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Armed Forces College of Medicine

In research, Armed Forces College of Medicine stands highest in Medicine (#8,363 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,919 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,720
of 28,054 · #27,520 all time
Rank in Egypt
#96
of 123
Research works
761
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Armed Forces College of 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 #8,363 of 10,443 5.3%119 #16248
Health SciencesDomain #9,919 of 11,982 5.3%129 #18835

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Armed Forces College of 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: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.73× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.09× its world share, 119 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.75× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Armed Forces College of Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Oxidative Stress, Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology23▲ 2.9×73 topics
  2. Inflammation14▲ 3.5×56 topics
  3. Quality of Life10▲ 3.5×21 topics
  4. Treatment10▲ 4.0×30 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.7×31 topics
  6. Cancer8▲ 3.1×33 topics
  7. Diagnosis8▲ 4.1×23 topics
  8. COVID-197▲ 2.6×11 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 3.1×26 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.7×15 topics
  11. Immune Response5▲ 4.8×13 topics
  12. Risk Factors5▲ 2.4×14 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  14. Management5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  15. Mortality5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Risk4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  17. Biomarkers4▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  19. Chemotherapy4▲ 2.8×17 topics
  20. SARS-CoV-24▲ 6.1×4 topics
  21. Pregnancy4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  22. Prevention3▲ 4.0×10 topics
  23. Autoantibodies3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  24. Complications3▲ 3.3×11 topics
  25. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  26. Infection3▲ 6.3×8 topics
  27. Neurodegeneration3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  28. Cytokines3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  29. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Medical Education3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  31. Cancer Treatment2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  32. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Glaucoma2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  34. Immunomodulation2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  35. Macular Degeneration2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. Olfactory Dysfunction2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Olfactory System2▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Sepsis2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Hepatic Steatosis2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  40. Optic Nerve2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Armed Forces College of Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Olfactory and Sensory Fu…2Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Repro…2COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 2 fractional worksParasitic Infections and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksAnorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 1 fractional worksThyroid Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Sensory SystemsObstetrics and GynecologyParasitologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 2 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  3. 3 Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics Parasitology 2 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 1 works
  8. 8 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available63.2%not open36.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Armed Forces College of Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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