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Scripps Clinic Medical Group

In research, Scripps Clinic Medical Group stands highest in Medicine (#13,351 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#16,505 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,970
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,235
of 8,685
Research works
204
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Scripps Clinic Medical Group 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 #13,351 of 17,978 14.2%152
Health SciencesDomain #16,505 of 20,462 13.7%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scripps Clinic Medical Group 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).

What does Scripps Clinic Medical Group specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 37.9 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.52× its world share, 38 worksMedicinePsychology: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scripps Clinic Medical Group?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph E. Bogen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scripps Clinic Medical Group.

  1. 1 Joseph E. Bogen United States · #258,363 worldwide 274 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Scripps Clinic Medical Group

Which keywords describe research at Scripps Clinic Medical Group?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Spinal Fusion, Complications, Surgical Treatment, Degenerative Disc Disease, Management, Mortality and Diagnosis.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology8▲ 4.8×43 topics
  2. Spinal Fusion3▲ 76×2 topics
  3. Complications3▲ 14×11 topics
  4. Surgical Treatment3▲ 33×5 topics
  5. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Management3▲ 7.8×16 topics
  7. Diagnosis3▲ 6.4×16 topics
  8. Mortality2▲ 9.4×8 topics
  9. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 24×3 topics
  10. Inflammation2▲ 2.4×21 topics
  11. Treatment2▲ 3.9×12 topics
  12. Low Back Pain2▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Revision Surgery2▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Spinal Surgery2▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×12 topics
  19. Biomechanics2▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  21. Scoliosis2▲ 116×1 topic
  22. Spinal Deformity2▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Surgical Management2▲ 8.1×10 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 2.9×11 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Pedicle Screw Fixation1▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Vertebroplasty1▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Arthroplasty1▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Guidelines1▲ 6.2×9 topics
  30. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.2×8 topics
  31. Deep Learning1▼ 0.83×8 topics
  32. Dysphagia1▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Health-related Quality of Life1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Insulin Resistance1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  35. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Outcomes1▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.6×7 topics
  38. Shoulder Function1▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Total Knee Replacement1▲ 36×1 topic

Which research topics does Scripps Clinic Medical Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Spine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …2Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…1Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…1Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 1 fractional worksTrauma Management and Di…1Trauma Management and Diagnosis: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineSurgeryPhysiology

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

  1. 1 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scripps Clinic Medical Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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