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University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus

In research, University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus stands highest in Medicine (#8,287 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,791 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,815 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,211
of 28,054 · #17,105 all time
Rank in United States
#2,624
of 4,192
Research works
590
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
23.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #8,287 of 17,978 13.8%252
Health SciencesDomain #9,791 of 20,462 16.5%315
Life SciencesDomain #8,815 of 14,347 13.9%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus 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).

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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.68× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.09× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.73× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus?

Ranked on the composite score, B. Salafsky, Michael Glasser and Neelu Puri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus.

  1. 1 B. Salafsky United States · #453,587 worldwide 50 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Michael Glasser United States · #502,576 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Neelu Puri United States · #618,251 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Gnanasekar Munirathinam United States · #1,351,793 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus

Which keywords describe research at University of Illinois Chicago, Rockford campus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Targeted Therapy, Treatment Guidelines, Cancer, Oxidative Stress, Revision Surgery and Total Hip Replacement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 2.7×43 topics
  2. Clinical Trials5▲ 8.1×9 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.9×17 topics
  4. Cancer4▲ 3.3×16 topics
  5. Targeted Therapy4▲ 18×3 topics
  6. Chemotherapy3▲ 4.6×11 topics
  7. Inflammation3▲ 1.55×20 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 2.1×16 topics
  9. Treatment Guidelines3▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Depression2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  11. Revision Surgery2▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Surgical Management2▲ 6.5×9 topics
  13. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Treatment2▲ 2.2×14 topics
  15. ALK Inhibitors2▲ 42×1 topic
  16. EGFR Mutations2▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Hip Arthroplasty2▲ 43×1 topic
  18. Wear Particles2▲ 43×1 topic
  19. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  20. Lead Exposure2▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Metal Toxicity2▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.3×9 topics
  23. Primary Care2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  24. Biosensors2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  25. Complications2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  26. Metastasis2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  27. Epigenetic Regulation2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  28. Cell Proliferation1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Pharmacology1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  30. Transcriptional Regulation1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  31. Global Access1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 4.8×5 topics
  33. Anticancer Agents1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Arginine Methylation1▲ 52×1 topic
  35. DNA nanotechnology1▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Genomic Stability1▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Helminth Infections1▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Protein Arginine Methyltransferases1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Bacteremia1▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Global Health1▲ 8.1×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and Cancer-related gene regulation.

Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 2 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…2Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 2 fractional worksCancer-related gene regu…1Cancer-related gene regulation: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Research Stu…1Lung Cancer Research Studies: 1 fractional worksTitanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties: 1 fractional worksCancer therapeutics and mechanisms: 1 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 1 fractional works
SurgeryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 2 works
  2. 2 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  3. 3 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer-related gene regulation Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 1 works
  7. 7 Lung Cancer Research Studies Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 1 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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