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Rush University

In research, Rush University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,395 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,311 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,761 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychiatry and Mental health and Surgery — Psychiatry and Mental health is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,785
of 28,054 · #2,775 all time
Rank in United States
#666
of 4,192
Research works
5k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
143k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Rush 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 #1,395 of 11,982 14.4%636 #684
MedicineField #1,311 of 10,443 13.5%542 #959
Social SciencesDomain #3,761 of 10,521 18.1%131 #2372
SurgerySubfield #706 of 1,816 15.2%104 #783
Life SciencesDomain #3,718 of 7,800 16.3%93 #1963
Health ProfessionsField #1,357 of 1,928 19.7%80 #1333

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rush 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#684 #1,395
  2. Medicine#959 #1,311
  3. Social Sciences#2,372 #3,761
  4. Surgery#783 #706
  5. Life Sciences#1,963 #3,718
  6. Health Professions#1,333 #1,357
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 Rush University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychiatry and Mental health takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 36.9 works8.2×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 103.7 works4.9×
← 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, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.37× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.37× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.12× its world share, 542 worksMedicineNursing: 2.78× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rush University?

Ranked on the composite score, Deborah A. Hall, Lynne T. Braun and R. Webster Crowley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rush University.

  1. 1 Deborah A. Hall United States · #123,727 worldwide 148 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Lynne T. Braun United States · #151,623 worldwide 424 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 R. Webster Crowley United States · #181,823 worldwide 118 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Louis Fogg United States · #182,718 worldwide 151 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Denise M. Oleske United States · #235,234 worldwide 125 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 JoEllen Wilbur United States · #247,274 worldwide 115 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Leonard A. Valentino United States · #275,811 worldwide 81 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Samuel F. Hohmann United States · #332,220 worldwide 75 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Michael Schoeny United States · #367,777 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Rachel E. Miller United States · #382,928 worldwide 133 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Rush University

Which keywords describe research at Rush University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Public Health, Inflammation, Aging, Complications, Alzheimer's Disease and Neuroimaging.

▲ 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. Epidemiology96▲ 2.7×98 topics
  2. Inflammation55▲ 2.9×60 topics
  3. Quality of Life50▲ 3.9×47 topics
  4. Public Health49▲ 3.8×35 topics
  5. Aging35▲ 7.3×14 topics
  6. Mental Health35▲ 2.6×26 topics
  7. Risk Factors31▲ 3.1×28 topics
  8. Complications30▲ 6.7×17 topics
  9. Biomarkers30▲ 4.9×15 topics
  10. Alzheimer's Disease28▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease27▲ 2.7×29 topics
  12. Neuroimaging26▲ 10×10 topics
  13. Cognitive Decline25▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Patient Satisfaction24▲ 8.6×9 topics
  15. Rehabilitation24▲ 6.8×11 topics
  16. Clinical Outcomes22▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Caregiver Burden22▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Social Support22▲ 4.4×15 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome22▲ 3.0×20 topics
  20. Cognitive Training21▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Health-related Quality of Life21▲ 10×6 topics
  22. Dementia21▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Mild Cognitive Impairment21▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Degenerative Disc Disease20▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Revision Surgery19▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Total Hip Replacement19▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Low Back Pain17▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Primary Care17▲ 5.0×13 topics
  29. Surgical Treatment16▲ 9.2×5 topics
  30. Health Disparities16▲ 6.9×7 topics
  31. Shoulder Function16▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Spinal Fusion16▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Neurodegeneration15▲ 5.7×10 topics
  34. Arthroplasty15▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Outcomes14▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Total Knee Replacement14▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Spinal Surgery14▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Intervertebral Disc13▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Lumbar Disc Degeneration13▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Osteoarthritis13▲ 11×5 topics

Which research topics does Rush University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 21 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 14 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…13Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 13 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…13Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 13 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 8 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…8Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 8 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 7 fractional worksCervical and Thoracic Myelopathy: 7 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 7 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthSurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineRheumatology3 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 21 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 14 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 13 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 13 works
  5. 5 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 8 works
  6. 6 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 8 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 8 works
  8. 8 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 7 works
  9. 9 Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Surgery 7 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rush 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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