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University of Maryland, College Park

In research, University of Maryland, College Park stands highest in Physical Sciences (#108 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#154 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#105 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 4.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#143
of 28,054 · #40 all time
Rank in United States
#43
of 4,192
Research works
117k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5M
38.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Maryland, College Park 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 #108 of 12,888 21.4%5,714 #33
Social SciencesDomain #154 of 10,521 27.0%3,148 #25
Social SciencesField #105 of 6,365 30.2%1,586 #19
Computer ScienceField #104 of 4,667 22.2%1,369 #16
EngineeringField #148 of 6,636 17.7%1,716 #44
Physics and AstronomyField #40 of 1,646 30.0%854 #27
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #88 of 2,578 31.7%549 #26
Environmental ScienceField #122 of 3,551 24.9%662 #26
EducationSubfield #85 of 1,892 35.9%275 #21
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #105 of 2,318 18.3%443 #42

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Maryland, College Park 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#33 #108
  2. Social Sciences#25 #154
  3. Social Sciences#19 #105
  4. Computer Science#16 #104
  5. Engineering#44 #148
  6. Physics and Astronomy#27 #40
  7. Sociology and Political Science#26 #88
  8. Environmental Science#26 #122
  9. Education#21 #85
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#42 #105
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, College Park specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 263.2 works4.6×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 136.8 works3.9×
  3. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 278.4 works3.5×
  4. Physics and AstronomyField · 853.7 works3.5×
  5. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 56.7 works3.2×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 310 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 528 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 62 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 296 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 126 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 1,370 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 352 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 51 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 1,716 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 662 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 299 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 257 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.46× its world share, 854 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 223 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 738 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 346 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 176 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 194 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 253 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 594 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1,586 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Maryland, College Park?

Ranked on the composite score, Edwin A. Locke, Eugenia Kalnay and John Haltiwanger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Maryland, College Park.

  1. 1 Edwin A. Locke United States · #904 worldwide 3.5k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Eugenia Kalnay United States · #936 worldwide 5k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 John Haltiwanger United States · #1,166 worldwide 2.2k citations · 108 works
  4. 4 Liangbing Hu United States · #3,205 worldwide 2.3k citations · 105 works
  5. 5 William A. Galston United States · #3,565 worldwide 658 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Patrícia Hill Collins United States · #3,688 worldwide 4.5k citations · 62 works
  7. 7 G. C. Hurtt United States · #3,855 worldwide 1.7k citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Tom Goldstein United States · #3,987 worldwide 1.8k citations · 113 works
  9. 9 Rita R. Colwell United States · #4,853 worldwide 2.1k citations · 170 works
  10. 10 Thomas C. Schelling United States · #5,145 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at University of Maryland, College Park

Which keywords describe research at University of Maryland, College Park?

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

▲ 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 Learning467▲ 1.23×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning461▲ 1.27×83 topics
  3. Climate Change413▲ 1.38×105 topics
  4. Neural Networks278▲ 1.63×38 topics
  5. Mental Health254▲ 1.57×39 topics
  6. Epidemiology217▼ 0.50×121 topics
  7. Globalization194◆ 0.89×104 topics
  8. Sustainability188▼ 0.70×90 topics
  9. Remote Sensing188▲ 1.37×39 topics
  10. Social Media167◆ 1.05×31 topics
  11. Public Health167◆ 1.03×50 topics
  12. Big Data119▲ 1.18×23 topics
  13. Gender118▲ 1.97×45 topics
  14. Social Support114▲ 1.84×15 topics
  15. Identity108▲ 1.34×61 topics
  16. Global Warming106▲ 2.3×15 topics
  17. Cathode Materials103▲ 2.4×3 topics
  18. Entanglement100▲ 6.0×4 topics
  19. Biosensors99▲ 1.74×12 topics
  20. Language Development90▲ 6.7×6 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation89▲ 2.6×9 topics
  22. Colonialism87▲ 1.66×41 topics
  23. Health Disparities77▲ 2.6×9 topics
  24. Large-Eddy Simulation72▲ 3.4×5 topics
  25. Quantum Information72▲ 5.6×3 topics
  26. Intersectionality69▲ 3.4×14 topics
  27. Developmental Trajectories63▲ 4.6×3 topics
  28. Data Assimilation62▲ 3.6×4 topics
  29. Molecular Dynamics61▲ 3.3×6 topics
  30. Neighborhood Effects58▲ 4.8×3 topics
  31. Dark Matter56▲ 4.4×4 topics
  32. Ocean Circulation55▲ 3.8×3 topics
  33. Quantum Simulation53▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Satellite Observations51▲ 4.8×3 topics
  35. Speech Perception50▲ 5.5×3 topics
  36. Implicit Bias50▲ 10.0×2 topics
  37. Acculturation48▲ 5.8×2 topics
  38. Superconducting Circuits45▲ 5.9×2 topics
  39. Solar System Abundances40▲ 7.5×1 topic
  40. Terrestrial Planets40▲ 7.5×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Maryland, College Park publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advancements in Battery Materials, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Astro and Planetary Science.

Advanced Battery Materia…48Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 48 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …45Advancements in Battery Materials: 45 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 41 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 40 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 40 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 39 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 38 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…36Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 36 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 34 fractional worksTopic Modeling33Topic Modeling: 33 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringClinical PsychologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 48 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 45 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 41 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 40 works
  5. 5 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 40 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 39 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
  8. 8 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 36 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 34 works
  10. 10 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 33 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Maryland, College Park's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

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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.