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West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

In research, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,448 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,593 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,571
of 28,054 · #21,799 all time
Rank in United States
#2,848
of 4,192
Research works
412
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is West Virginia School of Osteopathic 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 #7,448 of 11,982 7.6%104 #8788
MedicineField #6,593 of 10,443 7.5%96 #6960

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Virginia School of Osteopathic 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.72× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Management, Treatment, Primary Care, Complications and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 4.2×74 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 3.5×32 topics
  3. Diagnosis8▲ 6.6×25 topics
  4. Treatment6▲ 4.0×22 topics
  5. Management6▲ 5.7×17 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.3×19 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 2.4×18 topics
  8. Primary Care4▲ 8.9×9 topics
  9. Complications4▲ 6.4×14 topics
  10. Genetics4▲ 4.3×14 topics
  11. Public Health4▲ 2.0×15 topics
  12. Risk Factors4▲ 2.7×16 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.75×16 topics
  14. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.1×15 topics
  15. Children3▲ 9.1×7 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 3.9×8 topics
  17. Diabetes3▲ 4.4×11 topics
  18. Guidelines3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  19. Pathogenesis3▲ 4.2×15 topics
  20. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  21. Surgical Management3▲ 4.9×14 topics
  22. Clinical Trials3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  23. Reflective Practice2▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Rehabilitation2▲ 4.5×8 topics
  25. Pathophysiology2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  26. Prognostic Factors2▲ 4.0×11 topics
  27. Medical Education2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  28. Neuroprotection2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  29. Training2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  30. Cognitive Impairment2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  31. Surgery2▲ 4.4×7 topics
  32. Curriculum2▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Neuropathology2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Macular Degeneration2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Treatment Guidelines2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Virulence Factors2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Asthma2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Immunosuppressive Therapy2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Exercise2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  40. Prophylaxis2▲ 9.2×3 topics

Which research topics does West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Healthcare Policy and Management, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and Breast Cancer Treatment Studies.

Innovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksLong-Term Effects of COVID-19: 1 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 1 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 1 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksAutoimmune and Inflammat…1Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders: 1 fractional worksClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEconomics and EconometricsNeurologyCancer Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Neurology 1 works
  4. 4 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  5. 5 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Family Practice 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available51.7%not open48.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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