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University Medical Center

In research, University Medical Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#636 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#556 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,115 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neurology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (Neurology is 6.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,719
of 22,385 · #1,274 all time
Rank in United States
#338
of 3,332
Research works
11k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
407k
37.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
University Medical Center

What is University Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #636 of 9,902 9.8%764 #510
MedicineField #556 of 8,541 9.6%716 #444
Life SciencesDomain #1,115 of 6,403 8.1%190 #996
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #923 of 2,964 7.7%111 #817
SurgerySubfield #526 of 1,532 10.5%100 #385
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #484 of 1,037 8.4%68 #442
Physical SciencesDomain #5,014 of 10,670 10.0%61 #4109
Social SciencesDomain #6,013 of 9,585 11.1%77 #4640

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#510 #636
  2. Medicine#444 #556
  3. Life Sciences#996 #1,115
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#817 #923
  5. Surgery#385 #526
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#442 #484
  7. Physical Sciences#4,109 #5,014
  8. Social Sciences#4,640 #6,013
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does University Medical Center work in?

In 2022-now, 70% of research at University Medical Center is in Health Sciences, 18% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (65%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%), Neuroscience (4%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 863 fractional works · 69.8% of its workMedicine: 807 fractional works · 65.3% of its workSurgery: 111 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 75 fractional works · 6.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 65 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 62 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOncology: 52 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeurology: 46 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 40 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 38 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 33 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 41 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 219 fractional works · 17.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 125 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGenetics: 24 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 50 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 19 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 34 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 26 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 86 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKUniversityMedical Center1,237fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences70%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine80765.3%
    2. Health Professions413.3%
    3. Nursing80.6%
    4. Dentistry60.5%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12510.1%
    2. Neuroscience504.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology342.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences60.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.3%
    1. Psychology373.0%
    2. Social Sciences241.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance90.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities60.5%
    5. Decision Sciences50.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting40.3%
    1. Engineering272.2%
    2. Computer Science141.1%
    3. Environmental Science70.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy70.6%
    5. Materials Science50.4%
    6. Chemistry50.4%
    7. Mathematics40.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does University Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neurology takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NeurologySubfield · 46.3 works6.5×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 64.9 works5.0×
← 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, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 125 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.70× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.50× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.39× its world share, 807 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 24 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.39×807 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.70×34 works
  3. Neuroscience2.50×50 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.90×125 works
  5. Nursing1.27×8 works
  6. Health Professions1.25×41 works
  7. Dentistry1.01×6 works
  8. Psychology0.99×37 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.82×4 works
  10. Veterinary0.72×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.45×5 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×9 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.26×7 works
  14. Chemistry0.25×5 works
  15. Mathematics0.25×4 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.17×6 works
  17. Social Sciences0.15×24 works
  18. Computer Science0.14×14 works
  19. Engineering0.14×27 works
  20. Environmental Science0.12×7 works
  21. Materials Science0.12×5 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×6 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×4 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.02×0 works
  26. Energy0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at University Medical Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Charles B. Ferster, Guangyong Ji and F. Scott Kennedy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Charles B. Ferster United States · #853,388 worldwide 3k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Guangyong Ji United States · #901,636 worldwide 2.8k citations · 15 works
  3. 3 F. Scott Kennedy United States · #1,501,381 worldwide 1.4k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Paul M. Zack United States · #2,956,085 worldwide 320 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Charles W. Butrick United States · #2,990,652 worldwide 598 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 John Staczek United States · #3,780,428 worldwide 1.2k citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Darryl M. Williams United States · #3,791,745 worldwide 693 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Melanie L. Gainsbury United States · #4,012,471 worldwide 254 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Irina G. Surgucheva United States · #4,175,145 worldwide 1.9k citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Jacqueline Martin United States · #4,304,943 worldwide 56 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at University Medical Center

What are the most cited papers from University Medical Center?

The most cited paper from University Medical Center is "A global reference for human genetic variation" (Corresponding authors et al., 2015), with 20,444 citations. Next come "Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma" (15,337) and "Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation" (9,001).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
2 Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma Frank Stephen Hodi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Jun 2010 15,337
3 Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Christopher B. Granger et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 28 Aug 2011 9,001
4 Validity of the Trail Making Test as an Indicator of Organic Brain Damage Ralph M. Reitan · Perceptual and Motor Skills Dec 1958 7,715
5 Revised American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer David S. Cooper, Gerard M. Doherty, Bryan R. Haugen et al. · Thyroid Open access 27 Oct 2009 6,774
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Immunotherapy, Quality of Life and Chemotherapy.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology128▲ 2.6×125 topics
  2. Inflammation72▲ 2.7×80 topics
  3. Treatment48▲ 3.2×49 topics
  4. Quality of Life47▲ 2.6×53 topics
  5. Risk Factors43▲ 3.2×32 topics
  6. Diagnosis41▲ 3.6×41 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress41▲ 2.0×50 topics
  8. Immunotherapy37▲ 4.1×18 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease36▲ 2.5×38 topics
  10. Cancer36▲ 2.2×47 topics
  11. Chemotherapy34▲ 3.9×24 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome33▲ 3.3×23 topics
  13. Clinical Practice Guidelines31▲ 4.5×14 topics
  14. Management29▲ 3.0×30 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders28▲ 3.9×20 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations26▲ 4.9×23 topics
  17. Guidelines26▲ 4.4×12 topics
  18. Complications25▲ 4.1×17 topics
  19. Surgical Management24▲ 4.8×19 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors24▲ 4.4×14 topics
  21. Radiotherapy24▲ 4.8×13 topics
  22. Heart Failure23▲ 4.2×13 topics
  23. Obesity23▲ 2.4×23 topics
  24. Mortality22▲ 3.1×13 topics
  25. Clinical Trials22▲ 2.7×19 topics
  26. Biomarkers21▲ 2.4×17 topics
  27. Global Burden21▲ 3.1×12 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Risk19▲ 5.0×9 topics
  29. Diabetes19▲ 3.1×18 topics
  30. Prognosis19▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Rehabilitation18▲ 3.7×12 topics
  32. Echocardiography17▲ 5.0×8 topics
  33. Neuroprotection17▲ 3.8×14 topics
  34. Magnetic Resonance Imaging16▲ 5.3×8 topics
  35. Survival Analysis16▲ 4.7×7 topics
  36. Clinical Guidelines16▲ 4.3×9 topics
  37. Neuroinflammation16▲ 4.3×6 topics
  38. Clinical Outcomes15▲ 5.5×6 topics
  39. Anticoagulant Therapy14▲ 8.7×4 topics
  40. Stroke Prevention13▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments.

Cerebrovascular and Caro…7Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 7 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…6Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 6 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 6 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 5 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Le…5Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 5 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 5 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 5 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGenetics3 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 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 6 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 6 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 6 works
  7. 7 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 5 works
  8. 8 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 5 works
  10. 10 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has University Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is University Medical Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0052% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%University Medical Center0.0048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of University Medical Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025University Medical Center10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2005.

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