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St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

In research, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children stands highest in Medicine (#8,100 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,677 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,260
of 28,054 · #9,765 all time
Rank in United States
#3,296
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 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 #8,100 of 10,443 11.1%62 #3961
Health SciencesDomain #9,677 of 11,982 10.8%73 #4545

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Christopher's Hospital for Children 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.96× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.79× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.45× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter D. Pizzutillo, John A. Kirkpatrick and J. Lawrence Naiman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

  1. 1 Peter D. Pizzutillo United States · #212,447 worldwide 113 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 John A. Kirkpatrick United States · #231,921 worldwide 103 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 J. Lawrence Naiman United States · #261,835 worldwide 133 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Hope H. Punnett United States · #337,570 worldwide 137 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Donald P. Goldsmith United States · #363,394 worldwide 103 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 H. Jorge Baluarte United States · #369,616 worldwide 75 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Nancy Ν. Huang United States · #544,347 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Alan B. Gruskin United States · #618,419 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Stephen P. Dunn United States · #658,364 worldwide 62 citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Christos D. Katsetos United States · #711,324 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

Which keywords describe research at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Primary Care, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Health Care Utilization, Heart Failure 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.6×56 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.4×23 topics
  3. Primary Care4▲ 12×7 topics
  4. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation4▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  6. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Health Care Utilization3▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Heart Failure3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  9. Management3▲ 4.0×15 topics
  10. Thrombosis3▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Neuroprotection3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  12. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Critical Care3▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Mortality3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  15. Social Determinants3▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Cardiogenic Shock3▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Left Ventricular Assist Device3▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Preterm Infants3▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Mechanical Ventilation2▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.0×10 topics
  22. Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Surgical Management2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  26. Adolescents2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  27. Health Equity2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  28. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  30. Resuscitation2▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Community Health2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Hypothermia2▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Advocacy2▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Congenital Heart Disease2▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Pediatrics2▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Prenatal Diagnosis2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Surfactant Proteins2▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Christopher's Hospital for Children publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Child and Adolescent Health and Congenital Heart Disease Studies.

Mechanical Circulatory S…3Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…2Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…2Child and Adolescent Health: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…2Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksCongenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 1 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksNeurofibromatosis and Sc…1Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases Neurology 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Christopher's Hospital for Children's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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