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Vanderbilt University

In research, Vanderbilt University stands highest in Health Sciences (#49 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#43 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#112 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Family Practice and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (Transplantation is 6.8× its share of world research).

vanderbilt.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#129
of 22,385 · #79 all time
Rank in United States
#42
of 3,332
Research works
110k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1M
37.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Vanderbilt University

What is Vanderbilt University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #49 of 9,902 12.8%7,027 #35
MedicineField #43 of 8,541 12.8%6,299 #31
Social SciencesDomain #112 of 9,585 13.6%2,871 #75
Social SciencesField #115 of 5,988 13.7%1,309 #66
Life SciencesDomain #127 of 6,403 11.0%2,790 #62
SurgerySubfield #37 of 1,532 14.6%899 #34
Health ProfessionsField #48 of 1,895 12.8%567 #31
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #83 of 2,964 11.1%1,584 #48
PsychologyField #69 of 2,121 14.2%721 #42
Physical SciencesDomain #348 of 10,670 11.2%2,322 #268

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vanderbilt University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#35 #49
  2. Medicine#31 #43
  3. Social Sciences#75 #112
  4. Social Sciences#66 #115
  5. Life Sciences#62 #127
  6. Surgery#34 #37
  7. Health Professions#31 #48
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#48 #83
  9. Psychology#42 #69
  10. Physical Sciences#268 #348
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Vanderbilt University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Vanderbilt University is in Health Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 8,015 fractional works · 47.0% of its workMedicine: 7,208 fractional works · 42.3% of its workSurgery: 1,060 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 616 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 527 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 497 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 482 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 416 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 376 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 331 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 211 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 198 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 192 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 192 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 191 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 180 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 136 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 130 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 123 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 119 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 111 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNephrology: 101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 98 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 84 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 80 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 52 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 37 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 630 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 328 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 107 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 134 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 115 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 25 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,215 fractional works · 18.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,447 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 450 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 268 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 200 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 101 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 78 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 831 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 299 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 183 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 157 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 143 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 388 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHistory: 91 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 277 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 231 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 46 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 149 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 124 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 49 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3,192 fractional works · 18.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,809 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,000 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGenetics: 352 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCancer Research: 144 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 111 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 113 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 849 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 448 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 182 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 84 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 36 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 354 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 289 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 112 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,613 fractional works · 15.3% of its workEngineering: 864 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 331 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 177 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 60 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 34 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 174 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 718 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 300 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 122 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 274 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 69 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 57 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 203 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 64 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 139 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 193 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 79 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 131 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 131 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 83 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 68 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVanderbiltUniversity17kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences47%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences8,01547.0%
    1. Medicine7,20842.3%
    2. Health Professions6303.7%
    3. Nursing1340.8%
    4. Veterinary250.1%
    5. Dentistry180.1%
  2. Social Sciences3,21518.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,4478.5%
    2. Psychology8314.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities3882.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2771.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1490.9%
    6. Decision Sciences1240.7%
  3. Life Sciences3,19218.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,80910.6%
    2. Neuroscience8495.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology3542.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1120.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics690.4%
    1. Engineering8645.1%
    2. Computer Science7184.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy2741.6%
    4. Environmental Science2031.2%
    5. Mathematics1931.1%
    6. Chemistry1310.8%
    7. Materials Science1310.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences680.4%
    9. Energy190.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering130.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Vanderbilt University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 51.6 works6.8×
  2. Family PracticeSubfield · 35.2 works4.3×
  3. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 98.4 works3.9×
  4. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 50.5 works3.8×
  5. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 448.3 works3.6×
  6. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 64.1 works3.4×
  7. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 181.8 works3.4×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 112 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.99× its world share, 1,809 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 354 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.07× its world share, 849 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 68 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 718 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 864 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 203 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 131 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 193 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 274 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 630 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 7,208 worksMedicineNursing: 1.61× its world share, 134 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 25 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 388 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 149 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 124 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 277 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 831 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1,447 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.07×849 works
  2. Medicine2.20×7,208 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.06×354 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.99×1,809 works
  5. Nursing1.61×134 works
  6. Psychology1.60×831 works
  7. Health Professions1.40×630 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.14×68 works
  9. Veterinary1.09×25 works
  10. Mathematics0.96×193 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.79×388 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.76×277 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.75×124 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.72×274 works
  15. Social Sciences0.67×1,447 works
  16. Computer Science0.54×718 works
  17. Chemistry0.49×131 works
  18. Engineering0.34×864 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×149 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×68 works
  21. Environmental Science0.24×203 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.22×13 works
  23. Materials Science0.22×131 works
  24. Dentistry0.22×18 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×112 works
  26. Energy0.12×19 works

Who are the top researchers at Vanderbilt University?

Ranked on the quality score, K. Jani, Carlos L. Arteaga and Earl W. Sutherland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vanderbilt University.

