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Ochsner Health System

In research, Ochsner Health System stands highest in Medicine (#2,076 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,816 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,861
of 28,054 · #12,454 all time
Rank in United States
#1,319
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 144% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Ochsner Health System 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 #2,076 of 10,443 8.6%285 #2642
Health SciencesDomain #2,816 of 11,982 8.6%321 #3244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ochsner Health System 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.43× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.84× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.80× its world share, 285 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ochsner Health System?

Ranked on the composite score, Juan Carlos Q. Velez, Eboni G. Price‐Haywood and Tyler Sandow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ochsner Health System.

  1. 1 Juan Carlos Q. Velez United States · #87,557 worldwide 190 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Eboni G. Price‐Haywood United States · #109,474 worldwide 350 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Tyler Sandow United States · #453,562 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Karen L. Rice United States · #891,587 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Dharmendrakumar A. Patel United States · #908,336 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Frank B. Williams United States · #1,098,812 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jonathan Hand United States · #1,477,006 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Ochsner Health System

Which keywords describe research at Ochsner Health System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Management, Guidelines 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 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. Epidemiology46▲ 3.0×84 topics
  2. Treatment25▲ 5.3×33 topics
  3. Quality of Life20▲ 3.5×35 topics
  4. Diagnosis19▲ 5.1×27 topics
  5. Risk Factors15▲ 3.4×21 topics
  6. Management14▲ 4.5×22 topics
  7. Clinical Practice Guidelines14▲ 6.5×14 topics
  8. Inflammation13▲ 1.65×45 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 2.9×25 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 3.8×18 topics
  11. Guidelines12▲ 6.3×11 topics
  12. Heart Failure11▲ 6.7×10 topics
  13. Hepatocellular Carcinoma10▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Primary Care10▲ 6.6×11 topics
  15. Mortality10▲ 4.2×12 topics
  16. Global Burden9▲ 4.3×10 topics
  17. Biomarkers8▲ 3.2×13 topics
  18. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 6.9×9 topics
  19. Chronic Kidney Disease8▲ 9.0×7 topics
  20. Quality Improvement8▲ 11×8 topics
  21. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 9.6×6 topics
  22. Complications8▲ 4.1×15 topics
  23. Chronic Disease Management8▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Pathophysiology8▲ 6.6×9 topics
  25. Surgical Management7▲ 4.6×17 topics
  26. Maternal Mortality7▲ 8.2×5 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 6.2×8 topics
  28. Coagulopathy7▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Surgery7▲ 4.9×11 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Risk7▲ 5.5×9 topics
  31. Hepatic Encephalopathy6▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Liver Cirrhosis6▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Renal Function6▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Hepatic Steatosis6▲ 9.5×2 topics
  35. Liver Transplantation6▲ 12×4 topics
  36. NAFLD6▲ 12×1 topic
  37. NASH6▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Survival6▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Pregnancy6▲ 6.9×9 topics
  40. Endoscopic Surgery5▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Ochsner Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease and Transplantation, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Liver Disease and Transplantation: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis: 3 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glome…3Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 3 fractional worksElectrolyte and hormonal disorders: 3 fractional worksRenal function and acid-base balance: 3 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…2Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional works
HepatologyEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 6 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 6 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  5. 5 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Hepatology 3 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 3 works
  8. 8 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Renal function and acid-base balance Nephrology 3 works
  10. 10 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.4%domestic only79.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ochsner Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 144% 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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