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Milwaukee County Medical Complex

In research, Milwaukee County Medical Complex stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,773 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,151 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#16,917
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,514
of 7,310
Research works
513
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Milwaukee County Medical Complex

What is Milwaukee County Medical Complex 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 #5,773 of 16,688 13.3%358
MedicineField #5,151 of 14,558 13.6%316

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Milwaukee County Medical Complex 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 Milwaukee County Medical Complex work in?

In all years, 70% of research at Milwaukee County Medical Complex is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Psychology (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 358 fractional works · 69.9% of its workMedicine: 316 fractional works · 61.7% of its workSurgery: 43 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 30 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 25 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 22 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 16 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 16 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 63 fractional works · 12.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 29 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMilwaukee CountyMedical Complex513fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences11%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine31661.7%
    2. Health Professions285.4%
    3. Nursing101.9%
    4. Veterinary20.5%
    5. Dentistry20.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology295.6%
    2. Neuroscience132.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics61.1%
    1. Psychology295.6%
    2. Social Sciences142.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities61.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.6%
    6. Decision Sciences20.4%
    1. Engineering142.8%
    2. Environmental Science61.2%
    3. Chemistry61.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy51.0%
    5. Computer Science10.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
    7. Materials Science10.1%
    8. Energy00.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.80× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Environmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 8.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 20.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.79× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 20.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary20.01×0 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.02×0 works
  3. Health Professions8.03×2 works
  4. Neuroscience3.80×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology3.36×0 works
  6. Psychology2.79×1 works
  7. Medicine1.74×2 works
  8. Environmental Science1.73×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.64×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.32×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Milwaukee County Medical Complex?

Ranked on the quality score, George E. Whalen, Jeffrey M. Jentzen and John H. Lunseth lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Milwaukee County Medical Complex.

  1. 1 George E. Whalen United States · #842,699 worldwide 1.1k citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey M. Jentzen United States · #1,365,414 worldwide 2.5k citations · 71 works
  3. 3 John H. Lunseth United States · #2,751,286 worldwide 341 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Susan B. Gock United States · #4,402,917 worldwide 348 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Milwaukee County Medical Complex

What are the most cited papers from Milwaukee County Medical Complex?

The most cited paper from Milwaukee County Medical Complex is "Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Colonoscopic Polypectomy" (Sidney J. Winawer, Ann Graham Zauber, May Nah Ho et al., 1993), with 4,626 citations. Next come "Adult Norms for the Box and Block Test of Manual Dexterity" (2,156) and "Mechanisms of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients with Reflux Esophagitis" (1,009).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevention of Colorectal Cancer by Colonoscopic Polypectomy Sidney J. Winawer, Ann Graham Zauber, May Nah Ho et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Dec 1993 4,626
2 Adult Norms for the Box and Block Test of Manual Dexterity Virgil G. Mathiowetz, Gloria Volland, Nancy Kashman et al. · American Journal of Occupational Therapy Jun 1985 2,156
3 Mechanisms of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Patients with Reflux Esophagitis Wylie J. Dodds, John Dent, Walter J. Hogan et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 16 Dec 1982 1,009
4 Randomized Comparison of Surveillance Intervals after Colonoscopic Removal of Newly Diagnosed Adenomatous Polyps Sidney J. Winawer, Ann Graham Zauber, Michael J. O’Brien et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Apr 1993 980
5 Absorption of Short-Chain Fatty Acids by the Colon H Ruppin, Simon Bar–Meir, Konrad H. Soergel et al. · Gastroenterology Jun 1980 752
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Which keywords describe research at Milwaukee County Medical Complex?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Metabolic Syndrome, Quality Improvement, Inflammation, Treatment, Depression and Mortality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology52▲ 2.5×91 topics
  2. Inflammation23▲ 1.89×38 topics
  3. Treatment18▲ 2.7×28 topics
  4. Diagnosis18▲ 3.4×25 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome16▲ 3.7×14 topics
  6. Quality of Life15▲ 2.1×26 topics
  7. Depression15▲ 3.8×14 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 2.2×19 topics
  9. Mortality12▲ 4.8×9 topics
  10. Neurological Disorders12▲ 3.5×14 topics
  11. Management12▲ 3.0×17 topics
  12. Complications12▲ 4.4×13 topics
  13. Public Health11▲ 1.64×21 topics
  14. Quality Improvement11▲ 11×8 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations11▲ 4.0×14 topics
  16. Obesity10▲ 2.6×12 topics
  17. Diabetes10▲ 3.7×12 topics
  18. Heart Failure9▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Primary Care9▲ 4.3×11 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis9▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Chronic Kidney Disease9▲ 7.1×8 topics
  22. Pain Management9▲ 7.5×8 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations9▲ 5.2×11 topics
  24. Guidelines8▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Surgical Management8▲ 3.7×15 topics
  26. Prognosis8▲ 5.0×9 topics
  27. Resuscitation8▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Anxiety8▲ 4.2×8 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk8▲ 4.3×8 topics
  30. Echocardiography7▲ 4.7×8 topics
  31. Survival Rates6▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Hypothermia6▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Cardiac Arrest6▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Out-of-Hospital6▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Arrhythmias6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. Hematopoietic Stem Cells6▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Renal Function6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  38. Postoperative Complications5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Glycemic Control5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Insulin Therapy5▲ 9.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Milwaukee County Medical Complex publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Patient Safety and Medication Errors, Public Health Policies and Education, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy.

Patient Safety and Medication Errors: 0 fractional worksPublic Health Policies and Education: 0 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …0Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 0 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…0Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 0 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and …0Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 0 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…0Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 0 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesGeneral Health ProfessionsHealthToxicology3 others

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

  1. 1 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  2. 2 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 0 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 works
  5. 5 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 0 works
  6. 6 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  7. 7 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available11.3%not open88.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Milwaukee County Medical Complex's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Milwaukee County Medical Complex as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000011% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Milwaukee County Medical Complex0.000049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Milwaukee County Medical Complex over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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