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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

In research, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,820 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#9,134 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,492
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,311
of 8,685
Research works
354
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

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 #9,820 of 20,462 15.8%289
MedicineField #9,134 of 17,978 16.1%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 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.94× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.76× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, John M. Herre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

  1. 1 John M. Herre United States · #82,154 worldwide 241 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Heart Failure, Guidelines, Echocardiography 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology6▲ 3.1×27 topics
  2. Risk Factors4▲ 7.8×10 topics
  3. Diagnosis4▲ 8.1×13 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 6.0×15 topics
  5. Heart Failure3▲ 13×7 topics
  6. Guidelines3▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  8. Echocardiography2▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 19×3 topics
  11. Neuroprotection2▲ 10×5 topics
  12. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Health Promotion2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  15. Transplantation2▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Catheter Ablation2▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Elderly2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Management2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  19. Rejection2▲ 72×2 topics
  20. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Ideal Cardiovascular Health1▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Primary Care1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  23. Thrombosis1▲ 9.8×5 topics
  24. Clinical Outcomes1▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Heart Transplant1▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Lung Transplant1▲ 82×1 topic
  27. Prophylaxis1▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Inappropriate Medication Use1▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Polypharmacy1▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Quality Improvement1▲ 11×6 topics
  33. Revascularization1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Stroke Prevention1▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Cardiogenic Shock1▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Left Ventricular Assist Device1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Risk Stratification1▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Stable Isotopes1▲ 68×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Cardiovascular Health an…1Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…1Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…1Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 1 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryGeriatrics and GerontologyBiomedical Engineering4 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 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 1 works
  10. 10 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal 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 available20.8%not open79.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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