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Loma Linda University Medical Center

In research, Loma Linda University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#3,575 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,906 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,075
of 28,054 · #8,906 all time
Rank in United States
#1,962
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Loma Linda University Medical Center 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 #3,575 of 10,443 9.9%211 #2449
Health SciencesDomain #4,906 of 11,982 9.9%222 #3091

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Loma Linda University 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.17× its world share, 211 worksMedicineNursing: 2.21× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Loma Linda University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Surgical Management, Treatment, Diagnosis, Echocardiography, Heart Failure 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. Epidemiology34▲ 3.2×91 topics
  2. Treatment12▲ 3.9×33 topics
  3. Diagnosis11▲ 4.6×31 topics
  4. Management11▲ 5.4×25 topics
  5. Inflammation11▲ 1.99×46 topics
  6. Risk Factors10▲ 3.5×25 topics
  7. Surgical Management9▲ 8.4×19 topics
  8. Quality of Life9▲ 2.3×32 topics
  9. Chemotherapy8▲ 4.6×21 topics
  10. Echocardiography8▲ 12×8 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress8▲ 1.84×26 topics
  12. Heart Failure8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  13. Complications7▲ 5.3×15 topics
  14. Guidelines7▲ 5.5×12 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors7▲ 5.9×12 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 4.7×13 topics
  17. Radiotherapy7▲ 6.5×13 topics
  18. Immunotherapy6▲ 3.5×16 topics
  19. Mortality5▲ 3.5×11 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations5▲ 4.6×18 topics
  21. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  22. Surgery5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  23. Precision Medicine4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  24. Medical Education4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  25. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 12×4 topics
  26. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  27. Degenerative Disc Disease4▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Pain Management4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  29. Critical Care4▲ 6.6×8 topics
  30. Thrombosis4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Pathophysiology4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  32. Surgical Treatment4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  33. Endothelial Dysfunction4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Low Back Pain4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Radiosurgery4▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Immunosuppressive Therapy3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  37. Spinal Fusion3▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Molecular Classification3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  40. Robotic Surgery3▲ 8.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Loma Linda University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Iron Metabolism and Disorders and Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Artificial Intelligence …3Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…3Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 3 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…2Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anoma…2Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical Applications: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 2 fractional works
Health InformaticsPathology and Forensic MedicineHematologyBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 3 works
  4. 4 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Loma Linda University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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