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San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine

In research, San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,507 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,598
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,358
of 8,685
Research works
162
▼ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine 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 #13,507 of 20,462 18.1%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine 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: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceHealth Professions: 9.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles F. von Gunten and Frank D. Ferris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine.

  1. 1 Charles F. von Gunten United States · #66,556 worldwide 100 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Frank D. Ferris United States · #340,947 worldwide 86 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine

Which keywords describe research at San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Palliative Care, Ethical Considerations, End-of-Life, Advance Care Planning, Family Perspectives, Quality of Life, Mental Health and Pain 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 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. Palliative Care39▲ 149×5 topics
  2. Ethical Considerations39▲ 74×6 topics
  3. End-of-Life39▲ 293×3 topics
  4. Advance Care Planning35▲ 392×1 topic
  5. Family Perspectives35▲ 392×1 topic
  6. Quality of Life20▲ 9.0×19 topics
  7. Mental Health13▲ 7.2×10 topics
  8. Pain Management12▲ 33×6 topics
  9. Health-related Quality of Life11▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Elderly Patients11▲ 53×3 topics
  11. Treatment11▲ 5.2×8 topics
  12. Resilience11▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Pain Assessment Tools10▲ 120×2 topics
  14. Postoperative Pain10▲ 60×2 topics
  15. Psychological Impact10▲ 28×4 topics
  16. Childhood Cancer Survivor Study9▲ 139×1 topic
  17. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory9▲ 139×1 topic
  18. Psychosocial Outcomes9▲ 101×2 topics
  19. Bereavement9▲ 176×1 topic
  20. Complicated Grief9▲ 176×1 topic
  21. Cancer Pain8▲ 188×1 topic
  22. Opioid Analgesics8▲ 188×1 topic
  23. Intensive Care Unit8▲ 46×3 topics
  24. Patient-Centered Care6▲ 62×3 topics
  25. Burnout6▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Ethical Climate6▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Moral Distress6▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Resuscitation5▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Critical Care5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Healthcare Communication5▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Family Needs5▲ 111×1 topic
  32. Family Presence5▲ 111×1 topic
  33. Chronic Pain5▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Medical Ethics4▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Parental Discretion4▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Pediatric4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Dignity Therapy3▲ 147×1 topic
  38. Patient Dignity3▲ 147×1 topic
  39. Sedation3▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Laparoscopic Surgery3▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Empathy and Medical Education, Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare.

Palliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Educ…0Empathy and Medical Education: 0 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and S…0Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 0 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 0 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…0Health, Medicine and Society: 0 fractional worksPain Management and Opioid Use: 0 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 0 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPsychiatry and Mental healthGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy3 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  3. 3 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 0 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Pain Management and Opioid Use Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  9. 9 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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