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Spectrum Health

In research, Spectrum Health stands highest in Medicine (#5,750 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,420 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,716
of 28,054 · #16,689 all time
Rank in United States
#2,722
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Spectrum Health 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 #5,750 of 10,443 7.5%153 #4639
Health SciencesDomain #7,420 of 11,982 7.4%163 #5153

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Spectrum Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 29.1 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.76× its world share, 153 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× 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.

Who are the top researchers at Spectrum Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Marzia Leacche, Stefan Jovinge and Michael G. Dickinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spectrum Health.

  1. 1 Marzia Leacche United States · #171,903 worldwide 122 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Stefan Jovinge United States · #249,434 worldwide 177 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Michael G. Dickinson United States · #254,461 worldwide 130 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Jessica Parker United States · #388,750 worldwide 75 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Martin Luchtefeld United States · #507,990 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Edward Murphy United States · #624,439 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Wendy Thomas United States · #883,212 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Tomasz A. Timek United States · #1,163,955 worldwide 38 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Sangjin Lee United States · #1,169,512 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Ryan D. Madder United States · #1,297,111 worldwide 30 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Spectrum Health

Which keywords describe research at Spectrum Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Guidelines, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Risk Factors, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Thrombosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.2×74 topics
  2. Risk Factors10▲ 4.2×19 topics
  3. Myocardial Infarction10▲ 20×7 topics
  4. Heart Failure9▲ 10×10 topics
  5. Guidelines9▲ 8.9×13 topics
  6. Treatment9▲ 3.4×25 topics
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 4.3×23 topics
  8. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention8▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging7▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Thrombosis7▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Complications7▲ 6.4×15 topics
  12. Quality of Life7▲ 2.2×24 topics
  13. Radiation Exposure7▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.7×18 topics
  15. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation6▲ 38×2 topics
  16. Echocardiography6▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Cardiac Imaging6▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.8×16 topics
  19. Stroke Prevention5▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Cardiogenic Shock5▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Left Ventricular Assist Device5▲ 52×1 topic
  22. Immunosuppressive Therapy5▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.3×11 topics
  24. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.3×18 topics
  25. Coronary Artery Disease5▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Computed Tomography Angiography4▲ 31×1 topic
  27. Myocardial Perfusion4▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Neuroprotection4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  29. Dilated Cardiomyopathy4▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Transplantation4▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Neuroimaging4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  32. Rejection4▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Cancer Risk4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  35. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  36. Heart Transplant4▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Lung Transplant4▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Catheter Ablation3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Revascularization3▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Surgical Repair3▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Spectrum Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Spectrum Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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