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Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

In research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,153 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,731 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,094 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,046
of 28,054 · #3,202 all time
Rank in United States
#815
of 4,192
Research works
6.6k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
200k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Southern Illinois University School of Medicine 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 #2,153 of 11,982 7.5%497 #1425
MedicineField #2,731 of 10,443 7.2%466 #1294
Life SciencesDomain #3,094 of 7,800 11.8%109 #1338
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,123 of 3,579 9.7%62 #1082
SurgerySubfield #1,609 of 1,816 4.6%77 #1264

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern Illinois University School of Medicine 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#1,425 #2,153
  2. Medicine#1,294 #2,731
  3. Life Sciences#1,338 #3,094
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,082 #2,123
  5. Surgery#1,264 #1,609
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 Southern Illinois University School of Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 24.5 works6.6×
  2. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 44.0 works6.1×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.70× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.62× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.53× its world share, 466 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrzej Bartke, Kim J. Hodgson and James Houran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

  1. 1 Andrzej Bartke United States · #35,832 worldwide 609 citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Kim J. Hodgson United States · #46,761 worldwide 253 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 James Houran United States · #69,857 worldwide 172 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Robert B. McLafferty United States · #71,339 worldwide 130 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Jacobo Wortsman United States · #73,021 worldwide 298 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Jerry A. Colliver United States · #93,320 worldwide 151 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 K. Thomas Robbins United States · #106,384 worldwide 145 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Rodger J. Elble United States · #106,993 worldwide 307 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Elvin G. Zook United States · #130,753 worldwide 141 citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Linda A Toth United States · #164,016 worldwide 204 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Which keywords describe research at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Risk Factors, Complications, Guidelines, Inflammation and Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology73▲ 2.7×99 topics
  2. Diagnosis34▲ 5.4×31 topics
  3. Treatment32▲ 3.9×35 topics
  4. Inflammation30▲ 2.1×60 topics
  5. Risk Factors28▲ 3.7×26 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress23▲ 2.0×37 topics
  7. Management20▲ 3.8×24 topics
  8. Complications20▲ 5.8×16 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 2.5×26 topics
  10. Guidelines19▲ 5.9×12 topics
  11. Quality of Life18▲ 1.85×38 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders18▲ 4.5×17 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 3.1×19 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 4.5×14 topics
  15. Depression15▲ 2.5×16 topics
  16. Mortality15▲ 3.8×13 topics
  17. Aging15▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. Hypertension14▲ 7.3×13 topics
  19. Genetic Mutations14▲ 4.8×18 topics
  20. Chemotherapy14▲ 2.9×23 topics
  21. Global Burden13▲ 3.6×10 topics
  22. Surgery13▲ 5.5×9 topics
  23. Heart Failure13▲ 4.2×12 topics
  24. Reflective Practice12▲ 9.7×3 topics
  25. Surgical Management12▲ 4.4×18 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Events11▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Medical Education11▲ 6.2×12 topics
  28. Assessment Methods11▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Clinical Guidelines11▲ 5.3×9 topics
  30. Faculty Development10▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Echocardiography10▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Alzheimer's Disease10▲ 5.3×8 topics
  33. Neuroimaging10▲ 5.5×7 topics
  34. Competency-Based Education10▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Professional Identity Formation10▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Autoantibodies10▲ 6.1×8 topics
  37. Diabetes Mellitus9▲ 6.7×8 topics
  38. Prophylaxis9▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Academic Medicine9▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Cognitive Decline8▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern Illinois University School of Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension.

Innovations in Medical E…10Innovations in Medical Education: 10 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…7Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 7 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …6Diversity and Career in Medicine: 6 fractional worksHormonal Regulation and …6Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension: 6 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 5 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksEsophageal and GI Pathol…4Esophageal and GI Pathology: 4 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 4 fractional worksTracheal and airway disorders: 4 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hyper…4Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 4 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPsychiatry and Mental healthGender StudiesEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism4 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 10 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 7 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 6 works
  4. 4 Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  5. 5 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 5 works
  6. 6 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Esophageal and GI Pathology Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 4 works
  9. 9 Tracheal and airway disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  10. 10 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Illinois University School of Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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