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Wake Forest University

In research, Wake Forest University stands highest in Health Sciences (#295 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#274 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#832 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Dermatology (Transplantation is 9.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#772
of 22,385 · #680 all time
Rank in United States
#182
of 3,332
Research works
46k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5M
31.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Wake Forest University

What is Wake Forest 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 #295 of 9,902 9.9%3,729 #257
MedicineField #274 of 8,541 10.0%3,377 #248
Life SciencesDomain #832 of 6,403 8.6%922 #631
Social SciencesDomain #1,341 of 9,585 9.8%1,022 #663
Physical SciencesDomain #1,637 of 10,670 8.9%601 #1697
EngineeringField #978 of 5,901 9.3%174 #1564
SurgerySubfield #286 of 1,532 10.3%479 #232
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #677 of 2,964 9.4%469 #614
Health ProfessionsField #500 of 1,895 9.0%291 #337
EpidemiologySubfield #274 of 927 9.3%236 #250

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wake Forest 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#257 #295
  2. Medicine#248 #274
  3. Life Sciences#631 #832
  4. Social Sciences#663 #1,341
  5. Physical Sciences#1,697 #1,637
  6. Engineering#1,564 #978
  7. Surgery#232 #286
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#614 #677
  9. Health Professions#337 #500
  10. Epidemiology#250 #274
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 Wake Forest University work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Wake Forest University is in Health Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (54%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 4,273 fractional works · 59.4% of its workMedicine: 3,867 fractional works · 53.7% of its workSurgery: 552 fractional works · 7.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 334 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 305 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEpidemiology: 269 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 246 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 238 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysiology: 227 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 148 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 137 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDermatology: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 90 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 88 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 69 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 331 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 205 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,175 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 498 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 179 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 65 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 285 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 108 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 161 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 112 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 98 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 73 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1,070 fractional works · 14.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 554 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 303 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 97 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 70 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 308 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 116 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 96 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 128 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 100 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 678 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEngineering: 198 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 112 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 150 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 74 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 99 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 67 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 39 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 55 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWake ForestUniversity7,196fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences59%Social Sciences16%

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 Sciences4,27359.4%
    1. Medicine3,86753.7%
    2. Health Professions3314.6%
    3. Nursing530.7%
    4. Dentistry150.2%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  2. Social Sciences1,17516.3%
    1. Social Sciences4986.9%
    2. Psychology2854.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities1612.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1121.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting731.0%
    6. Decision Sciences450.6%
  3. Life Sciences1,07014.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5547.7%
    2. Neuroscience3084.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1281.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences550.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics260.4%
    1. Engineering1982.8%
    2. Computer Science1502.1%
    3. Environmental Science991.4%
    4. Mathematics670.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy550.8%
    6. Materials Science510.7%
    7. Chemistry360.5%
    8. Energy100.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences80.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering40.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Wake Forest University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 31.0 works9.7×
  2. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 47.1 works6.1×
  3. DermatologySubfield · 91.3 works4.8×
  4. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 333.9 works4.4×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 55 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.44× its world share, 554 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 128 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.64× its world share, 308 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 150 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 198 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 99 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 68 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 54 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 331 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.80× its world share, 3,867 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 53 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 161 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 73 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 45 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 285 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 498 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.80×3,867 works
  2. Neuroscience2.64×308 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.76×128 works
  4. Health Professions1.74×331 works
  5. Nursing1.51×53 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.44×554 works
  7. Psychology1.30×285 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.03×26 works
  9. Mathematics0.80×68 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.78×161 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×112 works
  12. Veterinary0.70×7 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.65×45 works
  14. Social Sciences0.55×498 works
  15. Dentistry0.44×15 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.34×54 works
  17. Chemistry0.32×36 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×73 works
  19. Environmental Science0.28×99 works
  20. Computer Science0.27×150 works
  21. Materials Science0.20×51 works
  22. Engineering0.18×198 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×55 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.15×4 works
  25. Energy0.15×10 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×8 works

Who are the top researchers at Wake Forest University?

Ranked on the quality score, Eugene R. Bleecker, Gregory L. Burke and Jeff D. Williamson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wake Forest University.

