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University of Alabama at Birmingham

In research, University of Alabama at Birmingham stands highest in Medicine (#89 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#104 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#130 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nephrology, Hematology and Emergency Medicine — Nephrology is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#401
of 28,054 · #265 all time
Rank in United States
#81
of 4,192
Research works
72k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4M
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Alabama at Birmingham 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 #89 of 10,443 14.9%5,224 #58
Health SciencesDomain #104 of 11,982 15.0%5,860 #57
Life SciencesDomain #130 of 7,800 17.4%1,785 #81
SurgerySubfield #74 of 1,816 13.6%593 #66
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #216 of 3,579 16.6%1,102 #141
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #72 of 1,144 13.6%534 #38
NeuroscienceField #75 of 1,168 19.7%297 #105
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #57 of 828 17.0%353 #69
Social SciencesDomain #926 of 10,521 20.8%1,178 #506
Molecular BiologySubfield #218 of 2,175 16.6%642 #140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Alabama at Birmingham 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#58 #89
  2. Health Sciences#57 #104
  3. Life Sciences#81 #130
  4. Surgery#66 #74
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#141 #216
  6. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#38 #72
  7. Neuroscience#105 #75
  8. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#69 #57
  9. Social Sciences#506 #926
  10. Molecular Biology#140 #218
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 of Alabama at Birmingham specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nephrology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. NephrologySubfield · 109.0 works5.2×
  2. HematologySubfield · 131.7 works4.5×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 101.8 works4.3×
  4. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 34.7 works4.2×
  5. GeneticsSubfield · 108.2 works4.1×
  6. MicrobiologySubfield · 39.5 works3.9×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.14× its world share, 1,102 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.88× its world share, 280 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 297 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 37 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 156 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 292 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 124 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 90 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 43 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 64 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 486 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 5,224 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 76 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 120 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 353 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 506 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham?

Ranked on the composite score, Jasvinder A. Singh, Virginia J. Howard and George Howard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Alabama at Birmingham.

  1. 1 Jasvinder A. Singh United States · #79 worldwide 4.7k citations · 154 works
  2. 2 Virginia J. Howard United States · #908 worldwide 2.7k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 George Howard United States · #1,291 worldwide 1.2k citations · 125 works
  4. 4 Suzanne Oparil United States · #1,292 worldwide 2.6k citations · 176 works
  5. 5 Paul Muntner United States · #1,433 worldwide 1.7k citations · 115 works
  6. 6 David C. Schwebel United States · #1,741 worldwide 5k citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Donna K. Arnett United States · #2,054 worldwide 1.8k citations · 96 works
  8. 8 Suzanne E. Judd United States · #2,205 worldwide 1.8k citations · 81 works
  9. 9 William E. Grizzle United States · #2,933 worldwide 1.8k citations · 125 works
  10. 10 Steven M. Rowe United States · #4,140 worldwide 822 citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Which keywords describe research at University of Alabama at Birmingham?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Disease, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology902▲ 2.4×130 topics
  2. Inflammation605▲ 3.0×83 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress354▲ 2.2×60 topics
  4. Quality of Life321▲ 2.3×53 topics
  5. Risk Factors316▲ 3.0×35 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease315▲ 2.9×38 topics
  7. Cancer292▲ 2.3×55 topics
  8. Public Health291▲ 2.1×54 topics
  9. Treatment266▲ 2.3×50 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome250▲ 3.2×22 topics
  11. Diagnosis230▲ 2.6×40 topics
  12. Mental Health219▲ 1.55×40 topics
  13. Immunotherapy211▲ 3.1×19 topics
  14. Depression197▲ 2.3×22 topics
  15. Aging194▲ 3.8×18 topics
  16. Management186▲ 2.5×31 topics
  17. Chemotherapy179▲ 2.6×25 topics
  18. Clinical Trials178▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Global Burden175▲ 3.4×12 topics
  20. Biomarkers172▲ 2.6×17 topics
  21. Obesity169▲ 2.3×24 topics
  22. Mortality162▲ 2.9×13 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders157▲ 2.9×20 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations142▲ 3.4×23 topics
  25. Genetics139▲ 2.1×23 topics
  26. Heart Failure136▲ 3.3×13 topics
  27. Complications127▲ 2.6×17 topics
  28. Clinical Practice Guidelines127▲ 2.4×14 topics
  29. Anxiety126▲ 2.8×11 topics
  30. Primary Care125▲ 3.4×13 topics
  31. Prognostic Factors122▲ 2.9×14 topics
  32. Guidelines120▲ 2.7×13 topics
  33. Radiotherapy115▲ 3.1×13 topics
  34. Mortality Risk105▲ 4.5×6 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease104▲ 4.5×9 topics
  36. Health Disparities103▲ 4.1×9 topics
  37. Medical Education99▲ 4.0×12 topics
  38. Antiretroviral Therapy92▲ 5.9×6 topics
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension91▲ 6.7×3 topics
  40. Mortality Rates75▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Alabama at Birmingham publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research.

Cystic Fibrosis Research…51Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 51 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…50Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 50 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 46 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…43Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 43 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…42HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 42 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 40 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 36 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …35Birth, Development, and Health: 35 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 35 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 35 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInfectious DiseasesGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 51 works
  2. 2 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 50 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 46 works
  4. 4 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 43 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 42 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 40 works
  7. 7 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 36 works
  8. 8 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 35 works
  9. 9 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 35 works
  10. 10 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 35 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Alabama at Birmingham's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

Other research institutions in Birmingham

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.