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UConn Health

In research, UConn Health stands highest in Life Sciences (#751 of 7,800 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,254 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,354 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics — Genetics is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,840
of 28,054 · #761 all time
Rank in United States
#279
of 4,192
Research works
16k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
658k
40.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is UConn Health 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
Life SciencesDomain #751 of 7,800 22.8%342 #263
Health SciencesDomain #1,254 of 11,982 14.9%864 #362
MedicineField #1,354 of 10,443 14.5%772 #408
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #696 of 3,579 22.6%227 #266
Molecular BiologySubfield #625 of 2,175 25.2%136 #240
SurgerySubfield #872 of 1,816 12.3%118 #459
Social SciencesDomain #5,706 of 10,521 18.0%98 #1950
Physical SciencesDomain #7,075 of 12,888 22.0%91 #2780
EpidemiologySubfield #773 of 976 14.2%61 #375

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where UConn Health 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. Life Sciences#263 #751
  2. Health Sciences#362 #1,254
  3. Medicine#408 #1,354
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#266 #696
  5. Molecular Biology#240 #625
  6. Surgery#459 #872
  7. Social Sciences#1,950 #5,706
  8. Physical Sciences#2,780 #7,075
  9. Epidemiology#375 #773
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 UConn Health specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 22.9 works6.0×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.06× its world share, 227 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.08× its world share, 43 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.31× its world share, 52 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.00× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.88× its world share, 772 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at UConn Health?

Ranked on the composite score, Lawrence G. Raisz, Julián D. Ford and Peter C. Albertsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UConn Health.

  1. 1 Lawrence G. Raisz United States · #13,453 worldwide 1.1k citations · 109 works
  2. 2 Julián D. Ford United States · #16,927 worldwide 363 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Peter C. Albertsen United States · #22,443 worldwide 495 citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Timothy Hla United States · #23,822 worldwide 671 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Arnold M. Katz United States · #26,112 worldwide 662 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Howard Tennen United States · #32,419 worldwide 554 citations · 65 works
  7. 7 John Harrison United States · #34,208 worldwide 423 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Leo Lefrançois United States · #49,775 worldwide 356 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Elmer L. Becker United States · #51,676 worldwide 371 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Richard G. Stevens United States · #55,505 worldwide 273 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at UConn Health

Which keywords describe research at UConn Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Treatment, Quality of Life, Oxidative Stress, Aging and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology163▲ 3.0×118 topics
  2. Inflammation89▲ 3.1×75 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress53▲ 2.3×46 topics
  4. Diagnosis52▲ 4.0×37 topics
  5. Quality of Life52▲ 2.6×45 topics
  6. Treatment49▲ 2.9×46 topics
  7. Cancer44▲ 2.4×45 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease34▲ 2.2×31 topics
  9. Aging33▲ 4.5×14 topics
  10. Immunotherapy33▲ 3.3×18 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome31▲ 2.8×21 topics
  12. Risk Factors31▲ 2.0×31 topics
  13. Management31▲ 2.8×27 topics
  14. Biomarkers28▲ 3.0×16 topics
  15. Chemotherapy25▲ 2.6×23 topics
  16. Depression25▲ 2.0×21 topics
  17. Clinical Trials24▲ 2.6×19 topics
  18. Tissue Engineering24▲ 2.9×12 topics
  19. Complications24▲ 3.5×16 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines24▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. Obesity23▲ 2.2×21 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations22▲ 3.6×23 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders22▲ 2.7×17 topics
  24. Pathogenesis22▲ 3.0×20 topics
  25. Stem Cells21▲ 5.9×13 topics
  26. Insulin Resistance20▲ 3.2×9 topics
  27. Surgical Management20▲ 3.6×19 topics
  28. Heart Failure20▲ 3.4×12 topics
  29. Angiogenesis20▲ 4.3×16 topics
  30. Rehabilitation19▲ 3.5×12 topics
  31. Innate Immunity18▲ 4.0×11 topics
  32. Genetic Regulation18▲ 7.7×3 topics
  33. Neuroinflammation17▲ 4.4×6 topics
  34. Immunosuppressive Therapy16▲ 6.2×8 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease16▲ 4.8×8 topics
  36. Regeneration15▲ 5.6×5 topics
  37. Surgical Treatment15▲ 5.5×5 topics
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension14▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Bone Regeneration14▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Parathyroid Hormone12▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does UConn Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Bone Tissue Engineering Materials, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Hemoglobinopathies and R…10Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 10 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering …8Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: 8 fractional worksCutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 8 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 7 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 7 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 6 fractional worksTelomeres, Telomerase, a…6Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence: 6 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 6 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 6 fractional works
GeneticsBiomedical EngineeringOncologyEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 10 works
  2. 2 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 8 works
  4. 4 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 8 works
  5. 5 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 7 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 7 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  8. 8 Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence Physiology 6 works
  9. 9 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UConn Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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