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Tucson Medical Center

In research, Tucson Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,651 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,677 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,221
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,990
of 7,310
Research works
451
▲ 113% vs 2018-21
Citations
8k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Tucson Medical Center

What is Tucson 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 #7,651 of 16,688 7.9%327
MedicineField #6,677 of 14,558 8.2%286

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tucson 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 Tucson Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 82% of research at Tucson Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (75%), Health Professions (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (3%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 55 fractional works · 82.1% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 75.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTucson MedicalCenter67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences82%Social Sciences5%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5075.3%
    2. Health Professions45.6%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Physics and Astronomy22.9%
    2. Engineering12.0%
    3. Chemistry00.5%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Environmental Science00.1%
    6. Computer Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.5%
    2. Psychology11.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.92× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.92×50 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.57×2 works
  3. Health Professions2.14×4 works
  4. Nursing1.94×1 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.32×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×2 works
  7. Psychology0.55×1 works
  8. Dentistry0.47×0 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  10. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.26×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.20×2 works
  13. Engineering0.13×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.09×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  21. Environmental Science0.03×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tucson Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas E. Waggoner, Susan T. Snedaker and Joshua J. Tofield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tucson Medical Center.

  1. 1 Thomas E. Waggoner United States · #374,665 worldwide 904 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Susan T. Snedaker United States · #2,182,758 worldwide 81 citations · 128 works
  3. 3 Joshua J. Tofield United States · #2,263,986 worldwide 584 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Ahmet Tayfun Gürbüz United States · #2,741,043 worldwide 584 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Mark M. Kartchner United States · #2,819,285 worldwide 746 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Ronald G. Bercaw United States · #2,974,950 worldwide 40 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Saif Ali Khan United States · #3,101,491 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Alfred E. Stillman United States · #3,260,235 worldwide 662 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Kurt A. Knoth United States · #3,371,535 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Adib H. Sabbagh United States · #3,652,328 worldwide 289 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Tucson Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from Tucson Medical Center?

The most cited paper from Tucson Medical Center is "Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny" (Andrew G. Clark et al., 2007), with 2,132 citations. Next come "Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Mobile Health Applications That Work: Opportunities and Barriers" (616) and "Efficacy of Salmeterol Xinafoate in the Treatment of COPD" (520).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny Andrew G. Clark et al. · Nature Open access415 authors Nov 2007 2,132
2 Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Mobile Health Applications That Work: Opportunities and Barriers Ronald S. Weinstein, Ana María López, Bellal A Joseph et al. · The American Journal of Medicine 29 Oct 2013 616
3 Efficacy of Salmeterol Xinafoate in the Treatment of COPD Donald A. Mahler, James F. Donohue, Robert A. Barbee et al. · CHEST Journal Open access Apr 1999 520
4 The clinical and economic value of a short course of omeprazole in patients with noncardiac chest pain Ronnie Fass, M. Brian Fennerty, Joshua J. Ofman et al. · Gastroenterology Open access Jul 1998 400
5 Amniotic fluid infection, inflammation, and colonization in preterm labor with intact membranes C. Andrew Combs et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Open access 23 Nov 2013 372
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Which keywords describe research at Tucson Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Guidelines, Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Catheter Ablation, Stroke Prevention, Anticoagulant Therapy and Atrial Fibrillation.

▲ 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 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▲ 2.9×40 topics
  2. Guidelines6▲ 18×9 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 7.4×17 topics
  4. Treatment4▲ 4.8×18 topics
  5. Catheter Ablation3▲ 37×2 topics
  6. Risk Factors3▲ 3.7×13 topics
  7. Anticoagulant Therapy3▲ 31×1 topic
  8. Atrial Fibrillation3▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Stroke Prevention3▲ 32×2 topics
  10. Postoperative Complications2▲ 29×4 topics
  11. Management2▲ 4.2×15 topics
  12. Mortality2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  13. Academic Medicine2▲ 39×3 topics
  14. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.0×12 topics
  15. Complications2▲ 5.4×10 topics
  16. Heart Failure2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  18. Science2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement2▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Cardiac Risk2▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  23. Gender Bias2▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Mentorship2▲ 60×2 topics
  25. Perioperative2▲ 31×1 topic
  26. Rituximab2▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Thrombosis2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  28. Health Care Disparities2▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 17×4 topics
  30. Physician Workforce2▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Prognosis2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  32. Pathophysiology1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  33. Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis1▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma1▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Healthcare Quality1▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Prophylaxis1▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Radio Astronomy1▲ 82×1 topic
  38. Transits of Venus1▲ 192×1 topic
  39. Trauma1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Lymphoma1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Tucson Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes and Diversity and Career in Medicine.

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …2Diversity and Career in Medicine: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging and Pathology Studies: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksMedical Education and Ad…1Medical Education and Admissions: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 1 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGender StudiesPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAstronomy and Astrophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 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 available17.5%not open82.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tucson Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 113% higher 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 Tucson Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Tucson Medical Center0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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