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University of Illinois System

In research, University of Illinois System stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,177 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,056 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,541 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,192
of 28,054 · #667 all time
Rank in United States
#585
of 4,192
Research works
18k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
485k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is University of Illinois System 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,177 of 12,888 13.3%304 #529
Social SciencesDomain #4,056 of 10,521 13.8%256 #387
Computer ScienceField #2,541 of 4,667 17.8%80 #267
Social SciencesField #3,731 of 6,365 15.2%125 #478
Health SciencesDomain #7,503 of 11,982 10.0%86 #3108
Life SciencesDomain #6,042 of 7,800 9.4%107 #1977
EngineeringField #5,614 of 6,636 6.1%98 #625
MedicineField #9,157 of 10,443 8.3%62 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Illinois System 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. Physical Sciences#529 #3,177
  2. Social Sciences#387 #4,056
  3. Computer Science#267 #2,541
  4. Social Sciences#478 #3,731
  5. Health Sciences#3,108 #7,503
  6. Life Sciences#1,977 #6,042
  7. Engineering#625 #5,614
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.

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: 1.19× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 80 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.59× its world share, 43 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.34× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.59× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 124 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Illinois System?

Ranked on the composite score, Raymond B. Cattell, Stuart S. Nagel and John C. Bailar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Illinois System.

  1. 1 Raymond B. Cattell United States · #3,191 worldwide 1.6k citations · 112 works
  2. 2 Stuart S. Nagel United States · #12,600 worldwide 569 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 John C. Bailar United States · #13,670 worldwide 854 citations · 136 works
  4. 4 Albert A. Mullin United States · #26,173 worldwide 512 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Roderick P. McDonald United States · #36,273 worldwide 824 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 J. W. Westwater United States · #37,429 worldwide 962 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Jr. Iben Icko United States · #45,694 worldwide 616 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Mahlon M. Day United States · #97,469 worldwide 272 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Coleman R. Griffith United States · #101,887 worldwide 174 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Joseph Schacht United States · #115,894 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Illinois System

Which keywords describe research at University of Illinois System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Literature, History, Colonialism, In Vivo Imaging, Gender and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Machine Learning31▲ 1.25×50 topics
  2. Globalization29▲ 1.96×58 topics
  3. Identity20▲ 3.6×33 topics
  4. Sustainability19◆ 1.06×45 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications19▲ 2.1×20 topics
  6. History19▲ 3.5×24 topics
  7. Education17▲ 1.34×34 topics
  8. Literature17▲ 4.3×24 topics
  9. Colonialism16▲ 4.5×22 topics
  10. Gender16▲ 3.9×26 topics
  11. Mental Health15▲ 1.32×27 topics
  12. Social Media14▲ 1.28×21 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota13▲ 4.9×5 topics
  14. In Vivo Imaging12▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Probiotics12▲ 6.5×5 topics
  16. Culture11▲ 2.9×14 topics
  17. Intestinal Barrier11▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Amino Acids11▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Heat Stress11▲ 18×2 topics
  20. STEM Education11▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Antibiotic Alternatives11▲ 26×1 topic
  22. Poultry Production11▲ 26×1 topic
  23. Society10▲ 7.2×10 topics
  24. Social Justice10▲ 2.2×14 topics
  25. Cancer Detection9▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Nationalism9▲ 2.6×15 topics
  27. Tomography9▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Super-Resolution Imaging8▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Race8▲ 9.6×8 topics
  30. Molecular Imaging8▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Fluorescent Proteins8▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Single-Molecule Imaging8▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Learning Analytics8▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Optoacoustic Techniques7▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Photoacoustic Imaging7▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Entanglement7▲ 6.0×4 topics
  37. Distributed Systems6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  38. Postcolonialism6▲ 7.0×9 topics
  39. Computational Thinking6▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Programming Education6▲ 26×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 11 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 8 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultras…7Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 7 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…6Teaching and Learning Programming: 6 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksOptical Coherence Tomogr…4Optical Coherence Tomography Applications: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 3 fractional worksLiterature: history, themes, analysis: 3 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyBiophysicsBiomedical EngineeringComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 11 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 8 works
  3. 3 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 6 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 4 works
  7. 7 Optical Coherence Tomography Applications Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 3 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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