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Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

In research, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research stands highest in Medicine (#5,259 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,938 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 21.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,278
of 28,054 · #5,228 all time
Rank in United States
#1,844
of 4,192
Research works
815
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
37.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Lankenau Institute for Medical Research 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
MedicineField #5,259 of 10,443 14.2%88 #1975
Health SciencesDomain #6,938 of 11,982 14.8%91 #2663

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 21.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 28.9 works22×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.05× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.58× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.64× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael D. Ezekowitz, Gerrit Toennies and George C. Prendergast lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lankenau Institute for Medical Research.

  1. 1 Michael D. Ezekowitz United States · #18,707 worldwide 521 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Gerrit Toennies United States · #74,744 worldwide 236 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 George C. Prendergast United States · #179,066 worldwide 339 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Serge Sicouri United States · #191,470 worldwide 95 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 A. L. Patterson United States · #228,225 worldwide 180 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Robert Briggs United States · #234,376 worldwide 119 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Joseph Seifter United States · #277,062 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Gan‐Xin Yan United States · #317,791 worldwide 129 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Basel Ramlawi United States · #369,116 worldwide 94 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Stanley P. Reimann United States · #421,017 worldwide 31 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Which keywords describe research at Lankenau Institute for Medical Research?

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

▲ 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. Echocardiography9▲ 26×6 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 1.75×31 topics
  3. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 94×1 topic
  4. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 94×1 topic
  5. Arrhythmias8▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Inflammation7▲ 2.7×34 topics
  7. Guidelines6▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Endovascular Repair6▲ 60×3 topics
  9. Heart Failure6▲ 11×9 topics
  10. Sudden Cardiac Death6▲ 57×2 topics
  11. Catheter Ablation6▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Ion Channels6▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Diagnosis5▲ 4.6×11 topics
  14. Genetic Testing5▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Calcium Signaling5▲ 55×3 topics
  16. Inflammatory Response5▲ 59×4 topics
  17. Treatment5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  18. Cardiac Electrophysiology5▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Long-QT Syndrome5▲ 89×1 topic
  20. Minimally Invasive Surgery5▲ 68×2 topics
  21. Aortic Aneurysm5▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Aortic Dissection5▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Bicuspid Aortic Valve5▲ 90×1 topic
  24. Cardiopulmonary Bypass5▲ 171×1 topic
  25. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery5▲ 171×1 topic
  26. Neurocognitive Function5▲ 77×2 topics
  27. Obesity4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  28. Complications4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  29. Surgery3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  30. Prophylaxis3▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Radiofrequency Ablation3▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention3▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Bacteremia3▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Cardiomyopathy3▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Electroanatomic Mapping3▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Infective Endocarditis3▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Risk Stratification3▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Thromboembolism3▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Lankenau Institute for Medical Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques and Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…8Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 5 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Sur…5Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 5 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treat…5Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 5 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 5 works
  4. 4 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 3 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available37.3%not open62.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lankenau Institute for Medical Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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