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The Lundquist Institute

In research, The Lundquist Institute stands highest in Medicine (#2,822 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,763 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,810 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine and Health Sciences — Medicine is 4.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#8,773
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,952
of 8,685
Research works
1k
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is The Lundquist Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #2,822 of 17,978 26.9%736
Health SciencesDomain #3,763 of 20,462 27.1%764
Life SciencesDomain #4,810 of 14,347 25.7%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Lundquist Institute 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 The Lundquist Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 24.0 works4.0×
  2. Health SciencesDomain · 24.9 works3.4×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.95× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Lundquist Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Ferdinand Flores, Song Mao and Yanlin Gao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Lundquist Institute.

  1. 1 Ferdinand Flores United States · #210,738 worldwide 115 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Song Mao United States · #374,584 worldwide 97 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Yanlin Gao United States · #689,962 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mallory D. Witt United States · #728,245 worldwide 79 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Jenny I. Shen United States · #781,468 worldwide 43 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Shih‐hsin Kan United States · #839,162 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Hunter Gillies United States · #896,551 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Patricia Dickson United States · #1,210,008 worldwide 23 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Songshou Mao United States · #1,567,959 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Steven Q. Le United States · #1,577,626 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at The Lundquist Institute

Which keywords describe research at The Lundquist Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Imaging, Myocardial Infarction, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Atherosclerosis, Radiation Exposure and Obesity.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Coronary Artery Disease5▲ 135×3 topics
  2. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 10×14 topics
  3. Cardiac Imaging3▲ 84×3 topics
  4. Myocardial Infarction3▲ 43×3 topics
  5. Inflammation3▲ 4.7×15 topics
  6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging3▲ 38×2 topics
  7. Atherosclerosis3▲ 33×6 topics
  8. Obesity3▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Radiation Exposure3▲ 93×2 topics
  10. Computed Tomography Angiography3▲ 136×1 topic
  11. Myocardial Perfusion3▲ 136×1 topic
  12. Vascular Function2▲ 80×2 topics
  13. Epicardial Fat2▲ 149×1 topic
  14. Perivascular Adipose Tissue2▲ 149×1 topic
  15. Epidemiology2▲ 1.46×16 topics
  16. Echocardiography2▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Heart Failure2▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Management2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  19. Diagnosis1▲ 4.9×6 topics
  20. Dual-Energy CT1▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Material Differentiation1▲ 103×1 topic
  22. Global Burden1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 4.6×9 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Guidelines1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  26. COPD1▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Glycemic Control1▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Insulin Therapy1▲ 27×2 topics
  29. spirometry1▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does The Lundquist Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Cardiac Imaging and Diag…3Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 2 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…1Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases a…1Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 1 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiov…1Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 1 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 0 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineBiomedical EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  9. 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.5%domestic only81.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Lundquist Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.