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Tulane Medical Center

In research, Tulane Medical Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,181 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#4,341 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,444 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,497
of 28,054 · #7,786 all time
Rank in United States
#3,844
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
31.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Tulane 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,181 of 14,347 19.1%479
MedicineField #4,341 of 17,978 13.8%1,014
Health SciencesDomain #5,444 of 20,462 13.9%1,098
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,247 of 7,814 21.8%252
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,811 of 4,961 22.4%150
SurgerySubfield #3,059 of 4,227 12.8%133
NeuroscienceField #2,092 of 2,675 12.6%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tulane 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.93× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.12× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Tulane Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Leon A. Weisberg, Melanie Ehrlich and Neil Baum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tulane Medical Center.

  1. 1 Leon A. Weisberg United States · #243,711 worldwide 120 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Melanie Ehrlich United States · #353,156 worldwide 118 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Neil Baum United States · #688,774 worldwide 73 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Anne L. Foundas United States · #1,122,161 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Tulane Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Tulane Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Mutations, Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Quality Improvement, Healthcare Quality, Primary Care, Clinical Guidelines and Targeted Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.5×47 topics
  2. Genetic Mutations4▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Clinical Trials4▲ 7.2×10 topics
  4. Quality Improvement3▲ 23×6 topics
  5. Healthcare Quality3▲ 37×4 topics
  6. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  7. Primary Care3▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Targeted Therapy2▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Genomic Profiling2▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Prostate Cancer2▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Biomarkers2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  14. Cancer2▲ 2.1×18 topics
  15. Hormone Therapy2▲ 33×3 topics
  16. Treatment2▲ 2.3×14 topics
  17. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Medical Imaging2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  19. Androgen Receptor2▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Management2▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. Metastatic Prostate Cancer2▲ 63×1 topic
  22. PET Imaging2▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Prevention2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  25. Mortality2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Precision Medicine2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors2▲ 5.3×11 topics
  28. Complications2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  29. Defensive Medicine2▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Malpractice Risk2▲ 83×1 topic
  31. Guidelines2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Medical Education2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  33. SARS-CoV-21▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Pathophysiology1▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Continuity of Care1▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Dosimetry1▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Health Equity1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  38. Patient-Centered Medical Home1▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Pay for Performance1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Surgical Treatment1▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Tulane Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Soft tissue tumors and treatment.

Prostate Cancer Treatmen…2Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …2Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSoft tissue tumors and treatment: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screen…1Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 1 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePharmacyGeneral Health ProfessionsPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 2 works
  3. 3 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Soft tissue tumors and treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  6. 6 Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tulane Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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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