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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

In research, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#4,446 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,765 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Surgery — Surgery is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,714
of 28,054 · #965 all time
Rank in United States
#1,590
of 4,192
Research works
17k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
716k
41.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Virginia Commonwealth University 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 #4,446 of 10,443 17.7%144 #277
Health SciencesDomain #5,765 of 11,982 16.7%158 #310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Commonwealth University 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 Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Surgery takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SurgerySubfield · 28.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.37× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.24× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Anthony Marmarou, Phillip B. Hylemon and Steven G. Silverberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.

  1. 1 Anthony Marmarou United States · #16,156 worldwide 827 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Phillip B. Hylemon United States · #17,987 worldwide 491 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Steven G. Silverberg United States · #19,914 worldwide 399 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Mitchell L. Shiffman United States · #24,861 worldwide 345 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Sung C. Choi United States · #25,249 worldwide 617 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 James M. McKenney United States · #39,370 worldwide 377 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Ronald N. Rubin United States · #40,858 worldwide 436 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Harold M. Maurer United States · #41,738 worldwide 197 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Michael J. Cowley United States · #42,046 worldwide 590 citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Harvey J. Sugerman United States · #49,037 worldwide 221 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Syndrome, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Coagulopathy and Hepatic Encephalopathy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 3.5×93 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 2.5×51 topics
  3. Treatment10▲ 3.6×31 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 4.5×15 topics
  5. Diagnosis8▲ 3.5×28 topics
  6. Genetics7▲ 4.5×11 topics
  7. Insulin Resistance7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.91×26 topics
  9. Public Health7▲ 2.0×21 topics
  10. Hepatocellular Carcinoma6▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Coagulopathy6▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Hepatic Encephalopathy6▲ 48×1 topic
  13. Liver Cirrhosis6▲ 48×1 topic
  14. Liver Transplantation5▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Management5▲ 3.0×20 topics
  16. Psychiatry5▲ 101×2 topics
  17. Primary Care5▲ 6.0×9 topics
  18. Surgical Management5▲ 5.4×16 topics
  19. Complications5▲ 4.4×11 topics
  20. Hepatic Steatosis5▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 11×5 topics
  22. NAFLD5▲ 18×1 topic
  23. NASH5▲ 18×1 topic
  24. Neurological Disorders5▲ 3.7×14 topics
  25. Immune Response5▲ 3.6×15 topics
  26. Pathogenesis5▲ 4.0×16 topics
  27. Antifungal Therapy5▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury4▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Graft Survival4▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Sterilization4▲ 107×2 topics
  31. Biliary Complications4▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Donor Risk Index4▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Quality Improvement4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  34. Anatomy3▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Cancer Risk3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  36. Revision Surgery3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Shoulder Function3▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Total Hip Replacement3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Biofilm Formation3▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Virulence Factors3▲ 9.5×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease and Transplantation, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes and Medical History and Research.

Liver Disease and Transplantation: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Te…4Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 4 fractional worksMedical History and Rese…3Medical History and Research: 3 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 3 fractional worksHistorical Psychiatry and Medical Practices: 2 fractional worksAntifungal resistance an…2Antifungal resistance and susceptibility: 2 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 2 fractional worksFungal Infections and Studies: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional works
HepatologyEpidemiologySurgeryHistory4 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 6 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  3. 3 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Medical History and Research History 3 works
  5. 5 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 3 works
  6. 6 Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 2 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Fungal Infections and Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available16.7%not open83.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.0%domestic only95.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower 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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