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Midwestern University

In research, Midwestern University stands highest in Medicine (#4,189 of 8,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,871 of 9,902 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,626 of 2,964 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#12,104
of 22,385 · #8,799 all time
Rank in United States
#1,701
of 3,332
Research works
4.5k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
88k
19.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.66×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%

What is Midwestern 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
MedicineField #4,189 of 8,541 7.6%514 #3940
Health SciencesDomain #4,871 of 9,902 7.7%618 #4298
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,626 of 2,964 5.0%134 #3735
Life SciencesDomain #5,889 of 6,403 4.7%237 #5131
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,730 of 1,880 3.9%69 #2874
Social SciencesDomain #9,295 of 9,585 6.4%88 #7935
Physical SciencesDomain #10,518 of 10,670 5.8%61 #14500

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Midwestern 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. Medicine#3,940 #4,189
  2. Health Sciences#4,298 #4,871
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,735 #2,626
  4. Life Sciences#5,131 #5,889
  5. Molecular Biology#2,874 #1,730
  6. Social Sciences#7,935 #9,295
  7. Physical Sciences#14,500 #10,518
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 Midwestern University work in?

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Midwestern University is in Health Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (51%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Health Professions (5%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 693 fractional works · 61.4% of its workMedicine: 577 fractional works · 51.2% of its workSurgery: 66 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPhysiology: 43 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 42 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 41 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 39 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOncology: 36 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 52 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 37 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOral Surgery: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrthodontics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 265 fractional works · 23.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 149 fractional works · 13.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 79 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGenetics: 23 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCancer Research: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 45 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 34 fractional works · 3.0% of its workImmunology: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 98 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPsychology: 42 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 72 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKMidwesternUniversity1,128fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences61%Social Sciences9%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine57751.2%
    2. Health Professions524.6%
    3. Dentistry373.3%
    4. Nursing141.2%
    5. Veterinary131.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14913.2%
    2. Neuroscience454.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology343.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences252.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics111.0%
    1. Psychology423.8%
    2. Social Sciences403.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities50.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting40.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.3%
    6. Decision Sciences30.3%
    1. Environmental Science211.9%
    2. Engineering191.7%
    3. Computer Science100.9%
    4. Chemistry80.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences50.5%
    6. Materials Science50.4%
    7. Mathematics20.2%
    8. Energy10.1%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.47× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.48× its world share, 149 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.97× its world share, 34 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.48× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.87× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.72× its world share, 37 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.66× its world share, 577 worksMedicineNursing: 2.46× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.56× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.56×13 works
  2. Dentistry6.72×37 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.97×34 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.87×11 works
  5. Medicine2.66×577 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.48×149 works
  7. Neuroscience2.48×45 works
  8. Nursing2.46×14 works
  9. Health Professions1.75×52 works
  10. Psychology1.24×42 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×25 works
  12. Chemistry0.47×8 works
  13. Environmental Science0.38×21 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×5 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.29×3 works
  16. Social Sciences0.28×40 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.16×4 works
  18. Mathematics0.15×2 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.14×5 works
  20. Computer Science0.12×10 works
  21. Materials Science0.12×5 works
  22. Engineering0.11×19 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.11×4 works
  24. Energy0.06×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.04×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Midwestern University?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael V. Volin, Tobias Riede and Jeffrey F. Barletta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Midwestern University.

  1. 1 Michael V. Volin United States · #193,378 worldwide 6.1k citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Tobias Riede United States · #253,142 worldwide 4.2k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey F. Barletta United States · #486,224 worldwide 3.9k citations · 163 works
  4. 4 Karen L. Baab United States · #841,608 worldwide 879 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Tyler A. Kokjohn United States · #1,016,821 worldwide 6.4k citations · 93 works
  6. 6 Mark Jon Olsen United States · #1,070,720 worldwide 3k citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Linda Sangalli United States · #1,252,829 worldwide 759 citations · 154 works
  8. 8 Nathan J. Dennison United States · #1,258,037 worldwide 737 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Walter M. Kalback United States · #1,425,490 worldwide 3k citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Jiajun Liu United States · #1,453,739 worldwide 1.6k citations · 89 works
All ranked researchers at Midwestern University

What are the most cited papers from Midwestern University?

