St. Louis Children's Hospital
In research, St. Louis Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,864 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,717 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #10,395 of 28,054 · #5,324 all time
- Rank in United States
- #1,404 of 4,192
- Research works
- 2.8k ▼ 4% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 100k 35.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 26% world 28%
What is St. Louis Children's Hospital known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #2,864 of 10,443 | 16.4% | 150 | #1517 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,717 of 11,982 | 16.3% | 163 | #1828 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Louis Children's 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Medicine 3.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2.1×
- Health Professions 1.9×
- Neuroscience 1.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.7×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Psychology 1.0×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.8×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.2×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.1×
- Computer Science 0.0×
- Energy 0.0×
- Mathematics 0.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
- Arts and Humanities 0.0×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at St. Louis Children's Hospital?
Ranked on the composite score, Ralph D. Feigin, Dan M. Granoff and Bradley T. Thach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Louis Children's Hospital.
- 1 Ralph D. Feigin United States · #24,613 worldwide 397 citations · 54 works
- 2 Dan M. Granoff United States · #98,985 worldwide 167 citations · 36 works
- 3 Bradley T. Thach United States · #175,741 worldwide 146 citations · 24 works
- 4 Alan M. Robson United States · #264,730 worldwide 118 citations · 18 works
- 5 Jean V. Cooke United States · #273,943 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
- 6 Arthur L. Prensky United States · #278,300 worldwide 77 citations · 31 works
- 7 Alan L. Schwartz United States · #280,107 worldwide 123 citations · 19 works
- 8 Donald C. Anderson United States · #281,649 worldwide 114 citations · 25 works
- 9 Jeffrey L. Marsh United States · #364,326 worldwide 84 citations · 17 works
- 10 Laura S. Hillman United States · #366,198 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
Which keywords describe research at St. Louis Children's Hospital?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Genetic Mutations, Immunotherapy, Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Molecular Classification and Mortality Risk.
- Surfactant Proteins
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
- Chronic Pain
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Pain Management
- Adolescents
- Prevention
- Health-related Quality of Life
- Cognitive Function
- Temozolomide
- Glioblastoma
- Radiotherapy
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Management
- Cardiac Surgery
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Immunotherapy
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Genetic Mutations
- Treatment
- Molecular Classification
- Mortality Risk
- Preterm Infants
- Genetics
- Heart Failure
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Critical Care
- Rehabilitation
- Intensive Care Unit
- Resuscitation
- Clinical Management
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Preterm Birth
- Lung Stem Cells
- Psychosocial Outcomes
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
- Epidemiology26▲ 3.0×75 topics
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes14▲ 33×6 topics
- Inflammation11▲ 2.4×40 topics
- Immunotherapy9▲ 5.9×14 topics
- Genetic Mutations9▲ 9.1×18 topics
- Congenital Heart Disease8▲ 42×3 topics
- Treatment8▲ 2.9×24 topics
- Cardiac Surgery7▲ 42×2 topics
- Molecular Classification7▲ 20×2 topics
- Management6▲ 3.8×18 topics
- Mortality Risk6▲ 12×2 topics
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease6▲ 53×1 topic
- Preterm Infants6▲ 23×4 topics
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement6▲ 53×1 topic
- Genetics6▲ 4.0×12 topics
- Radiotherapy6▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Heart Failure6▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Glioblastoma6▲ 37×1 topic
- Pulmonary Hypertension6▲ 18×3 topics
- Temozolomide6▲ 37×1 topic
- Critical Care5▲ 11×7 topics
- Cognitive Function5▲ 13×5 topics
- Rehabilitation5▲ 5.5×9 topics
- Health-related Quality of Life5▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Intensive Care Unit5▲ 17×4 topics
- Prevention5▲ 5.0×11 topics
- Resuscitation4▲ 16×3 topics
- Adolescents4▲ 5.4×6 topics
- Clinical Management4▲ 11×7 topics
- Pain Management4▲ 8.3×6 topics
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia4▲ 28×2 topics
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome4▲ 22×2 topics
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation4▲ 23×2 topics
- Chronic Pain4▲ 7.9×4 topics
- Preterm Birth4▲ 27×2 topics
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study4▲ 38×1 topic
- Lung Stem Cells4▲ 29×1 topic
- Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory4▲ 38×1 topic
- Psychosocial Outcomes4▲ 27×2 topics
- Surfactant Proteins4▲ 29×1 topic
Which research topics does St. Louis Children's Hospital publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 6 works
- 2 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 6 works
- 3 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
- 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
- 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
- 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
- 7 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 3 works
- 8 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
- 9 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
- 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 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. Louis Children's Hospital's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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 St Louis
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Saint Louis University
- University of Missouri–St. Louis
- Washington University Medical Center
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Ophthalmology Associates (United States)
- James S. McDonnell 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.