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University of Virginia Medical Center

In research, University of Virginia Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#5,118 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,770 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 6.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,435
of 28,054 · #6,179 all time
Rank in United States
#1,867
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is University of Virginia Medical Center 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 #5,118 of 10,443 12.4%157 #1907
Health SciencesDomain #6,770 of 11,982 12.2%163 #2261

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

What does University of Virginia Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 6.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 32.8 works6.7×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.94× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.43× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.90× its world share, 158 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 3 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 Virginia Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Milton T. Edgerton, Stacey E. Mills and Robert E. Fechner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Virginia Medical Center.

  1. 1 Milton T. Edgerton United States · #13,358 worldwide 462 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Stacey E. Mills United States · #21,339 worldwide 483 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Robert E. Fechner United States · #26,382 worldwide 360 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 William H. Muller United States · #100,328 worldwide 154 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Stanton P. Nolan United States · #125,963 worldwide 290 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Norman R. Zinner United States · #169,251 worldwide 173 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Harold Carron United States · #232,859 worldwide 91 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Gregory F. Hayden United States · #304,773 worldwide 112 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Edward D. Miller United States · #376,472 worldwide 84 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Frank C. McCue United States · #442,002 worldwide 54 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of Virginia Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at University of Virginia Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Management, Complications, Diagnosis, Neurological Disorders, Inflammation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Surgical 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. Epidemiology22▲ 2.6×69 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 2.5×29 topics
  3. Management9▲ 5.6×16 topics
  4. Diagnosis9▲ 4.4×22 topics
  5. Complications8▲ 7.3×12 topics
  6. Treatment7▲ 2.7×29 topics
  7. Neurological Disorders7▲ 5.8×14 topics
  8. Immunotherapy7▲ 4.5×16 topics
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Surgical Management6▲ 6.8×14 topics
  11. Quality of Life6▲ 1.86×17 topics
  12. Surgery6▲ 7.4×9 topics
  13. Guidelines5▲ 5.4×10 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 2.3×13 topics
  15. Echocardiography5▲ 8.5×7 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  17. Chemotherapy5▲ 3.2×15 topics
  18. Classification5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  19. Surgical Treatment5▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  21. Rehabilitation4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  22. Mortality4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  23. Heart Failure4▲ 4.6×10 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  25. Epilepsy4▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Cardiac Imaging4▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Brain-Computer Interfaces4▲ 18×1 topic
  28. EEG Analysis4▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Radiotherapy4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  30. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  31. Antiepileptic Drugs3▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Drug Resistance3▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Seizures3▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Spinal Fusion3▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Neurobiology3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  36. Rituximab3▲ 9.4×4 topics
  37. Degenerative Disc Disease3▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Revision Surgery3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Molecular Classification3▲ 8.7×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Epilepsy research and treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment.

EEG and Brain-Computer I…4EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 4 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…2Epilepsy research and treatment: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 2 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksNeonatal and fetal brain pathology: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeurosciencePsychiatry and Mental healthHepatologyGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 2 works
  4. 4 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  8. 8 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Neonatal and fetal brain pathology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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