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Torrance Memorial Medical Center

In research, Torrance Memorial Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#7,199 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,359 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,315
of 28,054 · #22,113 all time
Rank in United States
#4,108
of 4,192
Research works
665
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Torrance Memorial 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 #7,199 of 17,978 14.7%376
Health SciencesDomain #9,359 of 20,462 13.9%422

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Torrance Memorial 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.16× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 11.99× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Torrance Memorial Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Michael Wyman and David J. Slutsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Torrance Memorial Medical Center.

  1. 1 R. Michael Wyman United States · #288,901 worldwide 69 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 David J. Slutsky United States · #353,509 worldwide 54 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Torrance Memorial Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Torrance Memorial Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Sepsis, Resuscitation, Diabetes and Pathophysiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 4.1×30 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 6.7×21 topics
  3. Risk Factors6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 7.6×12 topics
  5. Sepsis5▲ 44×3 topics
  6. Resuscitation4▲ 48×4 topics
  7. Diabetes4▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Pathophysiology4▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Rehabilitation4▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Psychological Impact4▲ 18×2 topics
  11. Burn Injury4▲ 337×1 topic
  12. Burn Wound Infections4▲ 337×1 topic
  13. Cancer4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  14. Aging4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  15. Prognosis3▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Cancer Cachexia3▲ 52×1 topic
  17. Sarcopenia3▲ 52×1 topic
  18. Management3▲ 5.5×10 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  20. Diagnosis3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  21. Treatment2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  22. Cardiovascular Risk Assessment2▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Depression2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  24. Wound Healing2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Growth Factors2▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Quality Improvement2▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Angiogenesis2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  29. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Regeneration2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Atherosclerosis2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  32. Critical Care2▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Macrophages2▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Chronic Wounds2▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Fibroblasts2▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Neuropathology2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Immune System1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Deficiency1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Genetic Regulation1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Health Checks1▲ 151×1 topic

Which research topics does Torrance Memorial Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Wound Healing and Treatments and Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention.

Burn Injury Management a…4Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 3 fractional worksWound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional worksHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention: 1 fractional worksMagnesium in Health and Disease: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksVitamin D Research Studies1Vitamin D Research Studies: 1 fractional worksVitamin C and Antioxidants Research: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPhysiologyRehabilitationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
  4. 4 Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Magnesium in Health and Disease Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  6. 6 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Vitamin D Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  9. 9 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 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-authors3.7%domestic only96.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Torrance Memorial Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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