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Science Center of Iowa

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World rank, all time
#26,681
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,727
of 8,685
Research works
169
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 25.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 25.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Science Center of Iowa?

Ranked on the composite score, Lee Forrest Hill and Charles R. Keyes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science Center of Iowa.

  1. 1 Lee Forrest Hill United States · #917,753 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Charles R. Keyes United States · #1,413,595 worldwide 7 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Science Center of Iowa

Which keywords describe research at Science Center of Iowa?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Distal Radius Fractures, Flexor Tendon Repair, Chemotherapy, Morphological Analysis and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.4×44 topics
  2. Quality of Life9▲ 3.9×15 topics
  3. Complications8▲ 9.4×10 topics
  4. Chemotherapy5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  5. Distal Radius Fractures5▲ 44×1 topic
  6. Flexor Tendon Repair5▲ 44×1 topic
  7. Treatment5▲ 2.1×12 topics
  8. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  9. Mental Health4▲ 1.98×8 topics
  10. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  11. Pathogenesis4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  12. Management4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. Morphological Analysis3▲ 66×2 topics
  14. Primary Care3▲ 4.6×4 topics
  15. Gastric Cancer3▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Anatomical Nomenclature3▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Eponyms3▲ 60×1 topic
  18. Surgery3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  19. Surgical Management3▲ 3.9×12 topics
  20. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  21. Survival Analysis3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  22. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  23. Gender Differences2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Molecular Characterization2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  25. Social Interaction2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  26. Leadership Development2▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Internal Fixation2▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Training2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  29. Social Science2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Dental Implants2▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Peri-implant Diseases2▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Social Determinants2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  33. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome2▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Chemoradiation2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Community Health2▲ 7.7×1 topic
  36. Electrodiagnostic Studies2▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Functional Recovery2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Infection Prevention2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Pediatrics2▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Student Achievement2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Science Center of Iowa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Dental materials and restorations and Workplace Violence and Bullying.

Global Public Health Pol…1Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 0 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 0 fractional worksWorkplace Violence and B…0Workplace Violence and Bullying: 0 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 0 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 0 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…0Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 0 fractional worksFacial Trauma and Fracture Management: 0 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 0 fractional worksDental Erosion and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSociology and Political ScienceOrthodonticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  2. 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 0 works
  4. 4 Workplace Violence and Bullying Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  7. 7 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 0 works
  8. 8 Facial Trauma and Fracture Management Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 0 works
  10. 10 Dental Erosion and Treatment Orthodontics 0 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 available10.7%not open89.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.5%domestic only97.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Science Center of Iowa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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