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University Medical Center

In research, University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#1,159 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,545 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,921 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine — Neurology is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,612
of 28,054 · #1,347 all time
Rank in United States
#512
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
407k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University Medical Center 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 #1,159 of 10,443 14.6%716 #363
Health SciencesDomain #1,545 of 11,982 14.7%764 #416
Life SciencesDomain #1,921 of 7,800 18.2%190 #556
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,867 of 3,579 17.9%111 #677
SurgerySubfield #1,035 of 1,816 12.1%100 #295
Physical SciencesDomain #7,349 of 12,888 18.3%61 #6487
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #847 of 1,144 13.9%68 #381
Social SciencesDomain #7,794 of 10,521 15.2%77 #3311

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Medical Center 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#363 #1,159
  2. Health Sciences#416 #1,545
  3. Life Sciences#556 #1,921
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#677 #1,867
  5. Surgery#295 #1,035
  6. Physical Sciences#6,487 #7,349
  7. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#381 #847
  8. Social Sciences#3,311 #7,794
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 University Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 42.1 works6.7×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 55.9 works4.9×
  3. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 67.9 works4.0×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 110 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.66× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.38× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.41× its world share, 716 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Valerie A. Purvin, Andrei Surguchov and Lou Ann Wiedemann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Valerie A. Purvin United States · #553,284 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Andrei Surguchov United States · #892,995 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Lou Ann Wiedemann United States · #1,293,431 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ivonne J. H. Schoenaker United States · #1,626,446 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Diagnosis, Immunotherapy, Risk Factors, Quality of Life and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology112▲ 2.6×124 topics
  2. Inflammation63▲ 2.8×78 topics
  3. Treatment43▲ 3.3×49 topics
  4. Quality of Life41▲ 2.6×50 topics
  5. Risk Factors39▲ 3.2×32 topics
  6. Diagnosis38▲ 3.7×41 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress37▲ 2.1×48 topics
  8. Immunotherapy34▲ 4.3×18 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease30▲ 2.5×37 topics
  10. Cancer30▲ 2.0×46 topics
  11. Chemotherapy30▲ 3.9×24 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines28▲ 4.7×14 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome27▲ 3.1×22 topics
  14. Management26▲ 3.1×29 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders25▲ 4.0×20 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations24▲ 5.0×23 topics
  17. Complications23▲ 4.3×16 topics
  18. Guidelines22▲ 4.4×12 topics
  19. Radiotherapy22▲ 5.2×13 topics
  20. Surgical Management21▲ 4.8×19 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors21▲ 4.4×14 topics
  22. Clinical Trials21▲ 2.9×19 topics
  23. Depression20▲ 2.1×19 topics
  24. Heart Failure20▲ 4.2×13 topics
  25. Mortality19▲ 3.1×13 topics
  26. Global Burden18▲ 3.1×12 topics
  27. Prognosis17▲ 4.8×9 topics
  28. Diabetes17▲ 3.2×18 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Risk16▲ 4.9×9 topics
  30. Rehabilitation16▲ 3.8×12 topics
  31. Echocardiography15▲ 5.2×8 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging15▲ 5.5×8 topics
  33. Neuroprotection15▲ 4.0×14 topics
  34. Neuroinflammation14▲ 4.6×6 topics
  35. Survival Analysis14▲ 4.8×7 topics
  36. Clinical Guidelines14▲ 4.4×9 topics
  37. Clinical Outcomes13▲ 5.6×6 topics
  38. Myocardial Infarction13▲ 5.0×7 topics
  39. Anticoagulant Therapy12▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Stroke Prevention12▲ 8.9×2 topics

Which research topics does University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Cerebrovascular and Caro…7Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 7 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…6Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 6 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 5 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…5Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 5 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 4 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 4 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 6 works
  4. 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 5 works
  5. 5 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  6. 6 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 5 works
  7. 7 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  9. 9 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 4 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 4 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.7%domestic only60.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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