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St Luke's Hospital

In research, St Luke's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#8,139 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,247 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,639
of 42,892
Rank in Singapore
#90
of 126
Research works
358
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is St Luke's 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
MedicineField #8,139 of 17,978 14.8%224
Health SciencesDomain #10,247 of 20,462 14.2%258

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Luke'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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.82× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringDentistry: 3.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.93× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.46× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St Luke's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Edwin F. Hirsch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Luke's Hospital.

  1. 1 Edwin F. Hirsch Singapore · #296,257 worldwide 87 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at St Luke's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at St Luke's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Aging, Diabetes, Ethical Considerations, End-of-Life, Palliative Care, Prevention and Wound Healing.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 3.3×17 topics
  2. Aging2▲ 13×3 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  4. Diabetes1▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations1▲ 15×2 topics
  6. Quality of Life1▲ 3.5×11 topics
  7. End-of-Life1▲ 51×1 topic
  8. Management1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  9. Palliative Care1▲ 29×1 topic
  10. Prevention1▲ 11×2 topics
  11. Wound Healing1▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Foot Ulcers1▲ 102×1 topic
  13. Infection1▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Neuropathy1▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does St Luke's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…1Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …1Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…0Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 0 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 0 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 0 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPsychiatry and Mental healthSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  7. 7 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 0 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.8%domestic only44.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St Luke's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher 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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