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Woodruff Health Sciences Center

In research, Woodruff Health Sciences Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,386 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,171 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,203
of 28,054 · #9,979 all time
Rank in United States
#1,369
of 4,192
Research works
515
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
40.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Woodruff Health Sciences Center 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 #5,386 of 11,982 20.9%82 #5988
MedicineField #5,171 of 10,443 19.8%65 #6338

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Woodruff Health Sciences Center 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: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.30× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.39× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 5.68× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.70× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Woodruff Health Sciences Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Depression, Diabetes, Epidemiology, Metabolic Syndrome, Glycemic Control, Public Health 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▲ 2.4×53 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease11▲ 6.8×23 topics
  3. Depression9▲ 7.3×16 topics
  4. Diabetes8▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Public Health8▲ 4.0×24 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 6.2×14 topics
  7. Mental Health6▲ 3.1×22 topics
  8. Obesity6▲ 5.9×14 topics
  9. Quality of Life6▲ 3.1×27 topics
  10. Glycemic Control6▲ 29×4 topics
  11. Primary Care5▲ 10×8 topics
  12. Anxiety5▲ 7.8×10 topics
  13. Insulin Resistance5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  14. Treatment4▲ 2.4×12 topics
  15. Risk Factors4▲ 2.6×18 topics
  16. Well-being4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  17. Insulin Therapy4▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Quality Improvement4▲ 14×7 topics
  19. Lifestyle Intervention4▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Atherosclerosis4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  21. Chronic Disease4▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Social Support4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  23. Global Burden of Disease3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  24. Glucose Metabolism3▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Global Prevalence3▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Cholesterol3▲ 16×1 topic
  27. Global Burden3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  28. Type 1 Diabetes3▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations3▲ 6.0×10 topics
  30. Guidelines3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  31. Clinical Guidelines3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  32. Health Education3▲ 4.5×3 topics
  33. Healthcare Workers3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. Self-Management3▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Neuroscience2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  36. Patient Activation2▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Psychosocial Support2▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Type 2 Diabetes2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  39. Patient Safety2▲ 12×6 topics
  40. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 7.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Woodruff Health Sciences Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Diabetes Management and Education, Diabetes Management and Research and Psychedelics and Drug Studies.

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 3 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …1Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksDiabetes and associated …1Diabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional worksInfection Control in Hea…1Infection Control in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…1Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 1 fractional works
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismClinical PsychologyNutrition and DieteticsHealth2 others

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

  1. 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  4. 4 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  7. 7 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Infection Control in Healthcare Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical 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 available41.2%not open58.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Woodruff Health Sciences Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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