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Lankenau Heart Institute

In research, Lankenau Heart Institute stands highest in Medicine (#11,526 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,499 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,819
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,201
of 8,685
Research works
186
▲ 275% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Lankenau Heart Institute 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 #11,526 of 17,978 16.9%161
Health SciencesDomain #14,499 of 20,462 16.7%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lankenau Heart Institute 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 Lankenau Heart Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 42.5 works4.6×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 43.3 works3.9×
← 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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.61× its world share, 42 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Lankenau Heart Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Guidelines, Echocardiography, Endovascular Repair, Catheter Ablation, Atherosclerosis and Arrhythmias.

▲ 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. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement6▲ 183×1 topic
  2. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement6▲ 183×1 topic
  3. Guidelines6▲ 26×5 topics
  4. Echocardiography6▲ 44×5 topics
  5. Endovascular Repair5▲ 128×3 topics
  6. Catheter Ablation5▲ 81×2 topics
  7. Risk Factors4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  8. Atherosclerosis4▲ 27×4 topics
  9. Arrhythmias4▲ 80×2 topics
  10. Minimally Invasive Surgery4▲ 127×2 topics
  11. Stroke Prevention3▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Cardiopulmonary Bypass3▲ 316×1 topic
  13. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery3▲ 316×1 topic
  14. Inflammatory Response3▲ 104×2 topics
  15. Treatment3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  16. Aortic Aneurysm3▲ 103×2 topics
  17. Aortic Dissection3▲ 155×1 topic
  18. Bicuspid Aortic Valve3▲ 155×1 topic
  19. Diagnosis3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  20. Prophylaxis3▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 46×1 topic
  23. Risk Stratification3▲ 80×1 topic
  24. Complications3▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Heart Failure3▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Infective Endocarditis3▲ 152×1 topic
  27. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 41×3 topics
  28. Surgery3▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Sudden Cardiac Death3▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 17×6 topics
  31. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Ventricular Tachycardia2▲ 81×1 topic
  33. Ion Channels2▲ 36×3 topics
  34. Calcium Signaling2▲ 49×2 topics
  35. Diabetes2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Revascularization2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Angioplasty2▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Cardiac Electrophysiology2▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Long-QT Syndrome2▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Thrombus Formation2▲ 45×2 topics

Which research topics does Lankenau Heart Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…6Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…3Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…2Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 2 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 2 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Aortic aneurysm repair 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lankenau Heart Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 275% 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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