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St. Mary Medical Center

In research, St. Mary Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,242 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#11,751 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#24,164
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,188
of 8,685
Research works
330
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is St. Mary Medical Center 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 #8,242 of 20,462 9.8%211
MedicineField #11,751 of 17,978 9.0%179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Mary Medical Center 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. Mary Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 22.6 works3.6×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.61× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 6.47× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Mary Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, John A. Stevenson, K. Sue Hoyt and Ragnar Holm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Mary Medical Center.

  1. 1 John A. Stevenson United States · #906,355 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 K. Sue Hoyt United States · #923,698 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Ragnar Holm United States · #994,683 worldwide 60 citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at St. Mary Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at St. Mary Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Echocardiography, Diagnosis, Treatment Guidelines, Treatment, Endothelial Dysfunction, Metabolic Syndrome and Risk Factors.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.4×23 topics
  2. Echocardiography3▲ 29×4 topics
  3. Diagnosis2▲ 8.3×12 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 6.3×13 topics
  5. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 35×2 topics
  6. Endothelial Dysfunction2▲ 25×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  9. Kawasaki Disease1▲ 305×1 topic
  10. Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome1▲ 305×1 topic
  11. Pulmonary Hypertension1▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Surgery1▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Complications1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  15. Hepatocellular Carcinoma1▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Public Health1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  17. Medical Education1▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. NAFLD1▲ 29×1 topic
  20. NASH1▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Right Heart Assessment1▲ 84×1 topic
  22. Survival Prediction1▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Adolescent Health1▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Cardiac Imaging1▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Constrictive Pericarditis1▲ 200×1 topic
  26. Medical History1▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Neurosurgery1▲ 417×1 topic
  28. Pericarditis1▲ 200×1 topic
  29. Sexual Behavior1▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Mary Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments and Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade.

Kawasaki Disease and Cor…1Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 1 fractional worksPericarditis and Cardiac…1Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade: 1 fractional worksHistory of Medical Pract…1History of Medical Practice: 1 fractional worksAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: 1 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksFolate and B Vitamins Re…1Folate and B Vitamins Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksNursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 1 fractional works
SurgeryEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  3. 3 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 History of Medical Practice Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Folate and B Vitamins Research Rheumatology 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  10. 10 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Mary Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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