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The Medical Center of Aurora

In research, The Medical Center of Aurora stands highest in Medicine (#7,119 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,781 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 26.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,907
of 28,054 · #14,608 all time
Rank in United States
#2,571
of 4,192
Research works
963
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is The Medical Center of Aurora 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 #7,119 of 10,443 5.5%145 #7390
Health SciencesDomain #8,781 of 11,982 5.4%158 #7935

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Medical Center of Aurora 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).

What does The Medical Center of Aurora specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 26.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 33.1 works27×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.18× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.27× its world share, 145 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 10 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 The Medical Center of Aurora?

Ranked on the composite score, Leon Kelso, Allen Adinoff and David J. Zucker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Medical Center of Aurora.

  1. 1 Leon Kelso United States · #111,230 worldwide 126 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Allen Adinoff United States · #250,538 worldwide 104 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 David J. Zucker United States · #419,159 worldwide 3 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Brian J. Flynn United States · #653,642 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Laura Pyle United States · #1,089,525 worldwide 16 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Michael S. Firstenberg United States · #1,310,886 worldwide 17 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at The Medical Center of Aurora

Which keywords describe research at The Medical Center of Aurora?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy, Diabetes, Complications, Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Hypoglycemia.

▲ 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. Type 1 Diabetes32▲ 165×2 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease30▲ 12×20 topics
  3. Glycemic Control30▲ 85×4 topics
  4. Insulin Therapy28▲ 101×3 topics
  5. Epidemiology28▲ 3.1×59 topics
  6. Diabetes26▲ 23×12 topics
  7. Complications22▲ 19×9 topics
  8. Continuous Glucose Monitoring21▲ 197×1 topic
  9. Hypoglycemia21▲ 197×1 topic
  10. Oxidative Stress18▲ 4.7×30 topics
  11. Inflammation15▲ 3.1×43 topics
  12. Genetics14▲ 8.8×11 topics
  13. Immunotherapy13▲ 8.2×11 topics
  14. Diabetes Mellitus12▲ 25×4 topics
  15. Autoimmunity12▲ 35×5 topics
  16. HLA Genes11▲ 128×1 topic
  17. Insulin Production11▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Obesity10▲ 5.7×14 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome10▲ 5.2×16 topics
  20. Heart Failure10▲ 9.6×10 topics
  21. Pancreatic Islets9▲ 99×1 topic
  22. Risk Factors9▲ 3.7×20 topics
  23. ß-Cell Dysfunction9▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Type 2 Diabetes9▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Public Health8▲ 2.4×15 topics
  26. Clinical Guidelines8▲ 12×7 topics
  27. Atherosclerosis7▲ 10×8 topics
  28. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.0×13 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Outcomes6▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Glucose Control6▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Insulin Resistance5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Behavior Change5▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Hyperglycemia5▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Patient Engagement5▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Health Promotion4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  37. Vascular Function4▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention4▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Coronary Artery Disease4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Quality Improvement4▲ 9.0×6 topics

Which research topics does The Medical Center of Aurora publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes Management and Research, Diabetes and associated disorders, Pancreatic function and diabetes and Diabetes Treatment and Management.

Diabetes Management and …21Diabetes Management and Research: 21 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 11 fractional worksPancreatic function and …9Pancreatic function and diabetes: 9 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 3 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 3 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 3 fractional worksGestational Diabetes Research and Management: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 2 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismGeneticsSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 21 works
  2. 2 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 11 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 9 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 3 works
  8. 8 Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Obstetrics and Gynecology 3 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Medical Center of Aurora's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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