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Spectrum Health

In research, Spectrum Health stands highest in Medicine (#3,106 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,697 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,191
of 22,385 · #7,109 all time
Rank in United States
#1,716
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Spectrum Health

What is Spectrum Health known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,106 of 8,541 7.2%153 #2308
Health SciencesDomain #3,697 of 9,902 7.2%163 #2550

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Spectrum Health 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Spectrum Health work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Spectrum Health is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (4%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 168 fractional works · 76.6% of its workMedicine: 158 fractional works · 72.1% of its workSurgery: 30 fractional works · 13.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 9.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 17 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSpectrum Health220fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences77%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine15872.1%
    2. Health Professions94.1%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology167.2%
    2. Neuroscience41.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Psychology73.2%
    2. Social Sciences41.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    5. Decision Sciences10.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Engineering94.0%
    2. Environmental Science20.9%
    3. Computer Science10.5%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.75× its world share, 158 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 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.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.75×158 works
  2. Health Professions1.57×9 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.52×3 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×16 works
  5. Psychology1.06×7 works
  6. Neuroscience1.00×4 works
  7. Veterinary0.74×0 works
  8. Nursing0.51×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.47×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×1 works
  11. Engineering0.27×9 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.27×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.17×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×2 works
  15. Social Sciences0.15×4 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.10×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.06×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.05×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.04×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Spectrum Health?

Ranked on the quality score, William M. Merhi, Stefan V. Jovinge and Paul T. Twydell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spectrum Health.

  1. 1 William M. Merhi United States · #100,623 worldwide 13k citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Stefan V. Jovinge United States · #217,190 worldwide 12k citations · 161 works
  3. 3 Paul T. Twydell United States · #377,076 worldwide 967 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Brian R. Lane United States · #383,954 worldwide 22k citations · 586 works
  5. 5 David Wohns United States · #476,814 worldwide 2.2k citations · 89 works
  6. 6 JOHN G. ANEMA United States · #757,350 worldwide 3.9k citations · 90 works
  7. 7 David E. Burdette United States · #841,752 worldwide 1k citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Paul R. Mark United States · #855,454 worldwide 2.1k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Muhib Khan United States · #946,252 worldwide 2.3k citations · 179 works
  10. 10 Sanjay Patra United States · #1,189,677 worldwide 522 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Spectrum Health

What are the most cited papers from Spectrum Health?

The most cited paper from Spectrum Health is "The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm" (Elliot L. Chaikof, Ronald L. Dalman, Mark K. Eskandari et al., 2017), with 2,768 citations. Next come "Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8" (2,672) and "Exome sequencing identifies frequent mutation of the SWI/SNF complex gene PBRM1 in renal carcinoma" (1,297).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm Elliot L. Chaikof, Ronald L. Dalman, Mark K. Eskandari et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery Open access 18 Dec 2017 2,768
2 Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 Eli Coleman et al. · International Journal of Transgender Health Open access119 authors 19 Aug 2022 2,672
3 Exome sequencing identifies frequent mutation of the SWI/SNF complex gene PBRM1 in renal carcinoma Ignacio Pujol Varela et al. · Nature Open access 19 Jan 2011 1,297
4 Dynamics of Cell Generation and Turnover in the Human Heart Olaf Bergmann, Sofia Zdunek, Anastasia Felker et al. · Cell Open access Jun 2015 1,167
5 Bortezomib with lenalidomide and dexamethasone versus lenalidomide and dexamethasone alone in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma without intent for immediate autologous stem-cell transplant (SWOG S0777): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial Brian G.M. Durie, Antje Hoering, Muneer Hyder Abidi et al. · The Lancet Open access 23 Dec 2016 911
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Spectrum Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Guidelines, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Risk Factors, Thrombosis and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.3×75 topics
  2. Risk Factors10▲ 4.1×19 topics
  3. Myocardial Infarction10▲ 19×7 topics
  4. Heart Failure9▲ 9.6×10 topics
  5. Guidelines9▲ 8.6×13 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 3.3×25 topics
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 4.2×23 topics
  8. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention8▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging7▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Thrombosis7▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Complications7▲ 6.3×15 topics
  12. Quality of Life7▲ 2.1×24 topics
  13. Radiation Exposure7▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.6×18 topics
  15. Echocardiography6▲ 10×8 topics
  16. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation6▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Cardiac Imaging6▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations6▲ 5.8×17 topics
  19. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.5×19 topics
  20. Biomarkers5▲ 3.5×13 topics
  21. Stroke Prevention5▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Cardiogenic Shock5▲ 48×1 topic
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  24. Immunosuppressive Therapy5▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Left Ventricular Assist Device5▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Coronary Artery Disease5▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Neuroprotection5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  28. Computed Tomography Angiography4▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Myocardial Perfusion4▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Transplantation4▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Dilated Cardiomyopathy4▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Neuroimaging4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  33. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  34. Rejection4▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Heart Transplant4▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Lung Transplant4▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Cancer Risk4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  40. Diagnostic Imaging3▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Spectrum Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes and Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair.

Mechanical Circulatory S…5Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 5 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diag…4Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…4Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anoma…3Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 3 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 3 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…3Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 3 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  9. 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Spectrum Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Spectrum Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Spectrum Health0.00021% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Spectrum Health over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2024Spectrum Health9.7% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 2008.

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