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Washington University Medical Center

In research, Washington University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#7,517 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,668 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,246
of 28,054 · #3,267 all time
Rank in United States
#2,467
of 4,192
Research works
4.3k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
197k
45.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Washington University Medical 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
MedicineField #7,517 of 10,443 12.3%80 #947
Health SciencesDomain #8,668 of 11,982 12.6%86 #1057

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Washington University Medical 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.82× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.44× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× 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, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Washington University Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Cynthia M. Tracy, William B. Weglicki and Victor Cohn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Cynthia M. Tracy United States · #37,411 worldwide 1.5k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 William B. Weglicki United States · #168,871 worldwide 134 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Victor Cohn United States · #182,272 worldwide 99 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 William M. Steinberg United States · #305,491 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Glenn W. Geelhoed United States · #312,150 worldwide 84 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Mary H. McGrath United States · #407,983 worldwide 57 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Geelhoed Gw United States · #423,679 worldwide 52 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 S. David Rockoff United States · #512,329 worldwide 89 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Charles C. Rogers United States · #567,246 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Alen J Salerian United States · #994,745 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Washington University Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Washington University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Heart Failure, Diagnosis, Medical Education, Clinical Guidelines, Critical Care and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 3.0×64 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 4.4×32 topics
  3. Inflammation5▲ 2.1×38 topics
  4. Diagnosis5▲ 4.3×23 topics
  5. Heart Failure4▲ 8.4×12 topics
  6. Quality of Life4▲ 2.4×16 topics
  7. Biomarkers3▲ 4.0×12 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.5×25 topics
  9. Guidelines3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  10. Medical Education3▲ 11×9 topics
  11. Risk Factors3▲ 2.5×19 topics
  12. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.9×17 topics
  13. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 9.3×9 topics
  14. Management3▲ 3.5×18 topics
  15. Radiotherapy3▲ 6.6×11 topics
  16. Critical Care3▲ 11×8 topics
  17. Complications3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  18. Obesity2▲ 2.9×14 topics
  19. Inflammatory Bowel Disease2▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.0×14 topics
  21. Growth Hormone2▲ 39×2 topics
  22. Cancer Risk2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  23. Aging2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  24. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Genetic Testing2▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Molecular Characterization2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  27. Prognosis2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Breast Cancer2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  29. Cushing's Syndrome2▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Neuroinflammation2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Pituitary Adenomas2▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Infection2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Sepsis2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  34. Targeted Therapy2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Academic Medicine2▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Cancer Treatment2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  37. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 5.6×8 topics
  38. Ion Channels2▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Perioperative Care2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Adjuvant Chemotherapy1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Washington University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Dermatology and Skin Diseases and Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy.

Pituitary Gland Disorder…2Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…1Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 1 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 1 fractional worksAdvances in Oncology and…1Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…1Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPathology and Forensic MedicineDermatologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging5 others

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

  1. 1 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  2. 2 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 1 works
  4. 4 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washington University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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