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Carilion Clinic

In research, Carilion Clinic stands highest in Medicine (#2,669 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,258 of 9,902 worldwide) and Surgery (#870 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology (Neurology is 5.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,628
of 22,385 · #4,206 all time
Rank in United States
#1,161
of 3,332
Research works
2k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Carilion Clinic

What is Carilion Clinic known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #2,669 of 8,541 6.3%422 #2232
Health SciencesDomain #3,258 of 9,902 6.1%457 #2498
SurgerySubfield #870 of 1,532 8.9%76 #1176
Life SciencesDomain #4,458 of 6,403 11.1%78 #2116

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Carilion Clinic 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Medicine#2,232 #2,669
  2. Health Sciences#2,498 #3,258
  3. Surgery#1,176 #870
  4. Life Sciences#2,116 #4,458
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Carilion Clinic work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Carilion Clinic is in Health Sciences, 13% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Health Professions (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 545 fractional works · 73.8% of its workMedicine: 503 fractional works · 68.1% of its workSurgery: 91 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 41 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 39 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 31 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNeurology: 25 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 21 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 14 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 36 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 18 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 98 fractional works · 13.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 28 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 66 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCarilion Clinic738fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences9%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine50368.1%
    2. Health Professions364.8%
    3. Veterinary30.4%
    4. Nursing20.3%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology506.8%
    2. Neuroscience283.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology162.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    1. Psychology314.2%
    2. Social Sciences223.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting40.5%
    5. Decision Sciences30.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.2%
    1. Engineering162.1%
    2. Computer Science40.5%
    3. Environmental Science40.5%
    4. Materials Science20.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    6. Chemistry10.2%
    7. Mathematics10.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Carilion Clinic specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 24.9 works5.9×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.14× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.32× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.54× its world share, 503 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.71× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.54×503 works
  2. Veterinary2.71×3 works
  3. Neuroscience2.32×28 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.14×16 works
  5. Health Professions1.84×36 works
  6. Psychology1.37×31 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.28×50 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×2 works
  9. Nursing0.55×2 works
  10. Dentistry0.51×2 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.45×3 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×5 works
  13. Social Sciences0.24×22 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×4 works
  15. Engineering0.14×16 works
  16. Chemistry0.11×1 works
  17. Environmental Science0.10×4 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.10×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.08×2 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.08×2 works
  21. Computer Science0.07×4 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×2 works
  23. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Carilion Clinic?

Ranked on the quality score, John W. Epling, Kirstin M. Gatchalian and Shannon Farris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Carilion Clinic.

  1. 1 John W. Epling United States · #17,349 worldwide 21k citations · 176 works
  2. 2 Kirstin M. Gatchalian United States · #377,087 worldwide 2.1k citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Shannon Farris United States · #524,933 worldwide 1.4k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Joseph T. Moskal United States · #684,707 worldwide 2k citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Evelyn M. Garcia United States · #833,184 worldwide 638 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Jayasimha Rao United States · #835,543 worldwide 3.6k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Michael B. Boyd United States · #856,694 worldwide 3.8k citations · 85 works
  8. 8 Pratik Kanabur United States · #867,852 worldwide 530 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Caleb J. Behrend United States · #876,792 worldwide 1.9k citations · 65 works
  10. 10 Yan Yan Sze United States · #901,279 worldwide 485 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Carilion Clinic

What are the most cited papers from Carilion Clinic?

The most cited paper from Carilion Clinic is "Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians" (Amir Qaseem, Devan L. Kansagara, Mary Ann Forciea et al., 2016), with 2,009 citations. Next come "A comprehensive assessment of regional variation in the impact of head micromovements on functional connectomics" (1,529) and "Screening for Prostate Cancer" (1,460).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Management of Chronic Insomnia Disorder in Adults: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians Amir Qaseem, Devan L. Kansagara, Mary Ann Forciea et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine 2 May 2016 2,009
2 A comprehensive assessment of regional variation in the impact of head micromovements on functional connectomics Chao‐Gan Yan, Brian Cheung, Clare A. M. Kelly et al. · NeuroImage Open access 15 Mar 2013 1,529
3 Screening for Prostate Cancer US Preventive Services Task Force, David C. Grossman, Susan J. Curry et al. · JAMA Open access 8 May 2018 1,460
4 Screening for Cervical Cancer US Preventive Services Task Force, Susan J. Curry, Alex H. Krist et al. · JAMA Open access 21 Aug 2018 1,406
5 Transcranial focused ultrasound modulates the activity of primary somatosensory cortex in humans Wynn Legon, Tomokazu F. Sato, Alexander Opitz et al. · Nature Neuroscience 12 Jan 2014 1,025
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Carilion Clinic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Complications, Management, Inflammation, Risk Factors and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology96▲ 3.3×112 topics
  2. Treatment35▲ 3.9×43 topics
  3. Diagnosis32▲ 4.7×38 topics
  4. Inflammation31▲ 1.96×60 topics
  5. Quality of Life25▲ 2.4×43 topics
  6. Risk Factors24▲ 3.0×32 topics
  7. Complications23▲ 6.3×16 topics
  8. Management22▲ 3.8×27 topics
  9. Genetic Mutations18▲ 5.5×21 topics
  10. Public Health17▲ 1.60×35 topics
  11. Depression17▲ 2.6×18 topics
  12. Surgical Management16▲ 5.4×17 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease16▲ 1.84×29 topics
  14. Surgery15▲ 5.8×10 topics
  15. Genetics14▲ 2.7×18 topics
  16. Rehabilitation14▲ 4.8×11 topics
  17. Immunotherapy14▲ 2.6×19 topics
  18. Mortality14▲ 3.2×12 topics
  19. Clinical Trials13▲ 2.7×17 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders13▲ 3.1×18 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines13▲ 3.1×14 topics
  22. Guidelines12▲ 3.5×12 topics
  23. Prognostic Factors12▲ 3.7×14 topics
  24. Anxiety12▲ 3.3×11 topics
  25. Neuroprotection11▲ 4.3×12 topics
  26. Medical Education11▲ 5.5×10 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction11▲ 4.7×9 topics
  28. Biomechanics11▲ 4.7×9 topics
  29. Neurobiology10▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Pain Management10▲ 6.0×8 topics
  31. Prognosis10▲ 4.1×9 topics
  32. Neuroimaging10▲ 4.7×11 topics
  33. Reflective Practice9▲ 6.4×3 topics
  34. Patient Safety9▲ 7.7×5 topics
  35. Prophylaxis8▲ 9.2×3 topics
  36. Clinical Management8▲ 6.5×8 topics
  37. Arthroplasty8▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Assessment Methods8▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Faculty Development8▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Healthcare-Associated Infections8▲ 8.0×5 topics

Which research topics does Carilion Clinic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovations in Medical Education, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Innovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…5Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 4 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 4 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 4 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…4Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 4 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 4 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryGeneticsEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 5 works
  3. 3 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 4 works
  5. 5 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
  6. 6 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 4 works
  7. 7 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 4 works
  9. 9 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 4 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 4 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Carilion Clinic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021.

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grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Carilion Clinic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0027% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Carilion Clinic0.0030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Carilion Clinic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Carilion Clinic6.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2014.

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