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Straub Medical Center

In research, Straub Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#6,894 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,279 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#25,987
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,571
of 8,685
Research works
348
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Straub 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
MedicineField #6,894 of 17,978 10.7%258
Health SciencesDomain #9,279 of 20,462 10.8%285

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Straub 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 Straub Medical Center 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 · 22.5 works4.3×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 23.1 works3.8×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.35× its world share, 22 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 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 Straub Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert L. Kistner, Bo Eklöf and Elna M. Masuda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Straub Medical Center.

  1. 1 Robert L. Kistner United States · #38,833 worldwide 256 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Bo Eklöf United States · #56,546 worldwide 142 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Elna M. Masuda United States · #360,604 worldwide 122 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Robert A. Nordyke United States · #364,033 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 B Eklöf United States · #454,323 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Harry L. Arnold United States · #565,000 worldwide 31 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Straub Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Straub Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Revision Surgery, Total Hip Replacement, Epidemiology, Complications, Patient Satisfaction, Health-related Quality of Life, Arthroplasty and Total Knee Replacement.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 5.5×16 topics
  2. Revision Surgery6▲ 164×2 topics
  3. Total Hip Replacement6▲ 164×2 topics
  4. Complications4▲ 32×4 topics
  5. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 42×4 topics
  6. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Arthroplasty3▲ 124×1 topic
  8. Total Knee Replacement3▲ 179×1 topic
  9. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 149×1 topic
  10. Wear Particles2▲ 149×1 topic
  11. Heart Failure2▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Mortality2▲ 11×6 topics
  13. Thrombosis1▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Rehabilitation1▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation1▲ 60×1 topic
  17. Hemorrhage1▲ 64×3 topics
  18. Left Ventricular Assist Device1▲ 98×1 topic
  19. Metastasis1▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Surgical Management1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Periprosthetic Joint Infection1▲ 95×1 topic
  22. Prosthetic Joint Infections1▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Resuscitation1▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Straub Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices and Orthopedic Infections and Treatments.

Total Knee Arthroplasty …3Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 3 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and…2Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Infections an…1Orthopedic Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCancer Diagnosis and Tre…1Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…1Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHip and Femur Fractures: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 1 fractional works
SurgeryBiomedical EngineeringOncologyEpidemiology1 others

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

  1. 1 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 3 works
  2. 2 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  3. 3 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Infections and Treatments Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Hip and Femur Fractures Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.0%domestic only97.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Straub Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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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