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University of Iowa

In research, University of Iowa stands highest in Health Sciences (#199 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#223 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#383 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Periodontics and Sensory Systems — Endocrine and Autonomic Systems is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#540
of 28,054 · #133 all time
Rank in United States
#111
of 4,192
Research works
101k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6M
36.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is University of Iowa 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 #199 of 11,982 15.9%3,445 #48
MedicineField #223 of 10,443 15.5%2,930 #67
Social SciencesDomain #383 of 10,521 23.0%2,007 #68
Life SciencesDomain #345 of 7,800 18.0%1,397 #82
Decision SciencesField #39 of 703 23.2%92 #46
Social SciencesField #475 of 6,365 25.2%903 #104
Physical SciencesDomain #1,160 of 12,888 14.6%1,744 #295
Health ProfessionsField #176 of 1,928 18.1%333 #81
NeuroscienceField #133 of 1,168 17.8%418 #61
SurgerySubfield #218 of 1,816 15.0%297 #84

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Iowa 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#48 #199
  2. Medicine#67 #223
  3. Social Sciences#68 #383
  4. Life Sciences#82 #345
  5. Decision Sciences#46 #39
  6. Social Sciences#104 #475
  7. Physical Sciences#295 #1,160
  8. Health Professions#81 #176
  9. Neuroscience#61 #133
  10. Surgery#84 #218
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 Iowa specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 34.0 works4.7×
  2. PeriodonticsSubfield · 45.2 works3.9×
  3. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 25.1 works3.8×
  4. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 88.1 works3.3×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 106 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 686 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 160 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.00× its world share, 418 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 99 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 348 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 119 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 444 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 281 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 87 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 134 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 197 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.81× its world share, 117 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 333 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 2,930 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 281 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 92 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 143 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 470 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 903 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Iowa?

Ranked on the composite score, Harold P. Adams, Donald W. Black and Charles F. Lynch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Iowa.

  1. 1 Harold P. Adams United States · #2,067 worldwide 1.5k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Donald W. Black United States · #2,363 worldwide 1.6k citations · 85 works
  3. 3 Charles F. Lynch United States · #3,859 worldwide 949 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Robert B. Wallace United States · #5,797 worldwide 1.9k citations · 184 works
  5. 5 Sohan Singh Hayreh United States · #6,153 worldwide 909 citations · 97 works
  6. 6 Arthur L. Benton United States · #6,298 worldwide 1k citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Gary W. Hunninghake United States · #6,300 worldwide 1.1k citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Peter A. Lachenbruch United States · #8,251 worldwide 1.5k citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Stanley Perlman United States · #8,350 worldwide 920 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Joseph A. Buckwalter United States · #8,867 worldwide 731 citations · 97 works
All ranked researchers at University of Iowa

Which keywords describe research at University of Iowa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Global Burden and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology604▲ 1.78×128 topics
  2. Inflammation328▲ 1.83×82 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress230▲ 1.64×59 topics
  4. Quality of Life216▲ 1.74×53 topics
  5. Risk Factors211▲ 2.2×37 topics
  6. Machine Learning201▼ 0.72×80 topics
  7. Mental Health186▲ 1.48×41 topics
  8. Cancer169▲ 1.47×54 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease151▲ 1.59×35 topics
  10. Public Health150▲ 1.20×57 topics
  11. Globalization141▼ 0.84×87 topics
  12. Treatment139▲ 1.33×49 topics
  13. Depression135▲ 1.78×22 topics
  14. Global Burden127▲ 2.8×12 topics
  15. COVID-19120◆ 1.03×25 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders119▲ 2.4×19 topics
  17. Diagnosis110▲ 1.37×40 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome107▲ 1.53×23 topics
  19. Genetics106▲ 1.77×25 topics
  20. Clinical Trials104▲ 1.81×19 topics
  21. Biomarkers100▲ 1.70×18 topics
  22. Management98▲ 1.46×30 topics
  23. Chemotherapy98▲ 1.64×24 topics
  24. Aging98▲ 2.1×17 topics
  25. Immunotherapy93▲ 1.53×19 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction91▲ 3.6×12 topics
  27. Meta-Analysis91▲ 1.79×18 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations87▲ 2.3×23 topics
  29. Mortality85▲ 1.71×13 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation84▲ 3.1×9 topics
  31. Anxiety82▲ 2.0×11 topics
  32. Rehabilitation81▲ 2.4×13 topics
  33. Neurodegeneration75▲ 2.9×11 topics
  34. Neurobiology66▲ 3.0×10 topics
  35. Parkinson's Disease62▲ 3.0×8 topics
  36. Language Development59▲ 5.7×5 topics
  37. Speech Perception57▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. Hearing Loss56▲ 5.6×4 topics
  39. Metabolic Regulation56▲ 3.9×5 topics
  40. Cognitive Decline50▲ 4.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Iowa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, Dental Health and Care Utilization and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…28Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 28 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…28Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 28 fractional worksDental Health and Care Utilization: 27 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…26Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 26 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…26Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 26 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 25 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 23 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology …23Phonetics and Phonology Research: 23 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 22 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 22 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCognitive NeurosciencePeriodonticsCellular and Molecular Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 28 works
  2. 2 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 28 works
  3. 3 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 27 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 26 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 26 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 25 works
  7. 7 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 23 works
  8. 8 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 23 works
  9. 9 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 22 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 22 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Iowa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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.

Other research institutions in Iowa City

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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.