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Scripps Mercy Hospital

In research, Scripps Mercy Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,494 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,121 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,900
of 28,054 · #19,734 all time
Rank in United States
#3,905
of 4,192
Research works
515
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Scripps Mercy 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
Health SciencesDomain #11,494 of 11,982 4.9%75 #6389
MedicineField #10,121 of 10,443 4.4%72 #4982

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scripps Mercy 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.12× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scripps Mercy Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael J. Sise lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scripps Mercy Hospital.

  1. 1 Michael J. Sise United States · #1,002,836 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Scripps Mercy Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Scripps Mercy Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Mortality, Surgical Management, Echocardiography and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 4.3×57 topics
  2. Management6▲ 8.4×20 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 6.1×23 topics
  4. Risk Factors5▲ 5.0×11 topics
  5. Treatment4▲ 3.6×17 topics
  6. Mortality4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  7. Surgical Management3▲ 8.7×12 topics
  8. Echocardiography3▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Guidelines3▲ 6.4×8 topics
  10. Diabetes3▲ 5.8×8 topics
  11. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 30×3 topics
  12. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.8×12 topics
  13. Prevention2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.4×10 topics
  15. Medical Education2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  16. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Surgery2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  18. Complications2▲ 4.6×11 topics
  19. Critical Care2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  21. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  24. Injury Severity2▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Virulence Factors2▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Immunocompromised Patients2▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Injury Prevention2▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Pathophysiology2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Prehospital Care2▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Pulmonary Edema2▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Stroke2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Trauma Center2▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Clinical Management2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Lung Ultrasound2▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Molecular Profiling2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Point-of-Care Ultrasonography2▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Resuscitation2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Revascularization2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Trauma2▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Scripps Mercy Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Ultrasound in Clinical Applications, Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy and Fungal Infections and Studies.

Trauma and Emergency Car…2Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical A…2Ultrasound in Clinical Applications: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksFungal Infections and Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery1Foot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksThemes in Literature Analysis: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional works
Emergency MedicineCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scripps Mercy Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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