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Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

In research, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,335 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,669 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rehabilitation and Cognitive Neuroscience — Rehabilitation is 41.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,266
of 28,054 · #8,887 all time
Rank in United States
#1,530
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
31.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Shirley Ryan AbilityLab 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 #6,335 of 11,982 15.2%214 #3264
MedicineField #5,669 of 10,443 14.0%180 #2756

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shirley Ryan AbilityLab 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).

What does Shirley Ryan AbilityLab specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rehabilitation takes 41.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RehabilitationSubfield · 29.5 works41×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 27.0 works10×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.69× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.42× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.65× its world share, 180 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab?

Ranked on the composite score, Todd Kuiken, Allen W. Heinemann and R. Norman Harden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

  1. 1 Todd Kuiken United States · #78,177 worldwide 304 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Allen W. Heinemann United States · #91,365 worldwide 308 citations · 94 works
  3. 3 R. Norman Harden United States · #128,936 worldwide 168 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Levi J. Hargrove United States · #148,950 worldwide 300 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Joel M. Press United States · #154,414 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Rita Bode United States · #171,866 worldwide 123 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Li‐Qun Zhang United States · #192,805 worldwide 127 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Steven P. Stanos United States · #268,326 worldwide 119 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Deborah Gaebler‐Spira United States · #291,523 worldwide 67 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Arun Jayaraman United States · #379,172 worldwide 87 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Which keywords describe research at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Functional Recovery, Rehabilitation, Neural Plasticity, Constraint-Induced Therapy, Motor Recovery, Gait Analysis and Electromyography.

▲ 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. Epidemiology54▲ 3.9×46 topics
  2. Functional Recovery35▲ 66×4 topics
  3. Rehabilitation30▲ 21×11 topics
  4. Neural Plasticity29▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Constraint-Induced Therapy25▲ 90×1 topic
  6. Motor Recovery25▲ 90×1 topic
  7. Quality of Life22▲ 4.3×32 topics
  8. Gait Analysis18▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Electromyography17▲ 96×1 topic
  10. Muscle Fatigue17▲ 96×1 topic
  11. Inflammation17▲ 2.3×22 topics
  12. Recovery16▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Clinical Trials15▲ 6.3×8 topics
  14. Neural Basis14▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Biomechanics13▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Cerebral Palsy13▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Interventions12▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders12▲ 5.9×13 topics
  19. Gross Motor Function12▲ 80×1 topic
  20. ICF Model12▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Parkinson's Disease12▲ 14×7 topics
  22. Physical Activity12▲ 6.7×7 topics
  23. Neuroprotection11▲ 9.2×8 topics
  24. Muscle Strength10▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Neuromodulation10▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Spinal Cord Injury10▲ 67×2 topics
  27. Exoskeletons10▲ 88×1 topic
  28. Lower Limb10▲ 88×1 topic
  29. Elderly9▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Physical Performance9▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Patient Satisfaction9▲ 8.1×9 topics
  32. Neurological Classification9▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Neuropathology9▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Cerebellum9▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Motor Control9▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Pain Management8▲ 11×7 topics
  37. Feedback Control8▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Sensorimotor Learning8▲ 140×1 topic
  39. Stroke8▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Fall Risk8▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Shirley Ryan AbilityLab publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…25Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 25 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 17 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 12 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 10 fractional worksSpinal Cord Injury Research: 9 fractional worksMotor Control and Adapta…8Motor Control and Adaptation: 8 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 8 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 7 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 6 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 6 fractional works
RehabilitationBiomedical EngineeringPsychiatry and Mental healthPathology and Forensic Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 25 works
  2. 2 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 17 works
  3. 3 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 12 works
  4. 4 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  5. 5 Spinal Cord Injury Research Pathology and Forensic Medicine 9 works
  6. 6 Motor Control and Adaptation Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  7. 7 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 8 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 7 works
  9. 9 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 6 works
  10. 10 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 6 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower 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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