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University of Virginia Children's Hospital

In research, University of Virginia Children's Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#11,504 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,155 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,758
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,785
of 8,685
Research works
189
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is University of Virginia Children's Hospital 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 #11,504 of 17,978 21.7%126
Health SciencesDomain #14,155 of 20,462 22.0%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Virginia Children's 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.41× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 14.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 14.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of Virginia Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Preterm Infants, Mortality Risk, Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Ethical Considerations, Cardiac Surgery and Pulmonary Valve Replacement.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 50×4 topics
  2. Preterm Infants2▲ 68×4 topics
  3. Mortality Risk2▲ 24×2 topics
  4. Inflammation1▲ 2.2×5 topics
  5. Cardiac Surgery1▲ 55×1 topic
  6. Congenital Heart Disease1▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Echocardiography1▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Epidemiology1◆ 1.09×10 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations1▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Pulmonary Valve Replacement1▲ 75×1 topic
  11. Autism Spectrum Disorders1▲ 37×2 topics
  12. Biogenesis1▲ 20×1 topic
  13. Child Development1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  14. Circular RNAs1▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Human Milk Composition1▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Necrotizing Enterocolitis1▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Transplantation1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Virginia Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Congenital Heart Disease Studies, Infant Nutrition and Health, Circular RNAs in diseases and Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues.

Congenital Heart Disease…1Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Hea…1Infant Nutrition and Health: 1 fractional worksCircular RNAs in diseases1Circular RNAs in diseases: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feed…1Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 1 fractional worksInfant Development and Preterm Care: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…1Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksNeonatal and Maternal In…1Neonatal and Maternal Infections: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyNutrition and DieteticsMolecular BiologyPsychiatry and Mental health4 others

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

  1. 1 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  3. 3 Circular RNAs in diseases Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Neonatal and Maternal Infections Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Virginia Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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