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Michigan United

In research, Michigan United stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,760 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,236 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,057 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health — Health is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,961
of 28,054 · #1,821 all time
Rank in United States
#427
of 4,192
Research works
6.9k
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
222k
32.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Michigan United 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,760 of 10,521 23.7%367 #546
Health SciencesDomain #2,236 of 11,982 11.2%609 #1653
MedicineField #2,057 of 10,443 10.9%518 #1830
Social SciencesField #1,785 of 6,365 25.4%183 #1204
Computer ScienceField #1,327 of 4,667 32.1%83 #1737
Life SciencesDomain #2,478 of 7,800 16.1%237 #1681
Physical SciencesDomain #4,349 of 12,888 12.3%428 #3390
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,331 of 2,578 26.7%62 #961
PsychologyField #1,173 of 2,181 19.8%91 #259
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,021 of 3,579 14.0%131 #1351

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Michigan United 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. Social Sciences#546 #1,760
  2. Health Sciences#1,653 #2,236
  3. Medicine#1,830 #2,057
  4. Social Sciences#1,204 #1,785
  5. Computer Science#1,737 #1,327
  6. Life Sciences#1,681 #2,478
  7. Physical Sciences#3,390 #4,349
  8. Sociology and Political Science#961 #1,331
  9. Psychology#259 #1,173
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,351 #2,021
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 Michigan United specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HealthSubfield · 26.8 works5.5×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 131 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 83 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 187 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.53× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 518 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 91 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 183 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Michigan United?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip A. Kalisch, Donald E. Butler and Li Cha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Michigan United.

  1. 1 Philip A. Kalisch United States · #465,234 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Donald E. Butler United States · #646,348 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Li Cha United States · #1,084,433 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Yue Maggie Zhou United States · #1,563,778 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Michigan United

Which keywords describe research at Michigan United?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Public Health, Social Relationships, Mortality Risk, Health Disparities and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology94▲ 1.45×119 topics
  2. Inflammation77▲ 2.2×75 topics
  3. Public Health58▲ 2.4×47 topics
  4. Social Support54▲ 5.9×15 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease47▲ 2.6×37 topics
  6. Mental Health44▲ 1.85×35 topics
  7. Quality of Life43▲ 1.82×49 topics
  8. Machine Learning41▼ 0.76×66 topics
  9. Risk Factors40▲ 2.2×33 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress39▲ 1.45×52 topics
  11. Cancer34▲ 1.53×45 topics
  12. Aging31▲ 3.5×17 topics
  13. Health Disparities29▲ 6.8×8 topics
  14. Mortality Risk29▲ 7.4×6 topics
  15. Depression29▲ 1.99×19 topics
  16. Social Relationships28▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Treatment28▲ 1.41×42 topics
  18. Obesity28▲ 2.2×22 topics
  19. Biomarkers26▲ 2.3×17 topics
  20. Neighborhood Effects26▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Health Equity25▲ 5.7×6 topics
  22. Metabolic Syndrome25▲ 1.89×21 topics
  23. Heart Failure23▲ 3.2×13 topics
  24. Atherosclerosis22▲ 4.7×12 topics
  25. Global Burden21▲ 2.4×12 topics
  26. Loneliness21▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Socioeconomic Inequalities21▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Long-Term Care21▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Anxiety19▲ 2.5×11 topics
  30. Global Burden of Disease17▲ 4.1×4 topics
  31. Alzheimer's Disease16▲ 3.4×7 topics
  32. Digital Divide16▲ 3.7×6 topics
  33. Social Isolation15▲ 4.4×3 topics
  34. Cognitive Decline13▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Quality of Care13▲ 9.2×4 topics
  36. Subjective Well-Being12▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Vascular Function12▲ 7.4×3 topics
  38. Nursing Home12▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Person-Centered Care12▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Mild Cognitive Impairment11▲ 7.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Michigan United publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity.

Health disparities and o…21Health disparities and outcomes: 21 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 12 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…11Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 11 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…10Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 10 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 9 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 8 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Re…8Aging and Gerontology Research: 8 fractional worksRenal Diseases and Glomerulopathies: 7 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 7 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …7Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 7 fractional works
HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsPsychiatry and Mental healthCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 21 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 12 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 11 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  7. 7 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 8 works
  8. 8 Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies Nephrology 7 works
  9. 9 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 7 works
  10. 10 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 7 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 available47.0%not open53.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Michigan United's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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