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Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

In research, Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children stands highest in Medicine (#13,750 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,262 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#37,766
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,942
of 8,685
Research works
166
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
25.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children 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
MedicineField #13,750 of 17,978 24.9%140
Health SciencesDomain #16,262 of 20,462 24.4%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rocky Mountain 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).

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: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.12× its world share, 13 worksMedicinePsychology: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven S. Rothenberg and Reginald Washington lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children.

  1. 1 Steven S. Rothenberg United States · #109,755 worldwide 115 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Reginald Washington United States · #172,407 worldwide 114 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

Which keywords describe research at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Spinal Fusion, Prenatal Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Fetal Surgery, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Lung Volume, Congenital Heart Disease and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.1×42 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion14▲ 98×2 topics
  3. Prenatal Diagnosis14▲ 47×7 topics
  4. Fetal Surgery12▲ 110×3 topics
  5. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia12▲ 182×1 topic
  6. Lung Volume12▲ 182×1 topic
  7. Congenital Heart Disease10▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Complications10▲ 11×14 topics
  9. Degenerative Disc Disease9▲ 62×2 topics
  10. Scoliosis8▲ 213×1 topic
  11. Spinal Deformity8▲ 213×1 topic
  12. Mechanical Ventilation8▲ 36×2 topics
  13. Surgical Treatment8▲ 23×5 topics
  14. Airway Stenosis8▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Tissue Engineering8▲ 8.4×2 topics
  16. Tracheostomy8▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 19×5 topics
  18. Low Back Pain6▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Mortality Risk6▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Spinal Surgery6▲ 51×2 topics
  21. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Intervertebral Disc6▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Lumbar Disc Degeneration6▲ 56×1 topic
  24. Cardiac Surgery6▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Adult Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Pulmonary Valve Replacement6▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Endoscopic Stenting6▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Esophageal Perforation6▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Preterm Infants6▲ 22×4 topics
  30. Pneumothorax5▲ 81×2 topics
  31. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia5▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Empyema5▲ 98×1 topic
  33. Pleural Effusion5▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Echocardiography5▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Biomechanics5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. Radiotherapy5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Congenital Anomalies4▲ 35×3 topics
  38. Laparoscopic Surgery4▲ 24×4 topics
  39. Adolescents4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  40. CT Screening4▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies and Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy.

  1. 1 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Neurology 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 available22.2%not open77.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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