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Waterbury Hospital

In research, Waterbury Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#8,949 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,577 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,579
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,859
of 7,310
Research works
525
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Waterbury Hospital

What is Waterbury Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #8,949 of 14,558 7.8%264
Health SciencesDomain #10,577 of 16,688 8.2%306

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Waterbury 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Waterbury Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Waterbury Hospital is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Psychology (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 46 fractional works · 72.5% of its workMedicine: 44 fractional works · 68.5% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 11.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWaterburyHospital64fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences72%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4468.5%
    2. Health Professions23.2%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.0%
    5. Neuroscience00.7%
    1. Psychology34.8%
    2. Social Sciences22.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities22.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering23.8%
    2. Environmental Science11.2%
    3. Mathematics00.6%
    4. Chemistry00.2%
    5. Materials Science00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.56× its world share, 44 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× 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.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.56×44 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.71×1 works
  3. Dentistry1.62×0 works
  4. Psychology1.57×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.33×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.23×2 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×4 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.91×2 works
  9. Mathematics0.55×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.50×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.46×0 works
  12. Engineering0.25×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.22×2 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Waterbury Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Scott H. Kurtzman, Ruth Glasser and Jeffrey H. Boyd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Waterbury Hospital.

  1. 1 Scott H. Kurtzman United States · #1,040,099 worldwide 4.6k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Ruth Glasser United States · #2,046,206 worldwide 299 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey H. Boyd United States · #2,359,757 worldwide 2.4k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Vincent P. deLuise United States · #2,452,684 worldwide 1.1k citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Robert Kennon United States · #2,472,854 worldwide 836 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Irwin M. Greenberg United States · #2,745,411 worldwide 233 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Patrick Amanning Kwaah United States · #3,064,354 worldwide 86 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 K. David Schultz United States · #3,276,982 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 R M Peckham United States · #3,317,967 worldwide 6 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Edward M. Kwasnik United States · #3,332,850 worldwide 716 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Waterbury Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Waterbury Hospital?

The most cited paper from Waterbury Hospital is "The diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis practice parameter: 2010 Update" (Phillip L. Lieberman et al., 2010), with 742 citations. Next come "Serum GFAP and UCH-L1 for prediction of absence of intracranial injuries on head CT (ALERT-TBI): a multicentre observational study" (617) and "Community-Acquired Bacterial Meningitis: Risk Stratification for Adverse Clinical Outcome and Effect of Antibiotic Timing" (489).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis practice parameter: 2010 Update Phillip L. Lieberman et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access 8 Aug 2010 742
2 Serum GFAP and UCH-L1 for prediction of absence of intracranial injuries on head CT (ALERT-TBI): a multicentre observational study Jeffrey J. Bazarian et al. · The Lancet Neurology Open access 24 Jul 2018 617
3 Community-Acquired Bacterial Meningitis: Risk Stratification for Adverse Clinical Outcome and Effect of Antibiotic Timing Steven I. Aronin, Peter Peduzzi, Vincent J. Quagliarello · Annals of Internal Medicine Dec 1998 489
4 TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY THROUGH A MINIMALLY INVASIVE ANTERIOR SURGICAL APPROACH Robert Kennon, John M. Keggi, Robert S. Wetmore et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2003 429
5 Recommendations for prioritization, treatment, and triage of breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. the COVID-19 pandemic breast cancer consortium Jill R. Dietz, Meena S. Moran, Steven Jay Isakoff et al. · Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Open access 24 Apr 2020 398
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Waterbury Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Treatment, Inflammation, Guidelines, Bioethics and Genetic Testing.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.6×42 topics
  2. Diagnosis4▲ 6.9×17 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 2.9×20 topics
  4. Risk Factors3▲ 4.9×12 topics
  5. Treatment3▲ 4.4×17 topics
  6. Guidelines2▲ 7.9×9 topics
  7. Bioethics2▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Aging2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  9. Genetic Testing2▲ 30×2 topics
  10. Social Relationships2▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Management2▲ 4.1×12 topics
  12. Memory2▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Ageism2▲ 117×1 topic
  14. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  15. Emotion2▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Medical Ethics2▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Patient Rights2▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Reproductive Medicine2▲ 238×1 topic
  20. Successful Aging2▲ 117×1 topic
  21. Atherosclerosis2▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  23. Complications2▲ 5.6×9 topics
  24. Surgical Management2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Clinical Management2▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Diabetes2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Immune Response2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  28. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  29. Revascularization2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Surgery2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  31. Weight Loss2▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Classification2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  33. Thrombosis2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Rituximab1▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Eosinophilia1▲ 36×2 topics
  36. Fusion Genes1▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Gene Expression Profiling1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Hypereosinophilic Syndrome1▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Imatinib Mesylate1▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Molecular Profiling1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Waterbury Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medical and Health Sciences Research, Aging and Gerontology Research, Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes and Diet and metabolism studies.

Medical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 2 fractional worksEosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksEngineering Structural Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Sc…1Historical Studies in Science: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…1Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyRheumatologyPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes Rheumatology 1 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  5. 5 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies in Science History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Waterbury Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher 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 Waterbury Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Waterbury Hospital0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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