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Sisters of Mercy Health System

In research, Sisters of Mercy Health System stands highest in Medicine (#7,607 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,040 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,614
of 28,054 · #29,902 all time
Rank in United States
#3,193
of 4,192
Research works
488
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Sisters of Mercy Health System known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,607 of 10,443 7.0%64 #11632
Health SciencesDomain #9,040 of 11,982 7.4%72 #12759

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sisters of Mercy Health System 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.84× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.07× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Sisters of Mercy Health System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Guidelines, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Public Health, Global Health, Prevention Guidelines and Medical Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 2.7×44 topics
  2. Risk Factors8▲ 7.1×20 topics
  3. Public Health5▲ 2.9×12 topics
  4. Mental Health4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  5. Guidelines4▲ 7.1×9 topics
  6. Healthcare-Associated Infections3▲ 25×4 topics
  7. Global Health3▲ 17×3 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 4.4×9 topics
  9. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  10. Prevention Guidelines2▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Global Burden2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  12. Health Promotion2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  13. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  14. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  16. Medical Education2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  17. Revascularization2▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Academic Medicine2▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  20. Endovascular Therapy2▲ 30×1 topic
  21. Infection2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  22. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Thrombolysis2▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 4.7×11 topics
  25. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  26. Echocardiography2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  27. Disinfection2▲ 181×1 topic
  28. Endoscope2▲ 181×1 topic
  29. Global Burden of Disease2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  30. Healthcare Workers2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  31. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  33. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  34. Catheter Ablation2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Community Health2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Molecular Classification2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  37. Patient Safety2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  38. Prevention Strategies2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Ideal Cardiovascular Health2▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Sisters of Mercy Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors and Global Health Workforce Issues.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Ma…2Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksMedical Device Steriliza…2Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…2Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …1Global Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksInfection Control in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery1Global Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 1 fractional worksPharmacogenetics and Dru…1Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyMicrobiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEmergency Medical Services4 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  9. 9 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 1 works
  10. 10 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sisters of Mercy Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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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