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St. Johns Hospital

In research, St. Johns Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,887 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,855 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,974
of 22,385 · #17,645 all time
Rank in Ireland
#50
of 52
Research works
473
▲ 102% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.2k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
St. Johns Hospital

What is St. Johns 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 #8,887 of 16,688 7.3%263
MedicineField #7,855 of 14,558 7.4%230

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Johns 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does St. Johns Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at St. Johns Hospital is in Health Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 42 fractional works · 53.2% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 44.6% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 19.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 15.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. JohnsHospital79fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3544.6%
    2. Health Professions56.3%
    3. Nursing22.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1113.5%
    2. Neuroscience22.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics22.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    1. Social Sciences79.1%
    2. Psychology33.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Engineering34.2%
    2. Computer Science33.5%
    3. Materials Science11.7%
    4. Environmental Science11.2%
    5. Chemistry10.9%
    6. Mathematics00.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.53× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.54× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 4.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.54×2 works
  2. Nursing4.22×2 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.53×11 works
  4. Health Professions2.41×5 works
  5. Medicine2.32×35 works
  6. Neuroscience1.50×2 works
  7. Psychology1.14×3 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.76×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.72×7 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.58×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  12. Materials Science0.47×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.45×3 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×1 works
  16. Dentistry0.31×0 works
  17. Engineering0.28×3 works
  18. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Johns Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Summers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Johns Hospital.

  1. 1 Summers Ireland · #6,078,027 worldwide 107 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at St. Johns Hospital

What are the most cited papers from St. Johns Hospital?

The most cited paper from St. Johns Hospital is "The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy:" (Irvin D. Yalom, Eric Crouch, 1990), with 4,149 citations. Next come "Norepinephrine spillover to plasma in patients with congestive heart failure: evidence of increased overall and cardiorenal sympathetic nervous activity." (1,032) and "Multiple-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 546C88: Effect on survival in patients with septic shock*" (925).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy: Irvin D. Yalom, Eric Crouch · The British Journal of Psychiatry Open access Aug 1990 4,149
2 Norepinephrine spillover to plasma in patients with congestive heart failure: evidence of increased overall and cardiorenal sympathetic nervous activity. Gregory J. Hasking, Murray Esler, Garry Jennings et al. · Circulation Apr 1986 1,032
3 Multiple-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor 546C88: Effect on survival in patients with septic shock* Ángel Crespo López, Jose Angel Lorente, Jay S. Steingrub et al. · Critical Care Medicine 2004 925
4 Metabolic Effects of Carvedilol vs Metoprolol in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension George L. Bakris, Vivian Andrew Fonseca, Richard E. Katholi et al. · JAMA 9 Nov 2004 800
5 A Universal System for Highly Efficient Cardiac Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells That Eliminates Interline Variability Paul W. Burridge, Susan A. Thompson, Michal A. Millrod et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 8 Apr 2011 430
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Which keywords describe research at St. Johns Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Cardiovascular Disease, Inflammation, Obesity, Prognosis, Genetic Mutations and Hepatic Steatosis.

▲ 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-now 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. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 9.7×12 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 3.4×23 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 5.7×17 topics
  4. Insulin Resistance5▲ 13×7 topics
  5. Epidemiology4▲ 1.38×28 topics
  6. Obesity4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  8. Prognosis3▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Hepatic Steatosis3▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.4×14 topics
  12. ALK3▲ 139×1 topic
  13. NAFLD3▲ 31×1 topic
  14. NASH3▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Neuroblastoma3▲ 139×1 topic
  16. Public Health3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  17. Therapy3▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.7×8 topics
  19. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  20. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 8.6×7 topics
  21. Aging2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. STEM Education2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  23. Biomarkers2▲ 3.0×7 topics
  24. Diabetes2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  25. Oxygen Sensing2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  27. HIF-11▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Primary Care1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. Warburg Effect1▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Tumor Suppression1▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Elderly1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  32. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Nuclear Receptors1▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Epidemiological Profile1▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Transcriptional Regulation1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. Adipose Tissue1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Biomedical Ontologies1▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Medical Admissions1▲ 115×1 topic
  40. Microfluidic Devices1▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism and Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies.

Neuroblastoma Research a…3Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …3Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Epidem…1Global Health and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksRegulation of Appetite and Obesity: 1 fractional worksMetabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer: 1 fractional works
NeurologyEpidemiologyCancer ResearchMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 3 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 1 works
  4. 4 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Global Health and Epidemiology Health Information Management 1 works
  7. 7 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  9. 9 Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Molecular Biology 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.3%domestic only40.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 102% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is St. Johns Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%St. Johns Hospital0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Johns Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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