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University of South Alabama Medical Center

In research, University of South Alabama Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#3,123 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,058 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,790
of 28,054 · #13,195 all time
Rank in United States
#3,225
of 4,192
Research works
778
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is University of South Alabama Medical Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #3,123 of 17,978 13.9%548
Health SciencesDomain #4,058 of 20,462 14.2%601

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South Alabama 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.04× its world share, 57 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of South Alabama Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemotherapy, Guidelines, Inflammation, Prognostic Factors and Anticoagulant Therapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.3×42 topics
  2. Treatment6▲ 6.3×20 topics
  3. Diagnosis5▲ 7.8×17 topics
  4. Chemotherapy5▲ 9.6×14 topics
  5. Inflammation4▲ 2.9×17 topics
  6. Guidelines4▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Risk Factors3▲ 3.9×12 topics
  8. Immunotherapy3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  9. Prognostic Factors3▲ 8.3×11 topics
  10. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.1×9 topics
  12. Clinical Trials2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  13. Complications2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  14. Management2▲ 4.3×11 topics
  15. Obesity2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Surgical Management2▲ 7.4×10 topics
  17. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Catheter Ablation2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Stroke Prevention2▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  21. Risk Stratification2▲ 39×1 topic
  22. Thromboembolism2▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Thrombosis2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  25. Echocardiography2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  26. Immune Response2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  27. Targeted Therapy2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Pancreatic Cancer2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  30. Critical Care2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  31. Weight Loss2▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Antithrombotic Therapy2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Cost of Care2▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Financial Toxicity2▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Prophylaxis2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. SARS-CoV-22▲ 6.2×3 topics
  37. Breast Cancer1▲ 8.1×7 topics
  38. Diabetes Mellitus1▲ 9.7×5 topics
  39. Immunosuppressive Therapy1▲ 10×5 topics
  40. Virulence Factors1▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does University of South Alabama Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management.

Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEconomic and Financial Impacts of Cancer: 2 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 1 fractional worksGastroesophageal reflux and treatments: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiac tumors and thrombi1Cardiac tumors and thrombi: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathology: 1 fractional worksPharmacology and Obesity…1Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEconomics and EconometricsOncologyInternal Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments Gastroenterology 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Cardiac tumors and thrombi Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment Pharmacology 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of South Alabama Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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