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Johnson University

In research, Johnson University stands highest in Medicine (#1,160 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,454 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,242 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology and Neurology — Dermatology is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,806
of 28,054 · #1,547 all time
Rank in United States
#403
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
396k
37.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Johnson 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
MedicineField #1,160 of 10,443 13.0%832 #792
Health SciencesDomain #1,454 of 11,982 13.4%898 #903
Life SciencesDomain #1,242 of 7,800 21.2%227 #596
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,496 of 3,579 21.3%126 #608
SurgerySubfield #881 of 1,816 9.9%139 #894
Social SciencesDomain #5,235 of 10,521 19.4%135 #1911
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,419 of 2,175 22.7%68 #464
NeuroscienceField #788 of 1,168 21.7%65 #485
EpidemiologySubfield #709 of 976 14.2%64 #609
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #949 of 1,144 10.8%66 #997

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Johnson 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).

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. Medicine#792 #1,160
  2. Health Sciences#903 #1,454
  3. Life Sciences#596 #1,242
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#608 #1,496
  5. Surgery#894 #881
  6. Social Sciences#1,911 #5,235
  7. Molecular Biology#464 #1,419
  8. Neuroscience#485 #788
  9. Epidemiology#609 #709
  10. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#997 #949
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.

What does Johnson University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 21.5 works6.2×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 39.3 works5.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.79× its world share, 126 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 27 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.02× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.28× its world share, 832 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Johnson University?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald P. Spence, Jeffrey L. Carson and Nancy E. Reichman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Johnson University.

  1. 1 Donald P. Spence United States · #19,548 worldwide 340 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey L. Carson United States · #30,098 worldwide 400 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Nancy E. Reichman United States · #34,052 worldwide 421 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Sandra R. Leiblum United States · #34,971 worldwide 361 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Masayori Inouye United States · #46,252 worldwide 808 citations · 101 works
  6. 6 Javier I. Escobar United States · #59,647 worldwide 227 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Benjamin F. Crabtree United States · #63,544 worldwide 222 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Peter D. Yurchenco United States · #77,462 worldwide 600 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Peter S. Amenta United States · #88,959 worldwide 242 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Cande V. Ananth United States · #98,788 worldwide 361 citations · 138 works
All ranked researchers at Johnson University

Which keywords describe research at Johnson University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Management, Neurological Disorders and Guidelines.

▲ 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. Epidemiology160▲ 3.1×117 topics
  2. Inflammation62▲ 2.3×76 topics
  3. Treatment53▲ 3.3×44 topics
  4. Diagnosis48▲ 3.9×35 topics
  5. Risk Factors46▲ 3.1×32 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress43▲ 1.97×50 topics
  7. Quality of Life41▲ 2.2×45 topics
  8. Management39▲ 3.8×29 topics
  9. Neurological Disorders35▲ 4.7×20 topics
  10. Chemotherapy35▲ 3.8×24 topics
  11. Public Health34▲ 1.78×40 topics
  12. Cancer33▲ 1.84×43 topics
  13. Mortality32▲ 4.3×13 topics
  14. Guidelines31▲ 5.1×13 topics
  15. Immunotherapy31▲ 3.3×18 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease30▲ 2.0×34 topics
  17. Complications29▲ 4.3×17 topics
  18. Surgical Management28▲ 5.1×20 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome27▲ 2.5×23 topics
  20. Genetics27▲ 2.9×19 topics
  21. Clinical Trials25▲ 2.8×18 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations24▲ 4.3×23 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines24▲ 3.3×14 topics
  24. Depression24▲ 2.1×19 topics
  25. Prognostic Factors23▲ 4.0×14 topics
  26. Surgery20▲ 4.2×12 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis19▲ 2.4×15 topics
  28. Medical Education18▲ 5.4×10 topics
  29. Radiotherapy18▲ 3.6×13 topics
  30. Heart Failure18▲ 3.1×13 topics
  31. Prognosis16▲ 3.8×9 topics
  32. Survival Analysis16▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Echocardiography16▲ 4.3×8 topics
  34. Academic Medicine15▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Children15▲ 4.9×7 topics
  36. Health-related Quality of Life15▲ 4.9×5 topics
  37. Quality Improvement15▲ 5.9×7 topics
  38. Neoadjuvant Therapy14▲ 4.5×5 topics
  39. Pregnancy13▲ 4.9×9 topics
  40. Psychiatric Disorders13▲ 7.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Johnson University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diversity and Career in Medicine, Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments and Innovations in Medical Education.

Diversity and Career in …10Diversity and Career in Medicine: 10 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …7Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 7 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 7 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…6Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 6 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksReproductive Health and …5Reproductive Health and Contraception: 5 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 5 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 5 fractional works
Gender StudiesCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 10 works
  2. 2 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 7 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  5. 5 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 6 works
  6. 6 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Contraception Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  9. 9 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 5 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 5 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Johnson University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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