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UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

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World rank, all time
#24,667
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,297
of 8,685
Research works
218
▲ 194% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

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: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.68× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.14× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gait Analysis, Electromyography, Muscle Fatigue, Biomedical Applications, Biomechanics, Actuators, Rehabilitation and Cancer Detection.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications3▲ 6.3×11 topics
  2. Electromyography3▲ 145×1 topic
  3. Gait Analysis3▲ 78×2 topics
  4. Muscle Fatigue3▲ 145×1 topic
  5. Biomechanics2▲ 15×5 topics
  6. Actuators2▲ 27×3 topics
  7. Rehabilitation2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Cancer Detection2▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Exoskeletons2▲ 117×1 topic
  10. In Vivo Imaging2▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Lower Limb2▲ 117×1 topic
  12. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.4×4 topics
  13. Electrical Stimulation2▲ 59×2 topics
  14. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Epidemiology1▼ 0.77×13 topics
  16. Inflammation1▲ 1.55×10 topics
  17. Deep Learning1◆ 0.88×8 topics
  18. Electrode Arrays1▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Entrepreneurship1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  20. Health Monitoring1▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Neural Plasticity1▲ 17×3 topics
  22. Neural Stimulation1▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Tomography1▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Imaging1▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Molecular Imaging1▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Photoacoustic Imaging1▲ 72×1 topic
  27. Drug Delivery1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  28. Machine Learning1▼ 0.73×7 topics
  29. Nanogenerators1▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Wearable1▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Crowdfunding1▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Fintech1▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Training Pathways1▲ 83×1 topic
  34. Vocational Education1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging.

Muscle activation and el…3Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 3 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 1 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…1Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and Elastography: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceManagement Information SystemsEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  4. 4 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  8. 8 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 194% 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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