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MedStar Health

In research, MedStar Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,023 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,261 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,285
of 28,054 · #9,176 all time
Rank in United States
#1,108
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 103% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is MedStar 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,023 of 11,982 11.6%396 #1999
MedicineField #2,261 of 10,443 9.9%346 #2410

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MedStar 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).

What does MedStar Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 45.7 works9.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.68× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.76× its world share, 346 worksMedicineNursing: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MedStar Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Barbara V. Howard, Robert E. Ratner and Federico M. Asch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MedStar Health.

  1. 1 Barbara V. Howard United States · #2,043 worldwide 1.5k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Robert E. Ratner United States · #24,259 worldwide 519 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Federico M. Asch United States · #78,246 worldwide 290 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Nawar Shara United States · #130,566 worldwide 161 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Vanita R. Aroda United States · #143,284 worldwide 115 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Rollin J. Fairbanks United States · #144,298 worldwide 100 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Barbara V. Howard United States · #169,400 worldwide 202 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Kristen Miller United States · #197,533 worldwide 120 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Helaine E. Resnick United States · #212,829 worldwide 246 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jason G. Umans United States · #219,998 worldwide 307 citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at MedStar Health

Which keywords describe research at MedStar Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment, Heart Failure, Echocardiography and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology65▲ 3.5×98 topics
  2. Inflammation30▲ 3.0×60 topics
  3. Risk Factors28▲ 5.3×26 topics
  4. Treatment23▲ 4.0×37 topics
  5. Diagnosis23▲ 5.2×34 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 3.8×32 topics
  7. Heart Failure17▲ 8.3×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life17▲ 2.5×35 topics
  9. Management17▲ 4.5×23 topics
  10. Public Health16▲ 2.4×34 topics
  11. Echocardiography16▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Guidelines16▲ 7.1×10 topics
  13. Diabetes15▲ 6.2×13 topics
  14. Myocardial Infarction15▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 5.4×14 topics
  16. Obesity14▲ 3.8×18 topics
  17. Atherosclerosis13▲ 9.6×8 topics
  18. Rehabilitation12▲ 6.6×10 topics
  19. Mortality12▲ 4.5×11 topics
  20. Pathophysiology12▲ 8.5×11 topics
  21. Wound Healing12▲ 9.6×7 topics
  22. Coronary Artery Disease12▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Clinical Trials12▲ 3.6×16 topics
  24. Complications11▲ 4.7×14 topics
  25. Magnetic Resonance Imaging11▲ 9.1×5 topics
  26. Primary Care11▲ 6.0×12 topics
  27. Medication Errors11▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Resuscitation10▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Cardiac Imaging10▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Prevention10▲ 4.8×14 topics
  31. Surgical Management9▲ 4.7×17 topics
  32. Sepsis9▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 9.2×6 topics
  34. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention8▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Healthcare Quality8▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Quality Improvement8▲ 8.5×8 topics
  37. Radiation Exposure8▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment8▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Computed Tomography Angiography7▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Myocardial Perfusion7▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does MedStar Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Electronic Health Records Systems, Burn Injury Management and Outcomes and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…7Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 7 fractional worksElectronic Health Record…6Electronic Health Records Systems: 6 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …5Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 5 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatm…5Wound Healing and Treatments: 5 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 4 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…4Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingHealth Information ManagementEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  2. 2 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 6 works
  3. 3 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 5 works
  6. 6 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 5 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MedStar Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 103% 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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