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Washington Poison Center

In research, Washington Poison Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,305 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,839
of 28,054 · #11,407 all time
Rank in United States
#2,739
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Washington Poison Center 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 #9,305 of 11,982 14.3%63 #6066

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Washington Poison 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: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 21.54× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.47× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 21.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Washington Poison Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Henry A. Spiller, Susan C. Smolinske and Elizabeth J. Scharman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington Poison Center.

  1. 1 Henry A. Spiller United States · #140,912 worldwide 95 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Susan C. Smolinske United States · #710,686 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth J. Scharman United States · #817,852 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Katherine Ellison United States · #899,971 worldwide 10 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Washington Poison Center

Which keywords describe research at Washington Poison Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Poison Control Centers, Toxic Exposure Surveillance, Oxidative Stress, Substance Use Disorders, Mortality Risk, Toxins, Neuroprotection and Chronic Pain 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. Poison Control Centers12▲ 591×1 topic
  2. Toxic Exposure Surveillance12▲ 591×1 topic
  3. Oxidative Stress11▲ 5.4×21 topics
  4. Epidemiology8▲ 1.67×34 topics
  5. Inflammation5▲ 1.86×16 topics
  6. Substance Use Disorders4▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Mortality Risk4▲ 15×2 topics
  8. Toxins4▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  10. Neuroprotection4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  11. Antioxidants4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  12. Chronic Pain Management4▲ 92×1 topic
  13. Opioid Prescribing4▲ 92×1 topic
  14. Biomarkers4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  15. Neurotoxicity3▲ 22×5 topics
  16. Forensic Toxicology3▲ 100×2 topics
  17. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  18. Pharmacokinetics3▲ 9.8×7 topics
  19. Acetaminophen3▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Designer Drugs3▲ 139×1 topic
  21. Drug Analysis3▲ 139×1 topic
  22. Drug-Induced Liver Injury3▲ 87×1 topic
  23. Hepatotoxicity3▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Toxicity3▲ 5.8×12 topics
  25. Evolution3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  26. Envenoming3▲ 184×1 topic
  27. Snake Venom3▲ 184×1 topic
  28. Metabolism3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  29. Metabolic Disorders2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Acute Kidney Injury2▲ 37×3 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  32. Hyperuricemia2▲ 74×2 topics
  33. Neuroimaging2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  34. Rasburicase2▲ 326×1 topic
  35. Tumor Lysis Syndrome2▲ 326×1 topic
  36. Cannabinoid Receptors2▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Endocannabinoid System2▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Neuropathology2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Traditional Chinese Medicine2▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Thiamine Deficiency2▲ 108×1 topic

Which research topics does Washington Poison Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poisoning and overdose treatments, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis and Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection.

Poisoning and overdose t…12Poisoning and overdose treatments: 12 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…4Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 4 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …3Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 3 fractional worksDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection: 3 fractional worksVenomous Animal Envenomation and Studies: 3 fractional worksMethemoglobinemia and Tu…2Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksAlcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency: 2 fractional worksPlant-based Medicinal Research: 2 fractional worksHeme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide: 1 fractional works
Emergency MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthToxicologyPharmacology4 others

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

  1. 1 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 12 works
  2. 2 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 3 works
  4. 4 Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection Pharmacology 3 works
  5. 5 Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies Genetics 3 works
  6. 6 Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant-based Medicinal Research Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide Molecular Biology 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washington Poison Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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