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Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center

In research, Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#10,934 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,615 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,164
of 28,054 · #33,573 all time
Rank in United States
#4,086
of 4,192
Research works
502
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center 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 #10,934 of 17,978 8.1%373
Health SciencesDomain #13,615 of 20,462 8.6%404

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 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.

Which keywords describe research at Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Prevention, Athletic Training, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury, Surgical Management and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 4.2×37 topics
  2. Risk Factors8▲ 9.4×15 topics
  3. Prevention5▲ 15×3 topics
  4. Athletic Training5▲ 67×2 topics
  5. Muscle Injuries4▲ 88×1 topic
  6. Sports Injury4▲ 88×1 topic
  7. Surgical Management4▲ 13×11 topics
  8. Complications4▲ 10.0×8 topics
  9. Inflammation3▲ 1.89×17 topics
  10. Rehabilitation3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  11. Biomechanics3▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  13. Management3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  14. Treatment3▲ 2.9×15 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.7×9 topics
  16. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 49×1 topic
  18. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  19. Distal Radius Fractures2▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Efficiency2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  21. Flexor Tendon Repair2▲ 50×1 topic
  22. Primary Care2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  23. Simulation2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  24. Logistics2▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Transport2▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Gait Analysis1▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Acromioclavicular Joint1▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Catheter-Related Infections1▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Central Venous Catheterization1▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Clavicle Fractures1▲ 73×1 topic
  33. Endovascular Repair1▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Foot Strike Patterns1▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Osteoarthritis1▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Revascularization1▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Revision Surgery1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Running Injuries1▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Health Care Spending1▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation and Transport and Logistics Innovations.

Sports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksTransport and Logistics Innovations: 2 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomecha…1Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Effects of Exercise: 1 fractional worksMedical Research and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Transport and Logistics Innovations Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  7. 7 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Research and Treatments Complementary and alternative 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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