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Shriners Hospitals for Children

In research, Shriners Hospitals for Children stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,011 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,057 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,156 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rehabilitation, Surgery and Epidemiology (Rehabilitation is 19.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,837
of 22,385 · #1,520 all time
Rank in United States
#470
of 3,332
Research works
4.4k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
129k
29.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Shriners Hospitals for Children

What is Shriners Hospitals for Children known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #1,011 of 9,902 11.8%296 #581
MedicineField #1,057 of 8,541 11.9%278 #605
Life SciencesDomain #1,156 of 6,403 15.8%85 #1026
SurgerySubfield #358 of 1,532 11.4%86 #327

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shriners Hospitals for Children 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#581 #1,011
  2. Medicine#605 #1,057
  3. Life Sciences#1,026 #1,156
  4. Surgery#327 #358
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Shriners Hospitals for Children work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at Shriners Hospitals for Children is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Engineering (5%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 343 fractional works · 69.6% of its workMedicine: 321 fractional works · 65.2% of its workSurgery: 97 fractional works · 19.7% of its workEpidemiology: 46 fractional works · 9.4% of its workRehabilitation: 20 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRheumatology: 14 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 11 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransplantation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 97 fractional works · 19.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 68 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 19 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKShrinersHospitals for…493fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences4%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine32165.2%
    2. Health Professions173.5%
    3. Nursing30.6%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6813.7%
    2. Neuroscience193.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology91.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Engineering234.6%
    2. Materials Science30.6%
    3. Computer Science20.5%
    4. Environmental Science10.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    6. Chemistry10.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Psychology81.5%
    2. Social Sciences71.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities30.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Shriners Hospitals for Children specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rehabilitation takes 19.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RehabilitationSubfield · 20.1 works20×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 97.0 works8.4×
  3. EpidemiologySubfield · 46.4 works6.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.57× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.35× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.39× its world share, 321 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.39×321 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.57×68 works
  3. Neuroscience2.35×19 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×9 works
  5. Veterinary1.38×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.33×17 works
  7. Nursing1.13×3 works
  8. Psychology0.50×8 works
  9. Dentistry0.46×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×1 works
  11. Engineering0.31×23 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.22×3 works
  13. Materials Science0.17×3 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.16×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.12×1 works
  16. Social Sciences0.12×7 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.08×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.07×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.07×1 works
  21. Computer Science0.06×2 works
  22. Energy0.06×0 works
  23. Environmental Science0.06×2 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Shriners Hospitals for Children?

The most cited paper from Shriners Hospitals for Children is "Isolation of rare circulating tumour cells in cancer patients by microchip technology" (Sunitha Nagrath, Lecia Van Dam Sequist, Shyamala Maheswaran et al., 2007), with 3,572 citations. Next come "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (2,743) and "International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury (Revised 2011)" (2,350).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Isolation of rare circulating tumour cells in cancer patients by microchip technology Sunitha Nagrath, Lecia Van Dam Sequist, Shyamala Maheswaran et al. · Nature Open access Dec 2007 3,572
2 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
3 International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury (Revised 2011) Steven Kirshblum, Stephen P. Burns, Fin Biering‐Sørensen et al. · Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine Open access Nov 2011 2,350
4 Type 2 alveolar cells are stem cells in adult lung Christina E. Barkauskas, Michael J. Cronce, Craig R. Rackley et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 9 Jun 2013 1,855
5 Transplantability and therapeutic effects of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cells in children with osteogenesis imperfecta Edwin M. Horwitz, Darwin J. Prockop, Lorraine A. Fitzpatrick et al. · Nature Medicine Mar 1999 1,832
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shriners Hospitals for Children?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Inflammation, Resuscitation, Pathophysiology, Antibiotic Resistance, Sepsis and Psychological Impact.

▲ 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. Epidemiology91▲ 4.7×73 topics
  2. Rehabilitation53▲ 27×10 topics
  3. Inflammation44▲ 4.2×49 topics
  4. Risk Factors30▲ 5.6×14 topics
  5. Resuscitation28▲ 43×4 topics
  6. Pathophysiology28▲ 20×7 topics
  7. Antibiotic Resistance28▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Sepsis27▲ 31×5 topics
  9. Psychological Impact26▲ 17×4 topics
  10. Biomechanics26▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Burn Injury26▲ 309×1 topic
  12. Burn Wound Infections26▲ 309×1 topic
  13. Regeneration24▲ 24×5 topics
  14. Spinal Fusion22▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Wound Healing21▲ 16×9 topics
  16. Cancer20▲ 3.0×27 topics
  17. Quality of Life20▲ 2.8×30 topics
  18. Angiogenesis18▲ 11×10 topics
  19. Diabetes18▲ 7.2×10 topics
  20. Macrophages18▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Growth Factors17▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Complications17▲ 7.0×13 topics
  23. Chronic Wounds15▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Fibroblasts15▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Interventions14▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Scoliosis14▲ 95×1 topic
  27. Spinal Deformity14▲ 95×1 topic
  28. Cerebral Palsy14▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Gross Motor Function14▲ 67×1 topic
  30. ICF Model14▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Pain Management13▲ 11×8 topics
  32. Osteoarthritis13▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Chronic Pain12▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Clinical Outcomes11▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Muscle Strength11▲ 20×4 topics
  36. Infection Prevention10▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment10▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Low Back Pain10▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Reconstruction10▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Shoulder Function10▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Shriners Hospitals for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Wound Healing and Treatments, Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders.

Burn Injury Management a…26Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 26 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 15 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and …14Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 14 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…14Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 14 fractional worksBone fractures and treat…9Bone fractures and treatments: 9 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…8Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 8 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…8Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 8 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 7 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional worksNeurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research: 7 fractional works
EpidemiologyRehabilitationSurgeryPsychiatry and Mental health2 others

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

  1. 1 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 26 works
  2. 2 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 15 works
  3. 3 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 14 works
  4. 4 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 14 works
  5. 5 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 9 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 8 works
  8. 8 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 7 works
  9. 9 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 7 works
  10. 10 Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research Genetics 7 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shriners Hospitals for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Shriners Hospitals for Children as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0019% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Shriners Hospitals for Children0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shriners Hospitals for Children over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Shriners Hospitals for Children12.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 2010.

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