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Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

In research, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island stands highest in Medicine (#6,637 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,144 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health — Obstetrics and Gynecology is 40.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,962
of 28,054 · #8,672 all time
Rank in United States
#1,490
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island 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 #6,637 of 10,443 15.1%157 #2943
Health SciencesDomain #8,144 of 11,982 14.5%167 #3648

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island 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 Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Obstetrics and Gynecology takes 40.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 24.9 works40×
  2. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 27.5 works17×
  3. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 21.6 works7.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.77× its world share, 157 worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island?

Ranked on the composite score, Jacob A. Canick, David L. Keefe and Paul DiSilvestro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.

  1. 1 Jacob A. Canick United States · #61,265 worldwide 269 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 David L. Keefe United States · #86,314 worldwide 263 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Paul DiSilvestro United States · #136,477 worldwide 188 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Stephen R. Carr United States · #182,676 worldwide 57 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Cara Mathews United States · #248,441 worldwide 63 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Donald R. Coustan United States · #256,683 worldwide 65 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 William J. Cashore United States · #344,439 worldwide 93 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 C.O. Granai United States · #430,069 worldwide 65 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Don B. Singer United States · #443,932 worldwide 63 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Lewis P. Rubin United States · #460,611 worldwide 58 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Which keywords describe research at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maternal Mortality, Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Child Development, Preterm Infants, Prenatal Diagnosis and Breast Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 2.6×39 topics
  2. Maternal Mortality15▲ 31×5 topics
  3. Quality of Life12▲ 3.8×17 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome12▲ 6.7×13 topics
  5. Inflammation12▲ 2.6×37 topics
  6. Child Development10▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes10▲ 25×6 topics
  8. Preterm Infants10▲ 38×4 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.8×20 topics
  10. Prenatal Diagnosis9▲ 30×7 topics
  11. Breast Cancer9▲ 18×8 topics
  12. Global Trends8▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Psychological Interventions8▲ 28×4 topics
  14. Maternal Outcomes8▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Perinatal Outcomes8▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Ovarian Cancer8▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Chemotherapy7▲ 4.8×15 topics
  18. Maternal Mental Health7▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Perinatal Depression7▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Cervical Cancer7▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Health6▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Pregnancy6▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Endothelial Dysfunction6▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Preterm Birth6▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Pregnancy Complications6▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Cesarean Section6▲ 67×1 topic
  27. Precision Medicine6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  28. Vaginal Birth6▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Preeclampsia6▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment6▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Hypertensive Disorders6▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Placental Development6▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Survival Analysis6▲ 9.4×5 topics
  34. Cancer Risk5▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Cognitive Function5▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Infertility5▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia5▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension5▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Respiratory Distress Syndrome5▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Lung Stem Cells5▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Maternal Mental Health D…7Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 7 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…6Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 6 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclamps…6Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 6 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…5Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 5 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 4 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 4 fractional worksInfant Development and P…4Infant Development and Preterm Care: 4 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 4 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 4 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Res…4Gestational Diabetes Research and Management: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  3. 3 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 4 works
  6. 6 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  7. 7 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  8. 8 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  9. 9 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  10. 10 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 4 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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