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Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center

In research, Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,091 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,096 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,221
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,375
of 8,685
Research works
394
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
36.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,091 of 20,462 17.9%293
MedicineField #9,096 of 17,978 16.8%262

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Francis Hospital & 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).

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: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.90× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12.99× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.59× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 4.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cancer, Angiogenesis, Cancer Progression, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Metastasis, Diagnosis and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology43▲ 2.7×93 topics
  2. Cancer24▲ 4.3×36 topics
  3. Inflammation22▲ 2.4×54 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress21▲ 3.0×36 topics
  5. Diagnosis19▲ 4.8×34 topics
  6. Angiogenesis18▲ 11×12 topics
  7. Treatment18▲ 3.4×35 topics
  8. Cancer Progression17▲ 19×7 topics
  9. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 7.6×14 topics
  10. Immune Response16▲ 6.7×12 topics
  11. Metastasis16▲ 12×8 topics
  12. Osteoblast Differentiation15▲ 82×2 topics
  13. Bone Resorption14▲ 138×1 topic
  14. Osteoclast Differentiation14▲ 138×1 topic
  15. Metabolism14▲ 5.5×18 topics
  16. Breast Cancer14▲ 12×8 topics
  17. Tumor Suppression13▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Cancer Treatment12▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Growth Hormone12▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Complications12▲ 5.9×16 topics
  21. Management12▲ 3.9×26 topics
  22. Cell Differentiation12▲ 38×2 topics
  23. BMP signaling12▲ 186×1 topic
  24. Smad-dependent pathways12▲ 186×1 topic
  25. IGF-111▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Insulin-like Growth Factors11▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Prostate Cancer11▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Bisphosphonates11▲ 70×1 topic
  29. Osteonecrosis of the Jaw11▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Risk Factors9▲ 2.3×26 topics
  31. Heart Failure8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  32. Surgical Management8▲ 4.5×18 topics
  33. Primary Care8▲ 4.8×10 topics
  34. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  35. Mortality8▲ 3.9×11 topics
  36. Guidelines7▲ 3.9×12 topics
  37. Surgery7▲ 5.2×9 topics
  38. Prenatal Diagnosis6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  39. Quality Improvement6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  40. Critical Care6▲ 6.2×7 topics

Which research topics does Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Trauma Management and Diagnosis and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies.

Pharmacy and Medical Practices: 0 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksTrauma Management and Di…0Trauma Management and Diagnosis: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…0Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…0COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 0 fractional worksTrace Elements in Health: 0 fractional works
PharmacologyInternal MedicineSurgeryEmergency Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 0 works
  2. 2 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 0 works
  4. 4 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 0 works
  8. 8 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 0 works
  9. 9 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 0 works
  10. 10 Trace Elements in Health Nutrition and Dietetics 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint Francis Hospital & Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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