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MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

In research, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,367 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,762 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,327 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Surgery is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,069
of 28,054 · #21,201 all time
Rank in United States
#2,439
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is MedStar Union Memorial Hospital 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 #4,367 of 10,443 5.8%244 #4948
Health SciencesDomain #5,762 of 11,982 6.0%253 #6457
SurgerySubfield #1,327 of 1,816 7.7%88 #1696

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#4,948 #4,367
  2. Health Sciences#6,457 #5,762
  3. Surgery#1,696 #1,327
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does MedStar Union Memorial Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 87.8 works13×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 20.8 works6.9×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.42× its world share, 244 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Lew C. Schon, Brent G. Parks and Frank J. Criado lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Lew C. Schon United States · #73,640 worldwide 189 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Brent G. Parks United States · #178,822 worldwide 83 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Frank J. Criado United States · #196,850 worldwide 110 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 E.F. Shaw Wilgis United States · #336,910 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Stuart D. Miller United States · #787,705 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Anand M. Murthi United States · #885,094 worldwide 22 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Aviram M. Giladi United States · #895,833 worldwide 26 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Bryan W. Cunningham United States · #931,840 worldwide 47 citations · 59 works
  9. 9 John Wang United States · #989,513 worldwide 45 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 James P. Higgins United States · #1,319,364 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

Which keywords describe research at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Rehabilitation, Arthroplasty, Shoulder Function, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology50▲ 4.4×67 topics
  2. Complications27▲ 19×16 topics
  3. Rehabilitation23▲ 21×8 topics
  4. Arthroplasty18▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Shoulder Function16▲ 65×2 topics
  6. Revision Surgery16▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Total Hip Replacement16▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Surgical Management16▲ 13×15 topics
  9. Diagnosis14▲ 5.4×25 topics
  10. Distal Radius Fractures14▲ 92×1 topic
  11. Flexor Tendon Repair14▲ 92×1 topic
  12. Biomechanics14▲ 16×6 topics
  13. Rotator Cuff Tears13▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Shoulder Pathology13▲ 72×1 topic
  15. Risk Factors13▲ 4.2×17 topics
  16. Treatment13▲ 3.7×30 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction12▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Health-related Quality of Life12▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Outcomes11▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Total Knee Replacement11▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Management8▲ 3.7×19 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.6×21 topics
  23. Mortality7▲ 4.4×10 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 4.4×12 topics
  25. Acromioclavicular Joint7▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Clavicle Fractures7▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Guidelines7▲ 5.0×11 topics
  28. Ankle Injuries6▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Sprains6▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Prevention6▲ 5.0×9 topics
  31. Regeneration6▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Atherosclerosis5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  33. Echocardiography5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Pain Management5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  35. Infection Prevention5▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Extracellular Matrix5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Growth Factors5▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Hip Arthroplasty5▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Platelet-Rich Plasma5▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Wear Particles5▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does MedStar Union Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries.

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 13 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 11 fractional worksShoulder and Clavicle Injuries: 7 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 6 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…5Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 5 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 5 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 4 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections and Treatments: 4 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 4 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineRehabilitation1 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 14 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 13 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 11 works
  4. 4 Shoulder and Clavicle Injuries Epidemiology 7 works
  5. 5 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 5 works
  7. 7 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 4 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 4 works
  10. 10 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MedStar Union Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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