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Augusta University

In research, Augusta University stands highest in Health Sciences (#673 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#626 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#661 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthodontics and Nephrology — Orthodontics is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,498
of 28,054 · #984 all time
Rank in United States
#238
of 4,192
Research works
23k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
619k
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Augusta University 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
Health SciencesDomain #673 of 11,982 13.2%1,612 #252
MedicineField #626 of 10,443 12.4%1,411 #352
Life SciencesDomain #661 of 7,800 18.7%515 #486
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #909 of 3,579 17.7%308 #470
NeuroscienceField #361 of 1,168 20.9%110 #286
Social SciencesDomain #3,482 of 10,521 21.4%303 #1725
Physical SciencesDomain #4,407 of 12,888 18.2%253 #4919
Health ProfessionsField #683 of 1,928 17.0%111 #318
SurgerySubfield #736 of 1,816 9.5%187 #555
Molecular BiologySubfield #966 of 2,175 18.5%174 #665

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Augusta University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#252 #673
  2. Medicine#352 #626
  3. Life Sciences#486 #661
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#470 #909
  5. Neuroscience#286 #361
  6. Social Sciences#1,725 #3,482
  7. Physical Sciences#4,919 #4,407
  8. Health Professions#318 #683
  9. Surgery#555 #736
  10. Molecular Biology#665 #966
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Augusta University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthodontics takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 20.5 works6.8×
  2. NephrologySubfield · 28.4 works4.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.08× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.15× its world share, 308 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.81× its world share, 76 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.54× its world share, 110 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.16× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 111 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.74× its world share, 1,411 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.27× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 85 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 129 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Augusta University?

Ranked on the composite score, Carol Lefebvre, T. H. J. Huisman and Robert S. Weinstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Augusta University.

  1. 1 Carol Lefebvre · #9,694 worldwide 1k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 T. H. J. Huisman · #18,804 worldwide 431 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Robert S. Weinstein · #19,408 worldwide 638 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Andrew L. Mellor · #28,096 worldwide 497 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Francis J. Tedesco · #32,240 worldwide 406 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 D. Hull · #35,747 worldwide 364 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Jin‐Xiong She · #37,013 worldwide 364 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Zheng Dong · #37,998 worldwide 626 citations · 64 works
  9. 9 Robert W. Gibson · #39,112 worldwide 220 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 David Fulton · #39,942 worldwide 319 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Augusta University

Which keywords describe research at Augusta University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology253▲ 2.4×121 topics
  2. Inflammation218▲ 3.9×80 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress116▲ 2.6×56 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease103▲ 3.5×34 topics
  5. Cancer97▲ 2.7×50 topics
  6. Treatment89▲ 2.8×49 topics
  7. Quality of Life89▲ 2.3×50 topics
  8. Risk Factors78▲ 2.7×33 topics
  9. Diagnosis76▲ 3.0×39 topics
  10. Public Health62▲ 1.58×42 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome61▲ 2.8×21 topics
  12. Obesity59▲ 2.9×25 topics
  13. Hypertension58▲ 7.5×15 topics
  14. Chemotherapy56▲ 3.0×24 topics
  15. Biomarkers56▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Depression55▲ 2.3×19 topics
  17. Clinical Trials55▲ 3.0×19 topics
  18. Immunotherapy50▲ 2.6×18 topics
  19. Management49▲ 2.4×28 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders47▲ 3.1×19 topics
  21. Complications46▲ 3.5×17 topics
  22. Atherosclerosis43▲ 5.7×12 topics
  23. Genetic Mutations42▲ 3.6×23 topics
  24. Surgical Management42▲ 3.8×20 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors40▲ 3.5×14 topics
  26. Mortality38▲ 2.5×13 topics
  27. Guidelines37▲ 3.0×13 topics
  28. Neuroinflammation37▲ 4.8×6 topics
  29. Clinical Practice Guidelines36▲ 2.5×14 topics
  30. Insulin Resistance35▲ 2.8×10 topics
  31. Cytokines34▲ 4.5×8 topics
  32. Prognosis33▲ 3.7×9 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease32▲ 5.0×9 topics
  34. Neuroprotection32▲ 3.4×14 topics
  35. Metastasis32▲ 3.5×12 topics
  36. Immune System32▲ 4.9×7 topics
  37. Angiogenesis30▲ 3.5×16 topics
  38. Neurodegeneration30▲ 3.7×11 topics
  39. Vascular Function22▲ 8.4×3 topics
  40. Academic Medicine20▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Augusta University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sodium Intake and Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, Dental materials and restorations and Innovations in Medical Education.

Sodium Intake and Health15Sodium Intake and Health: 15 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…14Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 14 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 12 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 12 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 12 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 12 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 11 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …10Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 10 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 10 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 10 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOrthodonticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Sodium Intake and HealthNutrition and Dietetics 15 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 14 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorationsOrthodontics 12 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and MetabolismPhysiology 12 works
  6. 6 Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 12 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in MedicineGender Studies 11 works
  8. 8 Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningOncology 10 works
  9. 9 Extracellular vesicles in diseaseMolecular Biology 10 works
  10. 10 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular DiseasesImmunology 10 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Augusta University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Augusta

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.