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St. Jude Medical Foundation

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Research works
51
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
41.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
St. Jude Medical Foundation

Not ranked overall: St. Jude Medical Foundation is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does St. Jude Medical Foundation work in?

In all years, 72% of research at St. Jude Medical Foundation is in Health Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (71%), Engineering (9%), Materials Science (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 37 fractional works · 72.5% of its workMedicine: 36 fractional works · 70.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 18 fractional works · 34.6% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 18.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. Jude MedicalFoundation51fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3670.7%
    2. Veterinary00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.5%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Engineering59.3%
    2. Materials Science36.6%
    3. Environmental Science00.7%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    5. Computer Science00.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.1%
    2. Neuroscience12.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences12.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    3. Psychology00.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
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.

What are the most cited papers from St. Jude Medical Foundation?

The most cited paper from St. Jude Medical Foundation is "Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI for Stable Coronary Artery Disease" (Bernard De Bruyne et al., 2014), with 1,062 citations. Next come "Elimination of Local Abnormal Ventricular Activities" (646) and "Exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate during Pregnancy in Rat and Mouse. II: Postnatal Evaluation" (555).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI for Stable Coronary Artery Disease Bernard De Bruyne et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Sep 2014 1,062
2 Elimination of Local Abnormal Ventricular Activities Pierre Jaı̈s et al. · Circulation 5 Apr 2012 646
3 Exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate during Pregnancy in Rat and Mouse. II: Postnatal Evaluation Chak Sing Lau, J. R. Thibodeaux, Reginald G. Hanson et al. · Toxicological Sciences Open access 28 May 2003 555
4 Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Safety and Effectiveness of a Contact Force–Sensing Irrigated Catheter for Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Vivek Yerrapu Reddy, Srinivas Rao Dukkipati, Petr Neužil et al. · Circulation Open access 11 Aug 2015 383
5 Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Targeting Low-Voltage Areas With Selective Activation Characteristics Amir Jadidi, Heiko Lehrmann, Cornelius Keyl et al. · Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Open access Mar 2016 309
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Jude Medical Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catheter Ablation, Arrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death, Radiofrequency Ablation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Guidelines, Heart Failure and Stroke Prevention.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Catheter Ablation9▲ 143×2 topics
  2. Arrhythmias7▲ 109×2 topics
  3. Sudden Cardiac Death5▲ 85×2 topics
  4. Radiofrequency Ablation5▲ 89×1 topic
  5. Ventricular Tachycardia5▲ 167×1 topic
  6. Guidelines4▲ 19×5 topics
  7. Heart Failure4▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Atrial Fibrillation4▲ 87×2 topics
  9. Stroke Prevention4▲ 67×2 topics
  10. Anticoagulant Therapy4▲ 69×1 topic
  11. Risk Stratification4▲ 122×1 topic
  12. Echocardiography4▲ 29×5 topics
  13. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy3▲ 123×1 topic
  14. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator3▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Cardiac Electrophysiology2▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Ion Channels2▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Long-QT Syndrome2▲ 63×1 topic
  18. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  20. Treatment2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  21. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Diagnosis2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  23. Drug Delivery2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  24. Risk Factors2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  25. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Tissue Engineering2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  27. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Prophylaxis2▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Electrospinning1▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Nanofibers1▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Atherosclerosis1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Dilated Cardiomyopathy1▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 6.8×5 topics
  36. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Infective Endocarditis1▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Left Ventricular Assist Device1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Surgical Repair1▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Ventricular Reconstruction1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Jude Medical Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias.

Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 0 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 0 fractional worksPlant Genetic and Mutati…0Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies: 0 fractional worksRadiation Effects and Dosimetry: 0 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 0 fractional worksEffects of Radiation Exp…0Effects of Radiation Exposure: 0 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 0 fractional worksHistory of Medical Practice: 0 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEmergency Medical ServicesPlant ScienceFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  2. 2 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  3. 3 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  4. 4 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Radiation Effects and Dosimetry Food Science 0 works
  7. 7 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 0 works
  8. 8 Effects of Radiation Exposure Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 0 works
  10. 10 History of Medical Practice Neurology 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.

openly available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.9%domestic only71.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. Jude Medical Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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. Jude Medical Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000100% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%St. Jude Medical Foundation0.0000097% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Jude Medical Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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