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Des Moines University

In research, Des Moines University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,702 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,370 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,179
of 28,054 · #14,637 all time
Rank in United States
#1,518
of 4,192
Research works
900
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Des Moines 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,702 of 11,982 13.5%107 #8483
MedicineField #4,370 of 10,443 13.0%94 #7707

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 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: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.05× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.34× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.60× its world share, 94 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Des Moines University?

Ranked on the composite score, James C. Johnson and Lori Atkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Des Moines University.

  1. 1 James C. Johnson United States · #886,486 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Lori Atkinson United States · #1,282,847 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Des Moines University

Which keywords describe research at Des Moines University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Cancer, Immunity, Human Papillomavirus 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. Epidemiology18▲ 2.4×63 topics
  2. Inflammation10▲ 2.5×37 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 3.0×24 topics
  4. Risk Factors8▲ 4.0×23 topics
  5. Cancer8▲ 3.1×22 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress7▲ 2.2×28 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.0×21 topics
  8. Chemotherapy5▲ 4.1×14 topics
  9. Treatment5▲ 2.2×21 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 1.79×14 topics
  11. Immunity5▲ 6.1×6 topics
  12. Immunotherapy5▲ 3.4×12 topics
  13. Global Burden4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  14. Mortality4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  15. Tumor Microenvironment4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  16. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.3×14 topics
  17. Depression4▲ 2.5×15 topics
  18. Human Papillomavirus4▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Cancer Incidence4▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Prevention3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Assessment Methods3▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Biomechanics3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  24. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  25. Age Estimation3▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Innate Immunity3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  27. Sex Determination3▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Medical Education3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  29. Neurodegeneration3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  31. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Reflective Practice3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  33. Faculty Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Patient Safety2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Stroke2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Dendritic Cells2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Lysosomal Calcium Signaling2▲ 136×1 topic
  38. Two-pore Channels2▲ 136×1 topic
  39. Cervical Cancer2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Competency-Based Education2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Des Moines University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism, Innovations in Medical Education and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research.

Forensic Anthropology an…3Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 3 fractional worksCalcium signaling and nu…2Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts: 2 fractional worksHead and Neck Cancer Stu…2Head and Neck Cancer Studies: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional works
ArcheologyPhysiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 3 works
  2. 2 Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Oncology 2 works
  8. 8 Head and Neck Cancer Studies Otorhinolaryngology 2 works
  9. 9 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  10. 10 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Des Moines University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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