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University of California San Diego Medical Center

In research, University of California San Diego Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#4,559 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,701 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,944
of 28,054 · #2,497 all time
Rank in United States
#1,488
of 4,192
Research works
5.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
212k
40.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is University of California San Diego 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 #4,559 of 10,443 11.3%157 #688
Health SciencesDomain #5,701 of 11,982 11.4%164 #835

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of California San Diego 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).

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.08× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.89× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.65× its world share, 157 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 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 California San Diego Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen I. Wasserman, Paul C. Stein and David J. Sartoris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of California San Diego Medical Center.

  1. 1 Stephen I. Wasserman United States · #49,311 worldwide 362 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Paul C. Stein United States · #140,546 worldwide 183 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 David J. Sartoris United States · #145,001 worldwide 84 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Gary R. Birchler United States · #153,839 worldwide 260 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Gerard R. Manecke United States · #163,996 worldwide 174 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Geoffrey M. Collins United States · #174,664 worldwide 150 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Howard C. Dittrich United States · #178,442 worldwide 119 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 John F. Hansbrough United States · #208,192 worldwide 127 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Parviz Haghighi United States · #210,430 worldwide 109 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 C. Lowell Parsons United States · #273,621 worldwide 123 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of California San Diego Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at University of California San Diego Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Treatment, Management, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Guidelines and Heart Failure.

▲ 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. Epidemiology30▲ 3.4×82 topics
  2. Inflammation13▲ 2.8×49 topics
  3. Treatment12▲ 4.3×29 topics
  4. Complications11▲ 9.9×15 topics
  5. Diagnosis10▲ 4.8×23 topics
  6. Management10▲ 5.5×23 topics
  7. Guidelines7▲ 6.6×10 topics
  8. Heart Failure6▲ 6.3×11 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.4×24 topics
  10. Risk Factors6▲ 2.3×24 topics
  11. Surgical Management6▲ 6.1×16 topics
  12. Mortality5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  13. Children5▲ 9.7×6 topics
  14. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.0×17 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome5▲ 2.6×15 topics
  16. Clinical Trials5▲ 3.0×13 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders4▲ 3.4×14 topics
  18. Echocardiography4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Global Burden4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  20. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors4▲ 4.0×11 topics
  22. Prognosis4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  23. Anesthesia4▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Arrhythmias4▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  26. Genetic Variants4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  27. Cognitive Impairment3▲ 5.9×10 topics
  28. Critical Care3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  29. Medical Education3▲ 5.8×9 topics
  30. Pathophysiology3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  31. Adults3▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Chronic Pain3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Mechanical Ventilation3▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Sepsis3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  35. Brain Development3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  36. Difficult Airway Society3▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Postoperative Complications3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Resuscitation3▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Tracheal Intubation3▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Sudden Cardiac Death3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does University of California San Diego Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Airway Management and Intubation Techniques, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.

Airway Management and In…3Airway Management and Intubation Techniques: 3 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksAnesthesia and Sedative …2Anesthesia and Sedative Agents: 2 fractional worksSchizophrenia research and treatment: 2 fractional worksPoisoning and overdose treatments: 1 fractional works
Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Poisoning and overdose treatments Emergency Medicine 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of California San Diego Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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