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Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis

In research, Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis stands highest in Medicine (#10,032 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#12,798 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,526
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,223
of 8,685
Research works
222
▲ 189% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
50.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis 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 #10,032 of 17,978 26.6%156
Health SciencesDomain #12,798 of 20,462 27.0%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.98× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.72× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.55× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis?

Ranked on the composite score, Perry L. Schoenecker and J. Eric Gordon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis.

  1. 1 Perry L. Schoenecker United States · #63,978 worldwide 266 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 J. Eric Gordon United States · #139,292 worldwide 129 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis

Which keywords describe research at Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Cancer, Regeneration, Osteoarthritis, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Cartilage and Chondrocyte.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation10▲ 12×18 topics
  2. Cancer5▲ 8.7×13 topics
  3. Regeneration4▲ 58×2 topics
  4. Osteoarthritis4▲ 85×2 topics
  5. Mesenchymal Stem Cells4▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Cartilage4▲ 212×1 topic
  7. Chondrocyte4▲ 212×1 topic
  8. Matrix Metalloproteinases4▲ 74×2 topics
  9. Ion Channels2▲ 57×3 topics
  10. Sensory Neurons2▲ 167×2 topics
  11. Epidemiology2◆ 1.10×9 topics
  12. Gene Expression2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  13. Mechanotransduction2▲ 65×2 topics
  14. Insulin Resistance2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.5×3 topics
  16. Regulation2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  17. Biomechanics2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  19. Obesity2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  20. Stem Cells2▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Metabolism1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  22. Piezo11▲ 158×1 topic
  23. Piezo21▲ 158×1 topic
  24. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Immune Response1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  26. Low Back Pain1▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Biogenesis1▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  29. Epigenetic Regulation1▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Revision Surgery1▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Complications1▲ 5.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions.

Osteoarthritis Treatment…4Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 4 fractional worksErythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology: 1 fractional worksAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases: 1 fractional worksCytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions: 1 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 1 fractional worksIon Channels and Receptors: 1 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 1 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 1 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 1 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 1 fractional works
RheumatologyPhysiologyEpidemiologyOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 4 works
  2. 2 Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Epidemiology 1 works
  4. 4 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 1 works
  6. 6 Ion Channels and Receptors Sensory Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 1 works
  9. 9 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 189% higher 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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