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Midwestern University

In research, Midwestern University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,439 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,939 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,631 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,347
of 28,054 · #4,193 all time
Rank in United States
#607
of 4,192
Research works
4.4k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Midwestern 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,439 of 11,982 9.7%606 #2169
MedicineField #1,939 of 10,443 9.0%503 #2355
Life SciencesDomain #2,631 of 7,800 6.7%234 #2979
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,978 of 3,579 6.5%134 #2405
Social SciencesDomain #7,046 of 10,521 17.2%88 #1845
Physical SciencesDomain #11,787 of 12,888 12.5%61 #11645
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,116 of 2,175 5.4%68 #3353

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 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. Health Sciences#2,169 #1,439
  2. Medicine#2,355 #1,939
  3. Life Sciences#2,979 #2,631
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,405 #1,978
  5. Social Sciences#1,845 #7,046
  6. Physical Sciences#11,645 #11,787
  7. Molecular Biology#3,353 #2,116
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.

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: 0.49× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.53× its world share, 134 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.92× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.40× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.87× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.75× its world share, 32 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.64× its world share, 503 worksMedicineNursing: 2.56× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.63× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 36 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.

Who are the top researchers at Midwestern University?

Ranked on the composite score, John Henry Wigmore, Kenneth E. Nelson and Jeffrey F. Barletta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Midwestern University.

  1. 1 John Henry Wigmore United States · #53,017 worldwide 106 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Kenneth E. Nelson United States · #156,121 worldwide 376 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey F. Barletta United States · #198,366 worldwide 68 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Ashlesh K. Murthy United States · #202,820 worldwide 144 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Michael V. Volin United States · #389,841 worldwide 86 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Jacob D. Peuler United States · #435,513 worldwide 158 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Jennifer Phillips United States · #532,852 worldwide 107 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Marc H. Scheetz United States · #694,135 worldwide 44 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Kimberly J. Bussey United States · #712,742 worldwide 57 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Tyler A. Kokjohn United States · #753,472 worldwide 85 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Midwestern University

Which keywords describe research at Midwestern University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Hypertension 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. Epidemiology115▲ 3.0×117 topics
  2. Inflammation55▲ 2.7×74 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress41▲ 2.5×44 topics
  4. Quality of Life40▲ 2.8×45 topics
  5. Cancer33▲ 2.5×43 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease32▲ 2.9×33 topics
  7. Treatment29▲ 2.4×43 topics
  8. Diagnosis27▲ 2.9×36 topics
  9. Risk Factors22▲ 2.0×31 topics
  10. Clinical Trials21▲ 3.2×19 topics
  11. Management21▲ 2.7×26 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome20▲ 2.5×19 topics
  13. Immunotherapy19▲ 2.8×19 topics
  14. Hypertension19▲ 6.6×11 topics
  15. Obesity17▲ 2.3×20 topics
  16. Cancer Therapy17▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders17▲ 3.0×17 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance16▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Mortality16▲ 2.8×11 topics
  20. Psychological Factors15▲ 7.3×5 topics
  21. Medical Education15▲ 6.0×10 topics
  22. Genomic Analysis13▲ 5.3×11 topics
  23. Reflective Practice13▲ 7.0×4 topics
  24. Metastasis12▲ 3.7×12 topics
  25. Pathophysiology12▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction12▲ 4.2×8 topics
  27. Assessment Methods12▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Endothelial Dysfunction12▲ 5.2×7 topics
  29. Antimicrobial Resistance12▲ 6.0×8 topics
  30. Neural Circuits12▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Faculty Development12▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Competency-Based Education11▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Continuing Medical Education11▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Professional Identity Formation11▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Oxygen Sensing11▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. Virulence Factors10▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Thermoregulation10▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Oxytocin9▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Central Chemoreception9▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Respiratory Rhythm9▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Midwestern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research and Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques.

Innovations in Medical E…11Innovations in Medical Education: 11 fractional worksNeuroscience of respirat…9Neuroscience of respiration and sleep: 9 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea …7Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 7 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anest…6Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …5Diversity and Career in Medicine: 5 fractional worksNeuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 5 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…4Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEndocrine and Autonomic SystemsPhysiologyOral Surgery5 others

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

  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 7 works
  4. 4 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 6 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 5 works
  8. 8 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 4 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Midwestern University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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