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Mercy General Hospital

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Research works
89
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Mercy General Hospital

Not ranked overall: Mercy General Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Mercy General Hospital work in?

In all years, 83% of research at Mercy General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 7% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Health Professions (6%), Engineering (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 74 fractional works · 83.2% of its workMedicine: 66 fractional works · 74.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 25.9% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMercy GeneralHospital89fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine6674.5%
    2. Health Professions55.8%
    3. Nursing22.3%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Psychology22.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    4. Social Sciences10.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Engineering33.6%
    2. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.87× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 3.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.87×8 works
  2. Nursing3.19×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.81×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.41×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.24×0 works
  6. Neuroscience0.48×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.40×0 works
  8. Engineering0.35×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.31×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.27×0 works
  11. Psychology0.26×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mercy General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Padraig Gearoid O’Neill, Arash Aryana and Richard P. Atkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercy General Hospital.

  1. 1 Padraig Gearoid O’Neill United States · #328,684 worldwide 2.7k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Arash Aryana United States · #404,588 worldwide 3.9k citations · 163 works
  3. 3 Richard P. Atkinson United States · #1,538,123 worldwide 1.1k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Hetal Brahmbhatt United States · #2,085,372 worldwide 768 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Richard J Frink United States · #3,291,071 worldwide 813 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Mercy General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Mercy General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Mercy General Hospital is "Postangiographic femoral artery injuries: nonsurgical repair with US-guided compression." (Brian D. Fellmeth, A C Roberts, J J Bookstein et al., 1991), with 447 citations. Next come "Recursive partitioning analysis of 1999 radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) patients with locally-advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC): Identification of five groups with different survival" (201) and "Clomethiazole Acute Stroke Study in Ischemic Stroke (CLASS-I)" (171).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Postangiographic femoral artery injuries: nonsurgical repair with US-guided compression. Brian D. Fellmeth, A C Roberts, J J Bookstein et al. · Radiology Mar 1991 447
2 Recursive partitioning analysis of 1999 radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) patients with locally-advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC): Identification of five groups with different survival Maria Werner‐Wasik, Charles Scott, James D. Cox et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics Dec 2000 201
3 Clomethiazole Acute Stroke Study in Ischemic Stroke (CLASS-I) Patrick D. Lyden, Ashfaq M Shuaib, Kim Tien Ng et al. · Stroke Open access 2002 171
4 Dynamic breath-hold multiplanar spoiled gradient-recalled MR imaging with gadolinium enhancement for differentiating hepatic hemangiomas from malignancies at 1.5 T. W S Whitney, Robert J. Herfkens, R. Brooke Jeffrey et al. · Radiology Dec 1993 163
5 Posterior wall isolation using the cryoballoon in conjunction with pulmonary vein ablation is superior to pulmonary vein isolation alone in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: A multicenter experience Arash Aryana, James H. Baker, Martin A. Espinosa Ginic et al. · Heart Rhythm 27 Jul 2018 158
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mercy General Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Guidelines, Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure, Stroke Prevention and Cardiomyopathy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Catheter Ablation9▲ 83×2 topics
  2. Guidelines8▲ 19×9 topics
  3. Arrhythmias8▲ 65×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 1.72×25 topics
  5. Atrial Fibrillation6▲ 66×2 topics
  6. Sudden Cardiac Death5▲ 50×2 topics
  7. Heart Failure5▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Stroke Prevention5▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Cardiomyopathy5▲ 50×2 topics
  10. Risk Factors5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  11. Anticoagulant Therapy5▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Radiofrequency Ablation5▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Electroanatomic Mapping5▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Risk Stratification5▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Thromboembolism5▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Ventricular Tachycardia5▲ 88×1 topic
  17. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  18. Echocardiography4▲ 18×8 topics
  19. Treatment4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  20. Ion Channels4▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Diagnosis3▲ 3.5×12 topics
  22. Genetic Testing3▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Cardiac Electrophysiology3▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Long-QT Syndrome3▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Atherosclerosis3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  27. Diabetes2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  28. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  30. Revascularization2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy2▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Pain Management2▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Nursing Education2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Prevention Guidelines2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Prophylaxis2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Wound Healing2▲ 8.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Mercy General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Microbial Inactivation Methods and Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and …1Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation Methods: 0 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 0 fractional worksDiagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases: 0 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…0Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 0 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 0 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiotechnologySurgeryEmergency Medical Services3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 0 works
  4. 4 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  10. 10 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mercy General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower 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 Mercy General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Mercy General Hospital0.000020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mercy General Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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