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Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

In research, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#4,799 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,515 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,871
of 28,054 · #25,814 all time
Rank in United States
#2,091
of 4,192
Research works
566
▲ 450% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine 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 #4,799 of 10,443 7.2%218 #10995
Health SciencesDomain #5,515 of 11,982 7.2%230 #12202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine 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: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.80× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.63× its world share, 218 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan Leo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine.

  1. 1 Jonathan Leo United States · #857,583 worldwide 24 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Neurological Disorders, Surgical Management, Quality of Life, Management and Surgical 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology46▲ 3.7×101 topics
  2. Treatment22▲ 5.8×39 topics
  3. Diagnosis17▲ 5.9×34 topics
  4. Quality of Life14▲ 3.1×26 topics
  5. Neurological Disorders12▲ 7.0×15 topics
  6. Inflammation12▲ 1.78×32 topics
  7. Management10▲ 4.0×23 topics
  8. Surgical Management10▲ 7.7×18 topics
  9. Risk Factors9▲ 2.6×24 topics
  10. Immunotherapy8▲ 3.7×15 topics
  11. Clinical Trials7▲ 3.5×17 topics
  12. Medical Education7▲ 8.8×9 topics
  13. Surgical Treatment7▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Pathophysiology7▲ 7.4×9 topics
  15. Chemotherapy7▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Basal Ganglia6▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Complications6▲ 4.2×16 topics
  18. Genetics6▲ 3.0×16 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors6▲ 4.8×13 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease6▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations6▲ 4.5×18 topics
  22. Neuroimaging6▲ 7.1×10 topics
  23. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.9×10 topics
  24. Surgery6▲ 5.4×11 topics
  25. Epilepsy6▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Echocardiography5▲ 6.1×8 topics
  27. Prognosis5▲ 5.0×7 topics
  28. Thrombosis5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  29. Deep Brain Stimulation5▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Genomic Analysis5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  31. Radiosurgery5▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Reflective Practice5▲ 8.2×2 topics
  33. Treatment-Resistant Depression5▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Neuromodulation4▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Assessment Methods4▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Dystonia4▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Stroke4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Subthalamic Nucleus4▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Academic Medicine4▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Faculty Development4▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurological disorders and treatments, Innovations in Medical Education, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Pelvic floor disorders treatments.

Neurological disorders a…4Neurological disorders and treatments: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…4Innovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 3 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 3 fractional worksAnatomy and Medical Technology: 3 fractional worksMedical Education and Admissions: 3 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…2Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksNeurological and metabolic disorders: 2 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 2 fractional works
NeurologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGender StudiesRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 4 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 3 works
  4. 4 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 3 works
  5. 5 Anatomy and Medical Technology Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Neurological and metabolic disorders Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  10. 10 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 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 available56.3%not open43.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 450% 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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