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West Virginia University

In research, West Virginia University stands highest in Medicine (#545 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#650 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#997 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 2.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,181
of 28,054 · #655 all time
Rank in United States
#197
of 4,192
Research works
43k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
967k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is West Virginia University 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
MedicineField #545 of 10,443 10.1%1,863 #535
Health SciencesDomain #650 of 11,982 11.0%2,135 #462
Social SciencesDomain #997 of 10,521 24.6%1,295 #385
Physical SciencesDomain #1,247 of 12,888 17.3%1,757 #681
EngineeringField #824 of 6,636 19.3%677 #516
Life SciencesDomain #1,189 of 7,800 13.6%776 #895
Social SciencesField #1,109 of 6,365 23.9%567 #476
Computer ScienceField #964 of 4,667 18.8%313 #413
Health ProfessionsField #418 of 1,928 17.7%212 #337
PsychologyField #505 of 2,181 21.3%324 #234

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Virginia 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 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. Medicine#535 #545
  2. Health Sciences#462 #650
  3. Social Sciences#385 #997
  4. Physical Sciences#681 #1,247
  5. Engineering#516 #824
  6. Life Sciences#895 #1,189
  7. Social Sciences#476 #1,109
  8. Computer Science#413 #964
  9. Health Professions#337 #418
  10. Psychology#234 #505
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 West Virginia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 2.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 182.0 works2.9×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 80.5 works2.6×
← 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: 0.69× its world share, 197 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 343 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 148 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.82× its world share, 38 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 59 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 313 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 82 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 677 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 275 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 103 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 139 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 22 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 212 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 1,864 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.69× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 107 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 120 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 49 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 127 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 324 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 567 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Virginia University?

Ranked on the composite score, James C. McCroskey, Donald L. Lamm and Z. B. Etienne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Virginia University.

  1. 1 James C. McCroskey United States · #11,359 worldwide 1.1k citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Donald L. Lamm United States · #20,587 worldwide 423 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Z. B. Etienne United States · #26,545 worldwide 903 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Aa United States · #40,061 worldwide 267 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Brian A. Boone United States · #51,750 worldwide 354 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Robert L. Goodman United States · #59,890 worldwide 353 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Vinay Badhwar United States · #60,243 worldwide 344 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Alvin H. Moss United States · #64,822 worldwide 182 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Sijin Wen United States · #68,369 worldwide 206 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 George A. Kelley United States · #72,611 worldwide 387 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at West Virginia University

Which keywords describe research at West Virginia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Public Health, Quality of Life, Treatment and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology386▲ 1.64×127 topics
  2. Machine Learning166▼ 0.85×72 topics
  3. Deep Learning158▼ 0.77×71 topics
  4. Climate Change147◆ 0.92×88 topics
  5. Inflammation146▲ 1.18×78 topics
  6. Mental Health138▲ 1.58×38 topics
  7. Risk Factors136▲ 2.1×36 topics
  8. Public Health131▲ 1.51×48 topics
  9. Quality of Life130▲ 1.51×52 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress123▲ 1.27×57 topics
  11. Treatment121▲ 1.67×49 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease118▲ 1.79×36 topics
  13. Diagnosis104▲ 1.87×40 topics
  14. Sustainability104▼ 0.71×69 topics
  15. Globalization97▼ 0.83×73 topics
  16. Depression94▲ 1.80×22 topics
  17. Mortality78▲ 2.3×13 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome76▲ 1.58×23 topics
  19. Guidelines76▲ 2.7×13 topics
  20. Immunotherapy69▲ 1.63×18 topics
  21. Genetics68▲ 1.63×26 topics
  22. Obesity68▲ 1.50×23 topics
  23. Chemotherapy66▲ 1.59×24 topics
  24. Management66▲ 1.42×33 topics
  25. Heart Failure66▲ 2.6×14 topics
  26. Social Support64▲ 1.93×16 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis61▲ 1.73×19 topics
  28. Well-being58▲ 2.5×13 topics
  29. Global Burden57▲ 1.78×12 topics
  30. Anxiety55▲ 1.94×12 topics
  31. Physical Activity55▲ 1.87×11 topics
  32. Optimization52▲ 1.88×19 topics
  33. Prevalence50▲ 2.1×14 topics
  34. Adolescents48▲ 2.2×9 topics
  35. Mortality Risk47▲ 3.3×6 topics
  36. Echocardiography43▲ 2.6×8 topics
  37. Health Outcomes43▲ 2.6×8 topics
  38. Solar Wind42▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement30▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement30▲ 7.0×1 topic

Which research topics does West Virginia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research.

Cardiac Valve Diseases a…30Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 30 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…25Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 25 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 17 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 17 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …17Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 17 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 17 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 16 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…15Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 15 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 14 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 14 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAstronomy and AstrophysicsPhysiologyHealth Informatics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 30 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 25 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 17 works
  4. 4 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 17 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 17 works
  6. 6 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 16 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 15 works
  9. 9 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 14 works
  10. 10 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 14 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Virginia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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