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UnityPoint Health

In research, UnityPoint Health stands highest in Medicine (#11,821 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,570 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,710
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,482
of 7,310
Research works
253
▼ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
UnityPoint Health

What is UnityPoint Health 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 #11,821 of 14,558 5.6%160
Health SciencesDomain #13,570 of 16,688 5.2%197

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where UnityPoint 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does UnityPoint Health work in?

In 2022-now, 81% of research at UnityPoint Health is in Health Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (72%), Health Professions (7%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 51 fractional works · 81.1% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 71.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOphthalmology: 4 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUnityPoint Health63fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences81%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine4571.8%
    2. Health Professions47.1%
    3. Nursing11.7%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology22.7%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.0%
    1. Social Sciences23.0%
    2. Psychology11.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Computer Science11.1%
    2. Engineering10.8%
    3. Environmental Science00.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.73× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 3.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.73×45 works
  2. Nursing3.49×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.76×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.68×4 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.66×2 works
  6. Dentistry1.04×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×3 works
  8. Neuroscience0.65×1 works
  9. Psychology0.39×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.30×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.24×2 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.14×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  17. Engineering0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at UnityPoint Health?

Ranked on the quality score, Teresa LeAnn LaMasters, Keith D. Lamb and Julie A. Jackson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UnityPoint Health.

  1. 1 Teresa LeAnn LaMasters United States · #295,176 worldwide 1.5k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Keith D. Lamb United States · #1,426,135 worldwide 568 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Julie A. Jackson United States · #1,963,470 worldwide 2.3k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Matthew W Trump United States · #2,015,924 worldwide 270 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Ashlesha Kaushik United States · #2,789,959 worldwide 1k citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Douglas W. Martin United States · #2,859,978 worldwide 474 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 C. O. Hawthorne United States · #3,009,602 worldwide 78 citations · 137 works
  8. 8 Kapil Kiran Aedma United States · #3,525,203 worldwide 319 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Julian Robles United States · #3,965,771 worldwide 168 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Eric A. Barp United States · #4,471,695 worldwide 198 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at UnityPoint Health

What are the most cited papers from UnityPoint Health?

The most cited paper from UnityPoint Health is "Awake prone positioning for COVID-19 acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a randomised, controlled, multinational, open-label meta-trial" (Stephan Ehrmann et al., 2021), with 405 citations. Next come "Clinical features, laboratory characteristics, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Early report from the United States" (405) and "The Health Literacy of Parents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Study" (365).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Awake prone positioning for COVID-19 acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a randomised, controlled, multinational, open-label meta-trial Stephan Ehrmann et al. · The Lancet Respiratory Medicine Open access184 authors 20 Aug 2021 405
2 Clinical features, laboratory characteristics, and outcomes of patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): Early report from the United States Saurabh Aggarwal, Nelson Garcia-Telles, Gaurav Aggarwal et al. · Diagnosis Open access 29 Apr 2020 405
3 The Health Literacy of Parents in the United States: A Nationally Representative Study H. Shonna Yin, Matthew Johnson, Alan L. Mendelsohn et al. · PEDIATRICS 27 Oct 2009 365
4 Pulmonary Radiation Injury Benjamin Movsas, Thomas A. Raffin, Alan H. Epstein et al. · CHEST Journal Open access Apr 1997 345
5 Pathology of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury Yasmeen M. Butt, Maxwell Lawrence Smith, Henry D. Tazelaar et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 2 Oct 2019 342
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at UnityPoint Health?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mortality, Quality Improvement, Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Risk Factors, Health Outcomes and Clinical Practice Guidelines.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology13▲ 5.2×49 topics
  2. Mortality3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  3. Risk Factors3▲ 3.8×16 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 3.3×11 topics
  5. Quality Improvement2▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×14 topics
  7. COVID-192▲ 2.5×9 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  9. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  11. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.0×13 topics
  13. Health Outcomes2▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Management2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  15. Clinical Management2▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  17. Primary Care2▲ 7.1×9 topics
  18. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Glaucoma2▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Virulence Factors2▲ 16×4 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  22. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 11×4 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-21▲ 7.1×4 topics
  24. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  25. Drug Resistance1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  26. Endophthalmitis1▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Patient Outcomes1▲ 33×3 topics
  28. Injury Severity1▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Prophylaxis1▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Reflective Practice1▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Trauma Center1▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Bacteremia1▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Elderly1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Femtosecond Laser1▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Intraocular Foreign Bodies1▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Intraocular Lens Implantation1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Ocular Trauma Score1▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Optical Coherence Tomography1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Treatment Guidelines1▲ 7.5×5 topics

Which research topics does UnityPoint Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, Intraocular Surgery and Lenses, Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Trauma and Emergency Car…1Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 1 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and …1Intraocular Surgery and Lenses: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…1Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance…1Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 1 fractional worksAntibiotic Use and Resistance: 1 fractional worksAntifungal resistance and susceptibility: 1 fractional worksBacterial Identification…1Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 1 fractional works
Emergency MedicineOphthalmologyGeriatrics and GerontologyInfectious Diseases3 others

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

  1. 1 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 1 works
  3. 3 Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries Ophthalmology 1 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  5. 5 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Antibiotic Use and Resistance Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 1 works
  7. 7 Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has UnityPoint Health's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is UnityPoint Health as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%UnityPoint Health0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of UnityPoint Health over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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