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AltaMed

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,779
of 28,054 · #41,866 all time
Rank in United States
#4,032
of 4,192
Research works
176
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
788
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.72× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AltaMed?

Ranked on the composite score, Claudio Giorlandino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AltaMed.

  1. 1 Claudio Giorlandino United States · #988,904 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at AltaMed

Which keywords describe research at AltaMed?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Air Force, Modernization, Culture, Islam, Legal Regulation, Transport Policy and Health Disparities.

▲ 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. Air Force14▲ 112×1 topic
  2. Literature14▲ 25×3 topics
  3. Modernization14▲ 74×1 topic
  4. Culture14▲ 25×1 topic
  5. Islam14▲ 64×1 topic
  6. Legal Regulation14▲ 61×1 topic
  7. Transport Policy14▲ 106×1 topic
  8. Risk Factors5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  9. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×12 topics
  10. Epidemiology4◆ 0.89×19 topics
  11. Health Disparities4▲ 14×6 topics
  12. Mortality3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  13. Surveillance3▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Prevention2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  15. Colorectal Cancer2▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Screening2▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Pandemic2▲ 2.0×4 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  19. Cancer Incidence2▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Preventive Services2▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  22. Resilience2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  23. Mortality Rates2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Breast Cancer Screening2▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Global Surveillance2▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Healthcare Workers2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  27. Quality Improvement2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. SARS-CoV-21▲ 4.2×3 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  31. Psychological Distress1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  32. Cultural Competence1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Logistics1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  35. Nursing1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  36. Patient-Centered Care1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Rituximab1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  38. ANCA-associated1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Health Care Costs1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Vasculitides1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does AltaMed publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Military Technology and Strategies, Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection.

Military Technology and …14Military Technology and Strategies: 14 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…14Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 14 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…14Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 14 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksVasculitis and related conditions: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringTransportationSociology and Political ScienceOncology3 others

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

  1. 1 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 14 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  4. 4 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Vasculitis and related conditions Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available78.7%not open21.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.3%domestic only74.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AltaMed's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% 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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