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Sharp Memorial Hospital

In research, Sharp Memorial Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,696 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,712 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,874
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,254
of 7,310
Research works
480
▼ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Sharp Memorial Hospital

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 #2,696 of 16,688 10.9%370
MedicineField #2,712 of 14,558 11.5%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Sharp Memorial Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Sharp Memorial Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Health Professions (10%), Psychology (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 21 fractional works · 77.9% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 65.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 9.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSharp MemorialHospital27fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences78%Social Sciences8%

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. Medicine1865.6%
    2. Health Professions39.7%
    3. Nursing12.1%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.7%
    5. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Psychology14.5%
    2. Social Sciences01.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Engineering12.3%
    2. Chemistry00.5%
    3. Energy00.5%
    4. Computer Science00.3%
    5. Materials Science00.3%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
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: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.69× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 4.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× 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, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.36×1 works
  2. Health Professions3.69×3 works
  3. Medicine3.41×18 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.99×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×0 works
  6. Psychology1.49×1 works
  7. Dentistry0.84×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.75×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.56×0 works
  11. Energy0.53×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.31×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.29×0 works
  14. Engineering0.15×1 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.12×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sharp Memorial Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Brian E. Jaski, Russell N. Low and Walter P. Dembitsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sharp Memorial Hospital.

  1. 1 Brian E. Jaski United States · #199,089 worldwide 8.6k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Russell N. Low United States · #317,393 worldwide 4.8k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Walter P. Dembitsky United States · #616,616 worldwide 10k citations · 172 works
  4. 4 David Bodkin United States · #652,513 worldwide 3.9k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Pat O. Daily United States · #657,848 worldwide 5.2k citations · 118 works
  6. 6 Belinda M. Toole United States · #824,604 worldwide 1k citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Steven Steinberg United States · #860,468 worldwide 1.8k citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Robert M. Adamson United States · #910,494 worldwide 5.6k citations · 174 works
  9. 9 Suzanne R. Chillcott United States · #932,137 worldwide 2.4k citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Robert M. Barone United States · #940,538 worldwide 2k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Sharp Memorial Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Sharp Memorial Hospital?

The most cited paper from Sharp Memorial Hospital is "Long-Term Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart Failure" (Eric A. Rose et al., 2001), with 3,992 citations. Next come "Ultrafiltration Versus Intravenous Diuretics for Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure" (1,122) and "Clinical management of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices in advanced heart failure" (876).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Long-Term Use of a Left Ventricular Assist Device for End-Stage Heart Failure Eric A. Rose et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 15 Nov 2001 3,992
2 Ultrafiltration Versus Intravenous Diuretics for Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Maria Rosa Costanzo, Maya E. Guglin, Mitchell Saltzberg et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access 27 Jan 2007 1,122
3 Clinical management of continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices in advanced heart failure Mark S. Slaughter, Francis D. Pagani, Joseph G. Rogers et al. · The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 25 Feb 2010 876
4 Belatacept and Long-Term Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation Flavio G. Vincenti, Lionel P. E. Rostaing, J.M. Boria Grinyo et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 27 Jan 2016 780
5 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016 Update: Micronutrients Julie M. Parrott, Laura Lewis Frank, Rebecca Rabena et al. · Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 19 Jan 2017 728
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Which keywords describe research at Sharp Memorial Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Guidelines, Epidemiology, Mortality, Catheter Ablation, Ethical Considerations, Preeclampsia and Cardiovascular Health.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.7×29 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality2▲ 37×4 topics
  3. Guidelines2▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Mortality2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  5. Catheter Ablation1▲ 41×2 topics
  6. Inflammation1▲ 2.5×14 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress1▲ 3.1×7 topics
  8. Ethical Considerations1▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Preeclampsia1▲ 61×2 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 22×2 topics
  11. End-of-Life1▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Endothelial Dysfunction1▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Palliative Care1▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Quality of Life1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  15. Hypertensive Disorders1▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Placental Development1▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Thrombosis1▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Stroke Prevention1▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Treatment1▲ 3.1×10 topics

Which research topics does Sharp Memorial Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Maternal and fetal healthcare and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Pregnancy and preeclamps…1Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMaternal and fetal healt…1Maternal and fetal healthcare: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-…1Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional worksBlood Coagulation and Th…0Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 0 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 0 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 0 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Maternal and fetal healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms Hematology 0 works
  8. 8 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 0 works
  10. 10 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sharp Memorial Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% lower 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 Sharp Memorial Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Sharp Memorial Hospital0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sharp Memorial Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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