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Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California

In research, Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California stands highest in Medicine (#10,121 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,471 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,624
of 28,054 · #17,882 all time
Rank in United States
#3,037
of 4,192
Research works
482
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California 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
MedicineField #10,121 of 17,978 12.7%320
Health SciencesDomain #12,471 of 20,462 12.8%344

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.19× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.91× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 2.63× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California?

Ranked on the composite score, David G. Greenhalgh, Michelle A. James and Tina L. Palmieri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California.

  1. 1 David G. Greenhalgh United States · #109,214 worldwide 192 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Michelle A. James United States · #594,671 worldwide 52 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Tina L. Palmieri United States · #830,572 worldwide 53 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Anita Bagley United States · #882,632 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Kathleen S Romanowski United States · #1,001,038 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California

Which keywords describe research at Shriners Hospitals for Children - Northern California?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Resuscitation, Sepsis, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Burn Injury and Burn Wound Infections.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 6.1×22 topics
  2. Rehabilitation13▲ 47×7 topics
  3. Resuscitation10▲ 105×4 topics
  4. Sepsis9▲ 77×4 topics
  5. Pathophysiology9▲ 42×4 topics
  6. Risk Factors9▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Burn Injury9▲ 758×1 topic
  8. Burn Wound Infections9▲ 758×1 topic
  9. Wound Healing6▲ 33×6 topics
  10. Inflammation6▲ 4.0×14 topics
  11. Quality of Life5▲ 5.0×10 topics
  12. Regeneration5▲ 38×4 topics
  13. Diabetes5▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Angiogenesis4▲ 19×3 topics
  15. Macrophages4▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Chronic Wounds4▲ 111×1 topic
  17. Fibroblasts4▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Cancer3▲ 3.0×13 topics
  19. Muscle Strength3▲ 38×2 topics
  20. Biomechanics3▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Interventions3▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Cerebral Palsy3▲ 53×1 topic
  23. ICF Model3▲ 92×1 topic
  24. Pain Management2▲ 16×4 topics
  25. Prevention2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Chronic Pain2▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Brain Development2▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Gait Analysis2▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Reconstruction2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Shoulder Function2▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Brachial Plexus2▲ 108×1 topic
  32. Nerve Transfer2▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  34. Nutritional Support2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Pressure Ulcers2▲ 120×1 topic
  36. Stem Cells2▲ 9.1×7 topics
  37. Dendritic Spines2▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Injury Prevention2▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Biogenesis1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Critical Care1▲ 8.7×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Wound Healing and Treatments, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation.

Burn Injury Management a…9Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 4 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 3 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Preventio…2Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 2 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 1 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyRehabilitationPsychiatry and Mental healthSurgery5 others

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

  1. 1 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 9 works
  2. 2 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 4 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  4. 4 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 2 works
  6. 6 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  8. 8 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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