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St. Joseph Hospital

In research, St. Joseph Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,972 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#2,213 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,843 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,849
of 28,054 · #8,579 all time
Rank in United States
#3,408
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

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 #1,972 of 20,462 16.4%1,204
MedicineField #2,213 of 17,978 16.1%1,046
SurgerySubfield #1,843 of 4,227 16.1%197
Life SciencesDomain #8,219 of 14,347 15.7%180
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,606 of 2,717 18.8%123
Social SciencesDomain #11,159 of 16,945 17.9%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 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: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.46× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Joseph Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, John S. Stehlin, Ethan A. Natelson and S. Athanasiadis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Joseph Hospital.

  1. 1 John S. Stehlin United States · #91,674 worldwide 259 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Ethan A. Natelson United States · #567,507 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 S. Athanasiadis United States · #742,314 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Robert C. Suggs United States · #871,189 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 N. Rebai United States · #1,057,721 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Jean‐Marc Verdebout United States · #1,107,869 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 H. Beeuwkes United States · #1,117,750 worldwide 16 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at St. Joseph Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St. Joseph Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Catheter Ablation, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Guidelines and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.9×54 topics
  2. Treatment5▲ 4.8×22 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 3.6×22 topics
  4. Complications4▲ 9.3×14 topics
  5. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×29 topics
  6. Catheter Ablation4▲ 37×2 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 3.9×17 topics
  8. Diagnosis3▲ 4.2×19 topics
  9. Guidelines3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  10. Management3▲ 4.3×14 topics
  11. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Heart Failure2▲ 6.9×11 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.81×14 topics
  14. Rehabilitation2▲ 7.4×8 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Radiofrequency Ablation2▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Stroke Prevention2▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Risk Stratification2▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Thromboembolism2▲ 35×1 topic
  21. Arrhythmias2▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Diabetes2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Breast Reconstruction2▲ 36×2 topics
  24. Cardiomyopathy2▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Electroanatomic Mapping2▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Neuroimaging2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  27. Ventricular Tachycardia2▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Elderly Patients2▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  30. Pain Management2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  31. Pathophysiology1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Sedation1▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Delirium1▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Immunosuppressive Therapy1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  37. Mechanically Ventilated Patients1▲ 27×1 topic
  38. MRI Imaging1▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Neuropathology1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  40. Rituximab1▲ 9.3×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders and Breast Implant and Reconstruction.

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…1Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 1 fractional worksBreast Implant and Recon…1Breast Implant and Reconstruction: 1 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksBone and Joint Diseases1Bone 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 MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 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 Breast Implant and Reconstruction Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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