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Main Line Health

In research, Main Line Health stands highest in Medicine (#7,787 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,588 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,888
of 28,054 · #27,166 all time
Rank in United States
#3,744
of 4,192
Research works
337
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Main Line Health 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 #7,787 of 10,443 10.4%75 #11152
Health SciencesDomain #9,588 of 11,982 10.6%78 #11945

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Main Line Health 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: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.12× its world share, 75 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Main Line Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Patricia McBride and Stanley S. Schwartz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Main Line Health.

  1. 1 Patricia McBride United States · #690,117 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Stanley S. Schwartz United States · #862,480 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Main Line Health

Which keywords describe research at Main Line Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Diagnosis, Echocardiography, Epidemiology, Guidelines, Endovascular Repair and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.5×47 topics
  2. Diagnosis6▲ 6.8×19 topics
  3. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement6▲ 83×1 topic
  4. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement6▲ 83×1 topic
  5. Echocardiography6▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Risk Factors5▲ 5.2×15 topics
  7. Treatment5▲ 4.6×20 topics
  8. Guidelines5▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Complications5▲ 9.9×12 topics
  10. Endovascular Repair5▲ 59×3 topics
  11. Quality of Life4▲ 3.0×17 topics
  12. Aortic Aneurysm3▲ 59×2 topics
  13. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.0×10 topics
  14. Minimally Invasive Surgery3▲ 62×2 topics
  15. Surgery3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  16. Aortic Dissection3▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Bicuspid Aortic Valve3▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Cardiopulmonary Bypass3▲ 154×1 topic
  19. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery3▲ 154×1 topic
  20. Prophylaxis3▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Atherosclerosis3▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Catheter Ablation3▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Heart Failure3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  24. Mortality3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  27. Arrhythmias2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Biomechanics2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  29. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Infection2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  31. Bacteremia2▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Infective Endocarditis2▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Screening2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. End-of-Life2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Genetic Variants2▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Palliative Care2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Prostate Cancer2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Survival Rates2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Revascularization2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Main Line Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques, Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches and Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…6Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 3 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksProstate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 1 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Main Line Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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