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Roosevelt Hospital

In research, Roosevelt Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,921 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,963 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery (Surgery is 7.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,350
of 22,385 · #19,432 all time
Rank in Guatemala
#12
of 12
Research works
636
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.9k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
48%
world 18%
Roosevelt Hospital

What is Roosevelt Hospital 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 #5,921 of 8,541 2.3%88 #7619
Health SciencesDomain #6,963 of 9,902 2.2%94 #8875

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Roosevelt Hospital 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 Roosevelt Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 79% of research at Roosevelt Hospital is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (74%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Immunology and Microbiology (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 105 fractional works · 78.6% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 73.8% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 17.3% of its workEpidemiology: 13 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRooseveltHospital133fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences79%Social Sciences3%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9873.8%
    2. Health Professions43.3%
    3. Dentistry21.6%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology128.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology53.6%
    3. Neuroscience21.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.8%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering21.5%
    2. Environmental Science21.1%
    3. Computer Science10.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    5. Chemistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Roosevelt Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 23.0 works7.4×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.57× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.84× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.84×98 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.57×5 works
  3. Dentistry3.20×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×12 works
  5. Health Professions1.23×4 works
  6. Neuroscience0.98×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.26×0 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.23×2 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  12. Psychology0.17×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.14×2 works
  14. Engineering0.10×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  17. Nursing0.05×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  19. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Roosevelt Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Nancy Sandoval, Mario A. Melgar and Charles Horton Peck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Roosevelt Hospital.

  1. 1 Nancy Sandoval Guatemala · #1,141,303 worldwide 210 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mario A. Melgar Guatemala · #2,293,845 worldwide 723 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Charles Horton Peck Guatemala · #2,320,323 worldwide 419 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Joseph A. Blake Guatemala · #2,602,403 worldwide 469 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Carlos Mejía Guatemala · #2,865,087 worldwide 448 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Jacobo Sabbaj Guatemala · #3,044,929 worldwide 539 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Charles McBurney Guatemala · #3,264,293 worldwide 539 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Carlos Rodolfo Mejía-Villatoro Guatemala · #3,300,500 worldwide 472 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Randall Lou‐Meda Guatemala · #3,395,969 worldwide 399 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Henry W. Cave Guatemala · #3,572,724 worldwide 211 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Roosevelt Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Roosevelt Hospital?

The most cited paper from Roosevelt Hospital is "The Metabolic Syndrome" (Yong-Woo Park, Shankuan Zhu, Latha P Palaniappan et al., 2003), with 2,073 citations. Next come "Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: effects of age, gender, and ethnicity" (980) and "Prevention of Diabetes in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes: Effects of Metformin and Lifestyle Interventions" (883).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Metabolic Syndrome Yong-Woo Park, Shankuan Zhu, Latha P Palaniappan et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine Open access 24 Feb 2003 2,073
2 Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: effects of age, gender, and ethnicity Dympna Gallagher, Marjolein Visser, Ronald Edmond De Meersman et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology Jul 1997 980
3 Prevention of Diabetes in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes: Effects of Metformin and Lifestyle Interventions Robert E. Ratner, Costas A. Christophi, Boyd E. Metzger et al. · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Open access Oct 2008 883
4 What is the best measure of adiposity change in growing children: BMI, BMI %, BMI z-score or BMI centile? Tim James Cole, Myles S. Faith, Angelo Pietrobelli et al. · European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 12 Jan 2005 706
5 Specific metabolic rates of major organs and tissues across adulthood: evaluation by mechanistic model of resting energy expenditure ZiMian Wang, Zhiliang Ying, Anja Bosy‐Westphal et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access 21 Oct 2010 551
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Roosevelt Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Complications, Diagnosis, Surgical Management, Genetic Mutations, Immune Response and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 4.6×74 topics
  2. Treatment8▲ 5.1×25 topics
  3. Diagnosis7▲ 5.7×23 topics
  4. Complications7▲ 10.0×14 topics
  5. Genetic Mutations6▲ 10×14 topics
  6. Surgical Management6▲ 11×14 topics
  7. Immune Response6▲ 7.8×15 topics
  8. Public Health6▲ 2.9×17 topics
  9. Inflammation5▲ 1.89×21 topics
  10. Management5▲ 5.0×14 topics
  11. Risk Factors5▲ 3.1×14 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors4▲ 7.6×10 topics
  13. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.0×12 topics
  14. Thrombosis4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  15. Fetal Surgery3▲ 45×3 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  17. Pathophysiology3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  18. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Vaccine Development3▲ 9.2×8 topics
  20. Surgery3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.5×2 topics
  23. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation3▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Genetic Testing3▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Healthcare Access2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  27. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  28. MRI Imaging2▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Cancer Risk2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  30. Health Promotion2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  31. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Genetic Factors2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Virulence Factors2▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Epidemiological Analysis2▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Global Health2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  36. Ion Channels2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Liver Disease2▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Postoperative Complications2▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Prostate Cancer2▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Roosevelt Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Testicular diseases and treatments, Hernia repair and management, Tracheal and airway disorders and Mosquito-borne diseases and control.

Testicular diseases and …2Testicular diseases and treatments: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and manage…2Hernia repair and management: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …2Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksFungal Infections and St…2Fungal Infections and Studies: 2 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksImmunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiolog…1Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Environmental Issues: 1 fractional works
SurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Testicular diseases and treatments Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Hernia repair and management Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Public Health and Environmental Issues Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.2%domestic only51.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Roosevelt Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Roosevelt Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Roosevelt Hospital0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Roosevelt Hospital 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.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2024Roosevelt Hospital4.5% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 7.9% in 2010.

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