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Kansas City University

In research, Kansas City University stands highest in Medicine (#4,421 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,079 of 11,982 worldwide) and Surgery (#1,427 of 1,816 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rheumatology and Surgery — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 15.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,751
of 28,054 · #15,981 all time
Rank in United States
#1,916
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 174% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Kansas City 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 #4,421 of 10,443 5.3%386 #7653
Health SciencesDomain #5,079 of 11,982 5.6%409 #6022
SurgerySubfield #1,427 of 1,816 6.6%98 #3108

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 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#7,653 #4,421
  2. Health Sciences#6,022 #5,079
  3. Surgery#3,108 #1,427
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 Kansas City University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 15.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 20.0 works15×
  2. RheumatologySubfield · 25.7 works11×
  3. SurgerySubfield · 98.0 works8.2×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 386 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Kansas City University?

Ranked on the composite score, Asma Zaidi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kansas City University.

  1. 1 Asma Zaidi United States · #339,243 worldwide 127 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Kansas City University

Which keywords describe research at Kansas City University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Shoulder Function, Surgical Treatment, Surgical Management, Complications and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology78▲ 3.9×99 topics
  2. Treatment33▲ 5.3×39 topics
  3. Rehabilitation28▲ 14×10 topics
  4. Quality of Life22▲ 3.0×32 topics
  5. Diagnosis22▲ 4.6×34 topics
  6. Shoulder Function21▲ 47×2 topics
  7. Inflammation20▲ 1.93×53 topics
  8. Surgical Treatment20▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Surgical Management19▲ 9.1×19 topics
  10. Complications18▲ 7.1×17 topics
  11. Risk Factors17▲ 3.0×28 topics
  12. Radiotherapy16▲ 8.2×11 topics
  13. Rotator Cuff Tears15▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Shoulder Pathology15▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Pain Management15▲ 13×9 topics
  16. Biomechanics14▲ 9.3×8 topics
  17. Imaging14▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Clinical Trials14▲ 4.0×17 topics
  19. Distal Radius Fractures14▲ 49×1 topic
  20. Flexor Tendon Repair14▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Low Back Pain13▲ 14×4 topics
  22. Management13▲ 3.1×25 topics
  23. Chronic Pain12▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders11▲ 4.0×15 topics
  25. Regeneration11▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 3.9×12 topics
  27. Prevention11▲ 5.1×12 topics
  28. Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis11▲ 151×1 topic
  29. Synovial Chondromatosis11▲ 151×1 topic
  30. Medical Education10▲ 8.1×10 topics
  31. Stem Cells10▲ 8.1×9 topics
  32. Pathophysiology10▲ 6.7×10 topics
  33. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome10▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Electrodiagnostic Studies10▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Botulinum Toxin9▲ 30×3 topics
  36. Injury Prevention9▲ 14×5 topics
  37. Psychological Factors9▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Growth Factors8▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Degenerative Disc Disease8▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Arthroplasty8▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Kansas City University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…6Sports injuries and prevention: 6 fractional worksElbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment: 6 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and 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 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 6 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment Rehabilitation 6 works
  9. 9 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kansas City University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 174% 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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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.