West Suburban Medical Center
In research, West Suburban Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,937 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #34,018 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #7,243 of 8,685
- Research works
- 178 ▲ 177% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 1.9k 10.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 2.6% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 35% world 28%
What is West Suburban Medical Center known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #13,937 of 20,462 | 11.6% | 137 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Suburban 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).
What does West Suburban Medical Center specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MedicineField · 31.3 works4.3×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at West Suburban Medical Center?
Ranked on the composite score, Frederick Tiesenga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Suburban Medical Center.
- 1 Frederick Tiesenga United States · #1,479,135 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at West Suburban Medical Center?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Surgical Management, Complications, Management, Treatment, Diagnosis, Children and CT Diagnosis.
- Family
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Adolescents
- Survival Analysis
- Pathophysiology
- Laparoscopic Surgery
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- CT Diagnosis
- Children
- Complications
- Diagnosis
- Surgical Management
- Epidemiology
- Treatment
- Management
- Quality of Life
- Inflammation
- Chemotherapy
- Risk Factors
- Guidelines
- Obesity
- Primary Care
- Weight Loss
- Cardiovascular Risk
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Parental Illness
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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 27 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology5▲ 3.3×27 topics
- Surgical Management2▲ 16×7 topics
- Treatment2▲ 5.3×13 topics
- Diagnosis2▲ 6.3×12 topics
- Management2▲ 7.4×11 topics
- Complications2▲ 11×6 topics
- Quality of Life2▲ 3.5×9 topics
- Children2▲ 21×5 topics
- Inflammation2▲ 2.2×12 topics
- CT Diagnosis1▲ 129×3 topics
- Chemotherapy1▲ 5.5×8 topics
- Cancer1▲ 2.6×5 topics
- Risk Factors1▲ 3.2×8 topics
- Diabetes1▲ 6.0×4 topics
- Guidelines1▲ 6.2×5 topics
- Laparoscopic Surgery1▲ 25×2 topics
- Obesity1▲ 3.9×5 topics
- Pathophysiology1▲ 10×2 topics
- Primary Care1▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Survival Analysis1▲ 11×4 topics
- Weight Loss1▲ 18×2 topics
- Adolescents1▲ 7.4×2 topics
- Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 8.8×3 topics
- Cholangiocarcinoma1▲ 34×2 topics
- Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 4.9×6 topics
- Family1▲ 35×1 topic
- Parental Illness1▲ 91×1 topic
Which research topics does West Suburban Medical Center publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Family Support in Illness, Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions, Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes and Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 1 works
- 2 Intestinal and Peritoneal Adhesions Surgery 1 works
- 3 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
- 4 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
- 5 Intraperitoneal and Appendiceal Malignancies Surgery 1 works
- 6 Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments Surgery 1 works
- 7 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
- 8 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 1 works
- 9 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
- 10 Case Reports on Hematomas Surgery 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has West Suburban Medical Center's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 177% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.