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University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital

In research, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,445 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,970 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,760
of 28,054 · #20,815 all time
Rank in United States
#3,062
of 4,192
Research works
604
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,445 of 10,443 13.5%91 #9316
Health SciencesDomain #8,970 of 11,982 13.5%102 #10551

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.00× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.74× its world share, 91 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Aditya Badheka and Madhuradhar Chegondi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

  1. 1 Aditya Badheka United States · #1,396,551 worldwide 5 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Madhuradhar Chegondi United States · #1,540,051 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Which keywords describe research at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Mortality Risk, Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Pulmonary Valve Replacement, Epidemiology and Preterm Infants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.7×51 topics
  2. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes12▲ 50×4 topics
  3. Congenital Heart Disease12▲ 111×3 topics
  4. Cardiac Surgery8▲ 93×2 topics
  5. Adult Congenital Heart Disease8▲ 124×1 topic
  6. Mortality Risk8▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Pulmonary Valve Replacement8▲ 124×1 topic
  8. Preterm Infants6▲ 39×4 topics
  9. Echocardiography6▲ 16×8 topics
  10. Heart Failure5▲ 10.0×8 topics
  11. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia5▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Cardiomyopathy5▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Genetics4▲ 4.8×12 topics
  14. Adolescents4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  15. Thrombosis4▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Executive Functioning4▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention4▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation4▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Pain Management3▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Cognitive Function3▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Critical Care3▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Cardiogenic Shock3▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Left Ventricular Assist Device3▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Complications3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  26. Resuscitation3▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Surgical Management3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  28. Catheter Ablation3▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  30. Chronic Pain3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  31. Infant Mortality3▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Preterm Birth3▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Psychological Interventions3▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Pain Assessment Tools2▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Surfactant Proteins2▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Indomethacin Prophylaxis2▲ 277×1 topic
  39. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Patent Ductus Arteriosus2▲ 277×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Infant Development and Preterm Care and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Congenital Heart Disease…8Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 8 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…2Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Conditions and Treatments: 2 fractional worksPediatric Pain Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…2Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCoronary Artery Anomalies: 2 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyBiomedical EngineeringPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 8 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Coronary Artery Anomalies Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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