The most cited paper from Midwestern University is "DOES FAMILIARITY BREED TRUST? THE IMPLICATIONS OF REPEATED TIES FOR CONTRACTUAL CHOICE IN ALLIANCES." (Ranjay Gulati, 1995), with 4,874 citations. Next come "PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: A PROFILE COMPARISON APPROACH TO ASSESSING PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT." (4,269) and "CONDUCTING INTERORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH USING KEY INFORMANTS." (2,327).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 DOES FAMILIARITY BREED TRUST? THE IMPLICATIONS OF REPEATED TIES FOR CONTRACTUAL CHOICE IN ALLIANCES. Ranjay Gulati · Academy of Management Journal Feb 1995 4,874
2 PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: A PROFILE COMPARISON APPROACH TO ASSESSING PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT. Charles A. O’Reilly, J. A. Chatman, David F. Caldwell · Academy of Management Journal Sep 1991 4,269
3 CONDUCTING INTERORGANIZATIONAL RESEARCH USING KEY INFORMANTS. Nanda Kumar, Louis William Stern, James C. Anderson · Academy of Management Journal Open access Dec 1993 2,327
4 Antioxidants Maintain Cellular Redox Homeostasis by Elimination of Reactive Oxygen Species Long He, Ting He, Shabnam Farrar et al. · Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry Open access 2017 2,147
5 IS SLACK GOOD OR BAD FOR INNOVATION? Nitin Nohria, Ranjay Gulati · Academy of Management Journal Oct 1996 1,967
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Midwestern University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Diagnosis, Cancer and Hypertension.

▲ 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. Epidemiology131▲ 2.9×118 topics
  2. Inflammation63▲ 2.6×74 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress45▲ 2.4×46 topics
  4. Quality of Life43▲ 2.7×45 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease38▲ 3.0×33 topics
  6. Cancer37▲ 2.4×43 topics
  7. Treatment34▲ 2.5×44 topics
  8. Diagnosis32▲ 3.1×37 topics
  9. Management26▲ 2.9×27 topics
  10. Risk Factors26▲ 2.1×32 topics
  11. Clinical Trials23▲ 3.1×19 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 2.5×19 topics
  13. Immunotherapy22▲ 2.7×19 topics
  14. Hypertension22▲ 6.6×11 topics
  15. Obesity20▲ 2.3×20 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders19▲ 3.0×17 topics
  17. Cancer Therapy18▲ 2.9×15 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance18▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Immune Response17▲ 2.6×20 topics
  20. Psychological Factors17▲ 7.1×5 topics
  21. Mortality17▲ 2.6×11 topics
  22. Medical Education16▲ 5.4×10 topics
  23. Prognosis14▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Genomic Analysis14▲ 5.0×11 topics
  25. Pathophysiology14▲ 4.2×10 topics
  26. Antimicrobial Resistance14▲ 5.9×8 topics
  27. Neuroinflammation13▲ 4.1×6 topics
  28. Mitochondrial Dysfunction13▲ 4.0×9 topics
  29. Reflective Practice13▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. Endothelial Dysfunction13▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Assessment Methods12▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Neural Circuits12▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Faculty Development12▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Competency-Based Education12▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Oxygen Sensing11▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Virulence Factors11▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Continuing Medical Education11▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Professional Identity Formation11▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Thermoregulation10▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Oxytocin10▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Midwestern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovations in Medical Education, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research and Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques.

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 9 works
  3. 3 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 8 works
  4. 4 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 7 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 6 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 6 works
  8. 8 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 5 works
  9. 9 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Pharmacology 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Midwestern University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Midwestern University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0043% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Midwestern University0.0042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Midwestern 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 2025Midwestern University7.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2009.

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