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University of Kansas Medical Center

In research, University of Kansas Medical Center stands highest in Medicine (#352 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#515 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#901 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology, Physiology and Neurology — Hematology is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,537
of 28,054 · #1,163 all time
Rank in United States
#243
of 4,192
Research works
20k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
592k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of Kansas Medical Center 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
MedicineField #352 of 10,443 12.5%1,849 #376
Health SciencesDomain #515 of 11,982 12.7%2,020 #401
Life SciencesDomain #901 of 7,800 17.6%627 #466
SurgerySubfield #386 of 1,816 11.3%225 #329
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #855 of 3,579 18.9%416 #484
Molecular BiologySubfield #648 of 2,175 18.3%234 #422
Physical SciencesDomain #4,368 of 12,888 16.6%155 #5126
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #400 of 1,144 11.9%174 #444
EpidemiologySubfield #348 of 976 13.8%131 #229
OncologySubfield #359 of 772 13.7%141 #244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kansas Medical Center 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. Medicine#376 #352
  2. Health Sciences#401 #515
  3. Life Sciences#466 #901
  4. Surgery#329 #386
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#484 #855
  6. Molecular Biology#422 #648
  7. Physical Sciences#5,126 #4,368
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#444 #400
  9. Epidemiology#229 #348
  10. Oncology#244 #359
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 Kansas Medical Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 71.7 works7.9×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 134.9 works5.2×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 84.3 works4.9×
  4. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 68.8 works4.4×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.61× its world share, 416 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.34× its world share, 70 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.02× its world share, 98 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.24× its world share, 24 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 138 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.22× its world share, 1,849 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 82 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kansas Medical Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Hartmut Jaeschke, Jeffrey M. Burns and Phil Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kansas Medical Center.

  1. 1 Hartmut Jaeschke United States · #8,783 worldwide 669 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey M. Burns United States · #15,180 worldwide 539 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Phil Lee United States · #15,866 worldwide 1.1k citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Rajesh Pahwa United States · #18,381 worldwide 479 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Kelly E. Lyons United States · #18,539 worldwide 453 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 J. K. Frenkel United States · #20,117 worldwide 688 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Leonard F. Peltier United States · #25,296 worldwide 273 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 David C. Morrison United States · #25,836 worldwide 491 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Russell H. Swerdlow United States · #26,091 worldwide 460 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Richard J. Barohn United States · #27,713 worldwide 350 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kansas Medical Center

Which keywords describe research at University of Kansas Medical Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Biomarkers, Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology301▲ 2.5×121 topics
  2. Inflammation207▲ 3.3×81 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress162▲ 3.3×57 topics
  4. Cancer118▲ 2.9×50 topics
  5. Quality of Life109▲ 2.5×50 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease107▲ 3.2×35 topics
  7. Treatment104▲ 2.9×47 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome90▲ 3.7×22 topics
  9. Biomarkers87▲ 4.2×17 topics
  10. Risk Factors83▲ 2.5×33 topics
  11. Diagnosis80▲ 2.9×38 topics
  12. Immunotherapy79▲ 3.7×19 topics
  13. Aging75▲ 4.7×17 topics
  14. Chemotherapy72▲ 3.4×25 topics
  15. Public Health68▲ 1.56×44 topics
  16. Mitochondrial Dysfunction66▲ 7.5×12 topics
  17. Obesity64▲ 2.9×22 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders64▲ 3.8×19 topics
  19. Clinical Trials63▲ 3.1×18 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors63▲ 4.8×14 topics
  21. Genetics60▲ 2.9×22 topics
  22. Management60▲ 2.5×28 topics
  23. Insulin Resistance58▲ 4.2×10 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines50▲ 3.1×14 topics
  25. Parkinson's Disease50▲ 6.9×8 topics
  26. Gene Expression50▲ 2.7×19 topics
  27. Radiotherapy49▲ 4.3×13 topics
  28. Complications48▲ 3.2×16 topics
  29. Global Burden48▲ 3.0×11 topics
  30. Heart Failure47▲ 3.7×13 topics
  31. Genetic Mutations47▲ 3.7×23 topics
  32. Prognosis46▲ 4.7×9 topics
  33. Neurodegeneration41▲ 4.6×10 topics
  34. Alzheimer's Disease41▲ 4.8×9 topics
  35. Neuroinflammation37▲ 4.4×6 topics
  36. Metabolic Regulation35▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Diagnostic Criteria34▲ 5.2×10 topics
  38. Lymphoma34▲ 7.1×4 topics
  39. Cancer Immunotherapy31▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Tumor Regression29▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Kansas Medical Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…26CAR-T cell therapy research: 26 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …22Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 22 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 18 fractional worksGenetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases: 16 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 16 fractional worksMultiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 15 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Te…14Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 14 fractional worksNutrition and Health in Aging: 14 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 14 fractional works
OncologyEpidemiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 26 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 22 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 18 works
  4. 4 Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases Genetics 16 works
  5. 5 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 16 works
  6. 6 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 15 works
  7. 7 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 14 works
  8. 8 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 14 works
  9. 9 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 14 works
  10. 10 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 14 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 available35.8%not open64.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kansas Medical Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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