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Western Connecticut Health Network

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Research works
100
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Western Connecticut Health Network

Not ranked overall: Western Connecticut Health Network 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 Western Connecticut Health Network work in?

In all years, 76% of research at Western Connecticut Health Network is in Health Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Health Professions (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 76 fractional works · 76.0% of its workMedicine: 64 fractional works · 64.3% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 10.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWesternConnecticut…100fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences76%Social Sciences12%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6464.3%
    2. Health Professions1110.5%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Psychology66.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting32.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    4. Social Sciences11.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Computer Science11.1%
    2. Materials Science10.7%
    3. Engineering00.4%
    4. Environmental Science00.3%
    5. Chemistry00.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
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: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.78× its world share, 10 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.62× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology8.62×5 works
  2. Medicine2.78×10 works
  3. Health Professions1.37×1 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×1 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.46×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.41×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.34×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.10×0 works
  13. Engineering0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Western Connecticut Health Network?

Ranked on the quality score, Jeannine Cyr Gluck and Lois Wingerson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Connecticut Health Network.

  1. 1 Jeannine Cyr Gluck United States · #4,348,227 worldwide 202 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Lois Wingerson United States · #7,389,288 worldwide 30 citations · 122 works
All ranked researchers at Western Connecticut Health Network

What are the most cited papers from Western Connecticut Health Network?

The most cited paper from Western Connecticut Health Network is "Cervical cancer worldwide" (Mailinh Vu, Jim G. Yu, Olutosin Alaba Awolude et al., 2018), with 584 citations. Next come "Defining “mutation” and “polymorphism” in the era of personal genomics" (275) and "Increase in Oxytocin From Skin-to-Skin Contact Enhances Development of Parent–Infant Relationship" (222).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cervical cancer worldwide Mailinh Vu, Jim G. Yu, Olutosin Alaba Awolude et al. · Current Problems in Cancer 25 Jun 2018 584
2 Defining “mutation” and “polymorphism” in the era of personal genomics Roshan Karki, Deep S. Pandya, Robert C. Elston et al. · BMC Medical Genomics Open access 14 Jul 2015 275
3 Increase in Oxytocin From Skin-to-Skin Contact Enhances Development of Parent–Infant Relationship Dorothy J. Vittner, Jacqueline M. McGrath, JoAnn Robinson et al. · Biological Research For Nursing 11 Oct 2017 222
4 Gastro-intestinal and oral microbiome signatures associated with healthy aging Harinder Singh, Manolito Torralba, Kelvin Jens Moncera et al. · GeroScience Open access 16 Oct 2019 174
5 The frequency of intravenous medication administration errors related to smart infusion pumps: a multihospital observational study Kumiko O. Schnock et al. · BMJ Quality & Safety 23 Feb 2016 120
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Western Connecticut Health Network?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemotherapy, Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Medical Education, Metastasis, Ovarian Cancer and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.2×33 topics
  2. Chemotherapy6▲ 8.4×14 topics
  3. Clinical Trials5▲ 7.5×8 topics
  4. Risk Factors5▲ 4.5×12 topics
  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 8.1×9 topics
  6. Medical Education4▲ 18×7 topics
  7. Metastasis4▲ 12×5 topics
  8. Inflammation4▲ 1.66×17 topics
  9. Biomarkers4▲ 6.1×6 topics
  10. Ovarian Cancer4▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life4▲ 2.6×17 topics
  12. Diagnosis3▲ 3.3×12 topics
  13. Cytoreductive Surgery3▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Ethical Considerations3▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Genomic Analysis3▲ 11×1 topic
  16. Mental Health3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  17. Global Health3▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Adolescents3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  19. Depression3▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Guidelines3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  21. Heart Failure3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  22. Survival Analysis3▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Echocardiography3▲ 9.6×7 topics
  24. Quality Improvement3▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Surgical Care2▲ 68×2 topics
  26. Global Surgery2▲ 157×1 topic
  27. Health Development2▲ 157×1 topic
  28. Cervical Cancer2▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Molecular Classification2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Robotic Surgery2▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  32. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Brachytherapy2▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Endometrial Carcinoma2▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  37. Uterine Fibroids2▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Uterine Leiomyoma2▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Children2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  40. Mortality Rates2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Connecticut Health Network publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum.

Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksCardiac pacing and defib…1Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies: 1 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health D…1Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …1Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksErythropoietin and Anemia Treatment: 0 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment Hematology 0 works
  9. 9 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 0 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation 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.

openly available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Western Connecticut Health Network's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% 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 Western Connecticut Health Network as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000077% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Western Connecticut Health Network0.000057% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Western Connecticut Health Network over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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