St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma
In research, St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,627 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,018 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #20,290 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #4,394 of 8,685
- Research works
- 270 ▼ 13% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 5.5k 20.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.4% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 20% world 28%
What is St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #6,627 of 20,462 | 13.5% | 207 | |
| MedicineField | #10,018 of 17,978 | 13.3% | 185 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 4.3×
- Nursing 3.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.5×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
Which research topics does St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management, Polyomavirus and related diseases, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
- 2 Polyomavirus and related diseases Oncology 0 works
- 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
- 4 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 0 works
- 5 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 0 works
- 6 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
- 7 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 0 works
- 8 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
- 9 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 0 works
- 10 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Tacoma
- Madigan Army Medical Center
- University of Puget Sound
- University of Washington Tacoma
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Spectrum Research (United States)
- Tacoma Community College
- MultiCare Health System
- The Geneva Foundation
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.