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Research in Birmingham

Science Explorer records 51 research institutions in Birmingham, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Alabama at Birmingham, Samford University and Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama.

Research institutions
51
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
86k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8M
32.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Birmingham

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity 75,668 #451
2Samford UniversityUniversity 2,088 #10,907
3Pediatric Nephrology of AlabamaHospital / health system 1,201 #20,140
4Addiction Research FoundationInstitution 793 #10,631 all time
5American Sports Medicine InstituteNonprofit 438 #10,976 all time
6Virginia CollegeUniversity 363 #14,720 all time
7Birmingham–Southern CollegeUniversity 348 #19,457 all time
8American Society for Reproductive MedicineNonprofit 284 #12,540 all time
9EBSCO Industries (United States)Company 268 #23,134 all time
10Cooper Green Mercy HospitalHospital / health system 249 #29,862 all time
11Civitan InternationalNonprofit 228 #19,934 all time
12Alabama Power (United States)Company 187 #27,631 all time
13Mitochondria Research and Medicine SocietyNonprofit 178 #17,456 all time
14Princeton Baptist Medical CenterHospital / health system 169 #33,218 all time
15Jefferson County Department of HealthGovernment institution 159 #28,962 all time
16Brookwood Baptist HealthHospital / health system 150 #33,683 all time
17Carraway Methodist Medical CenterHospital / health system 139 #32,959 all time
18Lakeshore FoundationNonprofit 114 not ranked
19Behavioral Health SystemsHospital / health system 97 not ranked
20Chadwick UniversityUniversity 97 not ranked
21Kirklin ClinicHospital / health system 88 not ranked
22Helen Keller Eye Research FoundationNonprofit 83 not ranked
23Remtech (United States)Company 63 not ranked
24Jefferson State Community CollegeUniversity 51 not ranked
25Altec (United States)Company 48 not ranked
26DiscoveryBioMed (United States)Company 34 not ranked
27Alabama School of Fine ArtsUniversity 30 not ranked
28McWane Science CenterArchive 24 not ranked
29Vivo Biosciences (United States)Company 20 not ranked
30Southeastern Bible CollegeUniversity 20 not ranked
31Lawson State Community CollegeUniversity 18 not ranked
32Brightwood CollegeUniversity 15 not ranked
33Birmingham Public LibraryArchive 10 not ranked
34O'Neal Steel (United States)Company 8 not ranked
35Clayton College of Natural HealthUniversity 7 not ranked
36Birmingham Museum of ArtArchive 6 not ranked
37Alabama Humanities FoundationNonprofit 6 not ranked
38EyeSight Foundation of AlabamaNonprofit 6 not ranked
39Gem Pharmaceuticals (United States)Company 5 not ranked
40Endomimetics (United States)Company 5 not ranked
41Southern Biotechnology AssociatesCompany 5 not ranked
42American Health Research InstituteResearch facility 4 not ranked
43Southern Medical AssociationNonprofit 4 not ranked
44Agenta Biotechnologies (United States)Company 4 not ranked
45Progressive Agriculture FoundationNonprofit 3 not ranked
46International Retinal Research FoundationInstitution 3 not ranked
47Aletheia HouseHospital / health system 3 not ranked
48Telerehabilitation InternationalNonprofit 3 not ranked
49Alabama Clincal TherapeuticsHospital / health system 2 not ranked
50Birmingham Civil Rights InstituteArchive 1 not ranked
51United States Quad Rugby AssociationNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of Alabama at Birmingham: 90.3%Samford University: 2.5%Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama: 1.4%Addiction Research Foundation: 0.9%47 others listed: 4.8%90%largest
University of Alabama at Birmingham76k · 90.3%Samford University2,088 · 2.5%Pediatric Nephrology of Alabama1,201 · 1.4%Addiction Research Foundation793 · 0.9%47 others listed4,048 · 4.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Birmingham work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research in Birmingham is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 7,832 fractional works · 60.2% of its workMedicine: 6,980 fractional works · 53.6% of its workSurgery: 825 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 716 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 532 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 478 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 443 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 404 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 372 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 262 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 223 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 215 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 181 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 180 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 179 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 171 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 170 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 163 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 156 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 137 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 135 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 87 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 650 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 382 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 15 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2,307 fractional works · 17.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,403 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 808 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGenetics: 230 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 134 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 90 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 400 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 122 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 58 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 350 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 264 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMicrobiology: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 46 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,767 fractional works · 13.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 785 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 258 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 111 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 97 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 466 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 210 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 115 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 169 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 155 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 168 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,111 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEngineering: 388 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 172 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 136 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 232 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 85 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 170 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 108 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBirmingham13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences14%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences7,83260.2%
    1. Medicine6,98053.6%
    2. Health Professions6505.0%
    3. Nursing1050.8%
    4. Dentistry820.6%
    5. Veterinary150.1%
  2. Life Sciences2,30717.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,40310.8%
    2. Neuroscience4003.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3502.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1010.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics530.4%
  3. Social Sciences1,76713.6%
    1. Social Sciences7856.0%
    2. Psychology4663.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1691.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities1681.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1160.9%
    6. Decision Sciences630.5%
    1. Engineering3883.0%
    2. Computer Science2321.8%
    3. Environmental Science1701.3%
    4. Materials Science1080.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy720.6%
    6. Mathematics590.5%
    7. Chemistry440.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences280.2%
    9. Energy60.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Birmingham strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Birmingham is most concentrated in Nephrology, Emergency Medicine and Hematology (5.4× the world share in Nephrology).

