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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

In research, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center stands highest in Medicine (#1,540 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,026 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,849 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Infectious Diseases and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging — Infectious Diseases is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,695
of 28,054 · #1,393 all time
Rank in United States
#521
of 4,192
Research works
5.7k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
270k
47.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is National Institutes of Health Clinical Center 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
MedicineField #1,540 of 10,443 23.3%359 #557
Health SciencesDomain #2,026 of 11,982 23.1%391 #578
Life SciencesDomain #1,849 of 7,800 21.2%117 #653
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,439 of 3,579 23.8%65 #994

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institutes of Health Clinical Center 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Medicine#557 #1,540
  2. Health Sciences#578 #2,026
  3. Life Sciences#653 #1,849
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#994 #2,439
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does National Institutes of Health Clinical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Infectious Diseases takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Infectious DiseasesSubfield · 27.8 works6.9×
  2. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSubfield · 33.0 works6.2×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.07× its world share, 65 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.91× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.17× its world share, 359 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institutes of Health Clinical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Francesco M. Marincola, James H. Shelhamer and James C. Reynolds lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.

  1. 1 Francesco M. Marincola United States · #10,064 worldwide 735 citations · 83 works
  2. 2 James H. Shelhamer United States · #35,216 worldwide 311 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 James C. Reynolds United States · #48,308 worldwide 307 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Le Lü United States · #68,761 worldwide 600 citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Diane L. Damiano United States · #73,501 worldwide 242 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Ronald J. Elin United States · #85,408 worldwide 237 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Joseph A. Kovacs United States · #128,445 worldwide 329 citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Harvey G. Klein United States · #136,744 worldwide 137 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Ena Wang United States · #148,812 worldwide 217 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Deloris E. Koziol United States · #170,096 worldwide 110 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Which keywords describe research at National Institutes of Health Clinical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Genetic Mutations, Medical Imaging, Treatment, Precision Medicine and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology72▲ 3.1×101 topics
  2. Inflammation42▲ 3.4×67 topics
  3. Treatment26▲ 3.6×36 topics
  4. Immunotherapy25▲ 6.0×18 topics
  5. Cancer20▲ 2.6×37 topics
  6. Medical Imaging20▲ 6.8×8 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations20▲ 7.7×17 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome19▲ 4.0×18 topics
  9. Clinical Trials19▲ 4.8×16 topics
  10. Immune Response19▲ 5.6×17 topics
  11. Diagnosis18▲ 3.3×30 topics
  12. Public Health18▲ 2.1×33 topics
  13. Precision Medicine18▲ 6.4×8 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease17▲ 2.5×29 topics
  15. Obesity17▲ 3.7×20 topics
  16. Pandemic15▲ 2.3×6 topics
  17. SARS-CoV-214▲ 7.4×6 topics
  18. Thrombosis14▲ 8.5×7 topics
  19. Vaccine13▲ 5.3×10 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors12▲ 4.8×13 topics
  21. Texture Analysis12▲ 9.0×2 topics
  22. Immunity12▲ 5.0×9 topics
  23. Lymphoma12▲ 12×4 topics
  24. ACE2 Receptor11▲ 7.9×3 topics
  25. Cancer Immunotherapy11▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Predictive Modeling11▲ 6.7×2 topics
  27. Anemia11▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Feature Extraction11▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. Tumor Regression10▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Genetic Variants10▲ 10×7 topics
  31. Quantitative Analysis10▲ 8.3×2 topics
  32. Radiomics10▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Tumor Heterogeneity10▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Leukemia10▲ 19×2 topics
  35. CAR T Cells10▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Chimeric Antigen Receptor10▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Antiretroviral Therapy9▲ 9.9×6 topics
  38. Hematopoietic Stem Cells9▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Pancreatic Cancer9▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Pulmonary Hypertension8▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does National Institutes of Health Clinical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, CAR-T cell therapy research, Blood groups and transfusion and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies.

Radiomics and Machine Le…10Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 10 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…10CAR-T cell therapy research: 10 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…7Blood groups and transfusion: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…7COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 7 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 5 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 5 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…5Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 5 fractional worksImmunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders: 5 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Im…5Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 5 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyHematologyInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 10 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 7 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 7 works
  5. 5 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  6. 6 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  7. 7 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 5 works
  8. 8 Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Immunology 5 works
  9. 9 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 5 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institutes of Health Clinical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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