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University of Maryland, Baltimore County

In research, University of Maryland, Baltimore County stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,228 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,345 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,026 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,639
of 28,054 · #796 all time
Rank in United States
#256
of 4,192
Research works
17k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
475k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Maryland, Baltimore County 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 #1,228 of 12,888 17.6%1,242 #705
Social SciencesDomain #1,345 of 10,521 23.6%589 #639
Social SciencesField #1,026 of 6,365 24.6%329 #488
EngineeringField #1,662 of 6,636 17.2%345 #1230
Computer ScienceField #1,318 of 4,667 19.1%385 #564
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #368 of 1,209 17.3%94 #164
Environmental ScienceField #1,314 of 3,551 20.0%157 #625
Health SciencesDomain #4,475 of 11,982 15.4%215 #2307
PsychologyField #867 of 2,181 27.4%101 #555
Life SciencesDomain #3,201 of 7,800 15.0%219 #1250

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Maryland, Baltimore County 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#705 #1,228
  2. Social Sciences#639 #1,345
  3. Social Sciences#488 #1,026
  4. Engineering#1,230 #1,662
  5. Computer Science#564 #1,318
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences#164 #368
  7. Environmental Science#625 #1,314
  8. Health Sciences#2,307 #4,475
  9. Psychology#555 #867
  10. Life Sciences#1,250 #3,201
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 Maryland, Baltimore County specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 65.9 works6.6×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 70.2 works6.0×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 59.4 works3.5×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 115 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.18× its world share, 385 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 94 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 345 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 156 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.95× its world share, 149 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 150 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 101 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 329 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Maryland, Baltimore County?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohamed Younis, Tim Finin and David Davis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

  1. 1 Mohamed Younis United States · #8,070 worldwide 1.5k citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Tim Finin United States · #10,826 worldwide 1.4k citations · 150 works
  3. 3 David Davis United States · #15,192 worldwide 946 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Carolyn Seaman United States · #20,199 worldwide 671 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Erle C. Ellis United States · #21,852 worldwide 565 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Suzanne Ostrand‐Rosenberg United States · #26,673 worldwide 596 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Carlo C. DiClemente United States · #31,257 worldwide 669 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Anupam Joshi United States · #35,472 worldwide 1k citations · 137 works
  9. 9 Yun Peng United States · #36,319 worldwide 359 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Zane L. Berge United States · #42,481 worldwide 289 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Which keywords describe research at University of Maryland, Baltimore County?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Climate Change, Air Quality, Remote Sensing, Satellite Observations and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Deep Learning153▲ 1.98×72 topics
  2. Machine Learning147▲ 1.98×72 topics
  3. Climate Change90▲ 1.48×70 topics
  4. Neural Networks83▲ 2.4×34 topics
  5. Remote Sensing62▲ 2.2×30 topics
  6. Mental Health57▲ 1.73×33 topics
  7. Globalization54▲ 1.22×50 topics
  8. Big Data42▲ 2.0×21 topics
  9. Security38▲ 2.6×21 topics
  10. Data Mining37▲ 2.2×12 topics
  11. Social Support36▲ 2.9×12 topics
  12. Healthcare34▲ 1.33×19 topics
  13. Air Quality34▲ 8.1×5 topics
  14. Biosensors32▲ 2.7×9 topics
  15. IoT Security30▲ 4.0×3 topics
  16. Satellite Observations29▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Anomaly Detection26▲ 3.9×3 topics
  18. Hydrological Cycle25▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Surveillance24▲ 4.0×5 topics
  20. Nonlinear Dynamics24▲ 4.9×8 topics
  21. Cybersecurity23▲ 4.2×5 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling22▲ 4.1×5 topics
  23. Health Disparities22▲ 3.6×8 topics
  24. Sea Level Rise20▲ 7.1×3 topics
  25. Climate20▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Long-Term Care19▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Solar Wind18▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. Entanglement17▲ 5.1×4 topics
  29. Optical Modulators17▲ 5.1×3 topics
  30. Ice Nucleation16▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Nonlinear Optics16▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Aerosols16▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Atmospheric Dust16▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Radiative Forcing16▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Acculturation16▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Atmospheric Aerosols16▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Black Carbon16▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Quality of Care16▲ 8.0×3 topics
  39. Nursing Home14▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Person-Centered Care14▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Maryland, Baltimore County publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data.

Atmospheric aerosols and…16Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: 16 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…16Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 16 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 14 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 13 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 13 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 13 fractional worksTopic Modeling12Topic Modeling: 12 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…12Photonic and Optical Devices: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 12 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 12 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 16 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 16 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 14 works
  4. 4 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  5. 5 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 13 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  9. 9 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 12 works
  10. 10 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Maryland, Baltimore County's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.

Other research institutions in Baltimore

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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.