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University of Utah Hospital

In research, University of Utah Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#2,259 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,948 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,353
of 28,054 · #5,683 all time
Rank in United States
#1,545
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is University of Utah 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 #2,259 of 10,443 13.7%155 #1444
Health SciencesDomain #2,948 of 11,982 14.1%165 #1475

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Utah 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).

What does University of Utah Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 35.9 works7.7×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.07× its world share, 154 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Utah Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert L. Jensen, Edward C. Beck and Karin T. Kirchhoff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Utah Hospital.

  1. 1 Robert L. Jensen United States · #103,831 worldwide 154 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Edward C. Beck United States · #107,719 worldwide 170 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Karin T. Kirchhoff United States · #125,792 worldwide 125 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Harold Brown United States · #286,104 worldwide 96 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Russell M. Nelson United States · #298,094 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Robert M. Woolf United States · #368,127 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Utah Hospital

Which keywords describe research at University of Utah Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Radiosurgery, Complications, Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Prognostic Factors and Echocardiography.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 3.4×78 topics
  2. Surgical Management9▲ 11×15 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 2.7×24 topics
  4. Complications7▲ 7.3×15 topics
  5. Risk Factors7▲ 3.3×20 topics
  6. Treatment7▲ 3.0×24 topics
  7. Radiosurgery7▲ 39×4 topics
  8. Diagnosis7▲ 3.8×25 topics
  9. Inflammation7▲ 1.63×32 topics
  10. Rehabilitation6▲ 7.7×10 topics
  11. Pain Management6▲ 13×9 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.9×17 topics
  14. Echocardiography5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  15. Clinical Trials5▲ 3.6×12 topics
  16. Genomic Analysis5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  17. Chronic Pain5▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Heart Failure4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  19. Global Burden4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Low Back Pain4▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Clinical Outcomes4▲ 9.9×5 topics
  22. Endovascular Treatment4▲ 38×2 topics
  23. DNA Methylation4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Histological Classification4▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Meningiomas4▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Neurological Disorders4▲ 3.6×13 topics
  27. Mortality4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment4▲ 9.4×5 topics
  29. Biomechanics4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  30. Clinical Management3▲ 9.9×7 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  32. Elderly Patients3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  33. Endoscopic Surgery3▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Postoperative Pain3▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Spinal Fusion3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 10×7 topics
  37. Embolization3▲ 22×4 topics
  38. Shoulder Function3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Revision Surgery3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Transplantation3▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Utah Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Meningioma and schwannoma management, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Meningioma and schwannom…4Meningioma and schwannoma management: 4 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: …2Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Surgical O…2Head and Neck Surgical Oncology: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyNeurologyPathology and Forensic MedicineSurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 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 available24.3%not open75.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Utah Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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