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Ocean Medical Center

In research, Ocean Medical Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,759 of 21,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,740 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,715
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,637
of 8,685
Research works
376
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Ocean 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,759 of 21,541 19.8%188
Health SciencesDomain #17,740 of 20,462 7.7%129

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

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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.53× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ocean Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Russ Ferguson and H. G. Hughes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ocean Medical Center.

  1. 1 Russ Ferguson United States · #516,526 worldwide 25 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 H. G. Hughes United States · #1,491,223 worldwide 28 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ocean Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Ocean Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Virulence Factors, Complications, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Surgical Management 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. Epidemiology9▲ 3.8×49 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 4.8×23 topics
  3. Diagnosis3▲ 6.1×20 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.3×11 topics
  5. Risk Factors2▲ 3.5×14 topics
  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  7. Complications2▲ 6.3×9 topics
  8. Surgical Management2▲ 7.1×10 topics
  9. Virulence Factors2▲ 21×4 topics
  10. Climate Change2◆ 1.03×11 topics
  11. Diabetes2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  12. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  13. Management2▲ 3.4×11 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.2×12 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Depression2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  18. Quality of Life2▲ 1.76×13 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations1▲ 5.3×11 topics
  20. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Heart Failure1▲ 5.3×9 topics
  22. Immune Response1▲ 4.1×9 topics
  23. Inflammation1◆ 1.15×15 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors1▲ 5.3×8 topics
  25. Guidelines1▲ 4.6×8 topics
  26. Immunotherapy1▲ 3.1×9 topics
  27. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 9.1×5 topics
  28. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. Vaccine Development1▲ 8.4×6 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Echocardiography1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Global Burden1▲ 3.6×8 topics
  33. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  34. Ocean Acidification1▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Public Health1▲ 1.38×6 topics
  36. Health Effects1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  37. Imaging1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  38. Metabolism1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  39. Mortality1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  40. Muscle Strength1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Ocean Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Health and Mental Health, Streptococcal Infections and Treatments, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.

Cardiac Health and Menta…1Cardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…1Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duc…1Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…1Marine and coastal plant biology: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHormonal and reproductive studies: 1 fractional worksAntiplatelet Therapy and…1Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 0 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ocean Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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