  1. NephrologySubfield · 132.6 works5.4×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 123.0 works4.4×
  3. HematologySubfield · 146.1 works4.2×
  4. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 39.3 works4.1×
  5. GeneticsSubfield · 121.0 works3.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 93 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.00× its world share, 1,218 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.67× its world share, 306 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 338 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 47 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 40 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 194 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 342 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 147 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 96 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 64 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 67 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 579 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 6,107 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 92 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 144 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 155 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 410 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 703 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.79×6,107 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.67×306 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.00×1,218 works
  4. Health Professions1.93×579 works
  5. Neuroscience1.83×338 works
  6. Nursing1.66×92 works
  7. Dentistry1.21×67 works
  8. Psychology1.18×410 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.17×47 works
  10. Veterinary0.87×14 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×155 works
  12. Social Sciences0.49×703 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.48×53 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.44×144 works
  15. Mathematics0.39×52 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×102 works
  17. Environmental Science0.26×147 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.25×64 works
  19. Materials Science0.24×96 works
  20. Chemistry0.23×40 works
  21. Computer Science0.22×194 works
  22. Engineering0.20×342 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×93 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×26 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.09×4 works
  26. Energy0.05×6 works

Which keywords describe research in Birmingham?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress, Cancer and Treatment.

▲ 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-now 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
  1. Epidemiology1,202▲ 2.3×133 topics
  2. Inflammation782▲ 2.8×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress454▲ 2.1×60 topics
  4. Quality of Life435▲ 2.3×55 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease412▲ 2.8×38 topics
  6. Risk Factors410▲ 2.9×37 topics
  7. Cancer374▲ 2.1×57 topics
  8. Public Health364▲ 1.92×60 topics
  9. Treatment358▲ 2.3×52 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome309▲ 2.9×22 topics
  11. Diagnosis308▲ 2.5×40 topics
  12. Mental Health279▲ 1.50×43 topics
  13. Immunotherapy273▲ 2.9×19 topics
  14. Depression253▲ 2.2×23 topics
  15. Management253▲ 2.4×34 topics
  16. Aging240▲ 3.4×18 topics
  17. Chemotherapy236▲ 2.6×25 topics
  18. Clinical Trials225▲ 2.6×19 topics
  19. Biomarkers225▲ 2.5×17 topics
  20. Global Burden223▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Obesity218▲ 2.2×27 topics
  22. Mortality210▲ 2.8×13 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders199▲ 2.7×20 topics
  24. Heart Failure194▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Genetic Mutations191▲ 3.4×23 topics
  26. Genetics183▲ 1.99×24 topics
  27. Clinical Practice Guidelines175▲ 2.4×14 topics
  28. Complications173▲ 2.7×17 topics
  29. Anxiety166▲ 2.7×11 topics
  30. Guidelines161▲ 2.6×13 topics
  31. Primary Care159▲ 3.3×14 topics
  32. Prognostic Factors159▲ 2.8×14 topics
  33. Rehabilitation154▲ 3.0×12 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease149▲ 4.5×9 topics
  35. Prognosis143▲ 3.3×9 topics
  36. Medical Education140▲ 4.0×13 topics
  37. Mortality Risk133▲ 4.3×6 topics
  38. Health Disparities129▲ 3.8×9 topics
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension115▲ 6.4×3 topics
  40. Antiretroviral Therapy112▲ 5.3×6 topics

What research is done in Birmingham?

Cystic Fibrosis Research…58Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 58 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…52Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 52 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 49 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…49Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 49 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…46HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 46 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 46 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 39 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…38Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 38 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 38 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 37 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInfectious DiseasesGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 58 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 52 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 49 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 49 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 46 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 46 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 39 works
  8. 8 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 38 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 38 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 37 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Birmingham14.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.9% in 2010.

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