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UPMC Presbyterian

In research, UPMC Presbyterian stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,626 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,667 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,222
of 28,054 · #6,382 all time
Rank in United States
#2,792
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
67k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is UPMC Presbyterian 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,626 of 11,982 10.1%95 #1823
MedicineField #7,667 of 10,443 9.6%88 #1396

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UPMC Presbyterian 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.39× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.49× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UPMC Presbyterian?

Ranked on the composite score, CHARLES H. BURNETT and Charles A. Jungreis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UPMC Presbyterian.

  1. 1 CHARLES H. BURNETT United States · #113,980 worldwide 80 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Charles A. Jungreis United States · #158,042 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at UPMC Presbyterian

Which keywords describe research at UPMC Presbyterian?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Guidelines, Treatment, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Heart Failure and Surgical Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 3.5×60 topics
  2. Treatment7▲ 4.8×26 topics
  3. Inflammation7▲ 2.6×39 topics
  4. Risk Factors7▲ 5.0×18 topics
  5. Diagnosis6▲ 5.3×21 topics
  6. Guidelines6▲ 10×11 topics
  7. Healthcare-Associated Infections4▲ 31×5 topics
  8. Heart Failure4▲ 8.3×10 topics
  9. Management4▲ 4.6×14 topics
  10. Surgical Management4▲ 8.0×12 topics
  11. Biomarkers4▲ 4.6×12 topics
  12. Prognostic Factors4▲ 6.7×14 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 5.3×10 topics
  14. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.8×11 topics
  15. Critical Care3▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Neuroprotection3▲ 7.8×8 topics
  17. Prognosis3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  18. Mortality3▲ 4.6×9 topics
  19. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  20. Clinical Trials3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  21. Resuscitation3▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Sepsis3▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Pathophysiology3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  24. Echocardiography3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  25. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  26. Infection2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  27. Neuroinflammation2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Radiotherapy2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.5×7 topics
  31. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Patient Safety2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Prophylaxis2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Elderly2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  35. Stroke Prevention2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Catheter Ablation2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Cerebral Blood Flow2▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Intracranial Pressure2▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Traumatic Brain Injury2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does UPMC Presbyterian publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management.

Traumatic Brain Injury a…2Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…2Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods…1Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional works
NeurologyGeriatrics and GerontologyEmergency MedicineInternal Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 2 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Surgery 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UPMC Presbyterian's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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