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Carolina Veterinary Specialists

In research, Carolina Veterinary Specialists stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,388 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,018 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Small Animals, Veterinary and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (Small Animals is 125.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,997
of 22,385 · #15,300 all time
Rank in United States
#2,472
of 3,332
Research works
736
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Carolina Veterinary Specialists

What is Carolina Veterinary Specialists 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,388 of 9,902 5.9%111 #7500
MedicineField #6,018 of 8,541 5.1%82 #6794

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Carolina Veterinary Specialists 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 fields of science does Carolina Veterinary Specialists work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Carolina Veterinary Specialists is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (58%), Veterinary (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 134 fractional works · 79.5% of its workMedicine: 98 fractional works · 57.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 23 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSurgery: 22 fractional works · 13.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 28 fractional works · 16.8% of its workSmall Animals: 26 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEquine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCarolinaVeterinary…169fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences3%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9857.9%
    2. Veterinary2816.8%
    3. Health Professions53.1%
    4. Dentistry31.5%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology116.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology42.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Computer Science42.4%
    2. Engineering42.3%
    3. Environmental Science21.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Materials Science00.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Decision Sciences21.0%
    2. Social Sciences10.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    5. Psychology00.2%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Carolina Veterinary Specialists specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Small Animals takes 125.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Small AnimalsSubfield · 26.1 works126×
  2. VeterinaryField · 28.3 works123×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 23.4 works9.0×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.15× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.01× its world share, 98 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 123.46× its world share, 28 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 123.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary123.46×28 works
  2. Dentistry3.15×3 works
  3. Medicine3.01×98 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology2.28×4 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.26×11 works
  6. Health Professions1.16×5 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.99×2 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×0 works
  9. Nursing0.50×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.41×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.31×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.28×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.23×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.18×1 works
  16. Engineering0.15×4 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.09×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  19. Psychology0.06×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.06×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Carolina Veterinary Specialists?

Ranked on the quality score, Dewan Zeng, Alison H. Joly and Brent K. Blackburn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Carolina Veterinary Specialists.

  1. 1 Dewan Zeng United States · #335,152 worldwide 6k citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Alison H. Joly United States · #750,386 worldwide 3.7k citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Brent K. Blackburn United States · #1,379,043 worldwide 2.5k citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Ann Olmsted United States · #1,679,401 worldwide 1.3k citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Peter G. Milner United States · #1,682,056 worldwide 1.7k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Robert T. Lum United States · #2,154,672 worldwide 941 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Michael G. Hoelzler United States · #2,246,674 worldwide 708 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Gregory R. Lisciandro United States · #2,390,026 worldwide 639 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Gary Block United States · #2,566,403 worldwide 531 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Thomas D. Scavelli United States · #2,587,601 worldwide 950 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Carolina Veterinary Specialists

What are the most cited papers from Carolina Veterinary Specialists?

The most cited paper from Carolina Veterinary Specialists is "The Tangier disease gene product ABC1 controls the cellular apolipoprotein-mediated lipid removal pathway" (Richard M. Lawn, David P. Wade, Michael R. Garvin et al., 1999), with 729 citations. Next come "Regulation of myocardial carbohydrate metabolism under normal and ischaemic conditions Potential for pharmacological interventions" (606) and "Blastocyst biopsy with comprehensive chromosome screening and fresh embryo transfer significantly increases in vitro fertilization implantation and delivery rates: a randomized controlled trial" (590).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Tangier disease gene product ABC1 controls the cellular apolipoprotein-mediated lipid removal pathway Richard M. Lawn, David P. Wade, Michael R. Garvin et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Oct 1999 729
2 Regulation of myocardial carbohydrate metabolism under normal and ischaemic conditions Potential for pharmacological interventions William C. Stanley · Cardiovascular Research Feb 1997 606
3 Blastocyst biopsy with comprehensive chromosome screening and fresh embryo transfer significantly increases in vitro fertilization implantation and delivery rates: a randomized controlled trial Richard Thomas Scott, Kathleen M. Upham, Eric J. Forman et al. · Fertility and Sterility Open access Jun 2013 590
4 Anti-ischemic effects and long-term survival during ranolazine monotherapy in patients with chronic severe angina BERNARD R. CHAITMAN, Sandra L. Skettino, John O. Parker et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Apr 2004 569
5 ABC1 Gene Expression and ApoA-I-Mediated Cholesterol Efflux Are Regulated by LXR Karen Schwartz, Richard M. Lawn, David P. Wade · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Aug 2000 411
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Carolina Veterinary Specialists?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Genomic Analysis, Pain Assessment, Molecular Pathology, Cancer Treatment, Canine Cancer, Comparative Oncology and Treatment Outcomes.

▲ 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. Genomic Analysis18▲ 42×4 topics
  2. Immunotherapy18▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Pain Assessment18▲ 483×2 topics
  4. Molecular Pathology16▲ 93×2 topics
  5. Cancer Treatment15▲ 38×4 topics
  6. Canine Cancer15▲ 622×1 topic
  7. Comparative Oncology15▲ 622×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology13▲ 1.96×45 topics
  9. Treatment Outcomes13▲ 117×3 topics
  10. Osteoarthritis13▲ 59×3 topics
  11. Surgical Complications12▲ 91×2 topics
  12. Gait Analysis12▲ 75×2 topics
  13. Canine12▲ 710×1 topic
  14. Orthopedic12▲ 710×1 topic
  15. Chronic Kidney Disease8▲ 19×7 topics
  16. Postoperative Pain7▲ 47×3 topics
  17. Laparoscopic Surgery7▲ 35×3 topics
  18. Analgesia7▲ 64×2 topics
  19. Diabetes Mellitus7▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Hypertension7▲ 14×4 topics
  21. Obesity7▲ 5.1×4 topics
  22. Prostate Cancer7▲ 29×4 topics
  23. Anesthesia6▲ 50×4 topics
  24. Nutritional Assessment6▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Urinary Tract Infections6▲ 87×1 topic
  26. Pharmacokinetics6▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Animal Welfare6▲ 39×3 topics
  28. Behavioral Assessment6▲ 288×1 topic
  29. Tramadol6▲ 288×1 topic
  30. Treatment5▲ 2.6×20 topics
  31. Surgical Management5▲ 7.4×13 topics
  32. Echocardiography4▲ 9.6×6 topics
  33. Biomechanics4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  34. Cardiomyopathy4▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia3▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Genetic Structure3▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Preterm Infants3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Congenital Heart Disease3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Infection Prevention3▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Indomethacin Prophylaxis3▲ 248×1 topic

Which research topics does Carolina Veterinary Specialists publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Veterinary Oncology Research, Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia.

Veterinary Oncology Rese…15Veterinary Oncology Research: 15 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics a…12Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 12 fractional worksVeterinary Medicine and Surgery: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology …6Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular Condition…3Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments: 3 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…3Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 3 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 3 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 2 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 2 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSmall AnimalsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 12 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Small Animals 6 works
  4. 4 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 6 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  6. 6 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 3 works
  7. 7 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 2 works
  10. 10 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Carolina Veterinary Specialists's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Carolina Veterinary Specialists as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Carolina Veterinary Specialists0.00085% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Carolina Veterinary Specialists 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Carolina Veterinary Specialists4.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.8% in 2004.

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