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University of California San Francisco Medical Center

In research, University of California San Francisco Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#2,255 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,699 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,081
of 28,054 · #1,442 all time
Rank in United States
#823
of 4,192
Research works
5.7k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
275k
48.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is University of California San Francisco 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 #2,255 of 10,443 18.4%183 #489
Health SciencesDomain #2,699 of 11,982 19.2%198 #478

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of California San Francisco 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.67× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.68× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.39× its world share, 183 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 10 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.

Who are the top researchers at University of California San Francisco Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge A. Alvarado, Thomas H. Newton and Kenneth T. Brown lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

  1. 1 Jorge A. Alvarado United States · #114,901 worldwide 263 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Thomas H. Newton United States · #127,555 worldwide 151 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Kenneth T. Brown United States · #182,673 worldwide 261 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 J.M. Vaeth United States · #200,096 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Stacy R. Mettier United States · #276,579 worldwide 118 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Robertson Pratt United States · #313,539 worldwide 136 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 EJ Ring United States · #330,195 worldwide 78 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Donald C. Brodie United States · #337,055 worldwide 34 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Hamilton H. Anderson United States · #348,126 worldwide 65 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 C. G. Toby Mathias United States · #402,174 worldwide 86 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at University of California San Francisco Medical Center

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

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 1.98×87 topics
  2. Immunotherapy12▲ 5.8×16 topics
  3. Inflammation11▲ 1.95×57 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 2.5×29 topics
  5. Guidelines8▲ 6.4×11 topics
  6. Treatment8▲ 2.4×31 topics
  7. Cancer8▲ 2.1×34 topics
  8. Chemotherapy8▲ 3.8×21 topics
  9. Risk Factors7▲ 2.4×21 topics
  10. Management7▲ 3.2×21 topics
  11. Mortality6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  12. Clinical Trials6▲ 3.4×16 topics
  13. Diagnosis6▲ 2.5×24 topics
  14. Biomarkers6▲ 3.2×14 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 1.90×25 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations6▲ 4.7×16 topics
  17. Heart Failure6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  18. Rehabilitation5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  20. Academic Medicine5▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Radiotherapy5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  22. Prognostic Factors4▲ 3.7×13 topics
  23. Reflective Practice4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  24. Echocardiography4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  25. Medical Education4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  26. Thrombosis4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  27. Gender Bias4▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Critical Care4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  29. Intensive Care Unit4▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Mentorship4▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Prostate Cancer4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  32. Health Care Disparities3▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Tumor Regression3▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Assessment Methods3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Elderly Patients3▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. Faculty Development3▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Competency-Based Education3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Continuing Medical Education3▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Professional Identity Formation3▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Graft Survival3▲ 13×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Diversity and Career in Medicine, Innovations in Medical Education, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Diversity and Career in …3Diversity and Career in Medicine: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…3Innovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatmen…2Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair: 2 fractional worksBladder and Urothelial C…2Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional works
Gender StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSurgeryOncology2 others

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

  1. 1 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 3 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair Surgery 2 works
  8. 8 Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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