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Lown Institute

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Research works
45
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
48.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Lown Institute

Not ranked overall: Lown Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Lown Institute work in?

In all years, 74% of research at Lown Institute is in Health Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (57%), Health Professions (16%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 74.1% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 57.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 16.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 13.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 21.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLown Institute45fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences1%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences22%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2557.0%
    2. Health Professions716.4%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting49.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance37.0%
    3. Psychology12.1%
    4. Social Sciences11.8%
    5. Decision Sciences01.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Neuroscience12.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering00.4%
    2. Materials Science00.4%
    3. Environmental Science00.2%
    4. Chemistry00.1%
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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Health Professions: 9.88× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 7.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions9.88×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8.78×1 works
  3. Decision Sciences7.01×0 works
  4. Medicine2.04×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.65×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.51×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.28×0 works
  8. Psychology0.80×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lown Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Shannon Brownlee, Vikas Saini and Susanna E. Bedell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lown Institute.

  1. 1 Shannon Brownlee United States · #233,333 worldwide 4k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Vikas Saini United States · #530,634 worldwide 3.3k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Susanna E. Bedell United States · #733,475 worldwide 2.9k citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Kelsey Chalmers United States · #832,717 worldwide 1.7k citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Brian Z Bilchik United States · #3,033,075 worldwide 465 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Lown Institute

What are the most cited papers from Lown Institute?

The most cited paper from Lown Institute is "Heart rate variability: Origins, methods, and interpretive caveats" (Gary G. Berntson, J. Thomas Bigger, Dwain L. Eckberg et al., 1997), with 4,010 citations. Next come "Evidence for overuse of medical services around the world" (1,186) and "Measuring Low-Value Care in Medicare" (496).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Heart rate variability: Origins, methods, and interpretive caveats Gary G. Berntson, J. Thomas Bigger, Dwain L. Eckberg et al. · Psychophysiology Open access Nov 1997 4,010
2 Evidence for overuse of medical services around the world Shannon Brownlee, Kalipso Chalkidou, Jenny A Doust et al. · The Lancet Open access 8 Jan 2017 1,186
3 Measuring Low-Value Care in Medicare Aaron L. Schwartz, Bruce E. Landon, Adam G. Elshaug et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine Open access 12 May 2014 496
4 Levers for addressing medical underuse and overuse: achieving high-value health care Adam G. Elshaug, Meredith B. Rosenthal, John N. Lavis et al. · The Lancet 8 Jan 2017 441
5 Hospital Stay and Mortality Are Increased in Patients Having a “Triple Low” of Low Blood Pressure, Low Bispectral Index, and Low Minimum Alveolar Concentration of Volatile Anesthesia Daniel I. Sessler, Jeffrey C. Sigl, Scott D. Kelley et al. · Anesthesiology Open access May 2012 439
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lown Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Myocardial Infarction, Cardiovascular Disease, Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Corporate Political Activity, Non-Communicable Diseases, Heart Failure and Health Care Costs.

▲ 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. Myocardial Infarction5▲ 40×3 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  3. Primary Care4▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Quality Improvement4▲ 39×5 topics
  5. Epidemiology3▲ 1.81×12 topics
  6. Corporate Political Activity3▲ 249×1 topic
  7. Heart Failure3▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Non-Communicable Diseases3▲ 50×1 topic
  9. Health Care Costs3▲ 93×2 topics
  10. Guidelines3▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 43×2 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment3▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Coronary Artery Disease3▲ 47×1 topic
  14. Myocardial Perfusion3▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Depression2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  16. Patient Engagement2▲ 63×3 topics
  17. Public Health2▲ 4.2×9 topics
  18. Choosing Wisely2▲ 262×1 topic
  19. Low-Value Care2▲ 262×1 topic
  20. Risk Factors2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  21. Echocardiography2▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Health Care Utilization2▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Anxiety2▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Atherosclerosis2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 25×4 topics
  26. Community Health2▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Health Care Spending2▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Insurance Markets2▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Meta-Analysis2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Sudden Cardiac Death2▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Cardiac Rehabilitation1▲ 90×1 topic
  33. Coronary Heart Disease1▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Emotion Regulation1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Preventive Medicine1▲ 126×2 topics
  37. Autonomic Nervous System1▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  39. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Heart Rate Variability1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Lown Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Policy and Management, Global Health Care Issues, Uterine Myomas and Treatments and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 0 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treat…0Uterine Myomas and Treatments: 0 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …0Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 0 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 0 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …0Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 0 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 0 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults0Frailty in Older Adults: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsObstetrics and GynecologyOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  3. 3 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lown Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% 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 Lown Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Lown Institute0.000029% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Lown Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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