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Hospital for Special Care

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Research works
60
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
924
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Hospital for Special Care

Not ranked overall: Hospital for Special Care is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Hospital for Special Care work in?

In all years, 68% of research at Hospital for Special Care is in Health Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (53%), Health Professions (12%), Neuroscience (8%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 41 fractional works · 68.0% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 52.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 12.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHospital forSpecial Care60fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3152.6%
    2. Health Professions712.4%
    3. Nursing22.6%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Neuroscience57.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.2%
    2. Psychology24.1%
    3. Social Sciences23.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.2%
    1. Environmental Science11.3%
    2. Engineering10.9%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Chemistry00.3%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    6. Energy00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.71× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 5.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.75× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 17.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 17.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing17.54×1 works
  2. Dentistry5.17×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.20×0 works
  4. Medicine2.75×4 works
  5. Neuroscience2.71×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.12×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.95×1 works
  8. Energy1.17×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.82×0 works
  10. Psychology0.65×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.11×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hospital for Special Care?

Ranked on the quality score, John J. Votto and Paul J. Scalise lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hospital for Special Care.

  1. 1 John J. Votto United States · #1,646,809 worldwide 3.7k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Paul J. Scalise United States · #4,827,725 worldwide 326 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Hospital for Special Care

What are the most cited papers from Hospital for Special Care?

The most cited paper from Hospital for Special Care is "Development of Minimum Criteria for the Initiation of Antibiotics in Residents of Long-Term–Care Facilities: Results of a Consensus Conference" (Mark B Loeb, David W. Bentley, Suzanne Bradley et al., 2001), with 391 citations. Next come "Post-ICU Mechanical Ventilation at 23 Long-term Care Hospitals" (200) and "Functional Status and Survival Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation" (170).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Development of Minimum Criteria for the Initiation of Antibiotics in Residents of Long-Term–Care Facilities: Results of a Consensus Conference Mark B Loeb, David W. Bentley, Suzanne Bradley et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Feb 2001 391
2 Post-ICU Mechanical Ventilation at 23 Long-term Care Hospitals David J. Scheinhorn, Meg Stearn Hassenpflug, John J. Votto et al. · CHEST Journal 2007 200
3 Functional Status and Survival Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation Janet B. Bowen, John J. Votto, Roger S. Thrall et al. · CHEST Journal Sep 2000 170
4 Ventilator-Dependent Survivors of Catastrophic Illness Transferred to 23 Long-term Care Hospitals for Weaning From Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation David J. Scheinhorn, Meg Stearn Hassenpflug, John J. Votto et al. · CHEST Journal 2007 136
5 Phonophoresis versus ultrasound in the treatment of common musculoskeletal conditions MARK D. KLAIMAN, Joseph A. Shrader, JEROME V. DANOFF et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Sep 1998 134
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hospital for Special Care?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mechanical Ventilation, Primary Care, Prognosis, Diagnosis, Management, Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.8×29 topics
  2. Mechanical Ventilation4▲ 51×2 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 6.2×7 topics
  4. Primary Care4▲ 15×7 topics
  5. Prognosis4▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 2.4×11 topics
  7. Management3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  8. Acute Lung Injury3▲ 81×1 topic
  9. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome3▲ 81×1 topic
  10. Genetics3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  12. Aging3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  13. Critical Care2▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Global Burden2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  15. Health Care Utilization2▲ 31×3 topics
  16. COPD2▲ 61×1 topic
  17. Muscle Mass2▲ 46×2 topics
  18. spirometry2▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Cancer Cachexia2▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Functional Recovery2▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Sarcopenia2▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Biomarkers2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  23. Neural Plasticity2▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Health Care Spending2▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Insurance Markets2▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Constraint-Induced Therapy2▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  29. Motor Recovery2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  32. Autism Spectrum Disorders1▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Bilingualism1▲ 16×2 topics
  34. FUS/TLS1▲ 119×1 topic
  35. Neurodegeneration1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. TDP-431▲ 119×1 topic
  37. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Language Processing1▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Neuroanatomy1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Semantic Memory1▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Hospital for Special Care publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies and Muscle Physiology and Disorders.

Dementia and Cognitive I…0Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 0 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cog…0Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 0 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosi…0Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 0 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Di…0Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 0 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabil…0Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksNursing education and management: 0 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 0 fractional worksHereditary Neurological …0Hereditary Neurological Disorders: 0 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  2. 2 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  3. 3 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 0 works
  9. 9 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Hereditary Neurological Disorders Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hospital for Special Care's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hospital for Special Care as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000026% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Hospital for Special Care0.000018% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Hospital for Special Care over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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