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Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - Lexington

In research, Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - Lexington stands highest in Health Sciences (#19,460 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,454
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,077
of 8,685
Research works
183
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - Lexington 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 #19,460 of 20,462 8.5%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - Lexington 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.80× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - Lexington?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, Spinal Fusion, Scoliosis, Spinal Deformity, Rehabilitation, Internal Fixation and Complications.

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

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 3.8×19 topics
  2. Biomechanics2▲ 32×6 topics
  3. Spinal Fusion2▲ 72×2 topics
  4. Scoliosis1▲ 216×1 topic
  5. Spinal Deformity1▲ 216×1 topic
  6. Complications1▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Internal Fixation1▲ 81×2 topics
  8. Rehabilitation1▲ 14×6 topics

Which research topics does Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - Lexington publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment, Bone fractures and treatments, Hip disorders and treatments and Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment.

Scoliosis diagnosis and …1Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 1 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…1Hip disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma…1Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…0Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 0 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyRehabilitationBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 1 works
  5. 5 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 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 available14.3%not open85.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.7%domestic only96.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center - Lexington's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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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