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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

In research, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,480 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,749 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,323
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,837
of 7,310
Research works
354
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

What is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,480 of 16,688 7.7%289
MedicineField #5,749 of 14,558 7.6%255

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sentara Norfolk 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sentara Norfolk General Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 49 fractional works · 82.9% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 75.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSentara NorfolkGeneral Hospital59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences83%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4575.0%
    2. Health Professions46.7%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Environmental Science22.7%
    2. Engineering12.4%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Mathematics00.3%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Psychology12.3%
    2. Social Sciences11.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.90× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× 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, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.90×45 works
  2. Health Professions2.54×4 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.70×1 works
  4. Nursing1.25×0 works
  5. Dentistry1.16×0 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×0 works
  7. Psychology0.77×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.54×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.36×0 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  14. Engineering0.16×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.08×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, John M. Herre, Allen Ciuffo and Billur Şamli lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

  1. 1 John M. Herre United States · #912,320 worldwide 6.2k citations · 160 works
  2. 2 Allen Ciuffo United States · #1,476,408 worldwide 679 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Billur Şamli United States · #2,728,663 worldwide 815 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 M. McGrath United States · #3,048,401 worldwide 236 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Robert C. Bernstein United States · #3,371,204 worldwide 675 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Howard W. Jones United States · #3,611,179 worldwide 33 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Walter B. Martin United States · #4,277,914 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Amanda I. Ingemi United States · #4,855,555 worldwide 217 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Audit Branch United States · #7,707,325 worldwide 132 citations · 746 works
All ranked researchers at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital?

The most cited paper from Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is "Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome" (Arthur Scott Walters et al., 1995), with 1,108 citations. Next come "Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock" (896) and "2023 HRS/APHRS/LAHRS guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing for the avoidance and mitigation of heart failure" (538).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Toward a better definition of the restless legs syndrome Arthur Scott Walters et al. · Movement Disorders Sep 1995 1,108
2 Hydrocortisone, Vitamin C, and Thiamine for the Treatment of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Paul Ellis Marik, Vikramjit S. Khangoora, Racquel Rivera et al. · CHEST Journal Open access 6 Dec 2016 896
3 2023 HRS/APHRS/LAHRS guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing for the avoidance and mitigation of heart failure Mina K. Chung et al. · Heart Rhythm Open access 20 May 2023 538
4 Safety and Efficacy of the Totally Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator Martin C. Burke, Michael Robert Gold, Bradley P. Knight et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Apr 2015 503
5 Overweight and Obese Patients in a Primary Care Population Report Less Sleep Than Patients With a Normal Body Mass Index Robert Daniel Vorona, Maria P. Winn, Teresa W. Babineau et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine 10 Jan 2005 407
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Which keywords describe research at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Echocardiography, Guidelines, Heart Failure and Myocardial Infarction.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.1×32 topics
  2. Risk Factors5▲ 7.4×10 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 7.3×14 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 5.6×16 topics
  5. Echocardiography4▲ 21×8 topics
  6. Guidelines3▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Heart Failure3▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  9. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Neuroprotection2▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 26×3 topics
  12. Management2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  13. Catheter Ablation2▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Global Burden2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  18. Health Promotion2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  19. Transplantation2▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Elderly2▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Mortality2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  22. Primary Care2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  23. Rejection2▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Thrombosis2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  25. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Cardiac Imaging1▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Ideal Cardiovascular Health1▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Heart Transplant1▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Lung Transplant1▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Revascularization1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Stroke Prevention1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Endovascular Repair1▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Prophylaxis1▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Risk Stratification1▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Thromboembolism1▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Sentara Norfolk General Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Cardiovascular Health an…1Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…1Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…1Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…1Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksAortic Disease and Treatment Approaches: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryEpidemiologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sentara Norfolk General Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Sentara Norfolk General Hospital0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

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