Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Hospital / health system · San Diego · United States

Sharp Memorial Hospital

In research, Sharp Memorial Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,814 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,272 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

sharp.com/memorial/index.cfmROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#16,774
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,651
of 8,685
Research works
480
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Sharp 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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #4,814 of 20,462 17.2%370
MedicineField #5,272 of 17,978 16.5%318

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sharp 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).

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: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.34× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 4.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sharp Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Walter P. Dembitsky, Robert Adamson and Pat O. Daily lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sharp Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Walter P. Dembitsky United States · #87,288 worldwide 206 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Robert Adamson United States · #109,281 worldwide 145 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Pat O. Daily United States · #207,026 worldwide 162 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Brian E. Jaski United States · #273,998 worldwide 130 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Shirish Jani United States · #890,494 worldwide 14 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Sharp Memorial Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Sharp Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Mortality, Maternal Mortality, Catheter Ablation, Thrombosis, Stroke Prevention and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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 9 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 9 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 3.0×27 topics
  2. Guidelines2▲ 16×5 topics
  3. Mortality2▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Catheter Ablation1▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Maternal Mortality1▲ 27×4 topics
  6. Inflammation1▲ 2.5×13 topics
  7. Thrombosis1▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Ethical Considerations1▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Stroke Prevention1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Sharp Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units and Maternal and fetal healthcare.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care …1Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…1Maternal and fetal healthcare: 1 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 0 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…0Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 0 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 0 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…0Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthObstetrics and Gynecology5 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 0 works
  8. 8 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 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 available18.2%not open81.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sharp Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 San Diego

All research institutions in San Diego

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.