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University of Kentucky

In research, University of Kentucky stands highest in Health Sciences (#281 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#329 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#435 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems — Veterinary is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#570
of 28,054 · #239 all time
Rank in United States
#116
of 4,192
Research works
88k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4M
27.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Kentucky 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 #281 of 11,982 13.4%3,369 #135
MedicineField #329 of 10,443 12.6%2,844 #188
Social SciencesDomain #435 of 10,521 21.7%1,931 #135
Social SciencesField #295 of 6,365 23.6%888 #112
Life SciencesDomain #386 of 7,800 17.4%1,663 #186
Physical SciencesDomain #812 of 12,888 14.8%2,203 #324
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #411 of 3,579 15.5%725 #182
PsychologyField #256 of 2,181 18.1%485 #113
EngineeringField #822 of 6,636 13.3%865 #294
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #465 of 3,409 23.7%495 #129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Kentucky 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#135 #281
  2. Medicine#188 #329
  3. Social Sciences#135 #435
  4. Social Sciences#112 #295
  5. Life Sciences#186 #386
  6. Physical Sciences#324 #812
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#182 #411
  8. Psychology#113 #256
  9. Engineering#294 #822
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#129 #465
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 Kentucky specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 53.3 works4.3×
  2. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 30.1 works3.9×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 495 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 725 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.23× its world share, 113 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 303 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 27 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.83× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 87 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 358 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 865 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 291 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 162 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 118 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 137 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 47 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 366 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 2,844 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 58 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.28× its world share, 53 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 198 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 138 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 70 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 152 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 485 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 888 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Kentucky?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert P. Rapp, I.S. Jawahir and Thomas R. Guskey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Kentucky.

  1. 1 Robert P. Rapp United States · #3,470 worldwide 1.4k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 I.S. Jawahir United States · #7,582 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Thomas R. Guskey United States · #11,534 worldwide 674 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Ruigang Yang United States · #16,723 worldwide 1.3k citations · 93 works
  5. 5 Stephen P. Borgatti United States · #17,332 worldwide 1.9k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Terry A. Lennie United States · #18,026 worldwide 398 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Stephen D. Gedney United States · #19,293 worldwide 502 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Richard H. Smith United States · #23,472 worldwide 540 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Sherali Zeadally United States · #26,870 worldwide 1.3k citations · 133 works
  10. 10 Larry B. Goldstein United States · #30,181 worldwide 572 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at University of Kentucky

Which keywords describe research at University of Kentucky?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Mental Health, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Substance Use Disorders, Public Health and Psychiatric Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology639▲ 1.76×131 topics
  2. Inflammation272▲ 1.42×81 topics
  3. Mental Health270▲ 2.0×39 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress250▲ 1.67×61 topics
  5. Risk Factors244▲ 2.4×36 topics
  6. Public Health220▲ 1.65×51 topics
  7. Climate Change185▼ 0.75×89 topics
  8. Treatment177▲ 1.59×49 topics
  9. Quality of Life168▲ 1.28×54 topics
  10. Depression163▲ 2.0×24 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease159▲ 1.56×38 topics
  12. Cancer154▲ 1.26×52 topics
  13. Diagnosis138▲ 1.62×40 topics
  14. Biomarkers136▲ 2.2×18 topics
  15. Metabolic Syndrome122▲ 1.63×22 topics
  16. Aging113▲ 2.3×18 topics
  17. Genetics105▲ 1.64×26 topics
  18. Neuroprotection98▲ 3.0×16 topics
  19. Substance Use Disorders98▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Neuroinflammation97▲ 3.7×6 topics
  21. Neurodegeneration95▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Mortality Risk93▲ 4.3×6 topics
  23. Global Burden92▲ 1.88×12 topics
  24. Heart Failure91▲ 2.3×14 topics
  25. Metabolism90▲ 1.91×29 topics
  26. Resilience89▲ 2.0×15 topics
  27. Anxiety88▲ 2.0×12 topics
  28. Psychiatric Disorders87▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Alzheimer's Disease76▲ 2.9×9 topics
  30. Global Burden of Disease75▲ 3.3×4 topics
  31. Health Disparities70▲ 2.9×9 topics
  32. Behavioral Interventions68▲ 9.4×3 topics
  33. Brain Development67▲ 4.2×6 topics
  34. Ischemic Stroke65▲ 4.7×4 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice60▲ 5.1×7 topics
  36. Chronic Pain Management54▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Opioid Prescribing54▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Impulsivity47▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Alcohol Dependence44▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Motivational Interviewing44▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Kentucky publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…54Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 54 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…44Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 44 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…41Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 41 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…37Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 37 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 30 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 28 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk27HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 27 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 26 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 25 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…22Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 22 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiologyPsychiatry and Mental healthPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 54 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 44 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 41 works
  4. 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 37 works
  5. 5 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 30 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 28 works
  7. 7 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 27 works
  8. 8 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 26 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 25 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Kentucky's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.