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Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center

In research, Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,433 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#1,496 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#862 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,264
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,249
of 8,685
Research works
2.8k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
122k
44.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Presbyterian St. Luke's 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 #1,433 of 20,462 19.9%1,979
MedicineField #1,496 of 17,978 19.7%1,804
SurgerySubfield #862 of 4,227 23.3%366
Life SciencesDomain #3,410 of 14,347 19.2%461
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,361 of 7,814 20.8%226
Social SciencesDomain #9,640 of 16,945 22.2%182
Physical SciencesDomain #14,229 of 21,541 19.3%139
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,857 of 2,717 18.1%137
NeuroscienceField #1,850 of 2,675 17.8%124
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #1,370 of 1,880 14.5%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Presbyterian St. Luke's 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.68× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 14 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard P. Porreco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center.

  1. 1 Richard P. Porreco United States · #245,142 worldwide 100 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Complications, Oxidative Stress, Neurological Disorders, Revision Surgery and Total Hip Replacement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology277▲ 2.5×126 topics
  2. Inflammation200▲ 3.1×76 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress110▲ 2.2×53 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease105▲ 3.4×34 topics
  5. Treatment88▲ 2.5×47 topics
  6. Quality of Life88▲ 2.4×46 topics
  7. Risk Factors79▲ 2.8×35 topics
  8. Complications76▲ 5.4×17 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders76▲ 4.0×19 topics
  10. Diagnosis68▲ 2.4×40 topics
  11. Global Burden64▲ 4.3×11 topics
  12. Chemotherapy61▲ 3.1×25 topics
  13. Hypertension60▲ 6.1×13 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome58▲ 2.5×22 topics
  15. Management56▲ 2.6×29 topics
  16. Revision Surgery55▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Total Hip Replacement55▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Surgical Management54▲ 4.3×19 topics
  19. Clinical Trials53▲ 3.1×19 topics
  20. Guidelines53▲ 4.0×12 topics
  21. Angiogenesis52▲ 4.6×15 topics
  22. Parkinson's Disease50▲ 7.8×8 topics
  23. Clinical Guidelines49▲ 5.7×9 topics
  24. Synaptic Plasticity49▲ 5.7×6 topics
  25. Radiotherapy47▲ 4.5×13 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction46▲ 4.6×12 topics
  27. Pain Management46▲ 7.2×9 topics
  28. Chronic Pain45▲ 7.1×5 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Events42▲ 9.2×4 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction42▲ 6.1×9 topics
  31. Health-related Quality of Life39▲ 6.6×5 topics
  32. Surgical Treatment39▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Low Back Pain38▲ 8.3×3 topics
  34. Regeneration36▲ 7.2×5 topics
  35. Matrix Metalloproteinases34▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Clinical Outcomes34▲ 6.0×6 topics
  37. Mesenchymal Stem Cells34▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Epilepsy31▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Degenerative Disc Disease30▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Osteoarthritis30▲ 8.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…1CAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…1Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…1Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksGenetic and Kidney Cyst …1Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases: 1 fractional worksManagement of metastatic bone disease: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…0Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 0 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional worksLiver Diseases and Immunity: 0 fractional works
OncologyPathology and Forensic MedicineHematologyGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  4. 4 Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 Management of metastatic bone disease Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 0 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Liver Diseases and Immunity Hepatology 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 available12.5%not open87.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower 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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