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University of Illinois Chicago

In research, University of Illinois Chicago stands highest in Health Sciences (#108 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#112 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#143 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation and Ophthalmology — Transplantation is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#284
of 28,054 · #187 all time
Rank in United States
#63
of 4,192
Research works
89k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8M
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Illinois Chicago 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 #108 of 11,982 16.4%4,027 #79
MedicineField #112 of 10,443 16.1%3,397 #96
Social SciencesField #143 of 6,365 27.4%1,060 #71
Social SciencesDomain #267 of 10,521 24.5%2,165 #91
Life SciencesDomain #201 of 7,800 19.5%1,448 #173
Physical SciencesDomain #491 of 12,888 19.0%2,734 #266
Computer ScienceField #195 of 4,667 24.6%709 #156
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #192 of 3,579 18.9%873 #185
Health ProfessionsField #115 of 1,928 18.9%475 #69
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #132 of 1,884 26.0%306 #76

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Illinois Chicago 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#79 #108
  2. Medicine#96 #112
  3. Social Sciences#71 #143
  4. Social Sciences#91 #267
  5. Life Sciences#173 #201
  6. Physical Sciences#266 #491
  7. Computer Science#156 #195
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#185 #192
  9. Health Professions#69 #115
  10. Artificial Intelligence#76 #132
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 Illinois Chicago specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 23.7 works5.1×
  2. OphthalmologySubfield · 90.0 works3.2×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 107 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 873 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.39× its world share, 145 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 282 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 40 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 32 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 131 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 709 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 37 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 968 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 222 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 195 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 207 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 176 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.01× its world share, 101 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 475 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 3,397 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 48 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 210 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 142 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 107 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 204 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 442 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1,060 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Illinois Chicago?

Ranked on the composite score, Bing Liu, Barry R. Chiswick and Philip B. Gorelick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Illinois Chicago.

  1. 1 Bing Liu · #991 worldwide 3k citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Barry R. Chiswick · #2,719 worldwide 1.1k citations · 114 works
  3. 3 Philip B. Gorelick · #3,810 worldwide 872 citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Stuart Rich · #6,937 worldwide 1.1k citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Herbert J. Walberg · #6,965 worldwide 1.1k citations · 129 works
  6. 6 Kenneth M. Rosen · #14,005 worldwide 626 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Ouri Wolfson · #14,446 worldwide 750 citations · 71 works
  8. 8 Frank J. Chaloupka · #14,807 worldwide 719 citations · 91 works
  9. 9 Isaac Schour · #15,257 worldwide 568 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Masuko Ushio‐Fukai · #15,864 worldwide 789 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at University of Illinois Chicago

Which keywords describe research at University of Illinois Chicago?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Mental Health, Public Health, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Cardiovascular Disease 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. Epidemiology699▲ 1.70×131 topics
  2. Inflammation386▲ 1.79×83 topics
  3. Deep Learning282▼ 0.79×79 topics
  4. Mental Health270▲ 1.78×44 topics
  5. Machine Learning269▼ 0.79×82 topics
  6. Public Health258▲ 1.71×59 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress252▲ 1.48×62 topics
  8. Quality of Life237▲ 1.59×55 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease208▲ 1.80×38 topics
  10. Risk Factors201▲ 1.76×37 topics
  11. Treatment191▲ 1.52×50 topics
  12. Cancer184▲ 1.32×55 topics
  13. Depression172▲ 1.88×24 topics
  14. Neural Networks162◆ 1.01×37 topics
  15. Diagnosis145▲ 1.50×40 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome137▲ 1.63×24 topics
  17. Obesity123▲ 1.57×23 topics
  18. Clinical Trials114▲ 1.64×19 topics
  19. Management111▲ 1.36×35 topics
  20. Social Support108▲ 1.87×18 topics
  21. Biomarkers106▲ 1.49×18 topics
  22. Immunotherapy105▲ 1.42×19 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders104▲ 1.76×20 topics
  24. Genetics103▲ 1.42×23 topics
  25. Health Disparities99▲ 3.6×9 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations99▲ 2.2×23 topics
  27. Chemotherapy98▲ 1.35×25 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis96▲ 1.58×18 topics
  29. Primary Care92▲ 2.4×15 topics
  30. Complications92▲ 1.77×17 topics
  31. Global Burden92▲ 1.65×12 topics
  32. Aging91▲ 1.64×18 topics
  33. Anxiety91▲ 1.85×12 topics
  34. Diabetes89▲ 1.74×21 topics
  35. Medical Education75▲ 2.8×13 topics
  36. Health Outcomes72▲ 2.5×8 topics
  37. Reflective Practice63▲ 3.3×7 topics
  38. Pulmonary Hypertension59▲ 4.0×3 topics
  39. Evidence-Based Practice58▲ 4.4×6 topics
  40. Macular Degeneration58▲ 4.6×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Illinois Chicago publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Topic Modeling, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Innovations in Medical Education.

Topic Modeling39Topic Modeling: 39 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…34Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 34 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 30 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 30 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 26 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 26 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 25 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Tre…24Retinal Diseases and Treatments: 24 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 23 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 23 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeneticsPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 39 works
  2. 2 Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersGenetics 34 works
  3. 3 Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 30 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 30 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryRehabilitation 26 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 26 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and healthMolecular Biology 25 works
  8. 8 Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsOphthalmology 24 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studiesPhysiology 23 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social IssuesGeneral Health Professions 23 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Illinois Chicago's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.