181 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,421 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,145
of 28,054 · #27,982 all time
Rank in United States
#3,118
of 4,192
Research works
429
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Helen DeVos Children's 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 #8,181 of 10,443 10.8%65 #10657
Health SciencesDomain #9,421 of 11,982 11.2%71 #12208

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 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.29× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.46× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Marcus P. Haw, Joseph J. Vettukattil and Jared M. Tucker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helen DeVos Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Marcus P. Haw United States · #373,697 worldwide 89 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Joseph J. Vettukattil United States · #881,873 worldwide 27 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Jared M. Tucker United States · #1,117,095 worldwide 34 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Management, Genetic Mutations, Critical Care, Treatment, Heart Failure and Genetics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.3×58 topics
  2. Management5▲ 6.3×16 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes5▲ 25×6 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 3.8×22 topics
  5. Inflammation4▲ 1.74×27 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations4▲ 8.3×15 topics
  7. Critical Care3▲ 15×7 topics
  8. Diagnosis3▲ 3.8×18 topics
  9. Genetics3▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Heart Failure3▲ 6.9×11 topics
  11. Adolescents3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  12. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 32×3 topics
  13. Pediatric2▲ 43×4 topics
  14. Pain Management2▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Mortality Risk2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  16. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 30×1 topic
  17. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  18. Psychosocial Outcomes2▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Pulmonary Valve Replacement2▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  21. Medical Education2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. Cognitive Function2▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Infection2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study2▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Echocardiography2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  26. Executive Functioning2▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory2▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Treatment Outcomes2▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Fetal Development2▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Neural Crest2▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 11×6 topics
  32. Preterm Birth2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Psychological Interventions2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Vaccine Development2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. CT Imaging2▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Family-Centered Care2▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Infant Mortality2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Preterm Infants2▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Stroke2▲ 8.5×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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…2Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…2Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksInfant Development and P…2Infant Development and Preterm Care: 2 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues …1Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksCleft Lip and Palate Research: 1 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 1 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric…1Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders a…1Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeneticsSpeech and Hearing1 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 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 Cleft Lip and Palate Research Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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