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Des Moines University

In research, Des Moines University stands highest in Medicine (#5,341 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,383 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,927
of 22,385 · #13,866 all time
Rank in United States
#2,123
of 3,332
Research works
900
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Des Moines University

What is Des Moines University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #5,341 of 8,541 9.4%94 #7536
Health SciencesDomain #6,383 of 9,902 9.3%107 #8512

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Des Moines 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Des Moines University work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Des Moines University is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (50%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 131 fractional works · 56.3% of its workMedicine: 116 fractional works · 49.6% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOncology: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 20.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 13.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKDes MoinesUniversity234fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences56%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine11649.6%
    2. Health Professions125.0%
    3. Dentistry20.9%
    4. Nursing10.6%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology229.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology104.1%
    3. Neuroscience94.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Social Sciences145.9%
    2. Psychology62.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities52.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Environmental Science73.1%
    2. Engineering52.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.6%
    4. Computer Science31.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy31.3%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Materials Science00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.07× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.44× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.90× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.58× its world share, 116 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology4.07×10 works
  2. Medicine2.58×116 works
  3. Neuroscience2.44×9 works
  4. Health Professions1.90×12 works
  5. Dentistry1.89×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.77×22 works
  7. Nursing1.23×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.01×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.99×4 works
  10. Psychology0.91×6 works
  11. Veterinary0.86×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.80×5 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×4 works
  14. Environmental Science0.63×7 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.59×3 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×6 works
  17. Social Sciences0.47×14 works
  18. Mathematics0.34×1 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.27×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×2 works
  21. Computer Science0.19×3 works
  22. Engineering0.13×5 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  24. Energy0.07×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Des Moines University?

Ranked on the quality score, Heather M. Garvin, Vanja Đurić and Julie Meachen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Des Moines University.

  1. 1 Heather M. Garvin United States · #131,701 worldwide 3.2k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Vanja Đurić United States · #565,933 worldwide 3.2k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Julie Meachen United States · #786,456 worldwide 985 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Elitsa Antonova Ananieva United States · #791,504 worldwide 1.8k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Sarah Clayton United States · #1,736,431 worldwide 2.5k citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Sarah Werning United States · #1,807,383 worldwide 918 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Rachel Ann Reimer United States · #1,976,368 worldwide 1.4k citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Rachel Heather Dunn United States · #2,162,523 worldwide 783 citations · 99 works
  9. 9 Lauren Nicole Butaric United States · #2,183,807 worldwide 622 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Joshua W. Devine United States · #2,226,924 worldwide 452 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Des Moines University

What are the most cited papers from Des Moines University?

The most cited paper from Des Moines University is "IL-35-mediated induction of a potent regulatory T cell population" (Lauren W. Collison, Vandana Chaturvedi, Abigail Lynn Henderson et al., 2010), with 868 citations. Next come "The paradoxical role of IL-10 in immunity and cancer" (478) and "A systematic review of adult-onset clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (dermatomyositis siné myositis): A missing link within the spectrum of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies" (455).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 IL-35-mediated induction of a potent regulatory T cell population Lauren W. Collison, Vandana Chaturvedi, Abigail Lynn Henderson et al. · Nature Immunology Open access 17 Oct 2010 868
2 The paradoxical role of IL-10 in immunity and cancer Mark H. Mannino, Ziwen Zhu, Huaping Xiao et al. · Cancer Letters 16 Jul 2015 478
3 A systematic review of adult-onset clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (dermatomyositis siné myositis): A missing link within the spectrum of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies Pedram Gerami, J. Schöpe, Lauren McDonald et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Review 24 Jan 2006 455
4 Regulation of glycogen metabolism in yeast and bacteria Wayne A. Wilson, Peter J. Roach, Manuel Montero et al. · FEMS Microbiology Reviews Open access 20 Mar 2010 431
5 Opioid Consumption Following Outpatient Upper Extremity Surgery Jeffrey A. Rodgers, Kimberly Cunningham, Keely Fitzgerald et al. · The Journal Of Hand Surgery 10 Mar 2012 399
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Des Moines University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Human Papillomavirus and Cancer Incidence.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology23▲ 2.5×72 topics
  2. Inflammation14▲ 2.8×40 topics
  3. Quality of Life11▲ 3.2×27 topics
  4. Risk Factors11▲ 4.2×23 topics
  5. Cancer10▲ 3.2×25 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 3.6×23 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.2×28 topics
  8. Public Health7▲ 1.98×16 topics
  9. Global Burden7▲ 5.2×11 topics
  10. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.9×17 topics
  11. Immunity6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  12. Mortality6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  13. Cancer Incidence6▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Human Papillomavirus6▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Immunotherapy6▲ 3.3×13 topics
  16. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  17. Treatment5▲ 1.88×23 topics
  18. Depression5▲ 2.4×17 topics
  19. Clinical Trials5▲ 3.0×14 topics
  20. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Cervical Cancer4▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Radiotherapy4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  23. Biomechanics4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Assessment Methods3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Cytology Screening3▲ 28×1 topic
  26. HPV Vaccination3▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Hypertension3▲ 4.8×10 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Age Estimation3▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Sex Determination3▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Squamous Cell Carcinoma3▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Survival3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. Cetuximab3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Dendritic Cells3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Tumor Regression3▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Antigen Presentation2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Lysosomal Calcium Signaling2▲ 119×1 topic
  38. Population-Based Study2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Two-pore Channels2▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 9.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Des Moines University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …3Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 3 fractional worksForensic Anthropology an…3Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 3 fractional worksCalcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…2Innovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyArcheologyPhysiologyOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 3 works
  3. 3 Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works
  6. 6 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 2 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 available36.3%not open63.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Des Moines University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Des Moines University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00072% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Des Moines University0.00084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Des Moines University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Des Moines University15.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.9% in 2025.

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