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Lutheran Medical Center

In research, Lutheran Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,056 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,004 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,483
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,256
of 7,310
Research works
665
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Lutheran Medical Center

What is Lutheran 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,056 of 16,688 3.6%496
MedicineField #8,004 of 14,558 4.1%371

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lutheran 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 Lutheran Medical Center work in?

In all years, 75% of research at Lutheran Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Health Professions (14%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 496 fractional works · 74.6% of its workMedicine: 371 fractional works · 55.8% of its workSurgery: 77 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 37 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 29 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 13 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 92 fractional works · 13.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 49 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 14 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacy: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 18 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOral Surgery: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPeriodontics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 113 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 35 fractional works · 5.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 18 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLutheran MedicalCenter665fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences75%Social Sciences17%

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. Medicine37155.8%
    2. Health Professions9213.8%
    3. Nursing182.7%
    4. Dentistry142.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences355.3%
    2. Psychology355.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting202.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities111.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance91.3%
    6. Decision Sciences40.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology223.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology71.1%
    3. Neuroscience40.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.4%
    1. Engineering81.1%
    2. Computer Science40.6%
    3. Environmental Science30.4%
    4. Chemistry10.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    6. Materials Science00.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksComputer SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.98× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.85× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 4.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.77× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.12×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.77×1 works
  3. Health Professions2.98×1 works
  4. Medicine2.85×9 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.82×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.97×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.94×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.85×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.78×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.60×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lutheran Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Jeffrey E. Farkas, Salman Azhar and Karthikeyan Arcot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lutheran Medical Center.

  1. 1 Jeffrey E. Farkas United States · #744,261 worldwide 3.5k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Salman Azhar United States · #1,331,483 worldwide 1.8k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Karthikeyan Arcot United States · #1,592,727 worldwide 936 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Lawrence H. Repsher United States · #1,804,996 worldwide 1k citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Jesse Victory United States · #2,051,147 worldwide 258 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Vincent J. Vigorita United States · #2,252,068 worldwide 3.1k citations · 98 works
  7. 7 John P. Kildahl United States · #2,459,482 worldwide 111 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Dorcas C. Morgan United States · #3,506,184 worldwide 472 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Vadim Meytes United States · #3,560,378 worldwide 759 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 George Fernaine United States · #3,772,250 worldwide 132 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Lutheran Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Lutheran Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Lutheran Medical Center is "Sustained proliferation in cancer: Mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets" (Mark A. Feitelson et al., 2015), with 794 citations. Next come "Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal Hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)]" (754) and "Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)—Part 1" (653).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sustained proliferation in cancer: Mechanisms and novel therapeutic targets Mark A. Feitelson et al. · Seminars in Cancer Biology Open access 17 Apr 2015 794
2 Guidelines for laparoscopic (TAPP) and endoscopic (TEP) treatment of inguinal Hernia [International Endohernia Society (IEHS)] R. Bittner et al. · Surgical Endoscopy Open access 12 Jul 2011 754
3 Guidelines for laparoscopic treatment of ventral and incisional abdominal wall hernias (International Endohernia Society (IEHS)—Part 1 R. Bittner et al. · Surgical Endoscopy Open access 11 Oct 2013 653
4 The management of diabetic foot: A clinical practice guideline by the Society for Vascular Surgery in collaboration with the American Podiatric Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine Anil Hingorani, Glenn M. LaMuraglia, Peter K. Henke et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery Open access 21 Jan 2016 647
5 Recombinant Human BMP-2 and Allograft Compared with Autogenous Bone Graft for Reconstruction of Diaphyseal Tibial Fractures with Cortical Defects Alan Leslie Jones, Robert W. Bucholz, Michael J. Bosse et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Jul 2006 447
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lutheran Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Risk Factors, Treatment, Guidelines, Quality of Life, Diagnosis and Quality Improvement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology71▲ 2.7×90 topics
  2. Risk Factors33▲ 4.8×21 topics
  3. Treatment33▲ 3.9×38 topics
  4. Quality of Life32▲ 3.5×38 topics
  5. Diagnosis27▲ 4.0×31 topics
  6. Primary Care27▲ 9.7×13 topics
  7. Guidelines24▲ 7.4×12 topics
  8. Management22▲ 4.4×28 topics
  9. Public Health22▲ 2.4×23 topics
  10. Quality Improvement19▲ 14×8 topics
  11. Complications19▲ 5.5×16 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines18▲ 5.0×13 topics
  13. Clinical Guidelines16▲ 7.8×9 topics
  14. Global Burden16▲ 4.4×10 topics
  15. Ethical Considerations15▲ 7.1×10 topics
  16. Health Policy15▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction15▲ 9.1×8 topics
  18. Healthcare Quality15▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes14▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Surgical Management13▲ 4.3×19 topics
  21. Mortality13▲ 3.9×10 topics
  22. Revascularization12▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Prevention12▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Health Care Costs10▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Critical Care10▲ 7.0×8 topics
  26. Nursing Education10▲ 13×2 topics
  27. End-of-Life10▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Palliative Care10▲ 9.1×2 topics
  29. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention10▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. Advance Care Planning9▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Family Perspectives9▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Pain Management9▲ 6.2×8 topics
  33. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. Collaborative Practice9▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Prenatal Diagnosis9▲ 7.5×7 topics
  36. Nursing Advocacy9▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Political Participation9▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Health Care Utilization8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Hemostasis8▲ 8.2×4 topics
  40. Deep Vein Thrombosis8▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Lutheran Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Digital Games and Media, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Maternal and Perinatal H…1Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 1 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …1Global Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring: 0 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksOpinion Dynamics and Social Influence: 0 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 0 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologySociology and Political ScienceFinanceEmergency Medical Services5 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 0 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  8. 8 Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  9. 9 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lutheran Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower 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 Lutheran Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000096% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Lutheran Medical Center0.000047% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2017Lutheran Medical Center1.9% in 20172010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.4% in 2014.

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