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St. Vincent's Birmingham

In research, St. Vincent's Birmingham stands highest in Medicine (#8,861 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,628 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,461
of 28,054 · #12,238 all time
Rank in United States
#3,168
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is St. Vincent's Birmingham 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 #8,861 of 10,443 5.5%65 #3653
Health SciencesDomain #10,628 of 11,982 5.5%69 #4770

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Vincent's Birmingham 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.25× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.51× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Vincent's Birmingham?

Ranked on the composite score, J. F. Cunningham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Vincent's Birmingham.

  1. 1 J. F. Cunningham United States · #1,345,969 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at St. Vincent's Birmingham

Which keywords describe research at St. Vincent's Birmingham?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Insulin Resistance, Cardiovascular Disease, Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 2.9×52 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 4.5×29 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 5.5×17 topics
  5. Insulin Resistance6▲ 13×6 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 3.7×12 topics
  7. Glycemic Control5▲ 33×3 topics
  8. Insulin Therapy5▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Heart Failure5▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Type 1 Diabetes5▲ 54×2 topics
  12. Genetics4▲ 6.4×12 topics
  13. Complications4▲ 8.6×10 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  15. Hepatic Steatosis4▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  17. Risk Factors4▲ 3.5×14 topics
  18. Weight Loss4▲ 24×3 topics
  19. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Immunotherapy4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  21. Epilepsy Treatment3▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Hepatocellular Carcinoma3▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Ketogenic Diet3▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Low-Carbohydrate Diet3▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Autoimmunity3▲ 22×4 topics
  26. NAFLD3▲ 27×1 topic
  27. NASH3▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Cardiovascular Health3▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Diabetes3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  30. Thrombosis3▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Diabetes Mellitus3▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Behavior Change3▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Pancreatic Islets3▲ 68×1 topic
  35. Type 2 Diabetes3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. ß-Cell Dysfunction3▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Cardiovascular Outcomes3▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Glucose Control3▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Health Promotion3▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does St. Vincent's Birmingham publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diet and metabolism studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Pancreatic function and diabetes and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Diet and metabolism stud…3Diet and metabolism studies: 3 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …3Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksPancreatic function and …3Pancreatic function and diabetes: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and M…3Diabetes Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 3 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksCoagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema: 2 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyEpidemiologySurgeryEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism3 others

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

  1. 1 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 3 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 2 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors48.9%domestic only51.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Vincent's Birmingham's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.