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Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

In research, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#4,511 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,040 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 25.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,896
of 28,054 · #15,290 all time
Rank in United States
#2,750
of 4,192
Research works
650
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Piedmont Atlanta Hospital 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 #4,511 of 10,443 14.9%101 #2986
Health SciencesDomain #6,040 of 11,982 15.0%104 #4023

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Piedmont Atlanta Hospital 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 Piedmont Atlanta Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 25.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 31.3 works25×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.43× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, David E. Kandzari, Nicholas Lembo and Shizhen Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Piedmont Atlanta Hospital.

  1. 1 David E. Kandzari United States · #114,687 worldwide 407 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Nicholas Lembo United States · #120,556 worldwide 173 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Shizhen Liu United States · #194,035 worldwide 233 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Bruce S. Stambler United States · #206,608 worldwide 102 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Mani A. Vannan United States · #243,372 worldwide 112 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 David Kandzari United States · #344,927 worldwide 99 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Walter L. Bloom United States · #401,949 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Andrew Klein United States · #682,049 worldwide 43 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 John D. Cantwell United States · #956,570 worldwide 43 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Szilárd Vörös United States · #1,249,854 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Risk Factors, Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Guidelines and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Risk Factors10▲ 7.3×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology9▲ 1.97×41 topics
  3. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention9▲ 59×4 topics
  4. Heart Failure9▲ 18×7 topics
  5. Echocardiography9▲ 28×7 topics
  6. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 98×1 topic
  7. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement8▲ 98×1 topic
  8. Guidelines8▲ 15×7 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 7.3×14 topics
  10. Myocardial Infarction8▲ 27×6 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 5.5×19 topics
  12. Treatment7▲ 5.0×13 topics
  13. Catheter Ablation7▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Global Burden6▲ 8.8×6 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis5▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Magnetic Resonance Imaging5▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Thrombosis5▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Cardiac Imaging5▲ 34×3 topics
  19. Stroke Prevention5▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Hypertension4▲ 13×9 topics
  21. Atrial Fibrillation4▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation4▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Events4▲ 30×4 topics
  25. Coronary Artery Disease4▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Cardiogenic Shock4▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Computed Tomography Angiography4▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Left Ventricular Assist Device4▲ 75×1 topic
  29. Myocardial Perfusion4▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Prophylaxis4▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Radiation Exposure4▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Risk Stratification4▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Thromboembolism4▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Arrhythmias4▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Coronary Stents4▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Myocardial Revascularization4▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Cardiomyopathy4▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Blood Pressure3▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Radiofrequency Ablation3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Piedmont Atlanta Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…8Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 8 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…4Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 4 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…4Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 3 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…3Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 3 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 2 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 2 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical EngineeringSurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Piedmont Atlanta Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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