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St. Joseph Hospital

In research, St. Joseph Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,349 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#4,682 of 14,558 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,568 of 3,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,288
of 22,385 · #11,441 all time
Rank in United States
#2,998
of 3,332
Research works
1.7k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
43k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
St. Joseph Hospital

What is St. Joseph 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 #5,349 of 16,688 10.6%1,204
MedicineField #4,682 of 14,558 10.6%1,046
SurgerySubfield #1,568 of 3,248 11.9%197
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,296 of 2,077 13.4%123
Life SciencesDomain #8,186 of 11,023 9.4%180
Social SciencesDomain #13,973 of 14,833 9.2%167

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

In 2022-now, 72% of research at St. Joseph Hospital is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 70 fractional works · 71.9% of its workMedicine: 66 fractional works · 68.3% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 12.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 11.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. JosephHospital97fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences9%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6668.3%
    2. Health Professions22.5%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    4. Veterinary00.4%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    4. Neuroscience11.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Social Sciences54.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    3. Psychology11.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Engineering21.6%
    2. Mathematics11.4%
    3. Environmental Science11.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    6. Computer Science00.5%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.55×66 works
  2. Veterinary3.03×0 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.59×2 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.34×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×6 works
  6. Mathematics1.19×1 works
  7. Nursing1.05×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.96×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.94×2 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.52×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.50×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.40×1 works
  13. Psychology0.40×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.38×5 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.35×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.31×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.26×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×1 works
  21. Engineering0.10×2 works
  22. Computer Science0.07×0 works
  23. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Joseph Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, John S. Stehlin, Leo J. Williams and Benjamin E. Cohen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Joseph Hospital.

  1. 1 John S. Stehlin United States · #1,468,339 worldwide 5.4k citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Leo J. Williams United States · #1,531,659 worldwide 1.1k citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Benjamin E. Cohen United States · #2,383,667 worldwide 3.9k citations · 104 works
  4. 4 Stehlin Js United States · #3,092,080 worldwide 741 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 David Baird Coursin United States · #3,504,957 worldwide 1.8k citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Albert Goldman United States · #3,899,769 worldwide 109 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 J. P. Hulsbergen Henning United States · #3,902,889 worldwide 585 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Hevre Baumert United States · #4,634,303 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 N. Saheb United States · #4,710,113 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 George Bankoff United States · #4,805,829 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at St. Joseph Hospital

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

The most cited paper from St. Joseph Hospital is "Multiattribute and Single-Attribute Utility Functions for the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 System" (David F. Feeny, William J Furlong, George W. Torrance et al., 2002), with 1,341 citations. Next come "Revisiting the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate: Implications for Mixed-Methods Research" (1,082) and "Cost‐effectiveness acceptability curves – facts, fallacies and frequently asked questions" (956).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiattribute and Single-Attribute Utility Functions for the Health Utilities Index Mark 3 System David F. Feeny, William J Furlong, George W. Torrance et al. · Medical Care Feb 2002 1,341
2 Revisiting the Quantitative-Qualitative Debate: Implications for Mixed-Methods Research Joanna E. M. Sale, Lynne H. Lohfeld, Kevin Brazil · Quality & Quantity Open access Feb 2002 1,082
3 Cost‐effectiveness acceptability curves – facts, fallacies and frequently asked questions Elisabeth A. L. Fenwick, Bernie J. OʼBrien, Andrew H. Briggs · Health Economics 29 Apr 2004 956
4 Relative Contribution of Residual Renal Function and Peritoneal Clearance to Adequacy of Dialysis Joanne M. Bargman, Kevin E. Thorpe, David N. Churchill · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology Oct 2001 916
5 Performance measures for lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: a European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Quality Improvement Initiative Michal Filip Kaminski et al. · Endoscopy Open access 7 Mar 2017 889
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Joseph Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Catheter Ablation, Complications, Treatment, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Cardiovascular Disease and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.1×62 topics
  2. Treatment5▲ 4.3×25 topics
  3. Quality of Life5▲ 3.5×22 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.6×18 topics
  5. Catheter Ablation4▲ 34×2 topics
  6. Inflammation4▲ 1.92×31 topics
  7. Complications4▲ 8.1×14 topics
  8. Diagnosis4▲ 4.1×23 topics
  9. Management3▲ 4.2×16 topics
  10. Guidelines3▲ 6.4×9 topics
  11. Heart Failure3▲ 6.4×11 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.68×15 topics
  13. Rehabilitation3▲ 6.8×9 topics
  14. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.0×12 topics
  16. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Stroke Prevention2▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Risk Stratification2▲ 31×1 topic
  20. Thromboembolism2▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Arrhythmias2▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Cardiomyopathy2▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Diabetes2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.5×11 topics
  25. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  26. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  28. Elderly Patients2▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Electroanatomic Mapping2▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Ventricular Tachycardia2▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Neuroimaging2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  32. Pain Management2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  33. Vaccine Development2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Immunosuppressive Therapy1▲ 7.8×7 topics
  35. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Sedation1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Delirium1▲ 22×1 topic
  38. MRI Imaging1▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Mechanically Ventilated Patients1▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Rituximab1▲ 8.5×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders and Vasculitis and related conditions.

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…1Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related c…1Vasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksBreast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksBone and Joint Diseases: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Bone and Joint Diseases Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is St. Joseph Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%St. Joseph Hospital0.00050% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Joseph Hospital 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025St. Joseph Hospital7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 1993.

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