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San Francisco General Hospital

In research, San Francisco General Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#1,466 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,818 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,570
of 28,054 · #1,555 all time
Rank in United States
#881
of 4,192
Research works
5.2k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
270k
52.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is San Francisco General Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #1,466 of 10,443 21.6%260 #539
Health SciencesDomain #1,818 of 11,982 23.5%314 #579

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Francisco General 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: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.80× its world share, 51 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.32× its world share, 260 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Francisco General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Jack W. McAninch, Elliot Rapaport and Morris Schambelan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Francisco General Hospital.

  1. 1 Jack W. McAninch United States · #11,325 worldwide 520 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Elliot Rapaport United States · #39,229 worldwide 330 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Morris Schambelan United States · #49,146 worldwide 353 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Henry F. Chambers United States · #78,374 worldwide 284 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Edward G. Biglieri United States · #83,843 worldwide 266 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 John P. Cello United States · #88,294 worldwide 160 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Margot Kushel United States · #116,219 worldwide 381 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Nora Goldschlager United States · #129,723 worldwide 176 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Frank R. Lewis United States · #134,873 worldwide 94 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Arthur N. Thomas United States · #152,812 worldwide 119 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at San Francisco General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at San Francisco General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Public Health, Quality Improvement, Diagnosis, Mortality, Treatment and Health Care Utilization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology58▲ 3.6×101 topics
  2. Public Health22▲ 3.6×39 topics
  3. Inflammation20▲ 2.4×52 topics
  4. Treatment19▲ 3.9×39 topics
  5. Diagnosis18▲ 4.7×31 topics
  6. Mental Health18▲ 3.0×23 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 3.5×29 topics
  8. Quality of Life16▲ 2.7×31 topics
  9. Primary Care16▲ 10×11 topics
  10. Mortality15▲ 6.4×12 topics
  11. Quality Improvement15▲ 19×8 topics
  12. Risk Factors15▲ 3.3×30 topics
  13. Management13▲ 4.1×20 topics
  14. Chronic Disease Management13▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Health Care Utilization13▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Substance Use Disorders12▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Immune Response12▲ 5.2×17 topics
  18. Health Disparities12▲ 11×7 topics
  19. Mortality Risk11▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Depression11▲ 3.1×15 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction11▲ 8.7×8 topics
  22. Vaccine11▲ 6.4×11 topics
  23. Global Burden10▲ 4.8×12 topics
  24. Health Outcomes10▲ 9.2×7 topics
  25. Antiretroviral Therapy10▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Heart Failure10▲ 5.5×11 topics
  27. Social Support9▲ 4.1×13 topics
  28. Guidelines9▲ 4.5×12 topics
  29. Clinical Outcomes8▲ 9.7×5 topics
  30. Quality of Care8▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Elderly Patients8▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Substance Abuse8▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Critical Care8▲ 8.3×7 topics
  34. Psychiatric Disorders8▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Sepsis7▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Chronic Pain Management7▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Opioid Prescribing7▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Chronic Disease7▲ 9.5×4 topics
  39. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  40. Pain Management7▲ 7.3×8 topics

Which research topics does San Francisco General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Homelessness and Social Issues and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…7Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 7 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…5Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 5 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 5 fractional worksTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 4 fractional worksFood Security and Health…4Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 4 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 4 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  4. 4 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  5. 5 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 5 works
  6. 6 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 4 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Francisco General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher 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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