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Inova Children's Hospital

In research, Inova Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,304 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,557 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#26,176
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,608
of 8,685
Research works
256
▲ 94% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Inova Children's 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
MedicineField #7,304 of 17,978 14.9%173
Health SciencesDomain #9,557 of 20,462 13.6%202

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

What does Inova Children's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 28.2 works3.8×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.78× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Inova Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard H. Schwartz and LAURA A. STOKOWSKI lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inova Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Richard H. Schwartz United States · #35,094 worldwide 326 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 LAURA A. STOKOWSKI United States · #1,468,074 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Inova Children's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Inova Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Congenital Heart Disease, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Cardiac Surgery, Mortality Risk, Arrhythmias and Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

▲ 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 30 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.3×21 topics
  2. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 99×3 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 42×4 topics
  4. Heart Failure3▲ 17×7 topics
  5. Echocardiography3▲ 24×6 topics
  6. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 88×2 topics
  7. Mortality Risk2▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Adult Congenital Heart Disease2▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Arrhythmias2▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Pulmonary Valve Replacement2▲ 111×1 topic
  11. Catheter Ablation2▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Cardiomyopathy2▲ 56×2 topics
  13. Inflammation2▲ 1.93×11 topics
  14. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Ventricular Tachycardia2▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Management1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  17. Sudden Cardiac Death1▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Critical Care1▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Preterm Infants1▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Pregnancy1▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Risk Factors1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  22. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Pulmonary Hypertension1▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Cardiogenic Shock1▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Enzyme Regulation1▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Health Care Utilization1▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Left Ventricular Assist Device1▲ 57×1 topic
  29. Nucleotide Metabolism1▲ 160×1 topic
  30. Public Health1▲ 1.78×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Biochemical and Molecular Research and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Congenital Heart Disease…2Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksBiochemical and Molecular Research: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…1Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMolecular BiologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Biochemical and Molecular Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inova Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 94% 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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