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Virginia Commonwealth University

In research, Virginia Commonwealth University stands highest in Health Sciences (#244 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#241 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#524 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Hepatology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (Transplantation is 10.5× its share of world research).

vcu.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#513
of 22,385 · #448 all time
Rank in United States
#130
of 3,332
Research works
61k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9M
30.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Virginia Commonwealth University

What is Virginia Commonwealth 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 #244 of 9,902 10.5%3,196 #223
MedicineField #241 of 8,541 10.5%2,788 #218
Social SciencesDomain #524 of 9,585 11.2%1,555 #365
Physical SciencesDomain #854 of 10,670 7.7%1,199 #597
Social SciencesField #541 of 5,988 12.1%697 #458
Life SciencesDomain #615 of 6,403 8.5%1,081 #501
PsychologyField #329 of 2,121 10.0%499 #230
SurgerySubfield #247 of 1,532 11.8%367 #237
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #487 of 2,964 8.4%649 #440
Computer ScienceField #740 of 4,417 11.3%271 #796

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Commonwealth 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#223 #244
  2. Medicine#218 #241
  3. Social Sciences#365 #524
  4. Physical Sciences#597 #854
  5. Social Sciences#458 #541
  6. Life Sciences#501 #615
  7. Psychology#230 #329
  8. Surgery#237 #247
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#440 #487
  10. Computer Science#796 #740
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 Virginia Commonwealth University work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Virginia Commonwealth University is in Health Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Social Sciences (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 3,688 fractional works · 45.1% of its workMedicine: 3,225 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSurgery: 424 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 305 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 242 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 231 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 224 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 202 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 188 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 100 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 98 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 94 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHepatology: 79 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 70 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 69 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransplantation: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 332 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 211 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 78 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,844 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 823 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 253 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 189 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 67 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 58 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 40 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 585 fractional works · 7.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 285 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 135 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 89 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 187 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 106 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 93 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 83 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,365 fractional works · 16.7% of its workEngineering: 450 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 141 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 115 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 304 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 113 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 158 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 101 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 128 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 35 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 103 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 47 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 85 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 74 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,289 fractional works · 15.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 769 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 467 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 122 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 291 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 92 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 84 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 44 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 125 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 86 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginiaCommonwealth…8,186fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences45%Social Sciences23%

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 Sciences3,68845.1%
    1. Medicine3,22539.4%
    2. Health Professions3324.1%
    3. Dentistry781.0%
    4. Nursing440.5%
    5. Veterinary100.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,84422.5%
    1. Social Sciences82310.0%
    2. Psychology5857.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities1872.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1061.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting831.0%
    6. Decision Sciences600.7%
    1. Engineering4505.5%
    2. Computer Science3043.7%
    3. Materials Science1581.9%
    4. Environmental Science1281.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1031.3%
    6. Chemistry851.0%
    7. Mathematics740.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences290.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering210.3%
    10. Energy150.2%
  4. Life Sciences1,28915.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7699.4%
    2. Neuroscience2913.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1251.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences590.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics450.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Virginia Commonwealth University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 38.3 works10×
  2. HepatologySubfield · 79.4 works5.0×
  3. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 91.9 works3.6×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 284.9 works3.3×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 769 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.51× its world share, 125 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.19× its world share, 292 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.57× its world share, 45 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 21 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 85 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 304 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 28 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 450 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 128 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 158 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 74 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 103 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.97× its world share, 78 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 332 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 3,225 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 44 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 187 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 83 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 106 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 585 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 823 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.34×585 works
  2. Neuroscience2.19×292 works
  3. Medicine2.05×3,225 works
  4. Dentistry1.97×78 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.76×769 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.57×45 works
  7. Health Professions1.54×332 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.51×125 works
  9. Nursing1.09×44 works
  10. Veterinary0.88×10 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.79×187 works
  12. Social Sciences0.79×823 works
  13. Mathematics0.77×74 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.76×60 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.72×21 works
  16. Chemistry0.66×85 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×106 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.56×103 works
  19. Materials Science0.55×158 works
  20. Computer Science0.48×304 works
  21. Engineering0.37×450 works
  22. Environmental Science0.31×128 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×83 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×28 works
  25. Energy0.20×15 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×59 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University?

Ranked on the quality score, Arun Jayant Sanyal, Kirk Warren Brown and Alex H. Krist lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Commonwealth University.

