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Penrose Hospital

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World rank, all time
#30,116
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,347
of 7,310
Research works
160
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Penrose Hospital

Which fields of science does Penrose Hospital work in?

In all years, 68% of research at Penrose Hospital is in Health Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Health Professions (7%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 108 fractional works · 67.9% of its workMedicine: 94 fractional works · 59.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 12.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPenrose Hospital160fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences68%Social Sciences12%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9459.0%
    2. Health Professions116.8%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary10.5%
    1. Engineering63.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy42.7%
    3. Computer Science31.7%
    4. Chemistry21.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
    6. Environmental Science21.0%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences95.6%
    2. Psychology52.9%
    3. Decision Sciences31.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.7%
    2. Neuroscience21.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.39×1 works
  2. Chemistry2.29×1 works
  3. Medicine2.24×8 works
  4. Social Sciences1.58×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.16×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.15×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.93×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.78×0 works
  9. Engineering0.61×2 works
  10. Psychology0.57×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.19×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Penrose Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, MORGAN BERTHRONG, Michael J. Roshon and Rochelle Salmore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Penrose Hospital.

  1. 1 MORGAN BERTHRONG United States · #722,146 worldwide 2.4k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Michael J. Roshon United States · #1,978,083 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Rochelle Salmore United States · #2,015,052 worldwide 461 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Tobias Kircher United States · #2,119,385 worldwide 974 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Anuj V. Peddada United States · #2,988,224 worldwide 706 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Rebecca Vogel United States · #3,554,962 worldwide 188 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Gerald A. White United States · #3,933,101 worldwide 515 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Penrose Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Penrose Hospital?

The most cited paper from Penrose Hospital is "Treatment of Stage I and II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer" (John A. Howington, Matthew G. Blum, Andrew C. Chang et al., 2013), with 1,456 citations. Next come "A systematic review of dental disease in patients undergoing cancer therapy" (319) and "Radiation injury in surgical pathology" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Treatment of Stage I and II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer John A. Howington, Matthew G. Blum, Andrew C. Chang et al. · CHEST Journal May 2013 1,456
2 A systematic review of dental disease in patients undergoing cancer therapy Catherine Hong, Joel J. Napeñas, Brian D. Hodgson et al. · Supportive Care in Cancer ReviewOpen access 6 May 2010 319
3 Radiation injury in surgical pathology MORGAN BERTHRONG, Luis F. Fajardo · The American Journal of Surgical Pathology Mar 1981 277
4 Radiation injury in surgical pathology Luis F. Fajardo, MORGAN BERTHRONG · The American Journal of Surgical Pathology Jun 1978 262
5 Pseudoangiomatous hyperplasia of mammary stroma. Some observations regarding its clinicopathologic spectrum Roberto El Ibrahim, Cosmio G. Sciotto, Noel Weidner · Cancer Open access 15 Mar 1989 228
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Which keywords describe research at Penrose Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Quality Improvement, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, Diagnosis, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.1×45 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 4.0×18 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 3.5×21 topics
  4. Diagnosis7▲ 4.3×18 topics
  5. Chemotherapy7▲ 5.9×15 topics
  6. Quality Improvement6▲ 18×6 topics
  7. Quality of Life6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 6.4×10 topics
  9. Radiotherapy6▲ 9.5×10 topics
  10. Mortality5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  11. Clinical Trials5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  12. Prognosis5▲ 9.8×7 topics
  13. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  14. Prognostic Factors4▲ 6.2×10 topics
  15. Cancer Risk4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  16. Risk Factors4▲ 2.5×11 topics
  17. Surgical Management4▲ 5.7×13 topics
  18. Management4▲ 3.1×10 topics
  19. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  20. Prostate Cancer4▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Biomarkers3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Computed Tomography3▲ 35×2 topics
  23. Guidelines3▲ 4.2×10 topics
  24. Patient Outcomes3▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Neuroprotection3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Metastasis3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  28. Radiation Therapy3▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Squamous Cell Carcinoma3▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Surgery3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  32. Survival Rates3▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Health Outcomes3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  34. Pathophysiology3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  35. Injury Severity2▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  37. Trauma Center2▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Ionizing Radiation2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Ovarian Cancer2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Radiation Exposure2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Penrose Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Radiation Dose and Imaging, Nuclear Issues and Defense, Quantum Mechanics and Applications and Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions.

Radiation Dose and Imaging1Radiation Dose and Imaging: 1 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense1Nuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…1Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Physical and Ch…1Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions: 1 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksMigration, Aging, and To…0Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies: 0 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 0 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 0 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPolitical Science and International RelationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies Demography 0 works
  8. 8 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 0 works
  10. 10 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Penrose Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Penrose Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Penrose Hospital0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Penrose Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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