Research in Birmingham
Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Birmingham. The largest by output are O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, UAB Medicine and Vulcan Materials (United States).
- Research institutions
- 5
- Research works
- 90 ▲ 386% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 23.5% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Birmingham?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer CenterHospital / health system | 51 | not ranked | |
| 2 | UAB MedicineHospital / health system | 22 | not ranked | |
| 3 | Vulcan Materials (United States)Company | 8 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Regions Financial (United States)Company | 8 | not ranked | |
| 5 | Alabama AudubonNonprofit | 1 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which keywords describe research in Birmingham?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Chemotherapy, Depression, Health-related Quality of Life, Elderly Patients and Anxiety.
- Uterine Leiomyoma
- Immune Response
- Molecular Profiling
- Primary Care
- Financial Toxicity
- Prognostic Factors
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Digital Divide
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Precision Medicine
- Cancer Survivorship
- Rituximab
- Breast Cancer
- Cancer
- Geriatric Assessment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Elderly Patients
- Chemotherapy
- Aging
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Quality of Life
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Health-related Quality of Life
- Frailty
- Immunotherapy
- Physical Activity
- Radiotherapy
- COVID-19
- Clinical Trials
- Mental Health
- Psychosocial Interventions
- Targeted Therapy
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Cost of Care
- PET Imaging
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Uterine Fibroids
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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
- Inflammation4▲ 3.9×13 topics
- Epidemiology4▲ 1.91×26 topics
- Quality of Life4▲ 5.1×13 topics
- Aging4▲ 13×6 topics
- Depression3▲ 6.7×7 topics
- Chemotherapy3▲ 8.0×17 topics
- Anxiety3▲ 11×4 topics
- Elderly Patients3▲ 32×3 topics
- Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 23×3 topics
- Chronic Disease Management3▲ 26×5 topics
- Frailty2▲ 101×1 topic
- Geriatric Assessment2▲ 71×1 topic
- Immunotherapy2▲ 6.8×13 topics
- Cancer2▲ 3.3×15 topics
- Physical Activity2▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Breast Cancer2▲ 16×8 topics
- Radiotherapy2▲ 9.0×8 topics
- Rituximab2▲ 24×3 topics
- COVID-192▲ 2.5×6 topics
- Cancer Survivorship2▲ 46×2 topics
- Clinical Trials2▲ 4.8×8 topics
- Precision Medicine2▲ 6.6×5 topics
- Mental Health2▲ 2.0×6 topics
- Patient-Reported Outcomes2▲ 57×1 topic
- Psychosocial Interventions2▲ 57×1 topic
- Digital Divide1▲ 11×2 topics
- Targeted Therapy1▲ 13×4 topics
- Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 6.2×6 topics
- Neoadjuvant Therapy1▲ 11×5 topics
- Prognostic Factors1▲ 5.7×10 topics
- Cost of Care1▲ 82×1 topic
- Financial Toxicity1▲ 82×1 topic
- PET Imaging1▲ 14×4 topics
- Primary Care1▲ 6.5×7 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 2.6×5 topics
- Molecular Profiling1▲ 21×3 topics
- Gene Expression Profiling1▲ 25×2 topics
- Immune Response1▲ 3.6×5 topics
- Uterine Fibroids1▲ 67×1 topic
- Uterine Leiomyoma1▲ 67×1 topic
What research is done in Birmingham?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
- 2 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 2 works
- 3 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 1 works
- 4 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
- 5 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
- 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
- 7 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
- 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
- 9 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
- 10 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
Research output over time
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