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Research Medical Center

In research, Research Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,769 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,090 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 4.8× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,543
of 22,385 · #20,063 all time
Rank in United States
#2,394
of 3,332
Research works
596
▲ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.5k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Research Medical Center

What is Research Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,769 of 8,541 4.3%126 #6694
Health SciencesDomain #7,090 of 9,902 4.3%136 #8290

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Research 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Research Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Research Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (69%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 155 fractional works · 74.4% of its workMedicine: 144 fractional works · 69.0% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 11.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKResearch MedicalCenter209fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine14469.0%
    2. Health Professions104.8%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology157.0%
    2. Neuroscience52.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
    1. Psychology94.3%
    2. Social Sciences42.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    4. Decision Sciences21.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    1. Engineering52.5%
    2. Environmental Science20.7%
    3. Computer Science10.6%
    4. Materials Science10.3%
    5. Chemistry10.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Research Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 23.4 works4.8×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.59× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.59×144 works
  2. Health Professions1.81×10 works
  3. Neuroscience1.61×5 works
  4. Psychology1.42×9 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×15 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.20×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.07×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.99×2 works
  9. Nursing0.83×1 works
  10. Veterinary0.47×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.37×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.30×0 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.23×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.19×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.17×4 works
  17. Engineering0.16×5 works
  18. Environmental Science0.15×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.13×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.10×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.07×1 works
  24. Computer Science0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Research Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul W. Nelson, Mark J. Lieser and John M. Chipko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Medical Center.

  1. 1 Paul W. Nelson United States · #1,676,408 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Mark J. Lieser United States · #2,565,270 worldwide 1.2k citations · 70 works
  3. 3 John M. Chipko United States · #3,042,609 worldwide 133 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Patricia Conley United States · #4,030,241 worldwide 469 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Syed Faisal Jafri United States · #4,428,155 worldwide 79 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Daniel Murillo United States · #4,475,367 worldwide 735 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Dina Terenteva United States · #4,973,410 worldwide 35 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 John R. Prince United States · #5,207,688 worldwide 175 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Jeffrey L. Roitman United States · #5,860,433 worldwide 698 citations · 86 works
  10. 10 A. N. Zaitsev United States · #6,659,071 worldwide 67 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Research Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Research Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Research Medical Center is "Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes" (Steven P. Marso, Stephen Charles Bain, Agostino Consoli et al., 2016), with 6,902 citations. Next come "Randomized Trial Evaluating Ranibizumab Plus Prompt or Deferred Laser or Triamcinolone Plus Prompt Laser for Diabetic Macular Edema" (1,440) and "Efficacy and Safety of Degludec versus Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes" (573).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Steven P. Marso, Stephen Charles Bain, Agostino Consoli et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Sep 2016 6,902
2 Randomized Trial Evaluating Ranibizumab Plus Prompt or Deferred Laser or Triamcinolone Plus Prompt Laser for Diabetic Macular Edema Michael J. Elman, Lloyd Paul Aiello, Roy W. Beck et al. · Ophthalmology Open access 29 Apr 2010 1,440
3 Efficacy and Safety of Degludec versus Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes Steven P. Marso, Darren K. McGuire, Bernard Zinman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 12 Jun 2017 573
4 Conjunctival Autograft Transplantation for Advanced and Recurrent Pterygium Kenneth R. Kenyon, Michael D. Wagoner, Michael E. Hettinger · Ophthalmology Nov 1985 569
5 Montelukast, a Leukotriene-Receptor Antagonist, for the Treatment of Mild Asthma and Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction Jonathan A. Leff, William W. Busse, David S. Pearlman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Jul 1998 557
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Research Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Treatment, Echocardiography, Medical Education, Guidelines, Radiotherapy and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.3×65 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 2.2×43 topics
  3. Risk Factors10▲ 4.3×21 topics
  4. Treatment10▲ 3.9×26 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 3.4×21 topics
  6. Cancer8▲ 2.7×29 topics
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 3.9×21 topics
  8. Echocardiography7▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Guidelines7▲ 7.1×11 topics
  10. Medical Education7▲ 13×8 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  12. Immunotherapy7▲ 4.6×15 topics
  13. Chemotherapy7▲ 4.6×18 topics
  14. Quality of Life7▲ 2.3×28 topics
  15. Radiotherapy7▲ 8.0×10 topics
  16. Public Health6▲ 2.1×18 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.8×17 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress6▲ 1.86×29 topics
  19. Obesity6▲ 3.8×14 topics
  20. Management6▲ 3.6×20 topics
  21. Neoadjuvant Therapy6▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Heart Failure5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  23. Depression5▲ 2.8×14 topics
  24. Survival Analysis5▲ 8.1×6 topics
  25. Molecular Characterization4▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Endothelial Dysfunction4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  28. Catheter Ablation4▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Hypertension4▲ 6.6×12 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  33. Breast Cancer4▲ 7.0×8 topics
  34. Surgery4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  35. Surgical Care4▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Cardiovascular Diseases4▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Right Heart Assessment4▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Survival Prediction4▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Therapy3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  40. Global Health3▲ 10.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Research Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Global Health and Surgery, Health and Medical Research Impacts and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Pulmonary Hypertension R…4Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery3Global Health and Surgery: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…2Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…2Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCancer ResearchCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.8%domestic only64.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Research Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Research Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Research Medical Center0.00078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Research Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Research Medical Center4.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2019.

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