University of Alabama, TuscaloosaUniversity

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Foundation: 1831

Mission: The University of Alabama will advance the intellectual and social condition of the people of the state, the nation and the world through the creation, translation and dissemination of knowledge with an emphasis on quality programs in the areas of teaching, research and service.

Vision: The University of Alabama will be known as the university of choice for the best and brightest students in Alabama, and all students who seek exceptional educational opportunities. The University of Alabama will be a student-centered research university and an academic community united in its commitment to enhance the quality of life for all Alabamians and the citizens of the nation and the world.

History: www.ua.edu

25th
Overall percentile
32nd
Research percentile
50th
Innovation percentile
11th
Societal percentile

Evolution of the institution

The following data gives a quick reading on the scientific performance in the last years. The research ranking refers to the volume, impact and quality of the institution's research output. The innovation ranking is calculated on the number of patent applications of the institution and the citations that its research output receives from patents. Finally, the societal ranking is based on the number of pages of the institution's website and the number of backlinks and mentions from social networks.

Compared to its context

The result of the evaluation of the institution can be compared to obtain a view of the country, the region to which it belongs and the institutions of the world, placing it in their respective positions.

Compared to All sectors (percentiles)
Compared to Universities sector (percentiles)

Ranks by Subject areas/categories

We have divided the scientific output of the institution into 19 large areas of knowledge and the following table shows only the ranks in different territorial domains achieved by the institution in each of the areas. For an institution to have a presence in an area, it is necessary that it exceed in the last year a minimum output threshold equivalent to twice the percentage that this area represents in the world. If you need scientific indicators on these areas visit Scopus and/or SciVal.

 
AreaWorldNorthern AmericaOECDUnited States
Agricultural and Biological Sciences +2167th372nd1435th328th
Arts and Humanities +612th197th521st176th
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 2777th620th2027th548th
Business, Management and Accounting 392nd91st281st75th
Chemistry 2706th474th1735th422nd
Computer Science 919th253rd634th222nd
Earth and Planetary Sciences +1003rd195th630th176th
Economics, Econometrics and Finance 837th151st549th130th
Energy 786th168th451st149th
Engineering +848th217th543rd195th
Environmental Science 1588th297th935th266th
Mathematics 1015th234th663rd203rd
Medicine +3061st633rd2136th551st
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1920th421st1310th377th
Physics and Astronomy 1651st340th1121st303rd
Psychology 304th143rd277th125th
Social Sciences +394th122nd299th107th

Publishing profile

These are the journals used by the institution's researchers to publish their work in the last year. The size of each circle represents the value of the SJR of the publication, and its spatial position represents its subject matter.

This visualizatión allows you to identify the knowledge areas where the institution has published, recognize the prestige of the scientific journals in which the institution knowledge has been published, and identify predominant scientific communities.

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