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Henry Ford Health System

In research, Henry Ford Health System stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,133 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#998 of 8,541 worldwide) and Surgery (#566 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Dermatology and Hepatology (Transplantation is 16.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,330
of 22,385 · #1,724 all time
Rank in United States
#513
of 3,332
Research works
20k
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
571k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Henry Ford Health System

What is Henry Ford Health System 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,133 of 9,902 8.2%2,373 #654
MedicineField #998 of 8,541 8.2%2,254 #580
SurgerySubfield #566 of 1,532 8.6%408 #436
Life SciencesDomain #2,817 of 6,403 7.2%360 #1797
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #526 of 1,037 8.5%234 #456
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,674 of 2,964 7.5%219 #1552
EpidemiologySubfield #549 of 927 7.0%166 #551
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #469 of 736 6.8%220 #392
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #591 of 858 9.3%94 #866
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,328 of 1,880 7.0%99 #1490

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Henry Ford Health System 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#654 #1,133
  2. Medicine#580 #998
  3. Surgery#436 #566
  4. Life Sciences#1,797 #2,817
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#456 #526
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,552 #1,674
  7. Epidemiology#551 #549
  8. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#392 #469
  9. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#866 #591
  10. Molecular Biology#1,490 #1,328
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Henry Ford Health System work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Henry Ford Health System is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,775 fractional works · 78.3% of its workMedicine: 2,636 fractional works · 74.4% of its workSurgery: 477 fractional works · 13.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 286 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 257 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEpidemiology: 200 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOncology: 174 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 110 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 83 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDermatology: 79 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 76 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 73 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 61 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 61 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHepatology: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRheumatology: 46 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 40 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 32 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransplantation: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 26 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 108 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 63 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 17 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 424 fractional works · 12.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 257 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 115 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 43 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 20 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 75 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 24 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 73 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 210 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPsychology: 107 fractional works · 3.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 48 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 28 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 135 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 71 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 59 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHenry Ford HealthSystem3,544fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences78%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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences2,77578.3%
    1. Medicine2,63674.4%
    2. Health Professions1083.0%
    3. Nursing200.6%
    4. Dentistry80.2%
    5. Veterinary20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2577.2%
    2. Neuroscience752.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology732.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60.2%
    1. Psychology1073.0%
    2. Social Sciences581.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance290.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting60.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities50.2%
    6. Decision Sciences40.1%
    1. Engineering712.0%
    2. Environmental Science190.5%
    3. Computer Science160.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy150.4%
    5. Materials Science60.2%
    6. Chemistry50.1%
    7. Mathematics30.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Henry Ford Health System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 26.3 works17×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 78.8 works8.5×
  3. HepatologySubfield · 57.7 works8.4×
  4. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 257.0 works6.9×
  5. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 22.9 works6.5×
  6. SurgerySubfield · 477.4 works5.8×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 257 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 73 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 75 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 108 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.87× its world share, 2,636 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 20 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 107 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 58 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.87×2,636 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.05×73 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.36×257 works
  4. Neuroscience1.30×75 works
  5. Nursing1.17×20 works
  6. Health Professions1.16×108 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.06×13 works
  8. Psychology0.99×107 works
  9. Veterinary0.47×2 works
  10. Dentistry0.44×8 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×29 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.19×15 works
  13. Engineering0.13×70 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.13×4 works
  15. Social Sciences0.13×58 works
  16. Environmental Science0.11×19 works
  17. Chemistry0.09×5 works
  18. Mathematics0.08×3 works
  19. Computer Science0.06×16 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.05×5 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×6 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×6 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×6 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.03×0 works
  25. Energy0.02×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Henry Ford Health System?

Ranked on the quality score, Houtan Noushmehr, James Matthew Snyder and Lisa M. Scarpace lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Henry Ford Health System.

