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Kansas City University

In research, Kansas City University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,312 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,950 of 8,541 worldwide) and Surgery (#835 of 1,532 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology and Surgery (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 14.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,573
of 22,385 · #13,821 all time
Rank in United States
#1,302
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▲ 139% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Kansas City University

What is Kansas City 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,312 of 9,902 4.0%409 #6133
MedicineField #2,950 of 8,541 3.8%386 #5363
SurgerySubfield #835 of 1,532 3.9%98 #1832

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kansas City 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#6,133 #3,312
  2. Medicine#5,363 #2,950
  3. Surgery#1,832 #835
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Kansas City University work in?

In 2022-now, 80% of research at Kansas City University is in Health Sciences, 11% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (76%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%), Health Professions (3%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 455 fractional works · 80.1% of its workMedicine: 429 fractional works · 75.6% of its workSurgery: 107 fractional works · 18.8% of its workRheumatology: 27 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 25 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 24 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 21 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 17 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRehabilitation: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 12 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDermatology: 10 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGastroenterology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 61 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKKansas CityUniversity568fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences80%Social Sciences5%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine42975.6%
    2. Health Professions193.3%
    3. Nursing40.7%
    4. Dentistry30.6%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology346.0%
    2. Neuroscience132.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology71.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences40.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.6%
    1. Social Sciences132.3%
    2. Psychology111.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    5. Decision Sciences10.2%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Engineering142.4%
    2. Environmental Science50.8%
    3. Computer Science30.6%
    4. Chemistry10.2%
    5. Mathematics10.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Kansas City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 14.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 20.8 works14×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 27.2 works10×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 106.7 works8.0×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.93× its world share, 429 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.93×429 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.63×3 works
  3. Nursing1.44×4 works
  4. Neuroscience1.39×13 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.24×7 works
  6. Health Professions1.24×18 works
  7. Dentistry1.14×3 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.12×34 works
  9. Psychology0.64×11 works
  10. Veterinary0.34×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.18×13 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.17×1 works
  13. Engineering0.16×14 works
  14. Environmental Science0.16×5 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×4 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.10×1 works
  18. Mathematics0.09×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.07×3 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.06×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  24. Energy0.01×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Kansas City University?

Ranked on the quality score, Barth W. Wright, Scott W Lowe and Matt Daggett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansas City University.

  1. 1 Barth W. Wright United States · #828,313 worldwide 2.4k citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Scott W Lowe United States · #1,128,561 worldwide 9.3k citations · 119 works
  3. 3 Matt Daggett United States · #1,244,893 worldwide 2.1k citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Rachel Bentley United States · #1,393,203 worldwide 626 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Matthew C. Daggett United States · #2,448,698 worldwide 1.3k citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Nicholas J. Pettinelli United States · #2,476,487 worldwide 96 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Mariam Akhtar United States · #2,546,631 worldwide 467 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Benjamin M. Grin United States · #2,848,914 worldwide 509 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Erinne N. Kennedy United States · #2,873,595 worldwide 370 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Troy B Puga United States · #3,171,643 worldwide 198 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Kansas City University

What are the most cited papers from Kansas City University?

The most cited paper from Kansas City University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus" (1,315) and "Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Is Associated With Significantly Reduced ACL Graft Rupture Rates at a Minimum Follow-up of 2 Years: A Prospective Comparative Study of 502 Patients From the SANTI Study Group" (521).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 Bruxism defined and graded: an international consensus Frank Lobbezoo, Jari Ahlberg, Alan G. Glaros et al. · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation Open access 4 Nov 2012 1,315
3 Anterolateral Ligament Reconstruction Is Associated With Significantly Reduced ACL Graft Rupture Rates at a Minimum Follow-up of 2 Years: A Prospective Comparative Study of 502 Patients From the SANTI Study Group Bertrand Sonnery‐Cottet, Adnan Saithna, Maxime Cavalier et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2 Feb 2017 521
4 Anterolateral Ligament Expert Group consensus paper on the management of internal rotation and instability of the anterior cruciate ligament - deficient knee Bertrand Sonnery‐Cottet, Matthew C. Daggett, Jean‐Marie Fayard et al. · Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Open access 20 Feb 2017 312
5 Target Intestinal Microbiota to Alleviate Disease Progression in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Yong-guo Zhang, Shaoping Wu, Jianxun Yi et al. · Clinical Therapeutics Open access 24 Jan 2017 306
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kansas City University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Rehabilitation, Shoulder Function, Surgical Treatment, Surgical Management, Diagnosis 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-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. Epidemiology86▲ 3.8×105 topics
  2. Treatment36▲ 5.2×44 topics
  3. Rehabilitation28▲ 13×10 topics
  4. Diagnosis25▲ 4.7×37 topics
  5. Quality of Life24▲ 2.9×33 topics
  6. Inflammation23▲ 1.90×57 topics
  7. Shoulder Function21▲ 43×2 topics
  8. Surgical Treatment21▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Surgical Management20▲ 8.8×20 topics
  10. Complications19▲ 6.8×17 topics
  11. Risk Factors19▲ 3.0×29 topics
  12. Radiotherapy17▲ 7.5×11 topics
  13. Pain Management16▲ 12×9 topics
  14. Rotator Cuff Tears15▲ 43×1 topic
  15. Shoulder Pathology15▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Clinical Trials15▲ 3.9×17 topics
  17. Biomechanics15▲ 8.6×8 topics
  18. Management15▲ 3.3×26 topics
  19. Imaging14▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Distal Radius Fractures14▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Flexor Tendon Repair14▲ 47×1 topic
  22. Low Back Pain13▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders12▲ 3.8×16 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 3.9×12 topics
  25. Chronic Pain12▲ 9.6×5 topics
  26. Prevention12▲ 4.9×12 topics
  27. Regeneration11▲ 9.9×5 topics
  28. Medical Education11▲ 7.2×10 topics
  29. Pathophysiology11▲ 6.5×10 topics
  30. Stem Cells11▲ 7.1×10 topics
  31. Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis11▲ 139×1 topic
  32. Synovial Chondromatosis11▲ 139×1 topic
  33. Prognostic Factors11▲ 4.3×14 topics
  34. Botulinum Toxin10▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome10▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Electrodiagnostic Studies10▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Injury Prevention9▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Psychological Factors9▲ 7.4×4 topics
  39. Growth Factors8▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Degenerative Disc Disease8▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Kansas City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments and Peripheral Nerve Disorders.

Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 15 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 14 fractional worksMusculoskeletal synovial…11Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments: 11 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders10Peripheral Nerve Disorders: 10 fractional worksTendon Structure and Treatment: 7 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…6Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 6 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 6 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works
SurgeryRheumatologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOrthopedics and Sports Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 15 works
  2. 2 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 14 works
  3. 3 Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments Rheumatology 11 works
  4. 4 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 works
  5. 5 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 7 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  8. 8 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 6 works
  9. 9 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 6 works
  10. 10 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 6 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 available45.3%not open54.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kansas City University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 139% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Kansas City University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0043% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Kansas City University0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kansas City 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Kansas City University4.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2015.

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