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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

In research, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,054 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,718 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,159
of 28,054 · #11,842 all time
Rank in United States
#1,975
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Le Bonheur Children's 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
MedicineField #4,054 of 10,443 12.3%153 #3023
Health SciencesDomain #4,718 of 11,982 12.4%167 #3649

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Le Bonheur Children's 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).

What does Le Bonheur Children's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.7 works5.8×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 153 worksMedicineNursing: 2.61× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, M. J. Sweeney, Thom E. Lobe and Paul Klimo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 M. J. Sweeney United States · #169,501 worldwide 233 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Thom E. Lobe United States · #169,599 worldwide 130 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Paul Klimo United States · #234,280 worldwide 70 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Kurt P. Schropp United States · #566,472 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Christopher J. Knott‐Craig United States · #651,861 worldwide 47 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Dai Kimura United States · #1,287,751 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 T. K. Susheel Kumar United States · #1,331,416 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Jason N. Johnson United States · #1,393,213 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Congenital Heart Disease, Inflammation, Genetic Mutations, Genetics, Epilepsy and Mortality Risk.

▲ 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. Epidemiology28▲ 3.3×66 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 3.3×34 topics
  3. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes12▲ 29×5 topics
  4. Congenital Heart Disease10▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Genetics10▲ 6.4×10 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations9▲ 9.6×15 topics
  7. Epilepsy9▲ 38×4 topics
  8. Antiepileptic Drugs9▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Mortality Risk9▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Cardiac Surgery8▲ 54×2 topics
  11. Adult Congenital Heart Disease8▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Pulmonary Valve Replacement8▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Heart Failure8▲ 8.8×10 topics
  14. Classification8▲ 8.3×4 topics
  15. Surgery8▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation7▲ 43×2 topics
  17. Seizures7▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Treatment7▲ 2.7×20 topics
  19. Prenatal Diagnosis7▲ 22×6 topics
  20. Drug Resistance7▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Neurobiology6▲ 12×1 topic
  22. Status Epilepticus6▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Diagnosis6▲ 2.8×16 topics
  24. Management6▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Thrombosis6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  26. Dilated Cardiomyopathy5▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Preterm Infants5▲ 20×4 topics
  28. Surgical Management5▲ 5.8×12 topics
  29. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Neurological Disorders5▲ 3.7×13 topics
  31. Cardiogenic Shock4▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Critical Care4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  33. Left Ventricular Assist Device4▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Echocardiography4▲ 7.6×8 topics
  35. Fetal Surgery4▲ 34×3 topics
  36. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  37. Cardiomyopathy3▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Mechanical Ventilation3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Cognitive Function3▲ 8.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Le Bonheur Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Epilepsy research and treatment, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair.

Congenital Heart Disease…8Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 8 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 6 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 4 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 3 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 3 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 2 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksPharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies: 2 fractional worksTuberous Sclerosis Complex Research: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthBiomedical EngineeringSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 8 works
  2. 2 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Physiology 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Le Bonheur Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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