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Medical University of South Carolina

In research, Medical University of South Carolina stands highest in Medicine (#130 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#180 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#387 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Sensory Systems and Otorhinolaryngology — Transplantation is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#955
of 28,054 · #604 all time
Rank in United States
#168
of 4,192
Research works
36k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Medical University of South Carolina 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 #130 of 10,443 12.8%2,853 #113
Health SciencesDomain #180 of 11,982 13.0%3,154 #128
Life SciencesDomain #387 of 7,800 16.4%876 #251
SurgerySubfield #153 of 1,816 13.7%411 #189
NeuroscienceField #156 of 1,168 17.4%307 #132
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #644 of 3,579 16.4%420 #393
Molecular BiologySubfield #440 of 2,175 19.0%226 #317
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #156 of 738 13.9%188 #100
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #255 of 1,144 11.1%239 #128
EpidemiologySubfield #238 of 976 12.6%248 #177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Medical University of South Carolina 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#113 #130
  2. Health Sciences#128 #180
  3. Life Sciences#251 #387
  4. Surgery#189 #153
  5. Neuroscience#132 #156
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#393 #644
  7. Molecular Biology#317 #440
  8. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#100 #156
  9. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#128 #255
  10. Epidemiology#177 #238
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 Medical University of South Carolina specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 20.9 works10×
  2. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 33.3 works9.4×
  3. OtorhinolaryngologySubfield · 37.0 works8.0×
  4. NeurologySubfield · 75.2 works5.8×
  5. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 28.0 works5.5×
  6. RehabilitationSubfield · 50.6 works5.3×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.70× its world share, 420 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 101 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.08× its world share, 308 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 101 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.42× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 225 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.20× its world share, 2,853 worksMedicineNursing: 1.69× its world share, 38 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 210 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Medical University of South Carolina?

Ranked on the composite score, Blasé A. Carabello, Daniel T. Lackland and Robert J. Adams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Medical University of South Carolina.

  1. 1 Blasé A. Carabello United States · #1,519 worldwide 2.7k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Daniel T. Lackland United States · #3,158 worldwide 4.2k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Robert J. Adams United States · #6,308 worldwide 641 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Mark S. George United States · #8,577 worldwide 1.1k citations · 138 works
  5. 5 Bruce W. Hollis United States · #10,319 worldwide 934 citations · 88 works
  6. 6 Allen P. Kaplan United States · #11,015 worldwide 717 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Rodney J. Schlosser United States · #12,608 worldwide 588 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Steven A. Sahn United States · #13,000 worldwide 601 citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Yusuf A. Hannun United States · #14,531 worldwide 1.4k citations · 97 works
  10. 10 John A. Colwell United States · #15,038 worldwide 724 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Medical University of South Carolina

Which keywords describe research at Medical University of South Carolina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Treatment, Risk Factors, Heart Failure, Neural Plasticity and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology470▲ 2.6×126 topics
  2. Inflammation242▲ 2.5×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life188▲ 2.8×50 topics
  4. Treatment175▲ 3.1×50 topics
  5. Risk Factors166▲ 3.2×37 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress153▲ 2.0×56 topics
  7. Cancer134▲ 2.2×52 topics
  8. Diagnosis129▲ 3.0×39 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders118▲ 4.5×20 topics
  10. Mental Health112▲ 1.65×34 topics
  11. Heart Failure110▲ 5.5×14 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease107▲ 2.1×38 topics
  13. Depression106▲ 2.6×23 topics
  14. Neural Plasticity92▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Management92▲ 2.5×29 topics
  16. Chemotherapy90▲ 2.8×25 topics
  17. Rehabilitation88▲ 4.8×13 topics
  18. Clinical Trials88▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome85▲ 2.2×22 topics
  20. Immunotherapy84▲ 2.5×18 topics
  21. Guidelines82▲ 3.8×13 topics
  22. Genetics81▲ 2.5×22 topics
  23. Complications77▲ 3.3×17 topics
  24. Neuroprotection77▲ 4.7×14 topics
  25. Echocardiography75▲ 6.0×8 topics
  26. Global Burden74▲ 3.0×12 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations68▲ 3.4×23 topics
  28. Medical Education65▲ 5.5×10 topics
  29. Hearing Loss64▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Mortality Risk61▲ 5.5×6 topics
  31. Cancer Risk60▲ 5.9×10 topics
  32. Neurobiology59▲ 5.0×10 topics
  33. Neuroimaging59▲ 4.7×11 topics
  34. Psychiatric Disorders59▲ 9.6×4 topics
  35. Health-related Quality of Life58▲ 5.3×5 topics
  36. Myocardial Infarction56▲ 5.2×7 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy56▲ 6.4×7 topics
  38. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention52▲ 8.4×4 topics
  39. Functional Connectivity52▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Functional Recovery48▲ 6.9×4 topics

Which research topics does Medical University of South Carolina publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices, Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation and Diversity and Career in Medicine.

Mechanical Circulatory S…36Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 36 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…28Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 28 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 27 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 26 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 24 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 24 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 24 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…23Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 23 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 23 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 23 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRehabilitationCognitive NeuroscienceGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 36 works
  2. 2 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 28 works
  3. 3 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 27 works
  4. 4 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 26 works
  5. 5 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 24 works
  6. 6 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 24 works
  7. 7 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 24 works
  8. 8 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 23 works
  9. 9 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 23 works
  10. 10 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 23 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 available32.6%not open67.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Medical University of South Carolina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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