  1. 1 Arun Jayant Sanyal United States · #3,037 worldwide 159k citations · 1,367 works
  2. 2 Kirk Warren Brown United States · #18,638 worldwide 36k citations · 165 works
  3. 3 Alex H. Krist United States · #25,788 worldwide 33k citations · 371 works
  4. 4 Sarah Spiegel United States · #27,365 worldwide 54k citations · 598 works
  5. 5 Norbert Felix Voelkel United States · #30,250 worldwide 33k citations · 404 works
  6. 6 Jasmohan Singh Bajaj United States · #31,251 worldwide 40k citations · 831 works
  7. 7 Sheldon Milstien United States · #31,681 worldwide 32k citations · 359 works
  8. 8 Lawrence B. Schwartz United States · #35,338 worldwide 34k citations · 390 works
  9. 9 Kenneth S. Kendler United States · #35,525 worldwide 129k citations · 1,630 works
  10. 10 Steven H. Woolf United States · #45,587 worldwide 31k citations · 319 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Commonwealth University?

The most cited paper from Virginia Commonwealth University is "Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome" (Curtis Huttenhower et al., 2012), with 12,195 citations. Next come "A comprehensive review of ZnO materials and devices" (11,461) and "Design and validation of a histological scoring system for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease†" (10,904).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome Curtis Huttenhower et al. · Nature Open access248 authors Jun 2012 12,195
2 A comprehensive review of ZnO materials and devices Ümit Özgür, Ya. I. Alivov, C. Liu et al. · Journal of Applied Physics 15 Aug 2005 11,461
3 Design and validation of a histological scoring system for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease† David Erwin Kleiner, Elizabeth M. Brunt, Mark L. Van Natta et al. · Hepatology 24 May 2005 10,904
4 Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci Stephan Ripke et al. · Nature Open access297 authors Jul 2014 8,181
5 Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar et al. · The Lancet Open access654 authors Oct 2016 7,829
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Commonwealth University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Depression, Oxidative Stress, Risk Factors and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology657▲ 2.0×129 topics
  2. Inflammation342▲ 1.96×82 topics
  3. Mental Health318▲ 2.7×39 topics
  4. Quality of Life258▲ 2.2×52 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress222▲ 1.65×60 topics
  6. Depression202▲ 2.8×24 topics
  7. Public Health196▲ 1.64×54 topics
  8. Treatment193▲ 1.93×51 topics
  9. Risk Factors188▲ 2.1×36 topics
  10. Cancer188▲ 1.71×54 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome164▲ 2.5×22 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease156▲ 1.68×36 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance123▲ 3.3×10 topics
  14. Diagnosis122▲ 1.60×40 topics
  15. Clinical Trials120▲ 2.2×19 topics
  16. Anxiety114▲ 2.9×12 topics
  17. Chemotherapy114▲ 1.96×25 topics
  18. Obesity112▲ 1.77×25 topics
  19. Adolescents111▲ 3.7×8 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders111▲ 2.4×20 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis106▲ 2.2×19 topics
  22. Health Disparities104▲ 4.9×8 topics
  23. Heart Failure100▲ 2.7×13 topics
  24. Aging97▲ 2.2×18 topics
  25. Social Support96▲ 2.2×17 topics
  26. Prevalence95▲ 2.8×14 topics
  27. Stress93▲ 3.1×11 topics
  28. Psychiatric Disorders92▲ 8.3×4 topics
  29. Mortality Risk91▲ 4.6×6 topics
  30. Neuroprotection87▲ 3.0×17 topics
  31. Hepatocellular Carcinoma80▲ 4.8×3 topics
  32. Genetic Variation75▲ 4.2×9 topics
  33. Cancer Risk74▲ 4.1×10 topics
  34. Neural Plasticity68▲ 4.6×5 topics
  35. Hepatic Steatosis68▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Graft Survival67▲ 9.7×3 topics
  37. Substance Use Disorders66▲ 11×2 topics
  38. NAFLD60▲ 6.5×1 topic
  39. NASH60▲ 6.5×1 topic
  40. Behavioral Interventions52▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Virginia Commonwealth University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease and Transplantation, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …60Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 60 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transp…43Liver Disease and Transplantation: 43 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 39 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 35 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 35 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 35 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 32 fractional worksSleep and related disord…31Sleep and related disorders: 31 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 30 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Cessation: 29 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyClinical PsychologyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 60 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 43 works
  3. 3 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 39 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 35 works
  5. 5 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 35 works
  6. 6 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 35 works
  7. 7 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 32 works
  8. 8 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 31 works
  9. 9 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 30 works
  10. 10 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 29 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Commonwealth University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.030% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Virginia Commonwealth University0.032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Virginia Commonwealth 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Virginia Commonwealth University8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.2% in 1991.

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