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St. John's School

In research, St. John's School stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,802 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,150 of 14,833 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,859 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,397
of 22,385 · #7,363 all time
Rank in United States
#1,747
of 3,332
Research works
1.2k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
St. John's School

What is St. John's School 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,802 of 17,446 7.5%210
Social SciencesDomain #6,150 of 14,833 7.1%640
Health SciencesDomain #8,859 of 16,688 7.1%255
MedicineField #7,861 of 14,558 7.7%205
Social SciencesField #5,952 of 9,330 6.1%282
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,390 of 3,511 8.3%226

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. John's School 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. John's School work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at St. John's School is in Health Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Social Sciences (16%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 50 fractional works · 38.7% of its workMedicine: 44 fractional works · 33.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 34.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 16.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 17.0% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. John's School130fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences34%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4433.6%
    2. Health Professions64.3%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2116.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities118.4%
    3. Psychology75.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Engineering85.8%
    2. Computer Science32.7%
    3. Environmental Science21.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.8%
    5. Materials Science21.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.3%
    7. Mathematics11.1%
    8. Energy00.3%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology75.7%
    2. Neuroscience21.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.75× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.91× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.91×11 works
  2. Medicine1.75×44 works
  3. Psychology1.72×7 works
  4. Health Professions1.64×6 works
  5. Nursing1.42×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.30×21 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×2 works
  9. Neuroscience1.11×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×7 works
  11. Mathematics0.92×1 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.91×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×2 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.59×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×2 works
  16. Materials Science0.52×2 works
  17. Engineering0.39×8 works
  18. Environmental Science0.39×2 works
  19. Energy0.37×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.34×4 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.34×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.25×0 works
  24. Veterinary0.24×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. John's School?

Ranked on the quality score, William Smellie, H. Buxton Forman and GEORGE S. ELLIS lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. John's School.

  1. 1 William Smellie United States · #1,353,445 worldwide 305 citations · 118 works
  2. 2 H. Buxton Forman United States · #1,544,192 worldwide 70 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 GEORGE S. ELLIS United States · #1,659,212 worldwide 2.5k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 B. B. Woodward United States · #2,303,222 worldwide 183 citations · 111 works
  5. 5 George Viner Ellis United States · #2,392,112 worldwide 80 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Samuel Hickson United States · #2,456,417 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 J. G. F. Druce United States · #2,523,545 worldwide 69 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Edmund Yates United States · #2,595,928 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 W. Arthur Westley United States · #2,604,859 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Doug Ingram United States · #2,938,960 worldwide 84 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at St. John's School

What are the most cited papers from St. John's School?

The most cited paper from St. John's School is "Skin immune sentinels in health and disease" (Frank Oliver Nestle, Paola Di Meglio, Jian‐Zhong Qin et al., 2009), with 1,426 citations. Next come "Fibroblast growth factor 23 is elevated before parathyroid hormone and phosphate in chronic kidney disease" (1,264) and "Multiple early factors anticipate post-acute COVID-19 sequelae" (1,238).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Skin immune sentinels in health and disease Frank Oliver Nestle, Paola Di Meglio, Jian‐Zhong Qin et al. · Nature reviews. Immunology ReviewOpen access 18 Sep 2009 1,426
2 Fibroblast growth factor 23 is elevated before parathyroid hormone and phosphate in chronic kidney disease Tamara Isakova, on behalf of the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study Group, PATRICIA W. WAHL et al. · Kidney International Open access 9 Mar 2011 1,264
3 Multiple early factors anticipate post-acute COVID-19 sequelae Yapeng Su et al. · Cell Open access 25 Jan 2022 1,238
4 Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection Jeffrey C. Kwong, Kevin L. Schwartz, Michael A. Campitelli et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 25 Jan 2018 1,211
5 The Genetic Evolution of Melanoma from Precursor Lesions Alan Hunter Shain, Iwei Yeh, Ivanka Kovalyshyn et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Nov 2015 1,091
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. John's School?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Gender, Literature, Colonialism, Immunotherapy, Empire, Quality of Life and Identity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 1.71×50 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 2.4×18 topics
  3. Gender4▲ 6.2×12 topics
  4. Literature4▲ 5.9×14 topics
  5. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.1×13 topics
  6. Colonialism4▲ 6.3×12 topics
  7. Mental Health4▲ 2.0×12 topics
  8. Identity4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  9. Depression3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  10. Treatment3▲ 2.1×20 topics
  11. History3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  12. Diagnosis3▲ 2.7×15 topics
  13. Empire3▲ 24×5 topics
  14. Philosophy3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  15. Culture2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  16. Ethics2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  17. Reflective Practice2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  18. Religion2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  19. Primary Care2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  20. Photodynamic Therapy2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  21. Stress2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. National Identity2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Feminism2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Neuroscience2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  25. Race2▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Transnational2▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Medical Education2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  28. Medicine2▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Chronic Disease2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  30. Conflict2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  31. Empathy2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  32. Self-Esteem2▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Cold War1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Pragmatics1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  35. Assessment Methods1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Central Asia1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Glioblastoma1▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Global South1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Temozolomide1▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Women's Rights1▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does St. John's School publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Historical Gender and Feminism Studies, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Scottish History and National Identity and Innovations in Medical Education.

Historical Gender and Fe…1Historical Gender and Feminism Studies: 1 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…1Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksScottish History and National Identity: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts i…1Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 1 fractional worksLegal principles and applications: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneticsHistoryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Scottish History and National Identity History 1 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer Research and Treatment Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Legal principles and applications Law 1 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. John's School's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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. John's School as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%St. John's School0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. John's School over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%St. John's School10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2018.

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