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St. Johns Hospital

In research, St. Johns Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,623 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,550 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,918
of 28,054 · #18,494 all time
Rank in Ireland
#69
of 79
Research works
473
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

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 #8,623 of 20,462 12.3%263
MedicineField #8,550 of 17,978 12.0%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 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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 4.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at St. Johns Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Hepatic Steatosis, Prognosis, Genetic Mutations and NAFLD.

▲ 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. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 11×11 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 3.8×21 topics
  3. Insulin Resistance4▲ 14×5 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 5.5×13 topics
  5. Epidemiology3▲ 1.32×24 topics
  6. Hepatic Steatosis3▲ 34×2 topics
  7. Prognosis3▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Genetic Mutations3▲ 11×5 topics
  9. NAFLD3▲ 38×1 topic
  10. NASH3▲ 38×1 topic
  11. Obesity3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  12. Public Health2▲ 2.8×10 topics
  13. Therapy2▲ 20×2 topics
  14. ALK2▲ 153×1 topic
  15. Neuroblastoma2▲ 153×1 topic
  16. Globalization2▲ 1.38×2 topics
  17. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  18. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.69×8 topics
  19. Diabetes2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  21. Aging1▲ 3.9×6 topics
  22. Biomarkers1▲ 3.1×6 topics
  23. STEM Education1▲ 4.8×2 topics
  24. History1▲ 2.7×3 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. Primary Care1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Religion1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  29. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  30. Epidemiological Profile1▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Neurological Disorders1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  33. Transcriptional Regulation1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Biomedical Ontologies1▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Medical Admissions1▲ 160×1 topic
  36. Microfluidic Devices1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Non-Communicable Diseases1▲ 5.5×1 topic
  38. Psychotherapy Outcome1▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Text Mining1▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Therapeutic Alliance1▲ 76×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments, Global Health and Epidemiology and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …3Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…1Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors: 1 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksDiverse Education and Engineering Focus: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyNeurologyHealth Information ManagementClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Global Health and Epidemiology Health Information Management 1 works
  4. 4 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 1 works
  7. 7 Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Education and Engineering Focus Education 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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