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Via Christi Hospital

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Research works
43
▼ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
627
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Via Christi Hospital

Not ranked overall: Via Christi Hospital is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Via Christi Hospital work in?

In all years, 76% of research at Via Christi Hospital is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (66%), Health Professions (9%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 33 fractional works · 75.8% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 66.0% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVia ChristiHospital43fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2966.0%
    2. Health Professions48.8%
    3. Veterinary00.4%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Psychology48.4%
    2. Social Sciences11.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    1. Engineering12.2%
    2. Computer Science01.0%
    3. Environmental Science00.8%
    4. Materials Science00.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.97× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 48.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinary1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 48.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary48.27×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology6.52×0 works
  3. Medicine3.97×2 works
  4. Health Professions1.99×0 works
  5. Materials Science0.63×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.41×0 works
  7. Engineering0.06×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Via Christi Hospital?

The most cited paper from Via Christi Hospital is "Effects of 12 Months of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Naturalistic Study" (Augustus John Rush, Harold A. Sackeïm, Lauren B. Marangell et al., 2005), with 402 citations. Next come "Brain‐responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy" (318) and "Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015" (199).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effects of 12 Months of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression: A Naturalistic Study Augustus John Rush, Harold A. Sackeïm, Lauren B. Marangell et al. · Biological Psychiatry Sep 2005 402
2 Brain‐responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy Eric B. Geller et al. · Epilepsia Open access 11 Apr 2017 318
3 Statement of the Third International Exercise-Associated Hyponatremia Consensus Development Conference, Carlsbad, California, 2015 Tamara Hew‐Butler, Mitchell H. Rosner, Sandra Fowkes-Godek et al. · Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine 23 Jun 2015 199
4 Infectious Dose of Listeria monocytogenes in Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream, United States, 2015 Régis Pouillot, Karl C. Klontz, Yi Chen et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 16 Nov 2016 129
5 Counseling Psychology's Focus on Positive Aspects of Human Functioning Shane J. Lopez, Jeana L. Magyar‐Moe, Stephanie E. Petersen et al. · The Counseling Psychologist 28 Feb 2006 128
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Which keywords describe research at Via Christi Hospital?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Adolescents, Complications, Guidelines, CT Imaging, Trauma and Human Metapneumovirus.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology6▲ 3.7×27 topics
  2. Mortality2▲ 11×7 topics
  3. Adolescents2▲ 15×4 topics
  4. Complications2▲ 9.5×11 topics
  5. Inflammation2▲ 1.89×11 topics
  6. Mental Health2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  9. CT Imaging2▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  11. Guidelines2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  12. Human Metapneumovirus2▲ 76×1 topic
  13. Respiratory Syncytial Virus2▲ 76×1 topic
  14. Trauma2▲ 18×4 topics
  15. Health Outcomes1▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Public Health1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  17. Cancer Risk1▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Children1▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Depression1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  20. Injury Severity1▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Trauma Center1▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Pain Management1▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Suicide1▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Elderly1▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  26. Infection Risk1▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Management1▲ 3.3×5 topics
  28. Risk Assessment1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  29. Sepsis1▲ 15×5 topics
  30. Criminal Behavior1▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Developmental Trajectories1▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Global Burden1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  33. Health Effects1▲ 3.8×1 topic
  34. Mental Disorders1▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Noise Pollution1▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Parenting1▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Prevention Strategies1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Psychopathology1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Psychopathy1▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Suicidal Behavior1▲ 76×1 topic

Which research topics does Via Christi Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Animal health and immunology, Medication Adherence and Compliance and Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments.

Iron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksAnimal health and immunology: 0 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 0 fractional worksBone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments: 0 fractional worksAntiplatelet Therapy and…0Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases: 0 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 0 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksHemodynamic Monitoring a…0Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 0 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional works
HematologySmall AnimalsFamily PracticeRheumatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 0 works
  2. 2 Animal health and immunology Small Animals 0 works
  3. 3 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 0 works
  4. 4 Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  5. 5 Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 0 works
  10. 10 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Via Christi Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Via Christi Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000080% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Via Christi Hospital0.000011% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Via Christi Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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