St Vincent Medical Center
In research, St Vincent Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#6,309 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,734 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Sciences — Health Sciences is 3.3× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #19,606 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #4,245 of 8,685
- Research works
- 448 ▼ 27% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 9.5k 21.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 12.8% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 22% world 28%
What is St Vincent 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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineField | #6,309 of 17,978 | 15.1% | 330 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,734 of 20,462 | 15.0% | 347 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Vincent 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 Vincent Medical Center specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Sciences takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Health SciencesDomain · 20.6 works3.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Veterinary 4.5×
- Medicine 3.7×
- Health Professions 1.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.4×
- Psychology 1.3×
- Nursing 1.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at St Vincent Medical Center?
Ranked on the composite score, Edward W. Boland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Vincent Medical Center.
- 1 Edward W. Boland United States · #506,644 worldwide 77 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at St Vincent Medical Center?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Neuroprotection, Revascularization, Clinical Outcomes, Global Burden, Endovascular Treatment, Prevention Guidelines and Ischemic Stroke.
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Thrombolysis
- Ischemic Stroke
- Global Burden
- Revascularization
- Epidemiology
- Risk Factors
- Neuroprotection
- Clinical Outcomes
- Endovascular Treatment
- Prevention Guidelines
- Mental Health
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 15 words, with their numbers
- Risk Factors3▲ 8.8×8 topics
- Epidemiology2▲ 2.3×23 topics
- Neuroprotection2▲ 21×5 topics
- Revascularization2▲ 47×3 topics
- Clinical Outcomes2▲ 33×3 topics
- Global Burden2▲ 13×3 topics
- Endovascular Treatment2▲ 110×2 topics
- Ischemic Stroke2▲ 40×1 topic
- Prevention Guidelines2▲ 59×2 topics
- Thrombolysis2▲ 89×1 topic
- Mental Health1▲ 3.6×7 topics
- Treatment1▲ 4.1×13 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.5×10 topics
- Diagnosis1▲ 4.1×8 topics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging1▲ 15×3 topics
Which research topics does St Vincent Medical Center publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
- 2 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 1 works
- 3 Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment Neurology 1 works
- 4 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
- 5 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 1 works
- 6 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 0 works
- 7 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 0 works
- 8 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 0 works
- 9 Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques Radiation 0 works
- 10 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has St Vincent Medical Center's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Los Angeles
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- UCLA Health
- Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
- California State University Los Angeles
- Loyola Marymount University
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.