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Sacred Heart Hospital

In research, Sacred Heart Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#10,904 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,857 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,979
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,037
of 8,685
Research works
255
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Sacred Heart Hospital 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 #10,904 of 17,978 10.0%152
Health SciencesDomain #12,857 of 20,462 9.5%176

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sacred Heart 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 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.86× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Sacred Heart Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Breast Reconstruction, Sepsis, Free Flap, Microsurgical Reconstruction, Risk Factors and Wound Healing.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 3.3×18 topics
  2. Complications3▲ 14×3 topics
  3. Breast Reconstruction3▲ 107×2 topics
  4. Free Flap3▲ 154×1 topic
  5. Microsurgical Reconstruction3▲ 154×1 topic
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  7. Sepsis3▲ 37×4 topics
  8. Inflammation2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  9. Wound Healing2▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  11. Biomarkers2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  12. Craniofacial2▲ 182×1 topic
  13. Reconstruction2▲ 23×1 topic
  14. Resuscitation2▲ 30×3 topics
  15. Diabetes2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  16. Management2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  17. Regeneration2▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  19. Infection Prevention1▲ 39×3 topics
  20. Pathophysiology1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Psychological Impact1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. Rehabilitation1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  23. Angiogenesis1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  24. Burn Injury1▲ 189×1 topic
  25. Burn Wound Infections1▲ 189×1 topic
  26. Critical Care1▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Fibroblasts1▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Growth Factors1▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Macrophages1▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Multivariate Statistical Techniques1▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Water Quality Index1▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Biomechanics1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Glaucoma1▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Neurological Disorders1▲ 5.1×7 topics
  35. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Infection1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Neurodegeneration1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  38. Bone Healing1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Fracture Epidemiology1▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Heterocycles1▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Sacred Heart Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques, Wound Healing and Treatments and Water Quality and Pollution Assessment.

Reconstructive Surgery a…3Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 3 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Sys…1IoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Tre…1Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …1Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional works
SurgeryRehabilitationWater Science and TechnologyEpidemiology2 others

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

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  4. 4 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sacred Heart Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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