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MemorialCare Health System

In research, MemorialCare Health System stands highest in Medicine (#4,631 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,661 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,913
of 22,385 · #20,064 all time
Rank in United States
#1,813
of 3,332
Research works
913
▲ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
MemorialCare Health System

What is MemorialCare Health System 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
MedicineField #4,631 of 8,541 5.7%184 #9713
Health SciencesDomain #5,661 of 9,902 6.0%204 #11623

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

In 2022-now, 68% of research at MemorialCare Health System is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (61%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 229 fractional works · 67.8% of its workMedicine: 208 fractional works · 61.4% of its workSurgery: 33 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 22 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEpidemiology: 17 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 44 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 12.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 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 workALL ITS WORKMemorialCareHealth System338fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences13%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine20861.4%
    2. Health Professions144.3%
    3. Nursing41.1%
    4. Dentistry30.8%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology236.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology72.2%
    3. Neuroscience61.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.8%
    1. Social Sciences195.6%
    2. Psychology123.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities61.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Computer Science72.0%
    2. Engineering61.8%
    3. Environmental Science31.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Mathematics10.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
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: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.14× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.20× its world share, 208 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.20×208 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.17×3 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.14×7 works
  4. Nursing2.14×4 works
  5. Veterinary2.00×1 works
  6. Dentistry1.62×3 works
  7. Health Professions1.62×14 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×23 works
  9. Neuroscience1.16×6 works
  10. Psychology1.14×12 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.61×6 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.60×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×4 works
  14. Social Sciences0.44×19 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×5 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×3 works
  17. Computer Science0.26×7 works
  18. Chemistry0.20×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.20×3 works
  20. Mathematics0.18×1 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.18×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  23. Engineering0.12×6 works
  24. Energy0.05×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at MemorialCare Health System?

Ranked on the quality score, Ryan E. Bremer, Joseph A. Vargas and David Tacha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MemorialCare Health System.

  1. 1 Ryan E. Bremer United States · #1,565,054 worldwide 2.4k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Joseph A. Vargas United States · #1,853,837 worldwide 1.2k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 David Tacha United States · #2,444,758 worldwide 1.4k citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Marcos Molina United States · #2,631,068 worldwide 143 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Trishna Acherjee United States · #2,960,758 worldwide 95 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Diljot Singh United States · #3,153,569 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Jaydeep Mahasamudram United States · #3,887,362 worldwide 45 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kiyoshi J. Takasaki United States · #3,962,852 worldwide 167 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Siddharth Reddy Chinta United States · #4,319,735 worldwide 119 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Larry J. Miller United States · #4,661,261 worldwide 840 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at MemorialCare Health System

What are the most cited papers from MemorialCare Health System?

The most cited paper from MemorialCare Health System is "Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery" (Daniel T. Engelman, Walid Ben Ali, Judson B. Williams et al., 2019), with 1,227 citations. Next come "Position statement on youth resistance training: the 2014 International Consensus" (585) and "Effect of Natriuretic Peptide–Guided Therapy on Hospitalization or Cardiovascular Mortality in High-Risk Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction" (554).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cardiac Surgery Daniel T. Engelman, Walid Ben Ali, Judson B. Williams et al. · JAMA Surgery Open access 6 May 2019 1,227
2 Position statement on youth resistance training: the 2014 International Consensus Rhodri S. Lloyd, Avery D. Faigenbaum, Michael Henry Stone et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 20 Sep 2013 585
3 Effect of Natriuretic Peptide–Guided Therapy on Hospitalization or Cardiovascular Mortality in High-Risk Patients With Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Gary Michael Felker, Kevin Joseph Anstrom, Kirkwood F. Adams et al. · JAMA Open access 22 Aug 2017 554
4 A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Home Environmental Intervention Laura N. Gitlin, Mary A. Corcoran, Laraine Winter et al. · The Gerontologist Feb 2001 440
5 Long-term Sustainability of Diabetes Prevention Approaches JEEHEA SONYA HAW, Karla Ivette Galaviz, Audrey Straus et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine Open access 7 Nov 2017 356
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at MemorialCare Health System?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Inflammation, Management, Heart Failure 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-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. Epidemiology46▲ 3.4×104 topics
  2. Treatment18▲ 4.3×37 topics
  3. Diagnosis18▲ 5.6×36 topics
  4. Inflammation15▲ 2.1×54 topics
  5. Management11▲ 3.9×27 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 2.1×31 topics
  7. Complications10▲ 5.7×14 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 2.4×30 topics
  9. Risk Factors9▲ 2.4×27 topics
  10. Heart Failure9▲ 5.7×10 topics
  11. Quality of Life9▲ 1.76×36 topics
  12. COVID-198▲ 1.72×17 topics
  13. Guidelines7▲ 4.5×12 topics
  14. Healthcare7▲ 1.87×16 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 3.8×14 topics
  16. Pandemic7▲ 2.0×7 topics
  17. Depression7▲ 2.3×15 topics
  18. Pathogenesis7▲ 4.0×21 topics
  19. Surgical Management6▲ 4.7×12 topics
  20. Immune Response6▲ 3.3×18 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 2.3×18 topics
  22. Clinical Trials6▲ 2.7×17 topics
  23. Obesity6▲ 2.2×16 topics
  24. Immunotherapy6▲ 2.3×18 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations6▲ 3.8×20 topics
  26. Genetics6▲ 2.3×17 topics
  27. Mortality6▲ 2.9×11 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Risk5▲ 5.0×8 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders5▲ 2.7×18 topics
  30. Surgery5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  31. Pathophysiology5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Primary Care5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  33. Children5▲ 6.1×7 topics
  34. Echocardiography5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  35. SARS-CoV-25▲ 4.4×5 topics
  36. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  37. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  38. Thrombosis4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  39. Glycemic Control4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  40. Insulin Therapy3▲ 7.5×3 topics

Which research topics does MemorialCare Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Schizophrenia research and treatment.

Molecular Biology Techni…2Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorde…2Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…2Schizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…2Diabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksPancreatitis Pathology a…2Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologySurgeryInfectious DiseasesPsychiatry and Mental health4 others

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

  1. 1 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  8. 8 Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has MemorialCare Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is MemorialCare Health System as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%MemorialCare Health System0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of MemorialCare Health System 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 2025MemorialCare Health System5.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2023.

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