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Johns Hopkins Medicine

In research, Johns Hopkins Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#40 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#35 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#58 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Sensory Systems and Virology — Transplantation is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#219
of 28,054 · #144 all time
Rank in United States
#57
of 4,192
Research works
48k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7M
57.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Johns Hopkins Medicine 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
Health SciencesDomain #40 of 11,982 22.2%4,812 #26
MedicineField #35 of 10,443 22.0%4,415 #24
Life SciencesDomain #58 of 7,800 26.6%1,635 #40
SurgerySubfield #32 of 1,816 20.7%547 #39
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #84 of 3,579 27.6%877 #43
NeuroscienceField #34 of 1,168 24.7%442 #31
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #28 of 738 25.1%245 #38
Molecular BiologySubfield #83 of 2,175 27.9%510 #38
NeurologySubfield #17 of 336 22.2%199 #13
EpidemiologySubfield #51 of 976 20.3%369 #34

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#26 #40
  2. Medicine#24 #35
  3. Life Sciences#40 #58
  4. Surgery#39 #32
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#43 #84
  6. Neuroscience#31 #34
  7. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#38 #28
  8. Molecular Biology#38 #83
  9. Neurology#13 #17
  10. Epidemiology#34 #51
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Johns Hopkins Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 26.5 works7.8×
  2. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 37.2 works6.3×
  3. VirologySubfield · 27.6 works6.2×
  4. Family PracticeSubfield · 20.4 works5.6×
  5. OphthalmologySubfield · 105.5 works5.1×
  6. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 29.1 works4.8×
  7. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 84.8 works4.5×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.14× its world share, 877 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.04× its world share, 235 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.55× its world share, 442 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 214 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 43 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 46 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 14 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 332 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.99× its world share, 4,415 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 25 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 280 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 224 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Johns Hopkins Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Cardiovascular Disease, Diagnosis, Immunotherapy, Quality of Life and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology830▲ 2.7×131 topics
  2. Inflammation436▲ 2.7×81 topics
  3. Treatment288▲ 3.1×50 topics
  4. Quality of Life247▲ 2.2×53 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress244▲ 1.94×58 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease238▲ 2.8×37 topics
  7. Diagnosis221▲ 3.1×41 topics
  8. Risk Factors213▲ 2.5×37 topics
  9. Cancer210▲ 2.0×53 topics
  10. Immunotherapy193▲ 3.5×19 topics
  11. Public Health186▲ 1.66×56 topics
  12. Management177▲ 2.9×32 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders172▲ 4.0×20 topics
  14. Biomarkers154▲ 2.9×18 topics
  15. Depression153▲ 2.3×23 topics
  16. Clinical Trials149▲ 2.9×19 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations148▲ 4.5×23 topics
  18. Immune Response147▲ 3.4×22 topics
  19. Genetics141▲ 2.6×23 topics
  20. Aging139▲ 3.4×17 topics
  21. Chemotherapy136▲ 2.5×25 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome135▲ 2.2×23 topics
  23. Mortality124▲ 2.8×13 topics
  24. Global Burden123▲ 3.0×12 topics
  25. Obesity123▲ 2.1×24 topics
  26. Heart Failure115▲ 3.5×13 topics
  27. Neuroimaging114▲ 5.5×11 topics
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy113▲ 9.1×6 topics
  29. Guidelines105▲ 2.9×13 topics
  30. Neurodegeneration105▲ 4.6×10 topics
  31. Vaccine104▲ 3.3×11 topics
  32. Neuroinflammation103▲ 4.7×6 topics
  33. Tumor Microenvironment99▲ 2.9×8 topics
  34. Prognostic Factors99▲ 3.0×14 topics
  35. Pathophysiology96▲ 4.2×10 topics
  36. Neuroprotection94▲ 3.5×15 topics
  37. Prognosis92▲ 3.6×9 topics
  38. Autoantibodies88▲ 4.9×8 topics
  39. Mortality Risk87▲ 4.8×6 topics
  40. Medical Education84▲ 4.2×12 topics

Which research topics does Johns Hopkins Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…39HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 39 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…38Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 38 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 32 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 30 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 29 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 29 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 28 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…26Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 26 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 26 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 26 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPsychiatry and Mental healthGender StudiesOncology2 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 39 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 38 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 32 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 30 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 29 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 29 works
  7. 7 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 28 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 26 works
  9. 9 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 26 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 26 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Johns Hopkins Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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