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Research Medical Center

In research, Research Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#9,408 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,973 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,897
of 28,054 · #25,107 all time
Rank in United States
#2,895
of 4,192
Research works
596
▲ 311% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Research Medical Center 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 #9,408 of 10,443 3.5%126 #8507
Health SciencesDomain #10,973 of 11,982 3.5%136 #10665

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Research Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 20.2 works4.7×
← 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: 1.30× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.59× its world share, 126 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Research Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Michele Galli and Jeffrey L. Roitman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Medical Center.

  1. 1 Michele Galli United States · #933,732 worldwide 23 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey L. Roitman United States · #1,403,447 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Research Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Research Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Medical Education, Echocardiography, Risk Factors, Guidelines, Treatment, 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.1×62 topics
  2. Risk Factors9▲ 4.5×21 topics
  3. Treatment9▲ 4.1×25 topics
  4. Inflammation8▲ 2.1×39 topics
  5. Echocardiography7▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Medical Education7▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Guidelines7▲ 7.9×11 topics
  8. Diagnosis7▲ 3.9×19 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.2×19 topics
  10. Cancer6▲ 2.6×22 topics
  11. Chemotherapy6▲ 4.8×16 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.9×16 topics
  14. Quality of Life6▲ 2.1×28 topics
  15. Radiotherapy6▲ 8.0×10 topics
  16. Immunotherapy6▲ 4.2×13 topics
  17. Management5▲ 3.7×19 topics
  18. Obesity5▲ 3.7×12 topics
  19. Heart Failure5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  20. Neoadjuvant Therapy5▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  22. Endothelial Dysfunction4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  23. Catheter Ablation4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Treatment Guidelines4▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Molecular Characterization4▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Survival Analysis4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  27. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  28. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Surgical Care4▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  31. Hypertension4▲ 6.7×11 topics
  32. Right Heart Assessment4▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Survival Prediction4▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Global Health3▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. Breast Cancer3▲ 7.2×8 topics
  37. Cardiovascular Diseases3▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Global Surgery3▲ 89×1 topic
  39. Health Development3▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Therapy3▲ 8.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Research Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Global Health and Surgery, Health and Medical Research Impacts and Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments.

Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in…2Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and …1Academic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCancer Research2 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 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  10. 10 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Research Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 311% 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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