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St. Mary's Medical Center

In research, St. Mary's Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,564 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,698 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,913
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,260
of 8,685
Research works
548
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is St. Mary's 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 #3,564 of 20,462 17.7%420
MedicineField #3,698 of 17,978 17.7%383

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

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: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.75× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× 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, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Pierre Mathé, William B. Faulkner and Craig A. Robbins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Mary's Medical Center.

  1. 1 Charles Pierre Mathé United States · #994,378 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 William B. Faulkner United States · #1,166,777 worldwide 22 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Craig A. Robbins United States · #1,172,602 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at St. Mary's Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at St. Mary's Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, Internal Fixation, Infection Prevention, Bone Healing, Fracture Epidemiology, Chemotherapy and Surgical Management.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology7▲ 3.1×47 topics
  2. Biomechanics4▲ 25×5 topics
  3. Infection Prevention2▲ 49×2 topics
  4. Internal Fixation2▲ 62×2 topics
  5. Bone Healing2▲ 91×1 topic
  6. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.7×16 topics
  7. Fracture Epidemiology2▲ 91×1 topic
  8. Treatment2▲ 3.1×18 topics
  9. Quality of Life2▲ 2.3×18 topics
  10. Diagnosis2▲ 3.4×15 topics
  11. Surgical Management2▲ 7.6×13 topics
  12. Immunotherapy2▲ 4.2×12 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.8×12 topics
  15. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.2×11 topics
  16. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  17. Stem Cells2▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Femoroacetabular Impingement2▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Guidelines2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  20. Hip Arthroscopy2▲ 99×1 topic
  21. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  22. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.5×10 topics
  23. Regeneration1▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Complications1▲ 4.2×10 topics
  25. Growth Factors1▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.6×8 topics
  27. Platelet-Rich Plasma1▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Arthroplasty1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment1▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 10×1 topic
  33. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Prognosis1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  35. Revision Surgery1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Tendon1▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Total Hip Replacement1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Genetic Heterogeneity1▲ 91×2 topics
  39. Genetic Mutations1▲ 3.9×11 topics
  40. Management1▲ 2.1×11 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone fractures and treatments, Hip disorders and treatments, Tendon Structure and Treatment and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Bone fractures and treat…2Bone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional worksCongenital limb and hand anomalies: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksConnective tissue disorders research: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologySurgeryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Congenital limb and hand anomalies Developmental Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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