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Lancaster General Hospital

In research, Lancaster General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,888 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,023
of 28,054 · #17,308 all time
Rank in United States
#3,437
of 4,192
Research works
657
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Lancaster General Hospital 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 #8,888 of 11,982 12.1%64 #5072

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

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.00× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.08× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 3.09× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lancaster General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Seth J. Worley, Mark Johnston and Lisa A. Ruth-Sahd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lancaster General Hospital.

  1. 1 Seth J. Worley United States · #372,475 worldwide 38 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Mark Johnston United States · #617,107 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Lisa A. Ruth-Sahd United States · #1,471,239 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Lancaster General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Lancaster General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Guidelines, Quality Improvement, Clinical Trials, Public Health, Primary Care and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.8×44 topics
  2. Mortality5▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Public Health5▲ 3.7×17 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 4.4×14 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 3.3×19 topics
  6. Guidelines4▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Clinical Trials4▲ 6.6×13 topics
  8. Quality Improvement4▲ 23×6 topics
  9. Global Burden3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  10. Primary Care3▲ 10.0×11 topics
  11. Treatment3▲ 2.7×15 topics
  12. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Heart Failure3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  14. Organizational Culture2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  15. Health Outcomes2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  16. Medical Education2▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  18. Race2▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Continuity of Care2▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  21. Sepsis2▲ 15×4 topics
  22. Health Disparities2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  23. Injury Severity2▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Cesarean Section2▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Global Trends2▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Maternal Outcomes2▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Perinatal Outcomes2▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Vaginal Birth2▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Echocardiography2▲ 7.6×7 topics
  31. Mortality Risk2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Neuroscience2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  33. Prehospital Care2▲ 49×1 topic
  34. Trauma Center2▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Health System Reform2▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Psychological Factors2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  37. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. Patient-Centered Medical Home2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Pay for Performance2▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Lancaster General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Educational Leadership and Practices.

Maternal and Perinatal H…2Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…2Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEducational Leadership a…1Educational Leadership and Practices: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional worksVitamin C and Antioxidan…1Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research: 1 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyEmergency MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Educational Leadership and Practices Education 1 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  8. 8 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Research and Treatment Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available18.2%not open81.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lancaster General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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