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Illinois College

In research, Illinois College stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,238 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,261 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,517 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,695
of 28,054 · #2,000 all time
Rank in United States
#394
of 4,192
Research works
9.8k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
263k
26.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Illinois College 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 #1,238 of 11,982 14.4%801 #721
MedicineField #1,261 of 10,443 13.8%707 #752
Life SciencesDomain #1,517 of 7,800 19.6%222 #1104
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,289 of 3,579 21.0%121 #1074
Physical SciencesDomain #5,553 of 12,888 18.4%133 #5571
Social SciencesDomain #5,082 of 10,521 20.8%177 #2072
SurgerySubfield #919 of 1,816 13.4%101 #639
Health ProfessionsField #1,219 of 1,928 19.3%63 #892
Social SciencesField #4,284 of 6,365 20.3%86 #2469
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,521 of 2,175 21.7%65 #1165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois College 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. Health Sciences#721 #1,238
  2. Medicine#752 #1,261
  3. Life Sciences#1,104 #1,517
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,074 #1,289
  5. Physical Sciences#5,571 #5,553
  6. Social Sciences#2,072 #5,082
  7. Surgery#639 #919
  8. Health Professions#892 #1,219
  9. Social Sciences#2,469 #4,284
  10. Molecular Biology#1,165 #1,521
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.

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: 0.22× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 121 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.63× its world share, 35 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.08× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.86× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 63 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.76× its world share, 707 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.06× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Illinois College?

Ranked on the composite score, Oscar Sugar, Mark H. Lepper and Conrad L. Pirani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois College.

  1. 1 Oscar Sugar United States · #40,987 worldwide 223 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Mark H. Lepper United States · #47,328 worldwide 301 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Conrad L. Pirani United States · #65,207 worldwide 219 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Robert M. Kark United States · #89,485 worldwide 178 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Marvin Cornblath United States · #97,028 worldwide 249 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 George Gee Jackson United States · #105,138 worldwide 133 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 George B. Hassin United States · #110,900 worldwide 128 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Jackson E. Fowler United States · #134,404 worldwide 214 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Warren H. Cole United States · #148,381 worldwide 102 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Peter C. Kronfeld United States · #159,776 worldwide 58 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Illinois College

Which keywords describe research at Illinois College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Treatment, Diagnosis, Quality of Life, Immunotherapy and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology147▲ 2.8×124 topics
  2. Inflammation64▲ 2.3×81 topics
  3. Treatment43▲ 2.7×46 topics
  4. Risk Factors43▲ 2.9×36 topics
  5. Quality of Life41▲ 2.1×45 topics
  6. Diagnosis39▲ 3.1×41 topics
  7. Public Health34▲ 1.75×42 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress34▲ 1.55×53 topics
  9. Cancer34▲ 1.88×47 topics
  10. Immunotherapy28▲ 3.0×19 topics
  11. Management28▲ 2.7×31 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease27▲ 1.81×34 topics
  13. Mental Health26▲ 1.33×31 topics
  14. Complications24▲ 3.7×17 topics
  15. Depression24▲ 2.0×19 topics
  16. Clinical Trials23▲ 2.6×19 topics
  17. Chemotherapy22▲ 2.4×24 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome20▲ 1.89×23 topics
  19. Pathogenesis20▲ 3.0×23 topics
  20. Surgical Management20▲ 3.6×20 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders20▲ 2.6×19 topics
  22. Medical Education20▲ 5.7×11 topics
  23. Biomarkers18▲ 2.0×17 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines18▲ 2.5×13 topics
  25. Mortality18▲ 2.3×13 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations16▲ 2.8×23 topics
  27. Radiotherapy16▲ 3.1×13 topics
  28. Rehabilitation15▲ 2.9×12 topics
  29. Reflective Practice15▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Neuroprotection15▲ 3.2×14 topics
  31. Pathophysiology14▲ 3.5×10 topics
  32. Neuroinflammation13▲ 3.5×6 topics
  33. Assessment Methods12▲ 8.5×3 topics
  34. Competency-Based Education12▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Prophylaxis12▲ 6.8×4 topics
  36. Faculty Development11▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Continuing Medical Education11▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Professional Identity Formation11▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension10▲ 5.6×3 topics
  40. Academic Medicine10▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Illinois College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Innovations in Medical Education: 11 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 8 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …7Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 7 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…6Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 6 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 5 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 5 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…5Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 5 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 5 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 4 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…4Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGender StudiesHealth InformaticsEpidemiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 8 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 7 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 6 works
  5. 5 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 5 works
  6. 6 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 5 works
  7. 7 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 5 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 4 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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