Question 1

What is Vanderbilt University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Vanderbilt University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Vanderbilt University ranks #129 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#79 all time), and #42 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Vanderbilt University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Vanderbilt University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Vanderbilt University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Vanderbilt University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Vanderbilt University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Vanderbilt University's?

Accepted Answer

Emory University has the research profile closest to Vanderbilt University's (similarity 0.95 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by Johns Hopkins University and Duke University.

Question 9

Is Vanderbilt University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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