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St. Mary's Medical Center

In research, St. Mary's Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,121 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,807 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#27,868
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,979
of 8,685
Research works
339
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
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 #9,121 of 20,462 15.6%269
MedicineField #12,807 of 17,978 14.6%233

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).

What does St. Mary's Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 46.0 works4.1×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.11× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Jack Dougherty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Mary's Medical Center.

  1. 1 Jack Dougherty United States · #1,363,267 worldwide 4 citations · 25 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: Biomechanics, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Internal Fixation, Spinal Fusion, Risk Factors, Surgical Treatment and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 3.6×29 topics
  2. Biomechanics6▲ 35×6 topics
  3. Risk Factors4▲ 5.5×11 topics
  4. Internal Fixation3▲ 80×2 topics
  5. Rehabilitation3▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Spinal Fusion3▲ 54×2 topics
  7. Arthroplasty3▲ 46×2 topics
  8. Complications3▲ 8.9×8 topics
  9. Surgical Treatment3▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Infection Prevention2▲ 49×3 topics
  11. Treatment2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  12. Bone Healing2▲ 95×1 topic
  13. Degenerative Disc Disease2▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Fracture Epidemiology2▲ 95×1 topic
  15. Diagnosis2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  16. Prevention2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  17. Public Health2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  18. Chemotherapy2▲ 5.3×12 topics
  19. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Low Back Pain2▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Mortality2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  22. Surgical Management2▲ 8.5×8 topics
  23. Ankle Injuries2▲ 110×1 topic
  24. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Sprains2▲ 110×1 topic
  27. Revision Surgery2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Guidelines2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Pedicle Screw Fixation2▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Vertebroplasty2▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Hemorrhage2▲ 39×3 topics
  33. Cardiovascular Diseases1▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Distal Radius Fractures1▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Flexor Tendon Repair1▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Occupational Health1▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Biomechanical Analysis1▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Epidemiological Studies1▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Mortality Trends1▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Trauma1▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Bone fractures and treatments, Foot and Ankle Surgery, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.

Bone fractures and treat…2Bone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery2Foot and Ankle Surgery: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fix…2Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional worksHip disorders and treatm…1Hip disorders and treatments: 1 fractional worksScoliosis diagnosis and treatment: 1 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 1 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…1Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePathology and Forensic MedicineSurgery1 others

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

  1. 1 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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