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Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center

In research, Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,845 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,618 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,050
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,852
of 8,685
Research works
278
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
46.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco 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 #5,845 of 17,978 25.3%153
Health SciencesDomain #7,618 of 20,462 24.3%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.82× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.50× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 29 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× 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: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Karin Rosén lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center.

  1. 1 Karin Rosén United States · #496,787 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Glycemic Control, Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Tumor Microenvironment 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 2022–2025 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. Inflammation6▲ 5.0×25 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 2.5×26 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 6.0×10 topics
  4. Cancer3▲ 3.9×14 topics
  5. Glycemic Control3▲ 32×4 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress3▲ 3.0×11 topics
  7. Diabetes2▲ 9.6×7 topics
  8. Immunotherapy2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  9. Genetics2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  10. Treatment2▲ 3.7×13 topics
  11. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Diagnosis2▲ 4.6×14 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  14. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  15. Insulin Therapy2▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Autoimmunity2▲ 27×5 topics
  17. Immune Response2▲ 6.5×8 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  19. Complications2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  20. Innate Immunity2▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Management2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  22. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Cell Death2▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Aging2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  25. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  26. Immunity2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.6×8 topics
  29. Immune Checkpoint Blockade1▲ 23×1 topic
  30. PD-1 and PD-L11▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Continuous Glucose Monitoring1▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.8×7 topics
  34. Hypoglycemia1▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. HLA Genes1▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Hepatic Steatosis1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Insulin Production1▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Lymphoma1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Nociception1▲ 47×2 topics

Which research topics does Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Diabetes Management and Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and Diabetes and associated disorders.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksATP Synthase and ATPases Research: 1 fractional worksIon Channels and Receptors: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…1Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
OncologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismMolecular BiologyGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 ATP Synthase and ATPases Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Ion Channels and Receptors Sensory Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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