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University City Science Center

In research, University City Science Center stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,492 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,326 of 10,206 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,984 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,100
of 28,054 · #6,623 all time
Rank in United States
#1,648
of 4,192
Research works
866
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
44.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is University City Science Center 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,492 of 16,945 47.9%251
Social SciencesField #2,326 of 10,206 46.0%138
Life SciencesDomain #3,984 of 14,347 29.2%221
Health SciencesDomain #7,568 of 20,462 29.9%208
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,384 of 7,814 26.6%145
Physical SciencesDomain #10,669 of 21,541 28.5%186
MedicineField #10,537 of 17,978 27.2%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University City Science Center 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: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.59× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.24× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University City Science Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Margo P. Cohen and William G. Grigsby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University City Science Center.

  1. 1 Margo P. Cohen United States · #196,414 worldwide 142 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 William G. Grigsby United States · #286,920 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University City Science Center

Which keywords describe research at University City Science Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Transportation, Active Travel, Built Environment, Travel Behavior, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Health and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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. Physical Activity5▲ 13×3 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 3.6×14 topics
  3. Transportation4▲ 29×2 topics
  4. Active Travel4▲ 74×1 topic
  5. Built Environment4▲ 74×1 topic
  6. Sustainability3▲ 1.66×14 topics
  7. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  8. Climate Change3▲ 1.35×19 topics
  9. Travel Behavior3▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  11. Environmental Policy2▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Neighborhood Effects2▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Public Transport2▲ 45×1 topic
  14. Service Quality2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  15. Urbanization2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  16. Driver Behavior2▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Health Effects2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  18. Land Use Change2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  19. Social Support2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  20. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Global Impact2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Spatial Analysis2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Urban Poverty2▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  25. Health Disparities2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  26. Human-Nature Interactions2▲ 21×1 topic
  27. Residential Segregation2▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Social Mobility2▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Spatial Dynamics2▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Environmental Impacts1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  31. Injury Severity1▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Neoliberalism1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  33. Traffic Accidents1▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Transcription Factors1▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Mortality Risk1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Health Care Utilization1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Genome Evolution1▲ 36×2 topics
  38. RNA-Seq1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Ridesharing1▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Shared Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does University City Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Transport and Accessibility, Transportation Planning and Optimization, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies.

Urban Transport and Acce…4Urban Transport and Accessibility: 4 fractional worksTransportation Planning …2Transportation Planning and Optimization: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…1Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 1 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic Variations: 1 fractional works
TransportationGlobal and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political ScienceSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 4 works
  2. 2 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 2 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  6. 6 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 1 works
  10. 10 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University City Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher 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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