Question 1

What is Virginia Commonwealth University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Virginia Commonwealth University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Virginia Commonwealth University ranks #513 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#448 all time), and #130 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Commonwealth University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Virginia Commonwealth University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Commonwealth University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Virginia Commonwealth University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Virginia Commonwealth University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.