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University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital

In research, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#3,159 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,114 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,416
of 28,054 · #5,909 all time
Rank in United States
#982
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital 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 #3,159 of 10,443 13.3%218 #1969
Health SciencesDomain #4,114 of 11,982 13.1%242 #1985

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.96× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.62× its world share, 218 worksMedicineNursing: 2.56× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Alston Callahan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital.

  1. 1 Alston Callahan United States · #717,756 worldwide 45 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital

Which keywords describe research at University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology37▲ 3.0×87 topics
  2. Inflammation17▲ 2.6×56 topics
  3. Treatment15▲ 4.0×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life13▲ 2.9×35 topics
  5. Risk Factors12▲ 3.5×22 topics
  6. Diagnosis12▲ 4.0×26 topics
  7. Guidelines10▲ 6.7×12 topics
  8. Mortality10▲ 5.2×11 topics
  9. Chemotherapy9▲ 3.9×23 topics
  10. Management9▲ 3.5×20 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress9▲ 1.67×31 topics
  12. Clinical Practice Guidelines8▲ 4.9×12 topics
  13. Rehabilitation7▲ 5.9×12 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 1.93×26 topics
  15. Immunotherapy7▲ 3.0×13 topics
  16. Genetics6▲ 3.0×16 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 6.6×8 topics
  18. Complications6▲ 4.0×14 topics
  19. Primary Care6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  20. Clinical Trials6▲ 2.8×17 topics
  21. Immune Response5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  22. Prevention5▲ 4.1×11 topics
  23. Medical Education5▲ 6.3×8 topics
  24. Heart Failure5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  25. Surgical Management5▲ 3.9×15 topics
  26. Critical Care5▲ 6.8×8 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations5▲ 3.6×16 topics
  29. Biomechanics5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  30. Pain Management4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  32. Academic Medicine4▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Endovascular Repair4▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Postoperative Complications4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  35. Quality Improvement4▲ 6.0×7 topics
  36. Perioperative Care4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  37. Cardiac Risk3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Health Care Utilization3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Perioperative3▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Incidence3▲ 17×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Aortic aneurysm repair treatments and Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation.

Cardiac, Anesthesia and …3Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …2Diversity and Career in Medicine: 2 fractional worksAortic aneurysm repair treatments: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…2Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Management: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory S…2Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksNursing education and management: 2 fractional worksBone fractures and treatments: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGender StudiesPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Bone fractures and treatments Epidemiology 2 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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