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University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

In research, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova stands highest in Health Sciences (#855 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,074 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,490 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry and Obstetrics and Gynecology — Dentistry is 8.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,720
of 28,054 · #6,377 all time
Rank in Romania
#22
of 126
Research works
3.4k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova 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 #855 of 11,982 21.4%728 #2165
MedicineField #1,074 of 10,443 21.2%648 #2112
Life SciencesDomain #1,490 of 7,800 24.1%160 #3605
SurgerySubfield #672 of 1,816 18.7%87 #1716
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,115 of 3,579 24.7%75 #5171
EpidemiologySubfield #645 of 976 22.5%63 #1778
Physical SciencesDomain #9,483 of 12,888 15.3%69 #15625
Social SciencesDomain #9,351 of 10,521 12.9%61 #14429

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#2,165 #855
  2. Medicine#2,112 #1,074
  3. Life Sciences#3,605 #1,490
  4. Surgery#1,716 #672
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,171 #2,115
  6. Epidemiology#1,778 #645
  7. Physical Sciences#15,625 #9,483
  8. Social Sciences#14,429 #9,351
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 8.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 43.8 works8.9×
  2. Obstetrics and GynecologySubfield · 22.5 works7.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.46× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 75 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.01× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.10× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.87× its world share, 44 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.31× its world share, 648 worksMedicineNursing: 1.62× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniela Călina, Adrian Săftoiu and Daniel Pirici lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova.

  1. 1 Daniela Călina Romania · #11,827 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Adrian Săftoiu Romania · #60,236 worldwide 242 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Daniel Pirici Romania · #82,947 worldwide 182 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Anca Oana Docea Romania · #137,220 worldwide 437 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Cristian Meșină Romania · #290,513 worldwide 73 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Michael Schenker Romania · #376,673 worldwide 120 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 C. Constantin Romania · #491,582 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Carmen Popescu Romania · #572,931 worldwide 7 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Horia Octavian Manolea Romania · #665,003 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Adriana Bold Romania · #760,293 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Which keywords describe research at University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Diagnosis, Treatment, Insulin Resistance, Oxidative Stress and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology117▲ 2.9×105 topics
  2. Inflammation81▲ 3.8×78 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress47▲ 2.8×51 topics
  4. Treatment47▲ 3.8×44 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome46▲ 5.6×23 topics
  6. Diagnosis44▲ 4.7×38 topics
  7. Cancer41▲ 3.0×46 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease38▲ 3.4×34 topics
  9. Management34▲ 4.3×27 topics
  10. Insulin Resistance33▲ 7.2×9 topics
  11. Chemotherapy33▲ 4.6×23 topics
  12. Obesity32▲ 4.2×24 topics
  13. Quality of Life31▲ 2.1×41 topics
  14. Risk Factors30▲ 2.7×25 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines25▲ 4.6×14 topics
  16. Clinical Trials23▲ 3.3×16 topics
  17. Immune Response22▲ 3.9×17 topics
  18. Global Burden22▲ 4.0×12 topics
  19. Antioxidant22▲ 3.1×42 topics
  20. Complications21▲ 4.2×15 topics
  21. Hepatocellular Carcinoma21▲ 9.9×3 topics
  22. Immunotherapy21▲ 2.9×17 topics
  23. Guidelines20▲ 4.3×13 topics
  24. Hepatic Steatosis20▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Cardiovascular Risk19▲ 5.9×9 topics
  26. Prevention18▲ 4.3×14 topics
  27. Survival Analysis18▲ 6.7×6 topics
  28. Mortality18▲ 3.1×13 topics
  29. Pathophysiology17▲ 5.4×8 topics
  30. Metastasis16▲ 4.7×10 topics
  31. Surgical Management16▲ 3.9×18 topics
  32. Echocardiography16▲ 5.9×8 topics
  33. Children16▲ 6.8×7 topics
  34. NAFLD16▲ 13×1 topic
  35. NASH16▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Endothelial Dysfunction16▲ 6.6×7 topics
  37. Prenatal Diagnosis15▲ 10×7 topics
  38. Cytokines15▲ 5.2×7 topics
  39. Thrombosis14▲ 5.1×6 topics
  40. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes13▲ 6.7×6 topics

Which research topics does University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 16 fractional worksGastrointestinal disorders and treatments: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…9COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 9 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …8Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 8 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 7 fractional worksGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…6Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 6 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Screening and Detection: 6 fractional worksDental materials and res…6Dental materials and restorations: 6 fractional works
EpidemiologySurgeryInfectious DiseasesCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine6 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 16 works
  2. 2 Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments Surgery 9 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 9 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  5. 5 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 7 works
  6. 6 Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  7. 7 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 6 works
  8. 8 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 6 works
  9. 9 Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Oncology 6 works
  10. 10 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 6 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 available59.5%not open40.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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