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Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

In research, Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU stands highest in Medicine (#3,173 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,025 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,677
of 28,054 · #16,694 all time
Rank in United States
#1,449
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU 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 #3,173 of 10,443 12.3%182 #5079
Health SciencesDomain #4,025 of 11,982 13.1%202 #6309

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.53× its world share, 182 worksMedicineNursing: 1.93× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU?

Ranked on the composite score, Oliver Karam and Taha Al‐Juhaishi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU.

  1. 1 Oliver Karam United States · #458,507 worldwide 87 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Taha Al‐Juhaishi United States · #1,516,202 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

Which keywords describe research at Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Prognostic Factors, Treatment, Complications, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 3.4×82 topics
  2. Inflammation16▲ 2.8×46 topics
  3. Risk Factors11▲ 3.7×21 topics
  4. Treatment10▲ 3.2×28 topics
  5. Public Health10▲ 2.5×22 topics
  6. Diagnosis9▲ 3.5×26 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.9×21 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress8▲ 1.91×28 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors8▲ 6.5×12 topics
  10. Quality of Life8▲ 1.98×27 topics
  11. Complications8▲ 5.7×13 topics
  12. Management7▲ 3.3×23 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 3.2×16 topics
  14. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes6▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Obesity6▲ 3.0×18 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations6▲ 5.0×18 topics
  17. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.0×17 topics
  18. Pulmonary Hypertension6▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Adolescents6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  20. Guidelines6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  21. Surgical Management6▲ 5.0×13 topics
  22. Preterm Infants5▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Heart Failure5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  24. Community Health5▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  26. Health Promotion4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  27. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  28. Cystic Fibrosis4▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Graft Survival4▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Microbiota4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Pain Management4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  32. Cardiovascular Health4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  33. Cognitive Function4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Pulmonary Infections4▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Sepsis4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  36. Bronchiectasis4▲ 46×1 topic
  37. CFTR4▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Resuscitation4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Ideal Cardiovascular Health3▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Preterm Birth3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Infant Development and Preterm Care.

Cystic Fibrosis Research…4Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…3Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 3 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 3 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksUrological Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…2Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research: 2 fractional worksCardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works
  7. 7 Urological Disorders and Treatments Urology 2 works
  8. 8 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  9. 9 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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