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University of North Carolina Hospitals

In research, University of North Carolina Hospitals stands highest in Medicine (#3,356 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,577 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,231
of 28,054 · #7,848 all time
Rank in United States
#1,986
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of North Carolina Hospitals 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 #3,356 of 10,443 10.1%136 #2150
Health SciencesDomain #4,577 of 11,982 10.2%152 #2089

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of North Carolina Hospitals 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: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.53× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.94× its world share, 136 worksMedicineNursing: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of North Carolina Hospitals?

Ranked on the composite score, Adams Rd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of North Carolina Hospitals.

  1. 1 Adams Rd United States · #476,881 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of North Carolina Hospitals

Which keywords describe research at University of North Carolina Hospitals?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Management, Risk Factors, Pathophysiology and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology29▲ 4.0×76 topics
  2. Treatment12▲ 5.4×29 topics
  3. Diagnosis12▲ 6.9×28 topics
  4. Risk Factors8▲ 4.2×19 topics
  5. Management8▲ 5.7×19 topics
  6. Rehabilitation8▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Quality of Life7▲ 2.9×25 topics
  8. Inflammation6▲ 1.70×30 topics
  9. Guidelines6▲ 6.9×12 topics
  10. Pathophysiology6▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines5▲ 5.1×11 topics
  12. Resuscitation5▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Complications5▲ 5.3×15 topics
  14. Ethical Considerations4▲ 7.3×8 topics
  15. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.2×14 topics
  16. Psychological Impact4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  17. Chemotherapy4▲ 3.2×21 topics
  18. Sepsis4▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Prognosis4▲ 6.6×9 topics
  20. Mortality4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  21. Genetic Mutations4▲ 4.8×14 topics
  22. Medical Education4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  24. Biomarkers4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  25. Children3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  26. Critical Care3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  27. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 7.2×4 topics
  28. Robotic Surgery3▲ 12×5 topics
  29. Primary Care3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  30. Radiosurgery3▲ 18×4 topics
  31. Mortality Risk3▲ 6.4×6 topics
  32. Autoantibodies3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  33. Burn Injury3▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Burn Wound Infections3▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Pain Management3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  36. Deep Vein Thrombosis2▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 7.6×7 topics
  38. Diagnostic Criteria2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  39. Graft Survival2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Prophylaxis2▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does University of North Carolina Hospitals publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Uterine Myomas and Treatments and Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research.

Burn Injury Management a…3Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …2Diversity and Career in Medicine: 2 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treatments: 2 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 2 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 2 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …1Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyGender StudiesObstetrics and GynecologyNeurology6 others

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

  1. 1 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  4. 4 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 2 works
  5. 5 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 2 works
  6. 6 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of North Carolina Hospitals's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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