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Lovelace Medical Center

In research, Lovelace Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,819 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,852 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,893
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,125
of 7,310
Research works
440
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Lovelace Medical Center

What is Lovelace Medical Center 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 #5,819 of 14,558 9.0%242
Health SciencesDomain #6,852 of 16,688 8.6%263

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lovelace 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Lovelace Medical Center work in?

In all years, 60% of research at Lovelace Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (55%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 263 fractional works · 59.8% of its workMedicine: 242 fractional works · 55.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 29 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 28 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSurgery: 26 fractional works · 6.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 102 fractional works · 23.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 47 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 30 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 26 fractional works · 5.9% of its workImmunology: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 20 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 57 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLovelace MedicalCenter440fractional works, all years
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine24255.1%
    2. Health Professions143.2%
    3. Veterinary30.8%
    4. Nursing30.7%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4710.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology265.9%
    3. Neuroscience204.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    1. Engineering204.5%
    2. Environmental Science174.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy71.7%
    4. Chemistry51.2%
    5. Materials Science51.0%
    6. Computer Science10.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.1%
    2. Psychology40.9%
    3. Social Sciences40.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities30.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.88× its world share, 14 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.88×14 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.64×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.12×0 works
  4. Neuroscience2.52×1 works
  5. Dentistry1.87×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.95×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.65×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.55×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.27×0 works
  12. Psychology0.27×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  14. Engineering0.06×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lovelace Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, S. A. Altobelli, Ronald D. Ley and Steven E. Freeman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lovelace Medical Center.

  1. 1 S. A. Altobelli United States · #883,753 worldwide 3.9k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Ronald D. Ley United States · #3,154,502 worldwide 3.2k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Steven E. Freeman United States · #3,348,301 worldwide 963 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Jack A. Loeppky United States · #3,865,812 worldwide 2.2k citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Michael Radetsky United States · #4,217,273 worldwide 687 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Harkesh Arora United States · #5,223,564 worldwide 106 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Gary O. Ballam United States · #5,266,142 worldwide 261 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 G. M. Malvin United States · #6,086,614 worldwide 611 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Anita Lopez United States · #6,476,180 worldwide 59 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Lovelace Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Lovelace Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Lovelace Medical Center is "The Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy" (James Demetrios Douketis, Peter B. Berger, Andrew S Dunn et al., 2008), with 836 citations. Next come "Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Medical Patients" (497) and "Acute Mountain Sickness in a General Tourist Population at Moderate Altitudes" (434).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy James Demetrios Douketis, Peter B. Berger, Andrew S Dunn et al. · CHEST Journal Jun 2008 836
2 Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Acutely Ill Hospitalized Medical Patients Victor F. Tapson, Hervé Decousus, Mario Pini et al. · CHEST Journal 16 Jun 2007 497
3 Acute Mountain Sickness in a General Tourist Population at Moderate Altitudes Benjamin Honigman, Mary Kay Theis, Jane Koziol-McLain et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine 15 Apr 1993 434
4 Depression in Young People: Initial Presentation and Clinical Course Elizabeth McCauley, Kathleen Myers, Jeffrey R. Mitchell et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Jul 1993 352
5 A determination of the effective viscosity for the Brinkman–Forchheimer flow model Richard C. Givler, S. A. Altobelli · Journal of Fluid Mechanics 10 Jan 1994 344
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Which keywords describe research at Lovelace Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, DNA Damage, Risk Factors, Guidelines and Treatment.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology29▲ 1.64×68 topics
  2. Inflammation23▲ 2.2×42 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress22▲ 2.7×24 topics
  4. Diagnosis17▲ 3.8×24 topics
  5. Risk Factors17▲ 3.6×23 topics
  6. Treatment16▲ 2.8×22 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease15▲ 3.0×16 topics
  8. Guidelines13▲ 6.0×10 topics
  9. DNA Damage12▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Primary Care10▲ 5.6×10 topics
  11. Heart Failure10▲ 5.0×7 topics
  12. Magnetic Resonance Imaging10▲ 6.0×7 topics
  13. Mortality10▲ 4.4×10 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines9▲ 3.6×8 topics
  15. Catheter Ablation8▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Antithrombotic Therapy8▲ 17×2 topics
  17. TGF-ß8▲ 10.0×3 topics
  18. Environmental Monitoring7▲ 5.3×4 topics
  19. Echocardiography7▲ 6.0×7 topics
  20. Metabolic Rate7▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Toll-like Receptors7▲ 9.8×3 topics
  22. Prophylaxis7▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Thermoregulation7▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Pulmonary Embolism7▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Venous Thromboembolism7▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Autoimmunity7▲ 7.3×3 topics
  27. Ion Channels7▲ 6.9×4 topics
  28. Temperature6▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Arrhythmias6▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Monoclonal Antibodies6▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Sudden Cardiac Death6▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Therapeutic Antibodies6▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Skin Cancer6▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention6▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Photoaging6▲ 47×1 topic
  36. UV Radiation6▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Physiological Adaptation6▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Thermal Tolerance6▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Atrial Fibrillation6▲ 13×2 topics
  40. CD4+CD25+6▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Lovelace Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Diet, Metabolism, and Disease and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure.

Inhalation and Respirato…2Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid…2Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksDiet, Metabolism, and Di…1Diet, Metabolism, and Disease: 1 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 0 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 0 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 0 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 0 fractional worksGABA and Rice Research: 0 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePharmacologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis4 others

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

  1. 1 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  3. 3 Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  4. 4 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  5. 5 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 0 works
  8. 8 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 GABA and Rice Research Plant Science 0 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 available11.7%not open88.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lovelace Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lovelace Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000060% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Lovelace Medical Center0.000058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lovelace Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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