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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

In research, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science stands highest in Medicine (#4,756 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,526 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,240 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 3.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,343
of 28,054 · #6,399 all time
Rank in United States
#1,245
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
85k
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 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 #4,756 of 10,443 11.3%124 #2835
Health SciencesDomain #5,526 of 11,982 12.7%150 #3334
Social SciencesDomain #8,240 of 10,521 22.5%87 #5874

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 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. Medicine#2,835 #4,756
  2. Health Sciences#3,334 #5,526
  3. Social Sciences#5,874 #8,240
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 Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 30.1 works3.2×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.92× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.09× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.20× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Shahrzad Bazargan‐Hejazi, Néstor F. González-Cadavid and Mayer B. Davidson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science.

  1. 1 Shahrzad Bazargan‐Hejazi United States · #74,056 worldwide 2.7k citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Néstor F. González-Cadavid United States · #93,854 worldwide 204 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Mayer B. Davidson United States · #222,699 worldwide 279 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Richard S. Baker United States · #272,424 worldwide 85 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Deyu Pan United States · #282,864 worldwide 61 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Mohsen Bazargan United States · #285,345 worldwide 98 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Chandra L. Ford United States · #351,274 worldwide 198 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jaydutt V. Vadgama United States · #369,205 worldwide 113 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Harry B. Kram United States · #451,384 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Eric G. Bing United States · #474,768 worldwide 66 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

Which keywords describe research at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Health Disparities, Social Support, Psychiatric Disorders, Neighborhood Effects, Cancer Risk and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Mental Health35▲ 7.7×25 topics
  2. Epidemiology24▲ 1.93×64 topics
  3. Public Health24▲ 5.3×22 topics
  4. Health Disparities16▲ 20×7 topics
  5. Social Support15▲ 8.7×12 topics
  6. Psychiatric Disorders14▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease14▲ 4.2×25 topics
  8. Inflammation14▲ 2.1×41 topics
  9. Depression13▲ 4.8×16 topics
  10. Neighborhood Effects12▲ 37×3 topics
  11. Cancer Risk12▲ 18×6 topics
  12. Acculturation11▲ 49×2 topics
  13. Mortality Risk11▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Health Equity11▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Risk Factors10▲ 3.1×23 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 4.0×17 topics
  17. Health Consequences10▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Social Relationships10▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Loneliness10▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Socioeconomic Inequalities10▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Clinical Practice9▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Smoking Cessation9▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Tobacco Use9▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Adolescents9▲ 7.8×7 topics
  25. Obesity9▲ 3.7×16 topics
  26. Health Inequities8▲ 51×2 topics
  27. Insulin Resistance8▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Glycemic Control8▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Ethnic Identity7▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Neurological Disorders7▲ 4.2×13 topics
  31. Racial Discrimination7▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Diabetes7▲ 4.5×15 topics
  33. Health Outcomes7▲ 7.8×7 topics
  34. Insulin Therapy7▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Emotion Regulation6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Chronic Disease6▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Antiretroviral Therapy6▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 7.1×4 topics

Which research topics does Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Health disparities and outcomes: 10 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 9 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 7 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 4 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 4 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional works
HealthPhysiologySociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 10 works
  2. 2 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 9 works
  3. 3 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 4 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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