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St. Francis Hospital

In research, St. Francis Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#11,572 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,963 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,378
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,118
of 8,685
Research works
293
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
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 #11,572 of 20,462 16.6%254
MedicineField #10,963 of 17,978 16.9%237

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).

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: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.29× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Francis Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael E. Berend lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Francis Hospital.

  1. 1 Michael E. Berend United States · #216,904 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at St. Francis Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St. Francis Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Complications, Patient Satisfaction, Health-related Quality of Life, Arthroplasty and Outcomes.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology64▲ 5.4×78 topics
  2. Revision Surgery50▲ 143×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement50▲ 143×2 topics
  4. Complications36▲ 24×16 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction29▲ 39×7 topics
  6. Health-related Quality of Life27▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Arthroplasty26▲ 107×2 topics
  8. Outcomes25▲ 119×1 topic
  9. Total Knee Replacement25▲ 155×1 topic
  10. Hip Arthroplasty24▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Wear Particles24▲ 132×1 topic
  12. Surgical Management19▲ 14×18 topics
  13. Diagnosis19▲ 6.3×24 topics
  14. Treatment18▲ 4.7×25 topics
  15. Antibiotic Prophylaxis15▲ 55×3 topics
  16. Diagnostic Imaging14▲ 38×4 topics
  17. Periprosthetic Joint Infection14▲ 116×1 topic
  18. Prosthetic Joint Infections14▲ 116×1 topic
  19. Guidelines10▲ 7.1×12 topics
  20. Risk Factors10▲ 3.2×16 topics
  21. Quality of Life9▲ 2.3×22 topics
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 4.5×11 topics
  23. Management7▲ 3.2×17 topics
  24. Anterior Cruciate Ligament7▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Injury Risk7▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Myocardial Infarction7▲ 8.7×5 topics
  27. Mortality6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  28. Heart Failure6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  29. Pathophysiology6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  30. Echocardiography5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  31. Surgery5▲ 5.4×8 topics
  32. Primary Care5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  33. Osteoarthritis5▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  35. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  36. Surgical Treatment4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Cardiac Imaging4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Femoroacetabular Impingement3▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Hip Arthroscopy3▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Infertility3▲ 8.0×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Gynecological conditions and treatments, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Gynecological conditions…1Gynecological conditions and treatments: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…0Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 0 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…0Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …0Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksEducation and Vocational Training: 0 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksHigher Education Learnin…0Higher Education Learning Practices: 0 fractional worksQuality and Safety in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…0Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologySurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Gynecological conditions and treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 0 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Education and Vocational Training Education 0 works
  6. 6 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 0 works
  8. 8 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 0 works
  9. 9 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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