  1. 1 K. Jani United States · #972 worldwide 56k citations · 214 works
  2. 2 Carlos L. Arteaga United States · #5,148 worldwide 56k citations · 1,326 works
  3. 3 Earl W. Sutherland United States · #5,681 worldwide 28k citations · 163 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey Alan Sosman United States · #6,468 worldwide 131k citations · 962 works
  5. 5 David Glenn Harrison United States · #6,740 worldwide 79k citations · 780 works
  6. 6 Shihong Lin United States · #8,226 worldwide 17k citations · 195 works
  7. 7 Antonis Rokas United States · #8,285 worldwide 32k citations · 547 works
  8. 8 C. Maguire United States · #8,624 worldwide 40k citations · 533 works
  9. 9 Dan M. Roden United States · #8,682 worldwide 101k citations · 1,498 works
  10. 10 Kristopher J. Preacher United States · #9,409 worldwide 111k citations · 174 works
All ranked researchers at Vanderbilt University

What are the most cited papers from Vanderbilt University?

The most cited paper from Vanderbilt University is "Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support" (Paul A. Harris, ROBERT J. TAYLOR, Robert J. Thielke et al., 2008), with 53,362 citations. Next come "The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)" (29,012) and "The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners" (25,189).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Research electronic data capture (REDCap)—A metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing translational research informatics support Paul A. Harris, ROBERT J. TAYLOR, Robert J. Thielke et al. · Journal of Biomedical Informatics Open access Oct 2008 53,362
2 The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) Mervyn Singer, Clifford Scott Deutschman, Christopher W. Seymour et al. · JAMA Open access 22 Feb 2016 29,012
3 The REDCap consortium: Building an international community of software platform partners Paul A. Harris, Robert J. Taylor, Brenda L. Minor et al. · Journal of Biomedical Informatics Open access 9 May 2019 25,189
4 A global reference for human genetic variation Corresponding authors et al. · Nature Open access815 authors 29 Sep 2015 20,444
5 Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma Frank Stephen Hodi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Jun 2010 15,337
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vanderbilt University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Treatment, Neurological Disorders, Cancer and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology1,340▲ 1.97×131 topics
  2. Inflammation793▲ 2.2×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life501▲ 2.0×53 topics
  4. Deep Learning453▼ 0.77×81 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease428▲ 2.2×38 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress415▲ 1.48×60 topics
  7. Machine Learning409▼ 0.72×84 topics
  8. Treatment405▲ 1.95×51 topics
  9. Cancer394▲ 1.72×51 topics
  10. Public Health364▲ 1.47×62 topics
  11. Risk Factors326▲ 1.74×37 topics
  12. Diagnosis318▲ 2.0×41 topics
  13. Mental Health306▲ 1.26×43 topics
  14. Genetics298▲ 2.5×25 topics
  15. Management294▲ 2.2×35 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders288▲ 3.0×20 topics
  17. Biomarkers278▲ 2.3×18 topics
  18. Chemotherapy273▲ 2.3×25 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome271▲ 1.97×23 topics
  20. Immunotherapy257▲ 2.1×19 topics
  21. Heart Failure252▲ 3.3×13 topics
  22. Depression252▲ 1.68×23 topics
  23. Precision Medicine227▲ 2.7×8 topics
  24. Complications222▲ 2.6×17 topics
  25. Clinical Trials222▲ 1.95×19 topics
  26. Obesity216▲ 1.65×26 topics
  27. Mortality215▲ 2.2×13 topics
  28. Guidelines200▲ 2.5×13 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations200▲ 2.7×23 topics
  30. Prognostic Factors176▲ 2.4×14 topics
  31. Rehabilitation174▲ 2.6×13 topics
  32. Radiotherapy166▲ 2.5×13 topics
  33. Neuroimaging155▲ 3.3×11 topics
  34. Chronic Kidney Disease147▲ 3.4×9 topics
  35. Medical Education146▲ 3.2×12 topics
  36. Critical Care142▲ 3.4×8 topics
  37. Brain Development132▲ 4.4×6 topics
  38. Language Development123▲ 5.8×5 topics
  39. Hearing Loss116▲ 5.8×4 topics
  40. Brain Connectivity115▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Vanderbilt University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Transplantation: Methods…73Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 73 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…66Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 66 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 63 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connect…62Functional Brain Connectivity Studies: 62 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…59Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 59 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 58 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 56 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…54Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 54 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 52 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 51 fractional works
SurgeryCognitive NeuroscienceOncologyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 73 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 66 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 63 works
  4. 4 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 62 works
  5. 5 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 59 works
  6. 6 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 58 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 56 works
  8. 8 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 54 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 52 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 51 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vanderbilt University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vanderbilt University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.066% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Vanderbilt University0.064% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vanderbilt University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Vanderbilt University11.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 1990.

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Which institutions have research most like Vanderbilt University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Emory University has the research profile closest to Vanderbilt University's, with both strong in Neuroscience.

  1. 1 Emory UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.95 Compare
  2. 2 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.95 Compare
  3. 3 Duke UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology 0.90 Compare
  4. 4 Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology 0.90 Compare
  5. 5 University of PittsburghUnited States · Both strong in Neuroscience, Immunology and Microbiology, Medicine 0.89 Compare

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