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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada

In research, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada stands highest in Medicine (#12,844 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,782 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,960
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,598
of 8,685
Research works
234
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is University Medical Center of Southern Nevada known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #12,844 of 17,978 9.9%140
Health SciencesDomain #15,782 of 20,462 9.8%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Medical Center of Southern Nevada 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.82× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology, Antibiotic Resistance, Psychological Impact, Resuscitation, Surgical Management and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.7×25 topics
  2. Risk Factors4▲ 6.4×13 topics
  3. Education3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  4. Pathophysiology2▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 10×2 topics
  6. Psychological Impact2▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  8. Resuscitation2▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Surgical Management2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Management2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  11. Sepsis2▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Quality of Life2▲ 2.1×8 topics
  13. Burn Injury2▲ 180×1 topic
  14. Burn Wound Infections2▲ 180×1 topic
  15. Ethics2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  16. Inflammation2▲ 1.37×11 topics
  17. International Law2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  18. Human Rights1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  19. Endovascular Repair1▲ 29×3 topics
  20. Academic Medicine1▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Graft Survival1▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Nationalism1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  23. Pedagogy1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  24. Theology1▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Urban Development1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  26. Complications1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  27. Cultural Identity1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  28. Myocardial Infarction1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  29. Personality Traits1▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Cultural Tourism1▲ 290×1 topic
  31. Diagnostic Imaging1▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Kidney Transplantation1▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Mortality1▲ 3.4×5 topics
  34. Sustainable Urban Futures1▲ 290×1 topic

Which research topics does University Medical Center of Southern Nevada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Urban Development and Cultural Heritage, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought.

Burn Injury Management a…2Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksUrban Development and Cu…1Urban Development and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …1Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland: 1 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 1 fractional worksEducation and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical Education and Ad…1Medical Education and Admissions: 1 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyUrban StudiesGender StudiesPhilosophy6 others

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

  1. 1 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Urban Development and Cultural Heritage Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Historical and Cultural Studies of Poland History 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Education and Cultural Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 1 works
  10. 10 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Medical Center of Southern Nevada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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