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Saint Thomas Hospital

In research, Saint Thomas Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,504 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,950 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,976
of 22,385 · #28,636 all time
Rank in Panama
#18
of 18
Research works
236
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
996
4.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Saint Thomas Hospital

What is Saint Thomas 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 #7,504 of 14,558 2.3%185
Health SciencesDomain #8,950 of 16,688 2.3%197

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

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Saint Thomas Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 65 fractional works · 80.7% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 76.4% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint ThomasHospital80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences5%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6176.4%
    2. Health Professions33.8%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology23.0%
    3. Neuroscience11.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.0%
    2. Social Sciences11.9%
    3. Psychology10.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Environmental Science11.5%
    2. Engineering11.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    4. Computer Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.97×61 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.96×2 works
  3. Health Professions1.44×3 works
  4. Veterinary1.00×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×4 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×2 works
  7. Neuroscience0.90×1 works
  8. Nursing0.89×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.31×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×1 works
  11. Psychology0.28×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.15×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  15. Engineering0.07×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.01×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saint Thomas Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Martha Alexa Quiodettis, Ana Belén Araúz and Fernando Gracia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Thomas Hospital.

  1. 1 Martha Alexa Quiodettis Panama · #499,072 worldwide 774 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Ana Belén Araúz Panama · #1,237,523 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Fernando Gracia Panama · #1,242,011 worldwide 1.1k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Monica R. Pachar Panama · #2,098,535 worldwide 355 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Aron Benzadón Panama · #3,576,893 worldwide 183 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Alexander Ali Jiménez Romero Panama · #3,779,956 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Enrique Adames Panama · #3,923,606 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Carlos Alonso Flores Panama · #4,804,805 worldwide 90 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Rafael Andrade-Alegre Panama · #5,437,422 worldwide 173 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Rolando Reyna Panama · #5,733,191 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Thomas Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Saint Thomas Hospital?

The most cited paper from Saint Thomas Hospital is "Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses" (Nancy A. Chow et al., 2020), with 470 citations. Next come "FIGO recommendations on the management of postpartum hemorrhage 2022" (398) and "Diagnosis and classification of optic neuritis" (314).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses Nancy A. Chow et al. · mBio Open access 27 Apr 2020 470
2 FIGO recommendations on the management of postpartum hemorrhage 2022 María Fernanda Escobar, Anwar H. Nassar, Gerhard Barnard Theron et al. · International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics Open access Mar 2022 398
3 Diagnosis and classification of optic neuritis Axel Petzold et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access101 authors 27 Sep 2022 314
4 International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiu (INICC) report, data summary of 43 countries for 2007-2012. Device-associated module Víctor Rosenthal et al. · American Journal of Infection Control 841 authors 29 Aug 2014 312
5 Acute Transverse Myelitis (ATM):Clinical Review of 43 Patients With COVID-19-Associated ATM and 3 Post-Vaccination ATM Serious Adverse Events With the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine (AZD1222) Gustavo C. Román, Fernando Gracia, Antonio Torres et al. · Frontiers in Immunology Open access 26 Apr 2021 239
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Which keywords describe research at Saint Thomas Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Guidelines, Management, Vaccine Development, Mortality and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 4.0×63 topics
  2. Diagnosis8▲ 11×24 topics
  3. Treatment6▲ 6.6×26 topics
  4. Public Health4▲ 3.4×19 topics
  5. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  6. Management3▲ 5.3×12 topics
  7. Guidelines3▲ 8.4×10 topics
  8. Mortality3▲ 6.4×9 topics
  9. Risk Factors3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  10. Vaccine Development3▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.98×8 topics
  12. Complications2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  13. Pain Management2▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Maternal Mortality2▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Neuropathology2▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Postoperative Complications2▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 10×5 topics
  18. Health Promotion2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  19. Laparoscopic Surgery2▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Heart Failure2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  21. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.6×13 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  23. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  26. Immune Response2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  27. Neurological Complications2▲ 33×3 topics
  28. Neurological Manifestations2▲ 27×2 topics
  29. Children2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Echocardiography2▲ 7.4×7 topics
  31. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Cardiac Risk1▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Occupational Health1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Perioperative1▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Central Nervous System Involvement1▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Diagnostic Criteria1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Hemostasis1▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Review1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Toxins1▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Saint Thomas Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Wound Healing and Treatments.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COV…1Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional worksMusicians’ Health and Performance: 1 fractional worksAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Con…1Malaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksElectrolyte and hormonal disorders: 1 fractional worksVenomous Animal Envenomation and Studies: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineNeurologyOncologyRehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Musicians’ Health and Performance Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Genetics 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 available58.1%not open41.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saint Thomas Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Saint Thomas Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Saint Thomas Hospital0.00033% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Saint Thomas Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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