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Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

In research, Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,847 of 11,982 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,886 of 7,800 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,271 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary and Small Animals — Veterinary is 64.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,112
of 28,054 · #5,433 all time
Rank in United States
#1,083
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,847 of 11,982 19.6%167 #2596
Life SciencesDomain #3,886 of 7,800 16.8%112 #2273
MedicineField #5,271 of 10,443 20.9%133 #5058

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#2,596 #3,847
  2. Life Sciences#2,273 #3,886
  3. Medicine#5,058 #5,271
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 64.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 26.6 works64×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 21.8 works58×
← 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: 1.72× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.06× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.59× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.96× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.26× its world share, 133 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 64.18× its world share, 27 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 64.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert B. Duncan, Stephen A. Smith and David L. Panciera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.

  1. 1 Robert B. Duncan United States · #143,321 worldwide 229 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Stephen A. Smith United States · #196,965 worldwide 280 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 David L. Panciera United States · #276,971 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Thomas J. Inzana United States · #336,643 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 D. Phillip Sponenberg United States · #462,776 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Steven D. Holladay United States · #579,981 worldwide 89 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Gerhardt G. Schurig United States · #601,048 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Mark M. Smith United States · #623,574 worldwide 66 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Lijuan Yuan United States · #666,434 worldwide 88 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Jonathan A. Abbott United States · #725,882 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Genomic Analysis, Vaccine, Vaccine Development, Immunotherapy, Immune Response and Cancer 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 2022–2025 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. Epidemiology60▲ 4.9×78 topics
  2. Pathogenesis20▲ 13×18 topics
  3. Genomic Analysis19▲ 24×9 topics
  4. Inflammation17▲ 2.6×53 topics
  5. Immunotherapy13▲ 6.1×9 topics
  6. Vaccine13▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Immune Response12▲ 7.1×18 topics
  8. Public Health12▲ 2.7×21 topics
  9. Vaccine Development12▲ 16×11 topics
  10. Cancer Treatment10▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Diagnosis10▲ 3.7×21 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity10▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Molecular Pathology10▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Virulence Factors9▲ 21×7 topics
  15. Canine Cancer9▲ 223×1 topic
  16. Comparative Oncology9▲ 223×1 topic
  17. Tumor Models9▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Animal Welfare9▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Antimicrobial Resistance8▲ 14×9 topics
  20. Pain Assessment8▲ 127×2 topics
  21. Antifungal Therapy8▲ 27×3 topics
  22. Host-Pathogen Interactions7▲ 29×5 topics
  23. Innate Immunity7▲ 7.4×10 topics
  24. Pharmacokinetics7▲ 8.5×6 topics
  25. Chronic Kidney Disease7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  26. Anesthesia6▲ 28×3 topics
  27. Diabetes Mellitus6▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Laparoscopic Surgery6▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Social Cognition6▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Gene Therapy6▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Heart Rate Variability6▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Hypertension6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Urinary Tract Infections6▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Vector Control6▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Genetic Structure6▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Oxytocin6▲ 42×2 topics
  37. Postoperative Pain6▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Animal-Assisted Therapy6▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Dog Domestication6▲ 81×1 topic
  40. Analgesia6▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Veterinary Oncology Research, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery and Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia.

Veterinary Oncology Rese…9Veterinary Oncology Research: 9 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…6Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Medicine and …6Veterinary Medicine and Surgery: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Pharmacology …5Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia: 5 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 5 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 5 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…3Viral Infections and Vectors: 3 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 3 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Conditions and Treatments: 3 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneticsSmall AnimalsEquine3 others

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

  1. 1 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  2. 2 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 6 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Small Animals 6 works
  4. 4 Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia Small Animals 5 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 5 works
  6. 6 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 3 works
  8. 8 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 3 works
  9. 9 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Conditions and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher 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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