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Children's of Alabama

In research, Children's of Alabama stands highest in Medicine (#7,690 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,175 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,485
of 28,054 · #9,137 all time
Rank in United States
#2,680
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Children's of Alabama 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 #7,690 of 10,443 11.8%124 #2849
Health SciencesDomain #9,175 of 11,982 11.9%137 #3342

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children's of Alabama 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.94× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 3.32× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Children's of Alabama?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Jerry Oakes, Paul A. Grabb and Harry C. Shirkey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children's of Alabama.

  1. 1 W. Jerry Oakes United States · #89,725 worldwide 180 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Paul A. Grabb United States · #294,205 worldwide 128 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Harry C. Shirkey United States · #602,177 worldwide 51 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 E D Silove United States · #647,954 worldwide 45 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 D. N. Raine United States · #696,601 worldwide 32 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Keith E. Georgeson United States · #751,431 worldwide 40 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Children's of Alabama

Which keywords describe research at Children's of Alabama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetic Mutations, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Critical Care, Sepsis, Prognosis and Pulmonary Infections.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 3.2×70 topics
  2. Inflammation9▲ 2.5×33 topics
  3. Immunotherapy7▲ 5.4×11 topics
  4. Genetic Mutations6▲ 8.4×17 topics
  5. Treatment6▲ 2.7×22 topics
  6. Diagnosis5▲ 3.1×19 topics
  7. Management5▲ 3.7×16 topics
  8. Critical Care5▲ 12×7 topics
  9. Genetics5▲ 3.8×13 topics
  10. Sepsis4▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Prognosis4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  12. Pulmonary Infections4▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 9.5×7 topics
  14. Heart Failure4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  15. Resuscitation4▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Thrombosis4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  17. Radiotherapy4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  18. Mechanical Ventilation4▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Rehabilitation4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation4▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention3▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Microbiota3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  25. CFTR3▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Cystic Fibrosis3▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Hydrocephalus3▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Injury Prevention3▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Mutation Analysis3▲ 24×2 topics
  30. SARS-CoV-23▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 8.4×6 topics
  32. Cardiogenic Shock3▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Glioblastoma3▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Left Ventricular Assist Device3▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Molecular Classification3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Temozolomide3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Preterm Infants3▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Fetal Surgery3▲ 29×3 topics
  39. Patient Safety3▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Pulmonary Hypertension3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Children's of Alabama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms.

Cystic Fibrosis Research…3Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…3Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…3Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksRespiratory Support and …2Respiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 2 fractional worksSpinal Dysraphism and Malformations: 2 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammat…2Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research: 2 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and …2Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBiomedical EngineeringGeneticsEmergency Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 3 works
  4. 4 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Hematology 2 works
  8. 8 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 2 works
  9. 9 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 2 works
  10. 10 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Children's of Alabama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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