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The University of Kansas Health System

In research, The University of Kansas Health System stands highest in Medicine (#5,048 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,564 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,360
of 28,054 · #12,911 all time
Rank in United States
#2,659
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is The University of Kansas Health System 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
MedicineField #5,048 of 10,443 7.2%113 #4553
Health SciencesDomain #6,564 of 11,982 7.1%122 #4422

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The University of Kansas Health System 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).

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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.00× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.99× its world share, 114 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 3 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 University of Kansas Health System?

Ranked on the composite score, Douglas H. McGregor, Sudharani Bommana and James L. Vacek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The University of Kansas Health System.

  1. 1 Douglas H. McGregor United States · #412,236 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Sudharani Bommana United States · #491,495 worldwide 57 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 James L. Vacek United States · #1,060,378 worldwide 46 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Hugh S. Mathewson United States · #1,565,452 worldwide 20 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at The University of Kansas Health System

Which keywords describe research at The University of Kansas Health System?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology21▲ 3.6×87 topics
  2. Treatment8▲ 4.6×32 topics
  3. Diagnosis8▲ 5.9×28 topics
  4. Risk Factors7▲ 4.5×22 topics
  5. Quality of Life6▲ 3.0×25 topics
  6. Inflammation6▲ 1.94×35 topics
  7. Management5▲ 4.6×22 topics
  8. Chemotherapy5▲ 5.0×19 topics
  9. Complications5▲ 6.6×12 topics
  10. Guidelines5▲ 7.0×12 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.9×16 topics
  12. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.5×14 topics
  13. Heart Failure4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  15. Rehabilitation4▲ 7.3×10 topics
  16. Immunotherapy4▲ 3.7×15 topics
  17. Surgical Treatment4▲ 13×6 topics
  18. Mortality4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Global Burden3▲ 4.1×9 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 3.9×12 topics
  21. Prognostic Factors3▲ 4.8×13 topics
  22. Echocardiography3▲ 7.6×7 topics
  23. Radiotherapy3▲ 5.2×13 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  25. Surgical Management3▲ 4.4×13 topics
  26. Clinical Outcomes3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  27. Medical Education3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  28. Breast Cancer2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  29. Mortality Risk2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  30. Neuroprotection2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  31. Surgery2▲ 4.5×10 topics
  32. Pathophysiology2▲ 5.0×8 topics
  33. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Elderly2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. Revascularization2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. Catheter Ablation2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Stroke Prevention2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Prevention Guidelines2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does The University of Kansas Health System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Liver Disease and Transplantation and Pelvic floor disorders treatments.

Atrial Fibrillation Mana…2Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…2Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 1 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders t…1Pelvic floor disorders treatments: 1 fractional worksElectrolyte and hormonal…1Electrolyte and hormonal disorders: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksBreast Lesions and Carci…1Breast Lesions and Carcinomas: 1 fractional worksSurgical Sutures and Adhesives: 1 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineEpidemiologyHepatologyRheumatology5 others

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

  1. 1 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 1 works
  4. 4 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 1 works
  5. 5 Electrolyte and hormonal disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  7. 7 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Surgical Sutures and Adhesives Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The University of Kansas Health System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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