  1. 1 Eugene R. Bleecker United States · #6,672 worldwide 59k citations · 644 works
  2. 2 Gregory L. Burke United States · #8,324 worldwide 83k citations · 462 works
  3. 3 Jeff D. Williamson United States · #9,979 worldwide 63k citations · 536 works
  4. 4 Dalane W. Kitzman United States · #11,455 worldwide 60k citations · 817 works
  5. 5 Miles R. Silman United States · #12,160 worldwide 9.3k citations · 90 works
  6. 6 Wendy C. Moore United States · #20,611 worldwide 17k citations · 267 works
  7. 7 Sean T. Hannah United States · #22,618 worldwide 9.4k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 David Calvin Goff United States · #23,133 worldwide 53k citations · 429 works
  9. 9 William Farfán-Ríos United States · #23,393 worldwide 5.9k citations · 102 works
  10. 10 Stephen B. Kritchevsky United States · #23,936 worldwide 86k citations · 1,059 works
All ranked researchers at Wake Forest University

What are the most cited papers from Wake Forest University?

The most cited paper from Wake Forest University is "Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Rafael Lozano et al., 2012), with 14,344 citations. Next come "The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans" (10,422) and "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Rafael Lozano et al. · The Lancet Open access191 authors Dec 2012 14,344
2 The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans Konrad J. Karczewski et al. · Nature Open access177 authors 27 May 2020 10,422
3 Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors Dec 2012 9,055
4 Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access358 authors Dec 2012 8,461
5 Advanced capabilities for materials modelling with Q uantum ESPRESSO P Giannozzi et al. · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Open access 27 Sep 2017 7,842
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wake Forest University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Aging, Quality of Life, Biomarkers, Risk Factors and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology673▲ 2.4×129 topics
  2. Inflammation406▲ 2.6×82 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease268▲ 3.3×37 topics
  4. Quality of Life257▲ 2.5×51 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress239▲ 2.0×60 topics
  6. Public Health212▲ 2.0×56 topics
  7. Risk Factors207▲ 2.6×36 topics
  8. Treatment192▲ 2.2×49 topics
  9. Aging187▲ 4.8×18 topics
  10. Biomarkers184▲ 3.7×17 topics
  11. Diagnosis172▲ 2.6×41 topics
  12. Obesity170▲ 3.1×25 topics
  13. Mental Health165▲ 1.60×36 topics
  14. Chemotherapy164▲ 3.2×25 topics
  15. Depression162▲ 2.6×23 topics
  16. Management158▲ 2.7×31 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome152▲ 2.6×22 topics
  18. Immunotherapy152▲ 2.9×19 topics
  19. Cancer147▲ 1.52×51 topics
  20. Guidelines132▲ 3.9×13 topics
  21. Clinical Trials132▲ 2.8×19 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders118▲ 2.9×20 topics
  23. Complications115▲ 3.2×17 topics
  24. Mortality114▲ 2.8×13 topics
  25. Global Burden107▲ 2.7×12 topics
  26. Rehabilitation105▲ 3.6×13 topics
  27. Radiotherapy103▲ 3.6×13 topics
  28. Heart Failure102▲ 3.2×13 topics
  29. Alzheimer's Disease100▲ 5.0×7 topics
  30. Neuroimaging96▲ 4.8×11 topics
  31. Neuroinflammation83▲ 4.0×6 topics
  32. Mortality Risk82▲ 4.8×6 topics
  33. Elderly Patients72▲ 5.8×4 topics
  34. Cognitive Decline66▲ 7.5×2 topics
  35. Caregiver Burden65▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Cognitive Training64▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. Dementia64▲ 9.3×2 topics
  38. Mild Cognitive Impairment64▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Vascular Risk Factors64▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Prefrontal Cortex60▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Wake Forest University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors and Frailty in Older Adults.

Dementia and Cognitive I…64Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 64 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Recepto…39Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 39 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…38Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 38 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults38Frailty in Older Adults: 38 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 32 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 29 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…28Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 28 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 27 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 27 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…26Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 26 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeriatrics and Gerontology4 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 64 works
  2. 2 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 39 works
  3. 3 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 38 works
  4. 4 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 38 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 32 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 29 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 28 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 27 works
  9. 9 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 27 works
  10. 10 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 26 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wake Forest University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher 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 Wake Forest University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.029% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Wake Forest University0.027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wake Forest 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 2025Wake Forest University9.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 1995.

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