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WakeMed

In research, WakeMed stands highest in Medicine (#9,725 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,747 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,735
of 28,054 · #32,436 all time
Rank in United States
#3,876
of 4,192
Research works
345
▲ 146% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is WakeMed 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 #9,725 of 17,978 13.5%246
Health SciencesDomain #11,747 of 20,462 13.0%288

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where WakeMed 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.83× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.61× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.79× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at WakeMed?

Ranked on the composite score, William Atkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is WakeMed.

  1. 1 William Atkinson United States · #542,059 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at WakeMed

Which keywords describe research at WakeMed?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diabetes, Inflammation, Wound Healing, Sepsis, Management, Quality of Life and Mortality.

▲ 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▲ 4.7×49 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.1×14 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 3.6×16 topics
  4. Diabetes3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  5. Public Health3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  6. Management3▲ 5.7×12 topics
  7. Risk Factors3▲ 3.9×14 topics
  8. Wound Healing3▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Diagnosis3▲ 4.2×14 topics
  10. Mortality3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  11. Sepsis3▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Growth Factors2▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Infection2▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Regeneration2▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Treatment2▲ 3.0×14 topics
  16. Fibroblasts2▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Guidelines2▲ 7.6×8 topics
  18. Macrophages2▲ 20×1 topic
  19. SARS-CoV-22▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Quality Improvement2▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Primary Care2▲ 8.0×9 topics
  22. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Infectious Diseases2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  24. Trauma2▲ 15×4 topics
  25. CT Imaging2▲ 70×2 topics
  26. Complications2▲ 5.6×11 topics
  27. Pathogenesis2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Resuscitation2▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Pain Management2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Critical Care2▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Health Outcomes2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  32. Pregnancy2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Virulence Factors2▲ 17×4 topics
  34. Rehabilitation2▲ 6.1×7 topics
  35. Injury Severity2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Maternal Outcomes2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Perinatal Outcomes2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Toxins2▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Trauma Center2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Maternal Mortality1▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does WakeMed publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wound Healing and Treatments, Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Trauma Management and Diagnosis and COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction.

Wound Healing and Treatments: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional worksTrauma Management and Diagnosis: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCentral Venous Catheters…1Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis: 1 fractional worksMedical Device Steriliza…1Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 1 fractional worksTrauma, Hemostasis, Coag…1Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation: 1 fractional worksHemodynamic Monitoring a…1Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy: 1 fractional works
RehabilitationEmergency MedicineSurgeryObstetrics and Gynecology5 others

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

  1. 1 Wound Healing and Treatments Rehabilitation 2 works
  2. 2 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Trauma Management and Diagnosis Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  6. 6 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  8. 8 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 1 works
  9. 9 Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy Surgery 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has WakeMed's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 146% 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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