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Western Pennsylvania Hospital

In research, Western Pennsylvania Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,605 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#3,768 of 17,978 worldwide) and Surgery (#2,115 of 4,227 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,181
of 28,054 · #12,443 all time
Rank in United States
#2,617
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Western Pennsylvania 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,605 of 20,462 12.7%886
MedicineField #3,768 of 17,978 13.0%817
SurgerySubfield #2,115 of 4,227 16.3%170
Life SciencesDomain #9,271 of 14,347 13.4%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Pennsylvania 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 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: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.80× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Pennsylvania Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard K. Shadduck, Alan H. Gradman and Thomas C. Krivak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Pennsylvania Hospital.

  1. 1 Richard K. Shadduck United States · #138,481 worldwide 144 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Alan H. Gradman United States · #256,752 worldwide 121 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Thomas C. Krivak United States · #263,952 worldwide 91 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Matthew Marshall United States · #644,270 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 F. B. Cooper United States · #843,865 worldwide 22 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 R. R. Mellon United States · #884,578 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Philip F. Caushaj United States · #988,967 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Sarfraz Ahmad United States · #1,139,982 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Western Pennsylvania Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Western Pennsylvania Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Risk Factors, Altruism, Complications, Courage, Heroism and Leadership.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.6×31 topics
  2. Risk Factors4▲ 4.8×11 topics
  3. Rehabilitation3▲ 12×4 topics
  4. Inflammation3▲ 2.0×12 topics
  5. Altruism3▲ 45×2 topics
  6. Big Data3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  7. Complications3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  8. Mental Health2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Leadership2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  10. Courage2▲ 295×1 topic
  11. Heroism2▲ 295×1 topic
  12. Psychological Impact2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  13. Treatment2▲ 2.7×11 topics
  14. Depression2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  15. Adolescents2▲ 7.8×7 topics
  16. Diabetes2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  17. Proton Pump Inhibitors2▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Esophageal Motility Disorders2▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease2▲ 104×1 topic
  20. Genetics2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  21. Biomechanics2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  22. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  23. Pathophysiology2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Prevalence2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  25. Arthroplasty1▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Resuscitation1▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Wound Healing1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  28. Ankle Injuries1▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Burn Injury1▲ 119×1 topic
  30. Burn Wound Infections1▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Growth Factors1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Regeneration1▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Sepsis1▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Sprains1▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Biogeography1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Endoscopic Stenting1▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Esophageal Perforation1▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Ethical Climate1▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Moral Distress1▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Phylogeny1▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Western Pennsylvania Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies, Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, Foot and Ankle Surgery and Burn Injury Management and Outcomes.

Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 2 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 2 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery1Foot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksGastrointestinal motilit…1Gastrointestinal motility and disorders: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…1Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyGastroenterologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 2 works
  3. 3 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Gastrointestinal motility and disorders Gastroenterology 1 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 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 available16.0%not open84.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Pennsylvania Hospital'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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