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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

In research, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,217 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,536 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#30,099
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,455
of 8,685
Research works
198
▲ 164% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #12,217 of 20,462 14.5%132
MedicineField #12,536 of 17,978 13.2%122

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

What does Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 28.9 works4.0×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 29 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Sandeep Sharma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital.

  1. 1 Sandeep Sharma United States · #947,731 worldwide 32 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Treatment, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Genetic Mutations, Cardiovascular Disease, Complications, Prognostic Factors and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.3×24 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 9.2×11 topics
  3. Diagnosis3▲ 9.0×10 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  5. Genetic Mutations3▲ 17×6 topics
  6. Complications2▲ 13×8 topics
  7. Prognostic Factors2▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Pathophysiology2▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Guidelines2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  10. Neuroprotection2▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 17×3 topics
  12. Risk Factors2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  13. Imaging1▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Prognosis1▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Prophylaxis1▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Chemotherapy1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  17. Children1▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Femoral Head1▲ 141×1 topic
  19. Inflammation1▲ 1.57×8 topics
  20. Management1▲ 3.9×6 topics
  21. Mortality1▲ 5.3×6 topics
  22. Osteonecrosis1▲ 141×1 topic
  23. PET Imaging1▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Review1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Surgical Management1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 5.3×6 topics
  27. Obesity1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  28. Acute Coronary Syndromes1▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency1▲ 146×1 topic
  30. Imatinib Mesylate1▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Intussusception1▲ 75×1 topic
  32. Meckel's Diverticulum1▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Neonatal Jaundice1▲ 146×1 topic
  34. Neurofibromatosis1▲ 137×1 topic
  35. ST-Segment Elevation1▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Sunitinib1▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Tumor Suppressor1▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone and Joint Diseases, Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry.

Bone and Joint Diseases1Bone and Joint Diseases: 1 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarct…1Acute Myocardial Infarction Research: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Health and Bioc…1Neonatal Health and Biochemistry: 1 fractional worksNeurofibromatosis and Sc…1Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksAdrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksRespiratory and Cough-Related Research: 0 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Bone and Joint Diseases Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment Gastroenterology 1 works
  7. 7 Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory and Cough-Related Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 0 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 164% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.