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Scripps Health

In research, Scripps Health stands highest in Medicine (#5,220 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,796 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,053
of 28,054 · #912 all time
Rank in United States
#1,065
of 4,192
Research works
4.4k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
266k
60.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Scripps Health 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 #5,220 of 10,443 12.6%104 #459
Health SciencesDomain #6,796 of 11,982 13.1%112 #604

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scripps Health 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.99× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.85× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.48× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scripps Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank J. Dixon, Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard and Charles G. Cochrane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scripps Health.

  1. 1 Frank J. Dixon United States · #3,152 worldwide 1.3k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard United States · #8,271 worldwide 1k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Charles G. Cochrane United States · #21,802 worldwide 608 citations · 54 works
  4. 4 Curtis B. Wilson United States · #35,300 worldwide 447 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 John H. Vaughan United States · #47,022 worldwide 270 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Tony E. Hugli United States · #50,032 worldwide 370 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Youssef Hatefi United States · #50,887 worldwide 411 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Robert McMillan United States · #54,680 worldwide 410 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Eng M. Tan United States · #59,009 worldwide 396 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 F.M. Huennekens United States · #59,899 worldwide 331 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Scripps Health

Which keywords describe research at Scripps Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Complications, Diabetes, Intensive Care Unit, Glycemic Control and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 3.1×80 topics
  2. Diagnosis8▲ 5.2×23 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 3.9×25 topics
  4. Inflammation7▲ 2.2×43 topics
  5. Complications5▲ 6.7×12 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.95×21 topics
  7. Diabetes5▲ 6.1×9 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.7×19 topics
  9. Heart Failure4▲ 6.4×10 topics
  10. Intensive Care Unit4▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.8×12 topics
  12. Glycemic Control4▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Critical Care4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  14. Management3▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Resuscitation3▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention3▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Guidelines3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  19. Echocardiography3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  20. Genetic Variants3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  21. Regeneration3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  22. C-Reactive Protein2▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Statins2▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Cholesterol-lowering2▲ 34×1 topic
  25. LDL Cholesterol2▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Spinal Fusion2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  28. Insulin Therapy2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Quality Improvement2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  30. Revision Surgery2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Cardiac Imaging2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Healthcare Communication2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Mesenchymal Stem Cells2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Scripps Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units and Diabetes Management and Education.

Lipoproteins and Cardiov…2Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…2Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 2 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…2Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism5 others

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

  1. 1 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  6. 6 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scripps Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

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