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University of Colorado Hospital

In research, University of Colorado Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,981 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,937 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,349
of 28,054 · #4,437 all time
Rank in United States
#973
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
38.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Colorado 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,981 of 11,982 17.1%201 #1303
MedicineField #1,937 of 10,443 15.8%167 #1292

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Colorado 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.52× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.50× its world share, 31 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 167 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Colorado Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Quality Improvement, Mortality, Patient Safety, Medical Education and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 3.0×90 topics
  2. Quality of Life15▲ 3.9×34 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 3.3×37 topics
  4. Risk Factors10▲ 3.6×27 topics
  5. Inflammation10▲ 1.83×41 topics
  6. Primary Care9▲ 9.0×12 topics
  7. Mortality8▲ 5.6×12 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 2.1×27 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 3.2×28 topics
  10. Guidelines8▲ 6.3×12 topics
  11. Quality Improvement7▲ 15×8 topics
  12. Patient Safety7▲ 19×6 topics
  13. Medical Education7▲ 11×11 topics
  14. Mortality Risk7▲ 11×6 topics
  15. Hearing Loss7▲ 23×4 topics
  16. Rehabilitation7▲ 6.3×11 topics
  17. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 7.9×9 topics
  18. Reflective Practice6▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Critical Care6▲ 9.6×8 topics
  20. Medical Errors6▲ 57×2 topics
  21. Communication6▲ 6.9×3 topics
  22. Continuity of Care6▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Health-related Quality of Life6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  24. Sepsis6▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Complications6▲ 4.2×15 topics
  26. Resuscitation5▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Substance Use Disorders5▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Heart Failure5▲ 4.5×10 topics
  29. Social Isolation5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations5▲ 5.5×9 topics
  31. Psychological Impact5▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Quality of Care5▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Elderly Patients5▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Health Care Utilization4▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  36. Assessment Methods4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Competency-Based Education4▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Faculty Development4▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Continuing Medical Education4▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Colorado Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Hospital Admissions and Outcomes and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment.

Innovations in Medical E…4Innovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…4Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksHospital Admissions and …4Hospital Admissions and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…3Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medic…2Patient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksBurn Injury Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …2Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCognitive NeuroscienceEmergency MedicineEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  3. 3 Hospital Admissions and Outcomes Emergency Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  8. 8 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Colorado Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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