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Magee-Womens Research Institute

In research, Magee-Womens Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,361 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,435 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,575
of 22,385 · #2,338 all time
Rank in United States
#1,153
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
46.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Magee-Womens Research Institute

What is Magee-Womens Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,361 of 9,902 17.2%98 #723
MedicineField #1,435 of 8,541 17.3%93 #768

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Magee-Womens Research Institute 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 Magee-Womens Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Magee-Womens Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 111 fractional works · 66.2% of its workMedicine: 105 fractional works · 62.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 18 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 26.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 10.5% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMagee-WomensResearch…168fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences66%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10562.4%
    2. Health Professions63.3%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3218.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology95.6%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Environmental Science21.5%
    2. Engineering21.0%
    3. Materials Science10.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    5. Computer Science10.4%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences42.1%
    2. Psychology10.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.54× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.54× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.54×9 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.54×32 works
  3. Medicine3.24×105 works
  4. Veterinary1.61×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.26×6 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.16×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.51×1 works
  8. Nursing0.51×0 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.30×2 works
  11. Psychology0.29×2 works
  12. Materials Science0.18×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.17×4 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.07×0 works
  17. Engineering0.06×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.04×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.04×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Magee-Womens Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, James Michael Roberts, Yoel Sadovsky and Yingshi Ouyang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Magee-Womens Research Institute.

  1. 1 James Michael Roberts United States · #54,763 worldwide 58k citations · 573 works
  2. 2 Yoel Sadovsky United States · #68,897 worldwide 19k citations · 324 works
  3. 3 Yingshi Ouyang United States · #168,442 worldwide 5.5k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Tianjiao Chu United States · #190,389 worldwide 4.6k citations · 108 works
  5. 5 Carl A. Hubel United States · #210,077 worldwide 12k citations · 153 works
  6. 6 Edward Livant United States · #617,018 worldwide 1.8k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Jean‐François Mouillet United States · #621,776 worldwide 3k citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Miguel Angel Brieno-Enriquez United States · #900,261 worldwide 1.5k citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Jeanne A. Jordan United States · #961,073 worldwide 3.9k citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Bernard J. Moncla United States · #1,092,748 worldwide 3k citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at Magee-Womens Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Magee-Womens Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Magee-Womens Research Institute is "An Integrated TCGA Pan-Cancer Clinical Data Resource to Drive High-Quality Survival Outcome Analytics" (Jianfang Liu et al., 2018), with 4,058 citations. Next come "Pathogenesis and genetics of pre-eclampsia" (1,283) and "Pre-eclampsia: pathophysiology and clinical implications" (1,265).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An Integrated TCGA Pan-Cancer Clinical Data Resource to Drive High-Quality Survival Outcome Analytics Jianfang Liu et al. · Cell Open access740 authors Apr 2018 4,058
2 Pathogenesis and genetics of pre-eclampsia JM Roberts, DW Cooper · The Lancet 2001 1,283
3 Pre-eclampsia: pathophysiology and clinical implications Graham J. Burton, Christopher W.G. Redman, James Michael Roberts et al. · BMJ Open access 15 Jul 2019 1,265
4 IL-22 mediates mucosal host defense against Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia Shean J. Aujla, Yvonne R. Chan, Mingquan Zheng et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 10 Feb 2008 1,173
5 Long term mortality of mothers and fathers after pre-eclampsia: population based cohort studyPre-eclampsia and cardiovascular disease later in life: who is at risk? Henrik Underthun Irgens, James M Roberts, Lars Reisæter et al. · BMJ Open access 24 Nov 2001 1,046
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Magee-Womens Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Health, Endothelial Dysfunction, Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Disorders.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.1×46 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress15▲ 5.4×21 topics
  3. Maternal Mortality13▲ 35×5 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 7.6×12 topics
  5. Cancer10▲ 4.4×27 topics
  6. Quality of Life9▲ 3.9×17 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Health9▲ 28×2 topics
  8. Endothelial Dysfunction9▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Preeclampsia9▲ 68×2 topics
  10. Hypertensive Disorders9▲ 80×1 topic
  11. Placental Development9▲ 80×1 topic
  12. Surgical Treatment7▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Urinary Incontinence7▲ 54×2 topics
  14. Inflammation7▲ 1.90×29 topics
  15. Rehabilitation6▲ 9.3×5 topics
  16. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction6▲ 75×1 topic
  17. Pelvic Organ Prolapse6▲ 75×1 topic
  18. Biomarkers6▲ 5.0×11 topics
  19. Gene Expression6▲ 5.2×15 topics
  20. Metastasis5▲ 9.1×8 topics
  21. Pregnancy5▲ 15×7 topics
  22. Pregnancy Outcomes5▲ 58×2 topics
  23. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Fetal Development5▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus5▲ 71×1 topic
  26. HIV Transmission5▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Maternal Obesity5▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 16×5 topics
  30. Breast Cancer4▲ 10×9 topics
  31. Fertility Preservation4▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation4▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Chronic Disease4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Disorders4▲ 17×5 topics
  35. Psychological Interventions4▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Brain Development4▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Impairment4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Mortality Risk3▲ 8.2×5 topics
  39. Early-Life Conditions3▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Fetal Programming3▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Magee-Womens Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Pelvic floor disorders treatments, Gestational Diabetes Research and Management and Reproductive Biology and Fertility.

Pregnancy and preeclamps…9Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 9 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 6 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…5Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 5 fractional worksReproductive Biology and…4Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 4 fractional worksPrenatal Substance Exposure Effects: 3 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 3 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…3Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 3 fractional worksReproductive tract infections research: 3 fractional worksReproductive System and Pregnancy: 2 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyRheumatologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 9 works
  2. 2 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 6 works
  3. 3 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  5. 5 Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  6. 6 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  7. 7 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 3 works
  10. 10 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.9%domestic only84.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Magee-Womens Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Magee-Womens Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Magee-Womens Research Institute0.00057% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Magee-Womens Research Institute 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.

still counting10%20%30%Magee-Womens Research Institute16.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 27.2% in 2005.

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