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St. Francis Hospital

In research, St. Francis Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,033 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,110 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,691
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,884
of 8,685
Research works
506
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
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 #9,033 of 20,462 13.6%391
MedicineField #8,110 of 17,978 13.9%349

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.52× its world share, 25 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Francis Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, William G. Eckert and C. A. Hellwig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Francis Hospital.

  1. 1 William G. Eckert United States · #655,758 worldwide 29 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 C. A. Hellwig United States · #869,120 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at St. Francis Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St. Francis Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Guidelines, Treatment, Risk Factors, Myocardial Infarction, Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement and Epidemiology.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.5×23 topics
  2. Diagnosis3▲ 10×11 topics
  3. Guidelines2▲ 18×10 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 6.8×14 topics
  5. Risk Factors2▲ 6.5×12 topics
  6. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 27×5 topics
  7. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 83×1 topic
  8. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 23×4 topics
  10. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 43×4 topics
  11. Cardiac Imaging2▲ 45×2 topics
  12. Mortality2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  13. Atherosclerosis1▲ 18×3 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 8.4×6 topics
  15. Computed Tomography Angiography1▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Coronary Artery Disease1▲ 41×2 topics
  17. Myocardial Perfusion1▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Radiation Exposure1▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Echocardiography1▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Management1▲ 5.5×6 topics
  21. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Metastasis1▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Coronary Stents1▲ 90×1 topic
  24. Inflammation1▲ 1.80×12 topics
  25. Inflammation Regulation1▲ 131×2 topics
  26. Myocardial Revascularization1▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Angiogenesis1▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Cancer Progression1▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Cardiac Risk1▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Perioperative1▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Postoperative Complications1▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases1▲ 235×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCoronary Interventions a…1Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksProtease and Inhibitor Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…1Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksUltrasound in Clinical Applications: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingSurgeryCancer Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms Cancer Research 1 works
  6. 6 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 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 available17.9%not open82.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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