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University of Colorado Denver

In research, University of Colorado Denver stands highest in Medicine (#66 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#88 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#260 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Allergy, Emergency Medicine and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine — Immunology and Allergy is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#524
of 28,054 · #307 all time
Rank in United States
#108
of 4,192
Research works
48k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
34.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is University of Colorado Denver 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 #66 of 10,443 16.2%3,504 #54
Health SciencesDomain #88 of 11,982 16.6%3,918 #58
Life SciencesDomain #260 of 7,800 18.0%908 #113
SurgerySubfield #70 of 1,816 17.6%476 #64
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #71 of 1,144 15.1%406 #27
Social SciencesDomain #819 of 10,521 20.9%1,068 #338
Social SciencesField #538 of 6,365 23.7%498 #269
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #414 of 3,579 18.1%505 #162
EpidemiologySubfield #118 of 976 14.0%306 #60
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #113 of 828 17.5%248 #81

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Colorado Denver 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. Medicine#54 #66
  2. Health Sciences#58 #88
  3. Life Sciences#113 #260
  4. Surgery#64 #70
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#27 #71
  6. Social Sciences#338 #819
  7. Social Sciences#269 #538
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#162 #414
  9. Epidemiology#60 #118
  10. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#81 #113
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 Colorado Denver specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Allergy takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 31.9 works6.2×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 90.8 works5.7×
  3. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 49.0 works5.1×
  4. Emergency Medical ServicesSubfield · 49.5 works4.2×
  5. Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield · 405.8 works4.1×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 506 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.34× its world share, 153 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 174 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 25 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 112 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 241 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 348 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.81× its world share, 3,504 worksMedicineNursing: 1.32× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 70 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 116 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 262 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 498 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Colorado Denver?

Ranked on the composite score, David A. Lynch, Charles A. Dinarello and Robert W. Schrier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Colorado Denver.

  1. 1 David A. Lynch United States · #3,064 worldwide 884 citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Charles A. Dinarello United States · #3,195 worldwide 1.9k citations · 156 works
  3. 3 Robert W. Schrier United States · #4,135 worldwide 1.4k citations · 131 works
  4. 4 Rubin M. Tuder United States · #5,258 worldwide 937 citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Fred R. Hirsch United States · #6,529 worldwide 1.2k citations · 128 works
  6. 6 Paul A. Bunn United States · #7,062 worldwide 1.4k citations · 162 works
  7. 7 Eric A. F. Simões United States · #8,048 worldwide 1.2k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Robert J. Mason United States · #8,380 worldwide 540 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 D. Ross Camidge United States · #9,271 worldwide 1.3k citations · 145 works
  10. 10 Richard J. Johnson United States · #9,833 worldwide 1.6k citations · 163 works
All ranked researchers at University of Colorado Denver

Which keywords describe research at University of Colorado Denver?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Risk Factors, Quality of Life and Genetics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology739▲ 2.9×132 topics
  2. Inflammation296▲ 2.2×82 topics
  3. Treatment237▲ 3.0×50 topics
  4. Diagnosis217▲ 3.6×41 topics
  5. Quality of Life198▲ 2.1×51 topics
  6. Risk Factors179▲ 2.5×36 topics
  7. Management176▲ 3.5×32 topics
  8. Public Health174▲ 1.84×53 topics
  9. Mental Health161▲ 1.69×37 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress157▲ 1.48×59 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease157▲ 2.2×37 topics
  12. Genetics150▲ 3.3×24 topics
  13. Immunotherapy136▲ 2.9×19 topics
  14. Mortality122▲ 3.2×13 topics
  15. Complications112▲ 3.4×17 topics
  16. Depression111▲ 1.95×23 topics
  17. Guidelines108▲ 3.6×13 topics
  18. Clinical Trials106▲ 2.4×19 topics
  19. Chemotherapy105▲ 2.3×25 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome102▲ 1.94×22 topics
  21. Global Burden94▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Heart Failure93▲ 3.3×13 topics
  23. Rehabilitation92▲ 3.6×12 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders89▲ 2.4×20 topics
  25. Echocardiography88▲ 5.0×8 topics
  26. Primary Care87▲ 3.5×14 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations86▲ 3.1×23 topics
  28. Pulmonary Hypertension83▲ 9.1×3 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors82▲ 2.9×14 topics
  30. Adolescents81▲ 3.3×7 topics
  31. Mortality Risk76▲ 4.9×6 topics
  32. Endothelial Dysfunction74▲ 4.9×8 topics
  33. Treatment Guidelines73▲ 5.2×7 topics
  34. Children68▲ 4.5×7 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease67▲ 4.3×9 topics
  36. Critical Care66▲ 4.4×8 topics
  37. Quality Improvement65▲ 5.2×8 topics
  38. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes61▲ 5.1×6 topics
  39. Asthma60▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Resuscitation58▲ 6.9×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Colorado Denver publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Asthma and respiratory d…47Asthma and respiratory diseases: 47 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…38Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 38 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 35 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…35Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 35 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…32Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 32 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 31 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 30 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…26Innovations in Medical Education: 26 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 26 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 25 fractional works
PhysiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 47 works
  2. 2 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 38 works
  3. 3 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 35 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 35 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 32 works
  6. 6 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 31 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 30 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 26 works
  10. 10 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 25 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Colorado Denver's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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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.