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Naval Medical Research Command

In research, Naval Medical Research Command stands highest in Medicine (#7,359 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,650 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,695
of 28,054 · #1,799 all time
Rank in United States
#1,296
of 4,192
Research works
5.7k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
183k
32.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Naval Medical Research Command 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 #7,359 of 10,443 16.4%88 #1327
Health SciencesDomain #8,650 of 11,982 15.3%97 #1420

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naval Medical Research Command 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: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.97× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.55× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.00× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.56× its world share, 88 worksMedicineNursing: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Naval Medical Research Command?

Ranked on the composite score, Bart Chernow, Robert F. Steiner and Kenneth W. Sell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naval Medical Research Command.

  1. 1 Bart Chernow United States · #55,757 worldwide 224 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Robert F. Steiner United States · #77,385 worldwide 480 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Kenneth W. Sell United States · #132,298 worldwide 105 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Robert Cohn United States · #144,166 worldwide 103 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 James G. Olson United States · #180,943 worldwide 166 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Richard L. Beaudoin United States · #207,971 worldwide 149 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Patricia Guerry United States · #218,852 worldwide 181 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 David B. Millar United States · #220,106 worldwide 135 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 L. D. Homer United States · #221,255 worldwide 68 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 David M. Harlan United States · #224,238 worldwide 164 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Naval Medical Research Command

Which keywords describe research at Naval Medical Research Command?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cancer, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Inflammation, SARS-CoV-2, Oxidative Stress and Immune Response.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 4.2×79 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 2.9×57 topics
  3. Cancer11▲ 4.4×39 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress9▲ 3.1×36 topics
  5. Pathogenesis7▲ 8.1×18 topics
  6. Vaccine7▲ 10×10 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 2.8×20 topics
  8. Immune Response6▲ 6.2×17 topics
  9. SARS-CoV-26▲ 9.9×5 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.8×22 topics
  11. Immunity6▲ 7.8×9 topics
  12. Biomarkers6▲ 4.6×14 topics
  13. Vaccine Development5▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Pandemic5▲ 2.7×5 topics
  15. Management5▲ 3.6×13 topics
  16. Treatment5▲ 2.3×26 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 9.9×3 topics
  19. Diagnosis4▲ 2.6×21 topics
  20. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Pathophysiology4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  23. Mortality4▲ 3.4×11 topics
  24. Sepsis4▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Cancer Therapy4▲ 3.4×15 topics
  26. Gene Expression4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  27. Innate Immunity4▲ 6.2×10 topics
  28. Infection3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  29. Neuroinflammation3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  30. Coronavirus3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  31. Apoptosis3▲ 5.5×12 topics
  32. Chronic Kidney Disease3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  33. Mutation3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  34. Prognosis3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Fibrosis3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  36. antibody3▲ 14×1 topic
  37. spike protein3▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Traumatic Brain Injury2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Vector Control2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Naval Medical Research Command publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Viral Infections and Vectors and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …3SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …2Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…2Viral Infections and Vectors: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury a…2Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional worksVector-borne infectious …1Vector-borne infectious diseases: 1 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 1 fractional worksMalaria Research and Control: 1 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related F…1Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthNeurologyParasitology2 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  2. 2 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 2 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 1 works
  8. 8 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Malaria Research and Control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Medical Research Command's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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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