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Mercy University Hospital

In research, Mercy University Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,801 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,911 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,441
of 28,054 · #17,189 all time
Rank in Ireland
#57
of 79
Research works
727
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Mercy University 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,801 of 11,982 7.6%135 #6933
MedicineField #7,911 of 10,443 7.0%120 #6013

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

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: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.24× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.74× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× 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, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercy University Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Joey Sweeney, Derek Hennessey and P.M. Collins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercy University Hospital.

  1. 1 Joey Sweeney Ireland · #598,385 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Derek Hennessey Ireland · #1,047,227 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 P.M. Collins Ireland · #1,523,293 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Dubravko Petrač Ireland · #1,616,539 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Mercy University Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Mercy University Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Aging, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Treatment, Metabolic Syndrome and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 3.9×53 topics
  2. Inflammation13▲ 3.7×24 topics
  3. Management11▲ 8.3×15 topics
  4. Aging11▲ 12×5 topics
  5. Treatment10▲ 5.1×18 topics
  6. Diagnosis10▲ 6.2×16 topics
  7. Quality of Life9▲ 3.8×22 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 6.6×11 topics
  9. Risk Factors9▲ 4.8×17 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.6×17 topics
  11. Guidelines6▲ 7.9×9 topics
  12. Surgery6▲ 10×7 topics
  13. Complications6▲ 6.5×11 topics
  14. Robotic Surgery5▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Mortality5▲ 5.4×8 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.8×20 topics
  17. Prognosis5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  18. Elderly Patients5▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Prevalence5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  20. Depression5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.7×15 topics
  23. Elderly4▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Muscle Mass4▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Cancer Cachexia4▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Sarcopenia4▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Antibiotic Prophylaxis4▲ 29×3 topics
  28. Calcium Oxalate4▲ 101×1 topic
  29. Urolithiasis4▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Mortality Risk4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  31. Pediatric4▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Urinary Tract Infection4▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Children4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  34. Ethical Considerations4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  35. Neuroimaging4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  36. Prevention4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  37. Frailty4▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Geriatric Assessment4▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Physical Performance4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Neoadjuvant Therapy3▲ 8.2×5 topics

Which research topics does Mercy University Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nutrition and Health in Aging, Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies and Frailty in Older Adults.

Nutrition and Health in …4Nutrition and Health in Aging: 4 fractional worksKidney Stones and Urolit…4Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments: 4 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Ne…4Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults4Frailty in Older Adults: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…2Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksUrological Disorders and…2Urological Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…2Esophageal and GI Pathology: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…2Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeriatrics and Gerontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 4 works
  2. 2 Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  4. 4 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  6. 6 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  8. 8 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 2 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 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 available50.5%not open49.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercy University Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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