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Trinity Medical Center

In research, Trinity Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,728 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#33,532
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,036
of 7,310
Research works
158
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Trinity Medical Center

What is Trinity 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 #12,728 of 16,688 5.3%126

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trinity 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Trinity Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at Trinity Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Social Sciences (5%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 30 fractional works · 81.5% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 75.9% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 17.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKTrinity MedicalCenter37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences2%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2875.9%
    2. Health Professions13.9%
    3. Veterinary00.9%
    4. Nursing00.7%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology12.5%
    3. Neuroscience12.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.1%
    1. Social Sciences25.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    3. Psychology00.4%
    1. Engineering00.6%
    2. Materials Science00.6%
    3. Environmental Science00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Trinity Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 28.2 works4.0×
← 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: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.59×0 works
  2. Medicine3.95×28 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.18×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.45×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.48×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.46×1 works
  7. Nursing1.43×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.90×2 works
  9. Social Sciences0.41×2 works
  10. Dentistry0.23×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.17×0 works
  13. Psychology0.13×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  15. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Trinity Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Debra Angelo, Shiwani Kamath and Helbert Acosta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trinity Medical Center.

  1. 1 Debra Angelo United States · #2,763,191 worldwide 146 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Shiwani Kamath United States · #2,975,596 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Helbert Acosta United States · #3,414,977 worldwide 503 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Bassem S Zeidan United States · #5,086,690 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Johnathan Frunzi United States · #5,362,136 worldwide 80 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Trinity Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Trinity Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Trinity Medical Center is "GeoChip 3.0 as a high-throughput tool for analyzing microbial community composition, structure and functional activity" (Zhili He, Ye Deng, Joy D. Van Nostrand et al., 2010), with 312 citations. Next come "Adjusting to life after treatment: distress and quality of life following treatment for breast cancer" (296) and "Experience in the surgical management of 82 symptomatic herniated thoracic discs and review of the literature" (280).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 GeoChip 3.0 as a high-throughput tool for analyzing microbial community composition, structure and functional activity Zhili He, Ye Deng, Joy D. Van Nostrand et al. · The ISME Journal 29 Apr 2010 312
2 Adjusting to life after treatment: distress and quality of life following treatment for breast cancer Erin S. Costanzo, Susan K. Lutgendorf, M L Mattes et al. · British Journal of Cancer Open access 13 Nov 2007 296
3 Experience in the surgical management of 82 symptomatic herniated thoracic discs and review of the literature Charles B. Stillerman, Thomas C. Chen, William T. Couldwell et al. · Journal of neurosurgery Apr 1998 280
4 Psychological effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on healthcare workers globally: A systematic review Mack Sheraton, Neha Deo, Taru Dutt et al. · Psychiatry Research ReviewOpen access 3 Aug 2020 193
5 Gas treatment in trickle-bed biofilters: Biomass, how much is enough? Cristina Alonso‐Tristán, Makram T. Suidan, George A. Sorial et al. · Biotechnology and Bioengineering 20 Jun 1997 139
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Trinity Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Active Learning, Flipped Classroom, Inflammation, Treatment, Antibiotic Resistance and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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-now 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.2×31 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 3.3×15 topics
  3. Pathogenesis2▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 4.8×11 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 4.4×12 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 5.3×10 topics
  7. Active Learning2▲ 27×1 topic
  8. Flipped Classroom2▲ 154×1 topic
  9. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Genetic Mutations2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  11. Complications2▲ 8.0×8 topics
  12. Guidelines2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  13. Prevention2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  14. Echocardiography1▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Heart Failure1▲ 8.7×6 topics
  16. Gastric Cancer1▲ 32×1 topic
  17. Helicobacter pylori1▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.98×7 topics
  19. Surgical Management1▲ 8.2×9 topics
  20. Prognosis1▲ 9.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Trinity Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovative Teaching Methods, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Innovative Teaching Meth…2Innovative Teaching Methods: 2 fractional worksHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksNeuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 0 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 0 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 0 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 0 fractional works
EducationSurgeryNeurologyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 2 works
  2. 2 Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 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.

openly available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Trinity Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Trinity Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Trinity Medical Center0.00017% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Trinity Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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