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University of Florida

In research, University of Florida stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#14 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#92 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#69 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Hardware and Architecture and Veterinary — Equine is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#114
of 28,054 · #67 all time
Rank in United States
#33
of 4,192
Research works
172k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8M
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is University of Florida 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #14 of 3,409 20.4%2,307 #6
Health SciencesDomain #92 of 11,982 13.9%5,974 #60
Life SciencesDomain #69 of 7,800 19.7%5,036 #88
MedicineField #113 of 10,443 13.5%5,135 #72
Social SciencesDomain #125 of 10,521 22.3%3,834 #48
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #50 of 3,579 20.1%1,702 #101
Health ProfessionsField #32 of 1,928 18.3%503 #56
Computer ScienceField #78 of 4,667 19.7%1,364 #92
Environmental ScienceField #60 of 3,551 20.9%1,358 #34
Plant ScienceSubfield #24 of 1,395 21.5%1,081 #32

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Florida 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#6 #14
  2. Health Sciences#60 #92
  3. Life Sciences#88 #69
  4. Medicine#72 #113
  5. Social Sciences#48 #125
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#101 #50
  7. Health Professions#56 #32
  8. Computer Science#92 #78
  9. Environmental Science#34 #60
  10. Plant Science#32 #24
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 Florida specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Equine takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EquineSubfield · 24.0 works8.7×
  2. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 143.5 works6.0×
  3. VeterinaryField · 126.7 works4.4×
  4. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 73.7 works4.1×
  5. Small AnimalsSubfield · 102.7 works4.0×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 223.7 works3.7×
  7. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 182.0 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: 2.30× its world share, 2,307 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 1,702 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 284 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 651 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.24× its world share, 92 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 29 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 232 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 1,364 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 311 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 51 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 1,839 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 1,358 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 395 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 249 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 433 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.95× its world share, 97 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 503 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 5,134 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 113 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.42× its world share, 127 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 387 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 338 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 185 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 317 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 805 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1,803 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Florida?

Ranked on the composite score, David Löwenthal, John R. Wingard and D. P. Norton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Florida.

  1. 1 David Löwenthal United States · #1,064 worldwide 1.1k citations · 111 works
  2. 2 John R. Wingard United States · #1,935 worldwide 1.4k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 D. P. Norton United States · #2,984 worldwide 2.1k citations · 137 works
  4. 4 Peter J. Lang United States · #4,788 worldwide 2.4k citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Robert D. Holt United States · #5,579 worldwide 1.8k citations · 89 works
  6. 6 Islam Y. Elgendy United States · #6,546 worldwide 752 citations · 86 works
  7. 7 Timothy A. Judge United States · #6,617 worldwide 1.6k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Simon R. Phillpot United States · #7,178 worldwide 1.2k citations · 84 works
  9. 9 Carl J. Pepine United States · #8,586 worldwide 2.2k citations · 240 works
  10. 10 Baba C. Vemuri United States · #10,281 worldwide 927 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at University of Florida

Which keywords describe research at University of Florida?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Invasive Species, Machine Learning, Biodiversity, Oxidative Stress, Ecosystem Services and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,142▲ 1.37×135 topics
  2. Climate Change1,037▲ 1.82×109 topics
  3. Machine Learning658◆ 0.95×89 topics
  4. Deep Learning532▼ 0.74×81 topics
  5. Inflammation481◆ 1.09×83 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress456▲ 1.32×63 topics
  7. Sustainability406▼ 0.79×101 topics
  8. Biodiversity350▲ 2.2×35 topics
  9. Public Health333◆ 1.08×65 topics
  10. Quality of Life324◆ 1.06×56 topics
  11. Invasive Species308▲ 3.4×21 topics
  12. Treatment302▲ 1.18×51 topics
  13. Mental Health301◆ 0.97×45 topics
  14. Genetics297▲ 2.0×27 topics
  15. Risk Factors280▲ 1.21×36 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services261▲ 3.2×13 topics
  17. Immunotherapy253▲ 1.68×19 topics
  18. Diagnosis247▲ 1.26×41 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders228▲ 1.90×20 topics
  20. Conservation210▲ 2.3×23 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity203▲ 2.2×21 topics
  22. Population Dynamics180▲ 3.4×13 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation179▲ 2.3×20 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation177▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis175▲ 2.7×16 topics
  26. Biological Control171▲ 5.4×9 topics
  27. Global Change170▲ 3.1×7 topics
  28. Genomics168▲ 2.7×12 topics
  29. Nutrient Uptake129▲ 8.8×3 topics
  30. Drought Tolerance127▲ 4.2×9 topics
  31. Rootstock121▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Host Specificity116▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Teacher Preparation113▲ 7.7×5 topics
  34. Experiential Learning108▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Hardware Trojans105▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Physical Unclonable Functions105▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Agricultural Education98▲ 28×1 topic
  38. School Gardens98▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Dormancy90▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Fruit Trees90▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Florida publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security, Diverse Educational Innovations Studies, Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies and Plant and animal studies.

Physical Unclonable Func…105Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security: 105 fractional worksDiverse Educational Inno…98Diverse Educational Innovations Studies: 98 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cul…90Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 90 fractional worksPlant and animal studies83Plant and animal studies: 83 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 68 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 62 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…59Online Learning and Analytics: 59 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 57 fractional worksBanana Cultivation and Research: 53 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…51Insect and Pesticide Research: 51 fractional works
Hardware and ArchitectureGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security Hardware and Architecture 105 works
  2. 2 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 98 works
  3. 3 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 90 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 83 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 68 works
  6. 6 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 62 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 59 works
  8. 8 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 57 works
  9. 9 Banana Cultivation and Research Plant Science 53 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 51 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Florida's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.