Scripps Memorial Hospital
In research, Scripps Memorial Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#5,680 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,514 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #23,806 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #5,117 of 8,685
- Research works
- 335 ▲ 81% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 11k 33.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 13.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 23% world 28%
What is Scripps Memorial Hospital known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #5,680 of 17,978 | 17.8% | 252 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,514 of 20,462 | 17.4% | 278 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scripps Memorial 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).
What does Scripps Memorial Hospital specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MedicineField · 26.2 works3.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 3.9×
- Health Professions 1.4×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Social Sciences 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Psychology 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.0×
Which keywords describe research at Scripps Memorial Hospital?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, CT Imaging, Guidelines, Trauma, Pain Management, Healthcare and Quality Improvement.
- Well-being
- Deep Learning
- Spleen
- Management
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Quality Improvement
- Health Outcomes
- Social Media
- Risk Factors
- Trauma
- Guidelines
- Mortality
- Epidemiology
- CT Imaging
- Healthcare
- Pain Management
- Inflammation
- Complications
- Infection Risk
- Renal Injury
- Clinical Guidelines
- Injury Severity
- Nonoperative Management
- Trauma Center
- Endovascular Treatment
- Surgery
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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 27 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology4▲ 3.1×33 topics
- Mortality3▲ 13×8 topics
- CT Imaging2▲ 159×2 topics
- Guidelines2▲ 13×6 topics
- Healthcare2▲ 4.8×6 topics
- Trauma2▲ 26×3 topics
- Pain Management2▲ 19×4 topics
- Risk Factors2▲ 4.0×10 topics
- Inflammation1▲ 1.93×12 topics
- Social Media1▲ 2.8×3 topics
- Complications1▲ 7.2×6 topics
- Health Outcomes1▲ 13×2 topics
- Infection Risk1▲ 101×2 topics
- Quality Improvement1▲ 20×4 topics
- Renal Injury1▲ 90×2 topics
- Treatment1▲ 3.1×15 topics
- Clinical Guidelines1▲ 11×4 topics
- Diagnosis1▲ 3.5×11 topics
- Injury Severity1▲ 44×1 topic
- Management1▲ 4.3×5 topics
- Nonoperative Management1▲ 225×1 topic
- Spleen1▲ 225×1 topic
- Trauma Center1▲ 87×1 topic
- Deep Learning1◆ 0.90×5 topics
- Endovascular Treatment1▲ 54×2 topics
- Well-being1▲ 8.3×3 topics
- Surgery1▲ 8.3×4 topics
Which research topics does Scripps Memorial Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Abdominal Trauma and Injuries, Trauma Management and Diagnosis and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
- 2 Abdominal Trauma and Injuries Surgery 1 works
- 3 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 1 works
- 4 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
- 5 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 1 works
- 7 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 8 Imbalanced Data Classification Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
- 9 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 1 works
- 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Scripps Memorial Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 81% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in La Jolla
- Scripps Institution of Oceanography
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies
- Scripps Clinic
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
- National University
- Neurosciences Institute
- La Jolla Alcohol Research
- Behavioral Pharma (United States)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.