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Riley Hospital for Children

In research, Riley Hospital for Children stands highest in Medicine (#3,303 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,830 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,055
of 28,054 · #11,377 all time
Rank in United States
#1,641
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Riley Hospital for Children 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 #3,303 of 10,443 14.9%207 #3970
Health SciencesDomain #3,830 of 11,982 14.5%233 #4742

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Riley Hospital for Children 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 Riley Hospital for Children specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 22.3 works10×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.70× its world share, 207 worksMedicineNursing: 4.49× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Riley Hospital for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard C. Rink, Sonny K. F. Chong and Robert M. Weetman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riley Hospital for Children.

  1. 1 Richard C. Rink United States · #94,450 worldwide 258 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Sonny K. F. Chong United States · #184,583 worldwide 72 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Robert M. Weetman United States · #338,994 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Mark Rigby United States · #392,462 worldwide 68 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Juan F. Yepes United States · #560,400 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Riad Lutfi United States · #644,503 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Martin Kaefer United States · #651,477 worldwide 66 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Deborah F. Billmire United States · #685,909 worldwide 40 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Rosalia Misseri United States · #816,517 worldwide 63 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Mara Nitu United States · #1,330,909 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Riley Hospital for Children

Which keywords describe research at Riley Hospital for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Management, Preterm Infants, Prenatal Diagnosis 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. Epidemiology46▲ 4.0×90 topics
  2. Inflammation18▲ 3.0×55 topics
  3. Treatment16▲ 4.5×37 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 2.8×35 topics
  5. Management12▲ 5.0×25 topics
  6. Diagnosis11▲ 4.0×29 topics
  7. Genetics10▲ 4.8×14 topics
  8. Pulmonary Hypertension10▲ 24×3 topics
  9. Preterm Infants9▲ 24×4 topics
  10. Prenatal Diagnosis8▲ 19×7 topics
  11. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes8▲ 15×6 topics
  12. Critical Care7▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations6▲ 4.7×20 topics
  14. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia6▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Respiratory Distress Syndrome6▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Adolescents6▲ 5.1×7 topics
  18. Pulmonary Infections5▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Microbiota5▲ 8.4×2 topics
  20. Immunology5▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Lung Stem Cells5▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Mortality Risk5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  23. Mutation Analysis5▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Surfactant Proteins5▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Cardiac Surgery5▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Cystic Fibrosis5▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Sepsis5▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Mechanical Ventilation5▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Pediatric5▲ 29×4 topics
  30. Robotic Surgery5▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Asthma5▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Fetal Surgery5▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Adult Congenital Heart Disease5▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Bronchiectasis5▲ 55×1 topic
  35. CFTR5▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation5▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Pulmonary Valve Replacement5▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Allergic Diseases4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Antibiotic Prophylaxis4▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Eosinophils4▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Riley Hospital for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Congenital Heart Disease Studies and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…5Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 5 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…5Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 5 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 5 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory d…4Asthma and respiratory diseases: 4 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…4Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 4 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 4 fractional worksPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies: 4 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …3Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 3 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyPhysiologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 5 works
  4. 4 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 4 works
  5. 5 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  6. 6 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 4 works
  7. 7 Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  8. 8 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 3 works
  10. 10 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Riley Hospital for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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