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St. Louis County Missouri

In research, St. Louis County Missouri stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,617 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,010
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,571
of 7,310
Research works
248
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
St. Louis County Missouri

What is St. Louis County Missouri 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 #9,617 of 16,688 8.4%132

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

In all years, 53% of research at St. Louis County Missouri is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Social Sciences (13%), Health Professions (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 132 fractional works · 53.0% of its workMedicine: 104 fractional works · 41.9% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 10.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 72 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 8.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 10.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. Louis CountyMissouri248fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences53%Social Sciences29%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10441.9%
    2. Health Professions2510.3%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences3112.6%
    2. Psychology208.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities93.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Neuroscience104.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology83.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    1. Engineering93.8%
    2. Environmental Science21.0%
    3. Computer Science20.9%
    4. Materials Science10.5%
    5. Chemistry10.4%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
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: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.76× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 4.02× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 6 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.02×1 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.74×0 works
  3. Mathematics2.76×0 works
  4. Medicine2.32×6 works
  5. Psychology2.07×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.83×0 works
  7. Engineering0.88×2 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×0 works
  9. Neuroscience0.81×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.76×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.55×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.34×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Louis County Missouri?

Ranked on the quality score, Lorene A. Stringer, Richard C. Knaup and Melvin P. Hatcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Louis County Missouri.

  1. 1 Lorene A. Stringer United States · #2,390,319 worldwide 85 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Richard C. Knaup United States · #3,069,181 worldwide 322 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Melvin P. Hatcher United States · #3,903,541 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Vance C. Lischer United States · #3,926,914 worldwide 25 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 W. Victor Weir United States · #4,013,833 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Don Kreisman United States · #5,001,674 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 John W. Kidd United States · #6,094,389 worldwide 78 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at St. Louis County Missouri

What are the most cited papers from St. Louis County Missouri?

The most cited paper from St. Louis County Missouri is "Mucosal hyperplasia, mucinous cystadenoma, and mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix.A re-evaluation of appendiceal “mucocele”" (Enrique Higa, Juan Rosaí, Carlos A. Pizzimbono et al., 1973), with 498 citations. Next come "Meta-Analysis of Second Malignant Tumors in Head and Neck Cancer: The Case for an Endoscopic Screening Protocol" (254) and "Unsafe Sleep Practices and an Analysis of Bedsharing Among Infants Dying Suddenly and Unexpectedly: Results of a Four-Year, Population-Based, Death-Scene Investigation Study of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Related Deaths" (168).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mucosal hyperplasia, mucinous cystadenoma, and mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix.A re-evaluation of appendiceal “mucocele” Enrique Higa, Juan Rosaí, Carlos A. Pizzimbono et al. · Cancer Dec 1973 498
2 Meta-Analysis of Second Malignant Tumors in Head and Neck Cancer: The Case for an Endoscopic Screening Protocol Bruce H. Haughey, Cynthia Lee Arfken, George A. Gates et al. · Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology Review Feb 1992 254
3 Unsafe Sleep Practices and an Analysis of Bedsharing Among Infants Dying Suddenly and Unexpectedly: Results of a Four-Year, Population-Based, Death-Scene Investigation Study of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Related Deaths James S. Kemp, Benjamin Unger, Davida Wilkins et al. · PEDIATRICS Sep 2000 168
4 Hypercarbia during carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum Stephen D. Fitzgerald, Charles H. Andrus, Lawrence J. Baudendistel et al. · The American Journal of Surgery 1992 150
5 New Clinical Severity Staging System for Cancer of the Larynx Jay F. Piccirillo, Clarence T. Sasaki, Carolyn K. Wells et al. · Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology Feb 1994 137
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Which keywords describe research at St. Louis County Missouri?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Depression, Public Health, Mechanical Ventilation, Parkinson's Disease and Airway Stenosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.4×60 topics
  2. Quality of Life15▲ 4.4×21 topics
  3. Mental Health11▲ 4.0×20 topics
  4. Public Health10▲ 3.0×14 topics
  5. Depression9▲ 5.0×9 topics
  6. Mechanical Ventilation6▲ 20×2 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering6▲ 4.6×2 topics
  8. Diagnosis6▲ 2.3×16 topics
  9. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 10×2 topics
  10. Primary Care6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  11. Airway Stenosis6▲ 35×1 topic
  12. Dysphonia6▲ 81×1 topic
  13. Tracheostomy6▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Voice Disorders6▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Health Equity6▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Surgical Management6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  17. Language Development6▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders6▲ 3.3×5 topics
  19. Hearing Loss5▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Rehabilitation5▲ 6.0×5 topics
  21. Community Health5▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Squamous Cell Carcinoma5▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Quality Improvement5▲ 9.1×5 topics
  25. Endoscopic Surgery5▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Health Promotion4▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Policy4▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Prognosis4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  29. Health Education4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  30. Social Determinants of Health4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  31. Children4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Elderly4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Stroke4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  35. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks4▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Health System Performance4▲ 91×1 topic
  37. Population Health4▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Skull Base Reconstruction4▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Psychopathology3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Parenting3▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does St. Louis County Missouri publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering Technology and Methodologies, Mesenchymal stem cell research, Health, Medicine and Society and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.

Engineering Technology a…1Engineering Technology and Methodologies: 1 fractional worksMesenchymal stem cell research: 0 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…0Health, Medicine and Society: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare …0COVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 0 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 0 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…0Heat Transfer and Optimization: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Thin Films: 0 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 0 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringGeneticsGeneral Health ProfessionsOncology6 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Mesenchymal stem cell research Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 0 works
  5. 5 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 0 works
  6. 6 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films Computational Mechanics 0 works
  9. 9 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  10. 10 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 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 available10.6%not open89.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has St. Louis County Missouri's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% higher 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. Louis County Missouri as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%St. Louis County Missouri0.000045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Louis County Missouri over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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