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University of Connecticut

In research, University of Connecticut stands highest in Life Sciences (#287 of 7,800 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#481 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#478 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability and Cognitive Neuroscience — Statistics and Probability is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#410
of 28,054 · #235 all time
Rank in United States
#84
of 4,192
Research works
62k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1M
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Connecticut 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 #287 of 7,800 22.5%1,069 #257
Physical SciencesDomain #481 of 12,888 18.4%2,658 #246
Health SciencesDomain #478 of 11,982 15.9%1,800 #261
Social SciencesDomain #458 of 10,521 26.0%1,964 #170
MedicineField #558 of 10,443 14.7%1,479 #416
Social SciencesField #446 of 6,365 27.3%863 #181
PsychologyField #163 of 2,181 25.3%519 #98
Environmental ScienceField #271 of 3,551 25.5%379 #168
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #341 of 3,579 19.2%487 #263
EngineeringField #674 of 6,636 15.7%939 #263

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Connecticut 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#257 #287
  2. Physical Sciences#246 #481
  3. Health Sciences#261 #478
  4. Social Sciences#170 #458
  5. Medicine#416 #558
  6. Social Sciences#181 #446
  7. Psychology#98 #163
  8. Environmental Science#168 #271
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#263 #341
  10. Engineering#263 #674
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 Connecticut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 79.4 works5.0×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 143.5 works2.6×
← 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: 0.65× its world share, 232 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.22× its world share, 487 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 73 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 240 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 84 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 421 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 142 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 46 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 939 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 379 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 234 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.21× its world share, 195 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 186 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 248 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 1,479 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 37 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 12 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 171 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 143 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 95 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 174 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 519 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 863 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Connecticut?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas F. Babor, Alan E. Gelfand and David A. Kenny lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Connecticut.

  1. 1 Thomas F. Babor · #1,648 worldwide 2.4k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Alan E. Gelfand · #3,043 worldwide 2.3k citations · 110 works
  3. 3 David A. Kenny · #8,018 worldwide 1.3k citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Cheryl Tatano Beck · #11,041 worldwide 874 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 John E. Mathieu · #12,923 worldwide 879 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Song Han · #14,503 worldwide 737 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Zhe Zhu · #15,129 worldwide 1.5k citations · 46 works
  8. 8 John P. Fulkerson · #16,506 worldwide 374 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Shengli Zhou · #16,596 worldwide 855 citations · 91 works
  10. 10 Jun‐Hong Cui · #17,990 worldwide 626 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at University of Connecticut

Which keywords describe research at University of Connecticut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Public Health, Depression, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Epidemiology346▲ 1.17×130 topics
  2. Mental Health247▲ 2.2×42 topics
  3. Climate Change246▲ 1.22×92 topics
  4. Machine Learning208▼ 0.85×82 topics
  5. Deep Learning207▼ 0.81×79 topics
  6. Public Health161▲ 1.48×55 topics
  7. Inflammation139◆ 0.89×78 topics
  8. Depression124▲ 1.88×22 topics
  9. Quality of Life124◆ 1.14×52 topics
  10. Neural Networks116◆ 1.01×33 topics
  11. Globalization114▼ 0.78×82 topics
  12. Social Media111◆ 1.03×27 topics
  13. Risk Factors108▲ 1.32×35 topics
  14. Treatment100◆ 1.10×49 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease99▲ 1.19×38 topics
  16. Nanoparticles97◆ 1.03×41 topics
  17. Resilience88▲ 2.4×17 topics
  18. Adolescents84▲ 3.0×7 topics
  19. Social Support82▲ 1.96×18 topics
  20. Genetics80▲ 1.52×27 topics
  21. Obesity75▲ 1.32×25 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation72▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Biodiversity70▲ 1.26×27 topics
  24. Prevalence67▲ 2.2×14 topics
  25. Health Disparities65▲ 3.3×8 topics
  26. Global Warming64▲ 2.1×14 topics
  27. Physical Activity63▲ 1.71×11 topics
  28. Discrimination60▲ 4.2×8 topics
  29. Invasive Species60▲ 1.88×19 topics
  30. Intersectionality55▲ 4.0×14 topics
  31. Neuroscience52▲ 2.4×15 topics
  32. Psychological Impact52▲ 2.1×8 topics
  33. Stigma46▲ 4.4×5 topics
  34. Language Development39▲ 4.3×5 topics
  35. Gender Identity37▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Early Intervention34▲ 5.0×2 topics
  37. LGBTQ+28▲ 9.1×1 topic
  38. Social Stress28▲ 9.1×1 topic
  39. Bayesian Methods27▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Implicit Bias27▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Connecticut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

Child and Adolescent Psy…28Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 28 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …28LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 28 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 24 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 21 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 21 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Inference: 21 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 19 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health19COVID-19 and Mental Health: 19 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 18 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 17 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologyCognitive NeurosciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 28 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicySocial Psychology 28 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchCognitive Neuroscience 24 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 21 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 21 works
  6. 6 Statistical Methods and InferenceStatistics and Probability 21 works
  7. 7 HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsInfectious Diseases 19 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 19 works
  9. 9 Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesEpidemiology 18 works
  10. 10 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducation 17 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Connecticut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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