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Methodist Children’s Hospital

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Research works
76
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Methodist Children’s Hospital

Not ranked overall: Methodist Children’s Hospital is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Methodist Children’s Hospital work in?

In all years, 84% of research at Methodist Children’s Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (80%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 64 fractional works · 84.4% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 80.1% of its workSurgery: 11 fractional works · 14.7% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMethodistChildren’s…76fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences84%Social Sciences4%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6180.1%
    2. Health Professions22.8%
    3. Nursing11.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology33.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences22.5%
    2. Psychology10.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering11.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
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: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.59× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine4.59×16 works
  2. Health Professions1.26×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology0.96×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences0.25×0 works
  6. Engineering0.13×0 works
  7. Nursing0.12×0 works
  8. Psychology0.08×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Methodist Children’s Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Troy C. Quigg, Candace Taylor and Teresa C. Hayes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Methodist Children’s Hospital.

  1. 1 Troy C. Quigg United States · #1,231,115 worldwide 1.6k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Candace Taylor United States · #2,674,451 worldwide 397 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Teresa C. Hayes United States · #4,574,423 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Methodist Children’s Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Methodist Children’s Hospital?

The most cited paper from Methodist Children’s Hospital is "A distinct “side population” of cells with high drug efflux capacity in human tumor cells" (Charlotte Hirschmann-Jax, Angela E. Foster, Gerald Georg Wulf et al., 2004), with 1,279 citations. Next come "Transplantation Outcomes for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, 2000–2009" (786) and "Tubularized, Incised Plate Urethroplasty for Distal Hypospadias" (757).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A distinct “side population” of cells with high drug efflux capacity in human tumor cells Charlotte Hirschmann-Jax, Angela E. Foster, Gerald Georg Wulf et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 20 Sep 2004 1,279
2 Transplantation Outcomes for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, 2000–2009 Sung‐Yun Pai et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Jul 2014 786
3 Tubularized, Incised Plate Urethroplasty for Distal Hypospadias WARREN T. SNODGRASS · The Journal of Urology Feb 1994 757
4 Belumosudil for chronic graft-versus-host disease after 2 or more prior lines of therapy: the ROCKstar Study Corey S. Cutler et al. · Blood Open access 15 Jul 2021 351
5 A Randomized Trial of Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants Sandra E. Juul et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 15 Jan 2020 332
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Methodist Children’s Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Diagnosis, Complications, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Prognostic Factors, Transplantation and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.3×49 topics
  2. Diagnosis4▲ 4.9×18 topics
  3. Hematopoietic Stem Cells4▲ 49×3 topics
  4. Treatment3▲ 3.5×18 topics
  5. Complications3▲ 7.8×9 topics
  6. Mesenchymal Stem Cells3▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Chemotherapy3▲ 5.2×19 topics
  8. Prognostic Factors3▲ 8.3×7 topics
  9. Transplantation3▲ 32×4 topics
  10. Heart Failure3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  11. Bone Marrow Niche2▲ 99×1 topic
  12. Graft-versus-Host Disease2▲ 99×1 topic
  13. Immunotherapy2▲ 5.0×11 topics
  14. Management2▲ 3.9×14 topics
  15. Pregnancy Complications2▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Children2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Infection2▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Rejection2▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Genetic Alterations2▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.8×9 topics
  21. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Minimal Residual Disease2▲ 38×2 topics
  23. Pediatric Oncology2▲ 47×2 topics
  24. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia2▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Childhood Cancer2▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Immunosuppression2▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Transplant Recipients2▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Vaccine Development2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Antiviral Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Congenital Heart Disease2▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Graft Survival2▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Critical Care2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  33. Heart Transplant2▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Lung Transplant2▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  36. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Congenital Infection1▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Cytomegalovirus1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Preterm Infants1▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Review1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Methodist Children’s Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.

Transplantation: Methods…1Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …1Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…1Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…1Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksPericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: 0 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 0 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…0Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 0 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksChemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation: 0 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …0Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 0 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineTransplantationEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Methodist Children’s Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% 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 Methodist Children’s Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Methodist Children’s Hospital0.000081% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Methodist Children’s Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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