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Iowa City Public Library

In research, Iowa City Public Library stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,409 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#1,725 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,010 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,559
of 28,054 · #4,845 all time
Rank in United States
#3,349
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Iowa City Public Library known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #1,409 of 20,462 14.8%1,186
MedicineField #1,725 of 17,978 14.3%1,046
Social SciencesDomain #2,010 of 16,945 23.7%396
PsychologyField #1,036 of 3,744 26.3%188
Life SciencesDomain #6,095 of 14,347 14.3%307
Physical SciencesDomain #12,109 of 21,541 18.6%218
SurgerySubfield #2,719 of 4,227 12.7%194
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,629 of 7,814 12.5%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iowa City Public Library 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.34× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.72× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 3.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iowa City Public Library?

Ranked on the composite score, Brian F. McCabe, Thomas G. Smith and Hermann M. Burian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iowa City Public Library.

  1. 1 Brian F. McCabe United States · #59,435 worldwide 152 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Thomas G. Smith United States · #125,002 worldwide 147 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Hermann M. Burian United States · #134,347 worldwide 114 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Bird T. Baldwin United States · #313,757 worldwide 75 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 L.B. Higley United States · #393,548 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 P.J. Leinfelder United States · #460,032 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Carl O’brien United States · #463,106 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Dean M. Lierle United States · #547,578 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Kenneth D. Dolan United States · #692,736 worldwide 32 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 L. W. Dean United States · #696,739 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Iowa City Public Library

Which keywords describe research at Iowa City Public Library?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Metabolic Syndrome, Alzheimer's Disease, Aging, Metabolism and Neurological Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.3×32 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 4.2×26 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 3.9×15 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  5. Aging2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  6. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.3×11 topics
  8. Metabolism2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  12. Cancer2▲ 2.3×4 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×12 topics
  14. Weight Loss2▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 10×5 topics
  16. Regulation2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  17. Apoptosis2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  18. FoxO Transcription Factors2▲ 85×2 topics
  19. Ketogenic Diet2▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Obesity2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  21. Insulin Signaling2▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Neuroprotection2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  24. DNA Repair2▲ 79×1 topic
  25. Health Effects2▲ 3.7×3 topics
  26. cell cycle regulation2▲ 336×1 topic
  27. Epilepsy Treatment1▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Low-Carbohydrate Diet1▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Exercise1▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Hearing Loss1▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Metabolic Regulation1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Respiratory1▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Brown Adipose Tissue1▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Thermogenesis1▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Influenza1▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Ischemic Stroke1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Wound Healing1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  39. H1N11▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Resuscitation1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Iowa City Public Library publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: FOXO transcription factor regulation, Diet and metabolism studies, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Noise Effects and Management.

FOXO transcription facto…2FOXO transcription factor regulation: 2 fractional worksDiet and metabolism stud…1Diet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…1Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…1Noise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 1 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…1Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksHyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients: 1 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 1 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPhysiologySpeech and HearingDermatology4 others

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

  1. 1 FOXO transcription factor regulation Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  3. 3 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  5. 5 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 1 works
  6. 6 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  9. 9 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 0 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 available14.6%not open85.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.8%domestic only97.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iowa City Public Library's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Iowa City

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.