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Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

In research, Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences stands highest in Medicine (#8,107 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,626 of 20,462 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,821 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,099
of 28,054 · #12,000 all time
Rank in United States
#2,129
of 4,192
Research works
741
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #8,107 of 17,978 23.7%346
Health SciencesDomain #10,626 of 20,462 23.5%373
EngineeringField #6,821 of 11,412 30.6%141
Physical SciencesDomain #13,940 of 21,541 30.1%204

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences 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).

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: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.45× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Stefan M. Duma, Andrew R. Kemper and S. M. Duma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences.

  1. 1 Stefan M. Duma United States · #457,854 worldwide 115 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Andrew R. Kemper United States · #1,186,502 worldwide 33 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 S. M. Duma United States · #1,454,763 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 David Moorcroft United States · #1,505,225 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Biomechanics, Injury Prevention, Recovery, Concussion, Encephalopathy, Risk Factors and Obesity.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.4×35 topics
  2. Biomechanics5▲ 16×8 topics
  3. Risk Factors4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  4. Injury Prevention4▲ 36×3 topics
  5. Inflammation4▲ 2.0×24 topics
  6. Obesity4▲ 5.3×10 topics
  7. Recovery4▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Concussion3▲ 88×1 topic
  9. Encephalopathy3▲ 56×1 topic
  10. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.2×18 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties3▲ 3.5×2 topics
  12. Global Burden3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  13. Traumatic Brain Injury3▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Regenerative Medicine3▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Tissue Engineering3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  16. Brain Injury3▲ 106×1 topic
  17. Head Impact3▲ 290×1 topic
  18. Prevention3▲ 6.6×2 topics
  19. Gene Therapy2▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Muscle Injuries2▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Neurological Disorders2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  22. Sports Injury2▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Ultrasound2▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  25. Lab-on-a-Chip2▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Electroporation2▲ 117×1 topic
  27. Irreversible Electroporation2▲ 117×1 topic
  28. Cell Culture2▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Hydrogels2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Microfluidic Devices2▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Microfluidics2▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Chronic Pain2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  33. Disability2▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Psychological Factors2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Bioinks2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Bioprinting2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Low Back Pain2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Dielectrophoresis2▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Health Status Questionnaires2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Measurement Properties2▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics, Sports injuries and prevention and Microbial Inactivation Methods.

Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksAutomotive and Human Injury Biomechanics: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…2Sports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation M…2Microbial Inactivation Methods: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and …1Injury Epidemiology and Prevention: 1 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies: 1 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 1 fractional worksMentoring and Academic Development: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineBiotechnology5 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 2 works
  5. 5 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  7. 7 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 1 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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