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MaineGeneral Medical Center

In research, MaineGeneral Medical Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,197 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,780 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,148 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,769
of 28,054 · #6,445 all time
Rank in United States
#1,028
of 4,192
Research works
556
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
59.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is MaineGeneral 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,197 of 14,347 38.4%185
Health SciencesDomain #5,780 of 20,462 33.7%307
MedicineField #5,148 of 17,978 33.6%267

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MaineGeneral 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 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.17× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 8.31× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.29× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.68× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at MaineGeneral Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress, Neurodegeneration, Epidemiology, Amyloid Hypothesis, Tau Pathology, Brain Development and Neurological 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 2022–2025 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. Oxidative Stress11▲ 7.1×20 topics
  2. Neuroinflammation11▲ 40×6 topics
  3. Epidemiology10▲ 2.8×53 topics
  4. Neurodegeneration10▲ 35×7 topics
  5. Amyloid Hypothesis5▲ 98×1 topic
  6. Tau Pathology5▲ 98×1 topic
  7. Inflammation5▲ 2.6×32 topics
  8. Brain Development4▲ 24×6 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders4▲ 7.4×10 topics
  10. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 12×9 topics
  11. Alzheimer's Disease3▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Cytokines3▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Ischemic Stroke3▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Innate Immunity3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  16. Microglia3▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Aging3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  18. Microbleeds2▲ 72×2 topics
  19. Synaptic Plasticity2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Dendritic Spines2▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Genetics2▲ 3.6×10 topics
  22. Astrocytes2▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Synaptic Pruning2▲ 44×1 topic
  24. GABAergic2▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Neurotransmission2▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Prevalence2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  27. Primary Care2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  28. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.4×10 topics
  30. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 9.4×7 topics
  31. Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy2▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Intracerebral Hemorrhage2▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Neurodegenerative Diseases2▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Neuroimaging2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  35. Neuropathology2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Recovery2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Concussion2▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Encephalopathy2▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Neurological2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Neurobiology2▲ 6.9×6 topics

Which research topics does MaineGeneral Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research and Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research.

Alzheimer's disease rese…5Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 5 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Ne…2Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…2Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 2 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia: 1 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 1 fractional worksCholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyNeurologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 5 works
  2. 2 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 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 available55.8%not open44.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.1%domestic only71.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MaineGeneral Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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