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What research is done in Baltimore?

Papers authored at Baltimore's institutions — Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore — with the Prism stance layer.

Summary

Research produced in Baltimore is a defining asset: the available record contains 24212 papers, with Johns Hopkins University linked to 18049. Children's Health is the strongest named opportunity area at 279, alongside women's health, neuroscience and mental health.

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Research outlook for Baltimore

What the papers — written in the city and about it — point to, split by the Prism stance layer: work that reads promising versus work that flags problems or urges caution.

Opportunities the research points to
Children's Health · 279Women's Health · 233Healthcare · 199Neuroscience · 152Mental Health · 143Men's Health · 108COVID-19 · 108Breast Cancer · 104Machine Learning · 104HIV · 96Tumor · 86Cancer · 82
Concerns the research raises
Healthcare · 340Children's Health · 286Women's Health · 263COVID-19 · 225HIV · 150Mental Health · 139Public Health · 117Men's Health · 85Research · 85Patients' Health · 82Patient Care · 61Education · 51

counts = papers carrying the theme · concerns merge cautionary, critical and problem-identifying work

Institutions
Orientation
Output by year (sample)
2026: 64520172026645
Opportunities (promising + breakthrough)
Children's Health · 279Women's Health · 233Healthcare · 199Neuroscience · 152Mental Health · 143Men's Health · 108COVID-19 · 108Breast Cancer · 104Machine Learning · 104HIV · 96Tumor · 86Cancer · 82
Cautions (cautionary + critical)
Women's Health · 97Children's Health · 95Healthcare · 72COVID-19 · 58HIV · 36Mental Health · 35Men's Health · 31Patients' Health · 28Patient Health · 23Artificial Intelligence · 22Pregnancy · 19Health · 19
Problems flagged
Healthcare · 265Children's Health · 191COVID-19 · 167Women's Health · 166Public Health · 117HIV · 114Mental Health · 104Research · 85Patient Care · 61Patients' Health · 54Men's Health · 52Education · 51
Top research topics
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · 493Astro and Planetary Science · 423Global Maternal and Child Health · 389Child Nutrition and Water Access · 288Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics · 282Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · 282HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · 281Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics · 278Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · 269Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics · 266Health disparities and outcomes · 262SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research · 259
Most-cited work
PaperYearCitedOrientation
DeepLab: Semantic Image Segmentation with Deep Convolutional Nets, Atrous Convolution, and Fully Connected…201721645Breakthrough
Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the…201810823Problem Identifying
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews20205186Promising
Copper induces cell death by targeting lipoylated TCA cycle proteins20224375Breakthrough
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium…20183709Problem Identifying
The complete sequence of a human genome20223193Breakthrough
Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test20182723Breakthrough
Declaración PRISMA 2020: una guía actualizada para la publicación de revisiones sistemáticas20211832Problem Identifying
A Quantile-Based g-Computation Approach to Addressing the Effects of Exposure Mixtures20201524Promising
GFF Utilities: GffRead and GffCompare20201447Comparative
Studies in humanized mice and convalescent humans yield a SARS-CoV-2 antibody cocktail20201417Breakthrough
Interoception and Mental Health: A Roadmap20171388Descriptive
Strains, functions and dynamics in the expanded Human Microbiome Project20171333Breakthrough
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation20181328Problem Identifying
Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA Publications and…20181315Descriptive

figures marked ≈ are scaled estimates from a partial sample · Prism stance layer over 2017+ papers

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