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Medscape

In research, Medscape stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,160 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,968 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

medscape.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#18,764
of 22,385 · #32,437 all time
Rank in United States
#2,765
of 3,332
Research works
484
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
2.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Medscape

What is Medscape 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 #9,160 of 9,902 2.8%97 #16309
MedicineField #7,968 of 8,541 2.2%88 #14218

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

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Medscape is in Health Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 111 fractional works · 70.1% of its workMedicine: 102 fractional works · 64.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 10.7% of its workEpidemiology: 14 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMedscape159fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences15%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10264.1%
    2. Health Professions95.9%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Social Sciences84.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance74.7%
    3. Psychology52.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting32.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology95.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology32.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    5. Neuroscience10.4%
    1. Computer Science42.5%
    2. Engineering31.7%
    3. Environmental Science21.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    5. Energy00.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.33×102 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.87×2 works
  3. Health Professions2.25×9 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.20×8 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.08×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.05×9 works
  7. Psychology0.96×5 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×3 works
  9. Social Sciences0.38×8 works
  10. Computer Science0.32×4 works
  11. Neuroscience0.26×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.24×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×1 works
  15. Energy0.11×0 works
  16. Engineering0.11×3 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  18. Nursing0.07×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Medscape?

Ranked on the quality score, Catherine Friederich Murray, Lauren Willis and Pamela M. Peters lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medscape.

  1. 1 Catherine Friederich Murray United States · #1,114,724 worldwide 1.5k citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Lauren Willis United States · #1,665,239 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Pamela M. Peters United States · #2,069,340 worldwide 148 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Frances McFarland United States · #2,354,529 worldwide 321 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Sara M Mariani United States · #2,364,268 worldwide 2.9k citations · 89 works
  6. 6 Sanneke Koekkoek United States · #3,051,093 worldwide 167 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Jacob Cohen United States · #3,343,349 worldwide 695 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Kinjal J. Parikh United States · #3,362,762 worldwide 217 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Sara Thorpe United States · #3,815,651 worldwide 395 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Paul L. Cerrato United States · #3,987,406 worldwide 257 citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at Medscape

What are the most cited papers from Medscape?

The most cited paper from Medscape is "Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessityNAN Policy & Planning Committee" (Sarah B. Bush, Ronald M. Ruff, Alexander I. Tröster et al., 2005), with 834 citations. Next come "Suppression of a Field Population of Aedes aegypti in Brazil by Sustained Release of Transgenic Male Mosquitoes" (644) and "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient" (519).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessityNAN Policy & Planning Committee Sarah B. Bush, Ronald M. Ruff, Alexander I. Tröster et al. · Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 27 Apr 2005 834
2 Suppression of a Field Population of Aedes aegypti in Brazil by Sustained Release of Transgenic Male Mosquitoes Danilo O. Carvalho, Andrew R. McKemey, Luiza Garziera et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 2 Jul 2015 644
3 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Sustained Neuromuscular Blockade in the Adult Critically Ill Patient Michael J. Murray, Heidi F. DeBlock, Brian L. Erstad et al. · Critical Care Medicine 15 Oct 2016 519
4 Information inaccuracy in inventory systems: stock loss and stockout Yun Kyu Kang, Stanley B. Gershwin · IIE Transactions Sep 2005 316
5 Mass Production of Genetically Modified Aedes aegypti for Field Releases in Brazil Danilo O. Carvalho, Derric David Nimmo, Neil Naish et al. · Journal of Visualized Experiments Open access 3 Jan 2014 134
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Medscape?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Medical Education, Epidemiology, Guidelines, Diagnosis, Global Burden, Treatment, Heart Failure and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.6×27 topics
  2. Medical Education10▲ 22×9 topics
  3. Diagnosis8▲ 5.7×9 topics
  4. Treatment8▲ 4.3×14 topics
  5. Guidelines8▲ 10.0×6 topics
  6. Public Health7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  7. Global Burden7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.6×12 topics
  10. Heart Failure6▲ 8.6×6 topics
  11. Clinical Trials6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  12. Risk Factors6▲ 3.4×9 topics
  13. Primary Care6▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Cost of Care5▲ 112×1 topic
  15. Financial Toxicity5▲ 112×1 topic
  16. Radiotherapy5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Behavior Change5▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Antiviral Therapy5▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Patient Engagement4▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  22. Healthcare Communication4▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Survival Analysis4▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Breast Cancer4▲ 11×6 topics
  25. Patient Safety4▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Vaccine Development4▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Atrial Fibrillation4▲ 25×2 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Catheter Ablation4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  32. Neoadjuvant Therapy4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  33. Stroke Prevention4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Policy3▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Risk Stratification3▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Drug Resistance3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Breast Tumours3▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Online Recruitment3▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Public Health Promotion3▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does Medscape publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Social Media in Health Education and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Economic and Financial I…5Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 5 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…3Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksSocial Media in Health E…3Social Media in Health Education: 3 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment …3Breast Cancer Treatment Studies: 3 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 3 fractional worksCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Breast Cancer T…2Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies: 2 fractional worksMigraine and Headache St…2Migraine and Headache Studies: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…2Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …2Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineHealthCancer Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Social Media in Health Education Health 3 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 3 works
  5. 5 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Epidemiology 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Migraine and Headache Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  9. 9 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Medscape's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Medscape as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Medscape0.00066% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Medscape 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Medscape3.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 6.1% in 2021.

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