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Sparrow Health System

In research, Sparrow Health System stands highest in Health Sciences (#16,449 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#16,175 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,718
of 28,054 · #38,428 all time
Rank in United States
#4,164
of 4,192
Research works
186
▲ 107% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Sparrow Health System 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 #16,449 of 20,462 6.7%151
MedicineField #16,175 of 17,978 5.7%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sparrow 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.84× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 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.

Who are the top researchers at Sparrow Health System?

Ranked on the composite score, James A. Thorp and Anoop K. Gupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sparrow Health System.

  1. 1 James A. Thorp United States · #857,946 worldwide 31 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Anoop K. Gupta United States · #1,092,480 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Sparrow Health System

Which keywords describe research at Sparrow Health System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Management, Epidemiology, Treatment, Surgery, Guidelines, Echocardiography and Genetic Susceptibility.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.4×26 topics
  2. Diagnosis4▲ 8.1×12 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 4.9×12 topics
  4. Management3▲ 7.3×10 topics
  5. Surgery3▲ 12×6 topics
  6. Guidelines2▲ 8.4×8 topics
  7. Echocardiography2▲ 14×7 topics
  8. Genetic Susceptibility2▲ 36×3 topics
  9. Complications2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  10. Heart Failure2▲ 7.5×8 topics
  11. SARS-CoV-22▲ 9.8×5 topics
  12. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  14. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Catheter Ablation2▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Imaging2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  17. Pathophysiology2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  18. Mortality1▲ 4.0×6 topics
  19. Prophylaxis1▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Surgical Management1▲ 5.5×7 topics
  21. Endocrine Disruption1▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Immunity1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  23. Bacteremia1▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Cardiac1▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Infection Prevention1▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Infective Endocarditis1▲ 54×1 topic
  27. Sarcoidosis1▲ 109×1 topic
  28. Sudden Cardiac Death1▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Therapy1▲ 10×2 topics
  30. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Atrial Fibrillation1▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy1▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator1▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Surgical Repair1▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Ventricular Reconstruction1▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Dynamic Line Rating1▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Endovascular Repair1▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Genitourinary Development1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Thermal Analysis1▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Urotrauma1▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Sparrow Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management, Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair.

Infective Endocarditis D…1Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksSarcoidosis and Berylliu…1Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anoma…1Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Powe…1Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 1 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…1Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksSurgical site infection prevention: 1 fractional worksUreteral procedures and complications: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPhysiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 1 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Surgical site infection prevention Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Ureteral procedures and complications Obstetrics and Gynecology 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sparrow Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 107% 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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