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University of Virginia

In research, University of Virginia stands highest in Health Sciences (#170 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#163 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#176 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and History and Philosophy of Science — Algebra and Number Theory is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#191
of 28,054 · #93 all time
Rank in United States
#52
of 4,192
Research works
100k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3M
33.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Virginia 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 #170 of 11,982 15.2%3,554 #96
MedicineField #163 of 10,443 14.8%3,219 #92
Social SciencesDomain #176 of 10,521 23.1%3,177 #61
MathematicsField #18 of 1,053 22.5%212 #86
Life SciencesDomain #164 of 7,800 18.6%1,544 #86
EducationSubfield #43 of 1,892 44.8%293 #9
Physical SciencesDomain #324 of 12,888 18.4%3,218 #109
Social SciencesField #162 of 6,365 25.3%1,490 #77
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #215 of 3,579 18.1%843 #85
SurgerySubfield #110 of 1,816 14.2%495 #75

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Virginia 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#96 #170
  2. Medicine#92 #163
  3. Social Sciences#61 #176
  4. Mathematics#86 #18
  5. Life Sciences#86 #164
  6. Education#9 #43
  7. Physical Sciences#109 #324
  8. Social Sciences#77 #162
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#85 #215
  10. Surgery#75 #110
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 Virginia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 26.0 works3.5×
  2. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 32.2 works3.3×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 50.6 works2.9×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 126 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 843 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.75× its world share, 202 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 353 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 132 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 816 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 98 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 1,022 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 283 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 245 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 212 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 345 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 282 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 3,219 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 400 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 289 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 162 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 291 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 545 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1,490 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Virginia?

Ranked on the composite score, William B. Quandt, James N. Galloway and Robert C. Pianta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Virginia.

  1. 1 William B. Quandt United States · #1,126 worldwide 784 citations · 132 works
  2. 2 James N. Galloway United States · #1,677 worldwide 2.3k citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Robert C. Pianta United States · #2,063 worldwide 2.5k citations · 94 works
  4. 4 Sanjiv Kaul United States · #2,663 worldwide 1.6k citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Kevin Skadron United States · #3,123 worldwide 1.6k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Richard L. Guerrant United States · #3,275 worldwide 1.5k citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Richard Handler United States · #3,881 worldwide 627 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Jerome McGann United States · #5,591 worldwide 407 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Francis A. Carey United States · #8,274 worldwide 1.4k citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Edward R. Laws United States · #8,737 worldwide 960 citations · 176 works
All ranked researchers at University of Virginia

Which keywords describe research at University of Virginia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Cardiovascular Disease, Globalization, Mental Health and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology619▲ 1.36×130 topics
  2. Deep Learning369◆ 0.94×76 topics
  3. Machine Learning356◆ 0.95×83 topics
  4. Inflammation336▲ 1.41×82 topics
  5. Globalization230◆ 1.02×109 topics
  6. Climate Change217▼ 0.70×94 topics
  7. Mental Health199▲ 1.18×42 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease197▲ 1.54×37 topics
  9. Neural Networks193◆ 1.09×36 topics
  10. Quality of Life189◆ 1.14×54 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress183◆ 0.97×58 topics
  12. Treatment173▲ 1.24×49 topics
  13. Risk Factors173▲ 1.37×36 topics
  14. Cancer162◆ 1.05×48 topics
  15. Diagnosis155▲ 1.45×40 topics
  16. Public Health154◆ 0.92×57 topics
  17. Depression147▲ 1.45×21 topics
  18. Immunotherapy141▲ 1.72×19 topics
  19. Genetics134▲ 1.67×26 topics
  20. Management125▲ 1.38×33 topics
  21. Complications124▲ 2.1×17 topics
  22. Obesity122▲ 1.40×24 topics
  23. Gender117▲ 1.88×48 topics
  24. History116▲ 1.44×47 topics
  25. Identity116▲ 1.38×58 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders110▲ 1.68×20 topics
  27. Mortality109▲ 1.64×13 topics
  28. Nationalism106▲ 1.99×31 topics
  29. Heart Failure103▲ 2.1×13 topics
  30. Diabetes100▲ 1.76×19 topics
  31. Regulation99▲ 1.60×26 topics
  32. Guidelines98▲ 1.84×13 topics
  33. Child Development98▲ 2.0×7 topics
  34. Emotion Regulation86▲ 2.4×9 topics
  35. Academic Achievement83▲ 4.2×9 topics
  36. Public Opinion71▲ 5.0×6 topics
  37. Self-Regulation71▲ 3.5×6 topics
  38. Student Achievement55▲ 5.7×5 topics
  39. School Engagement45▲ 8.4×1 topic
  40. Student-Teacher Relationships45▲ 8.4×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Virginia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Early Childhood Education and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes.

Early Childhood Educatio…45Early Childhood Education and Development: 45 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…34Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 34 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 32 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 29 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 27 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 27 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 26 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…25Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 25 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 25 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 24 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 45 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 34 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 32 works
  4. 4 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 29 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 27 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 27 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 26 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 25 works
  9. 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 25 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 24 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Virginia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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