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University of Kentucky HealthCare

In research, University of Kentucky HealthCare stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,712 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,879 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,871
of 28,054 · #17,477 all time
Rank in United States
#1,777
of 4,192
Research works
739
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Kentucky HealthCare 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 #3,712 of 11,982 9.8%170 #5066
MedicineField #3,879 of 10,443 8.9%151 #4794

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kentucky HealthCare 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: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.50× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.69× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.59× its world share, 151 worksMedicineNursing: 2.38× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 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 Kentucky HealthCare?

Ranked on the composite score, Melissa L. Thompson Bastin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kentucky HealthCare.

  1. 1 Melissa L. Thompson Bastin United States · #1,342,886 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kentucky HealthCare

Which keywords describe research at University of Kentucky HealthCare?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Resistance, Diagnosis, Heart Failure, Critical Care, Management, Primary Care and Sedation.

▲ 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▲ 3.7×64 topics
  2. Antimicrobial Resistance11▲ 25×5 topics
  3. Diagnosis10▲ 4.9×21 topics
  4. Treatment9▲ 3.5×23 topics
  5. Management8▲ 5.0×19 topics
  6. Heart Failure8▲ 8.3×10 topics
  7. Critical Care7▲ 14×8 topics
  8. Primary Care7▲ 8.3×10 topics
  9. Sedation7▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Guidelines6▲ 6.2×10 topics
  11. Intensive Care Unit6▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Virulence Factors6▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Elderly6▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Biomarkers6▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  16. Anesthesia5▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Complications5▲ 4.6×12 topics
  18. Neuroprotection5▲ 6.7×9 topics
  19. Inappropriate Medication Use5▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Polypharmacy5▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Antibiotic Pharmacokinetics5▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Critically Ill Patients5▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Healthcare-Associated Infections5▲ 18×5 topics
  24. Thrombosis5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  26. Medication Adherence5▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes5▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Prognosis5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  29. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Clinical Management4▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Elderly Patients4▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Mortality Risk4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Sepsis4▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Prophylaxis4▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Drug Resistance4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  36. Infection4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Genetic Analysis4▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Quality Improvement4▲ 9.3×8 topics
  39. MRSA4▲ 68×1 topic
  40. Staphylococcus aureus4▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Kentucky HealthCare publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy, Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents.

Pharmaceutical Practices…5Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 5 fractional worksAntibiotics Pharmacokine…5Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy: 5 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance…4Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 4 fractional worksAnesthesia and Sedative …3Anesthesia and Sedative Agents: 3 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 3 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 3 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…3Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 3 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 3 fractional worksMedication Adherence and Compliance: 3 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…2Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 2 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyPharmacologyInfectious DiseasesAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  2. 2 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 5 works
  3. 3 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 4 works
  4. 4 Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 3 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Medication Adherence and Compliance Family Practice 3 works
  10. 10 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kentucky HealthCare's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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