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St. Luke's Hospital

In research, St. Luke's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,281 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,824 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#13,106
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,864
of 8,685
Research works
602
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
36.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
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 #3,281 of 17,978 24.2%442
Health SciencesDomain #3,824 of 20,462 24.9%473

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).

What does St. Luke's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 28.0 works4.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.33× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Sherman J. Silber, James P. Marr and R. L. Newman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Luke's Hospital.

  1. 1 Sherman J. Silber United States · #25,679 worldwide 445 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 James P. Marr United States · #612,723 worldwide 38 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 R. L. Newman United States · #885,399 worldwide 40 citations · 18 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, Heart Failure, Echocardiography, Treatment, Diagnosis, Guidelines, Myocardial Infarction and Gender Differences.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.9×32 topics
  2. Heart Failure3▲ 20×7 topics
  3. Echocardiography3▲ 29×6 topics
  4. Treatment3▲ 6.3×14 topics
  5. Diagnosis2▲ 7.2×11 topics
  6. Guidelines2▲ 13×6 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  8. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 23×4 topics
  9. Gender Differences2▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Complications2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  11. Fertility Preservation1▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation1▲ 75×1 topic
  13. Healthcare1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  14. Obesity1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations1▲ 8.4×7 topics
  16. Medical Education1▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Children1▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Neuroscience1▲ 11×3 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors1▲ 7.5×7 topics
  20. Risk Factors1▲ 2.8×11 topics
  21. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement1▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Empathy1▲ 26×1 topic
  25. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  26. Physician1▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Quality of Life1▲ 2.1×9 topics
  28. Sudden Cardiac Death1▲ 37×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Empathy and Medical Education and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Reproductive Biology and…1Reproductive Biology and Fertility: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…1Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Educ…1Empathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …1Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and …1Reproductive Health and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePsychiatry and Mental healthSurgery3 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 1 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 available18.4%not open81.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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