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New Hanover Regional Medical Center

In research, New Hanover Regional Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,965 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,497 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#25,869
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,542
of 8,685
Research works
433
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is New Hanover Regional Medical Center 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 #7,965 of 20,462 8.3%363
MedicineField #8,497 of 17,978 8.3%317

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New Hanover Regional Medical 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).

What does New Hanover Regional Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 49.1 works4.3×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.34× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 3.20× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New Hanover Regional Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, John L. Powell, William W. Hope and William F. Powers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

  1. 1 John L. Powell United States · #56,632 worldwide 327 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 William W. Hope United States · #640,293 worldwide 34 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 William F. Powers United States · #688,646 worldwide 89 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at New Hanover Regional Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Complications, Epidemiology, Mortality, Diagnosis, Laparoscopic Repair, Chronic Pain, Hernia Repair and Mesh Techniques.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.6×28 topics
  2. Complications9▲ 32×12 topics
  3. Mortality6▲ 17×6 topics
  4. Diagnosis5▲ 8.9×13 topics
  5. Laparoscopic Repair4▲ 188×2 topics
  6. Chronic Pain4▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Hernia Repair4▲ 254×1 topic
  8. Mesh Techniques4▲ 254×1 topic
  9. Surgical Treatment3▲ 28×5 topics
  10. Embolization3▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Hemorrhage3▲ 72×3 topics
  12. Treatment3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  13. Guidelines3▲ 9.8×7 topics
  14. Health Outcomes3▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Acetabular Fractures3▲ 186×1 topic
  16. Pelvic Fractures3▲ 186×1 topic
  17. Management2▲ 5.3×10 topics
  18. Risk Factors2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  19. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×14 topics
  20. Surgery2▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  22. Pathophysiology2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Global Burden2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  24. Postoperative Complications2▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Quality Improvement2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Heart Failure2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  28. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Injury Severity2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Medical Education2▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Trauma Center2▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.6×8 topics
  34. Injury Prevention1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Prophylaxis1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Child Injury1▲ 79×1 topic
  37. Pain Management1▲ 9.6×7 topics
  38. Unintentional Injuries1▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Abdominal Compartment Syndrome1▲ 136×1 topic
  40. Intra-abdominal Hypertension1▲ 136×1 topic

Which research topics does New Hanover Regional Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hernia repair and management, Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention.

Hernia repair and manage…4Hernia repair and management: 4 fractional worksPelvic and Acetabular In…3Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries: 3 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…2Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 1 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 1 fractional worksAbdominal Surgery and Complications: 1 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksPotassium and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksIntestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEmergency MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Hernia repair and management Surgery 4 works
  2. 2 Pelvic and Acetabular Injuries Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Abdominal Surgery and Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Potassium and Related Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 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 available18.2%not open81.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.2%domestic only97.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New Hanover Regional Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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