  1. 1 Houtan Noushmehr United States · #11,359 worldwide 84k citations · 380 works
  2. 2 James Matthew Snyder United States · #24,952 worldwide 20k citations · 435 works
  3. 3 Lisa M. Scarpace United States · #30,572 worldwide 40k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Steven N. Kalkanis United States · #30,725 worldwide 45k citations · 326 works
  5. 5 Ivana A. Vaughn United States · #65,379 worldwide 1.9k citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Laila Poisson United States · #126,064 worldwide 26k citations · 335 works
  7. 7 Christine M Neslund-Dudas United States · #139,172 worldwide 6.3k citations · 255 works
  8. 8 Davida F. Kruger United States · #149,012 worldwide 14k citations · 201 works
  9. 9 Benjamin A. Rybicki United States · #184,505 worldwide 20k citations · 320 works
  10. 10 L. Keoki Williams United States · #199,642 worldwide 10k citations · 210 works
All ranked researchers at Henry Ford Health System

What are the most cited papers from Henry Ford Health System?

The most cited paper from Henry Ford Health System is "Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock" (Emanuel P. Rivers, Bryant Nguyen, Suzanne L Havstad et al., 2001), with 10,842 citations. Next come "Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways" (7,893) and "The Immune Landscape of Cancer" (6,328).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Early Goal-Directed Therapy in the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Emanuel P. Rivers, Bryant Nguyen, Suzanne L Havstad et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 8 Nov 2001 10,842
2 Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways Roger E. McLendon et al. · Nature Open access231 authors 4 Sep 2008 7,893
3 The Immune Landscape of Cancer Vésteinn Thórsson et al. · Immunity Open access784 authors Apr 2018 6,328
4 The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Glioblastoma Cameron Brennan et al. · Cell Open access300 authors Oct 2013 5,261
5 Bone histomorphometry: Standardization of nomenclature, symbols, and units: Report of the asbmr histomorphometry nomenclature committee A. MICHAEL PARFITT, Marc K. Drezner, Francis H. Glorieux et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Dec 1987 5,049
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Henry Ford Health System?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Heart Failure, Guidelines, Risk Factors and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology459▲ 3.2×124 topics
  2. Treatment185▲ 4.3×46 topics
  3. Diagnosis174▲ 5.3×39 topics
  4. Inflammation144▲ 1.92×80 topics
  5. Risk Factors141▲ 3.6×33 topics
  6. Chemotherapy139▲ 5.5×24 topics
  7. Immunotherapy122▲ 4.8×18 topics
  8. Heart Failure116▲ 7.3×13 topics
  9. Management115▲ 4.1×30 topics
  10. Guidelines114▲ 6.8×13 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress113▲ 1.93×47 topics
  12. Quality of Life112▲ 2.2×43 topics
  13. Complications102▲ 5.8×16 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease92▲ 2.3×36 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines87▲ 4.5×14 topics
  16. Clinical Trials86▲ 3.6×19 topics
  17. Cancer85▲ 1.79×48 topics
  18. Echocardiography82▲ 8.3×8 topics
  19. Biomarkers80▲ 3.2×17 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors79▲ 5.1×14 topics
  21. Radiotherapy77▲ 5.5×13 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome76▲ 2.6×22 topics
  23. Mortality75▲ 3.7×13 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations74▲ 4.8×23 topics
  25. Surgical Management74▲ 5.1×20 topics
  26. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention70▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Myocardial Infarction69▲ 8.2×7 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis63▲ 3.0×14 topics
  29. Diabetes61▲ 3.4×17 topics
  30. Thrombosis57▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement57▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement57▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Surgery52▲ 4.2×11 topics
  34. Graft Survival51▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Atherosclerosis50▲ 4.9×12 topics
  36. Circadian Rhythms49▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy48▲ 7.1×8 topics
  38. Liver Transplantation44▲ 10×5 topics
  39. Genetic Susceptibility42▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy40▲ 8.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Henry Ford Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Sleep and related disorders and Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes.

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 57 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 36 fractional worksSleep and related disord…35Sleep and related disorders: 35 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Te…29Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 29 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 26 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 25 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…23Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 23 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 22 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 22 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …21Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 21 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical EngineeringExperimental and Cognitive PsychologySurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 57 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 36 works
  3. 3 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 35 works
  4. 4 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 29 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 26 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 25 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 23 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 22 works
  9. 9 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 22 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 21 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Henry Ford Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Henry Ford Health System as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.014% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Henry Ford Health System0.014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Henry Ford Health System 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Henry Ford Health System6.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 1994.

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