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University of Baltimore

In research, University of Baltimore stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,197 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,998 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,372 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cancer Research, Immunology and Oncology — Cancer Research is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,849
of 28,054 · #1,516 all time
Rank in United States
#541
of 4,192
Research works
13k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
264k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Baltimore 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,197 of 11,982 8.9%455 #477
MedicineField #1,998 of 10,443 7.8%393 #614
Physical SciencesDomain #4,372 of 12,888 18.8%211 #2374
Life SciencesDomain #3,053 of 7,800 7.5%232 #1334
Social SciencesDomain #4,393 of 10,521 11.9%321 #1078
Social SciencesField #3,390 of 6,365 11.1%178 #1161
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,111 of 3,579 5.5%155 #1331
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,104 of 2,175 6.2%87 #1804

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Baltimore 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. Health Sciences#477 #2,197
  2. Medicine#614 #1,998
  3. Physical Sciences#2,374 #4,372
  4. Life Sciences#1,334 #3,053
  5. Social Sciences#1,078 #4,393
  6. Social Sciences#1,161 #3,390
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,331 #3,111
  8. Molecular Biology#1,804 #2,104
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 University of Baltimore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cancer Research takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 31.2 works5.9×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 35.4 works4.2×
  3. OncologySubfield · 49.8 works3.6×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.39× its world share, 155 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.21× its world share, 39 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 56 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 53 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.68× its world share, 393 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 178 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Baltimore?

Ranked on the composite score, Léo Kanner, Sandra Postel and WALTER E. DANDY lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Baltimore.

  1. 1 Léo Kanner United States · #24,783 worldwide 281 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Sandra Postel United States · #31,309 worldwide 434 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 WALTER E. DANDY United States · #33,962 worldwide 538 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 P. H. Emmett United States · #38,567 worldwide 600 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Alan C. Woods United States · #46,175 worldwide 184 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Jonas S. Friedenwald United States · #55,082 worldwide 202 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Henry Steele Commager United States · #62,412 worldwide 100 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Howard A. Kelly United States · #70,000 worldwide 113 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 C. E. Ferree United States · #85,852 worldwide 98 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Joseph Colt Bloodgood United States · #89,898 worldwide 136 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at University of Baltimore

Which keywords describe research at University of Baltimore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer, Immunotherapy, Human Rights, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Public Health and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology66▲ 1.36×105 topics
  2. Cancer47▲ 2.9×41 topics
  3. Inflammation45▲ 1.77×64 topics
  4. Human Rights40▲ 3.2×39 topics
  5. Public Health36▲ 2.0×37 topics
  6. Immunotherapy36▲ 4.1×17 topics
  7. Tumor Microenvironment35▲ 6.6×8 topics
  8. Risk Factors30▲ 2.2×31 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress28▲ 1.41×44 topics
  10. Quality of Life26▲ 1.49×40 topics
  11. Mental Health24▲ 1.37×34 topics
  12. Biomarkers22▲ 2.6×15 topics
  13. Chemotherapy21▲ 2.4×20 topics
  14. Gene Expression19▲ 2.5×13 topics
  15. Cancer Therapy18▲ 2.7×16 topics
  16. Immunity18▲ 3.6×10 topics
  17. Aging18▲ 2.7×16 topics
  18. Targeted Therapy17▲ 6.3×5 topics
  19. Innate Immunity17▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Social Support17▲ 2.5×14 topics
  21. Primary Care15▲ 3.2×12 topics
  22. Discrimination14▲ 5.9×6 topics
  23. Cancer Immunotherapy14▲ 7.4×3 topics
  24. Genomic Instability13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. International Law13▲ 3.5×16 topics
  26. Cell-Free DNA13▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Somatic Mutations13▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Cancer Genomics12▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Mutational Signatures12▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Public Opinion12▲ 8.1×5 topics
  31. Community Health12▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Tumor Regression12▲ 8.7×2 topics
  33. Equality11▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Glycemic Control11▲ 5.9×4 topics
  35. Long-Term Care11▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Ideal Cardiovascular Health10▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Preventive Medicine10▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Immune Checkpoint Blockade10▲ 7.1×1 topic
  39. PD-1 and PD-L110▲ 7.1×1 topic
  40. Quality of Care9▲ 9.0×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Baltimore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…12Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 12 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…10Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 10 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 10 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…9Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 9 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…9Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 9 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 7 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 7 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…7Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 7 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 6 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 6 fractional works
Cancer ResearchCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineOncologyGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 12 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 10 works
  4. 4 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 9 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 9 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  7. 7 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 7 works
  8. 8 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 7 works
  9. 9 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 6 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Baltimore's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.

Other research institutions in Baltimore

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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.