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St. Francis Hospital

In research, St. Francis Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,158 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,816 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,399
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,363
of 8,685
Research works
443
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is St. Francis Hospital 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 #6,158 of 20,462 22.9%292
MedicineField #8,816 of 17,978 22.8%268

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Francis Hospital 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 St. Francis Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 20.1 works3.5×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.50× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at St. Francis Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Atherosclerosis, Guidelines, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Echocardiography, Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement, Coronary Stents and Myocardial Revascularization.

▲ 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Atherosclerosis2▲ 29×3 topics
  2. Guidelines2▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 54×4 topics
  4. Echocardiography2▲ 22×5 topics
  5. Coronary Stents2▲ 132×1 topic
  6. Myocardial Revascularization2▲ 132×1 topic
  7. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 79×1 topic
  8. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Heart Failure2▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Primary Care2▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 21×5 topics
  12. Catheter Ablation1▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Continuity of Care1▲ 94×2 topics
  14. Risk Factors1▲ 4.1×7 topics
  15. Deep Learning1◆ 1.08×5 topics
  16. Health Care Utilization1▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Machine Learning1◆ 1.12×4 topics
  18. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Radiation Exposure1▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Sustainability1▲ 1.52×2 topics
  21. Digital Transformation1▲ 6.3×1 topic
  22. Inflammation1▲ 1.62×10 topics
  23. Innovation Management1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Francis Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Economic and Technological Systems Analysis and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics.

Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Technological Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksHospital Admissions and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leuk…1Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Diseas…1Peripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional works
SurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineManagement of Technology and InnovationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

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

  1. 1 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Hospital Admissions and Outcomes Emergency Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Francis Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.