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University of Miami

In research, University of Miami stands highest in Medicine (#110 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#152 of 11,982 worldwide) and Dermatology (#2 of 71 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ophthalmology, Dermatology and Urology — Ophthalmology is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#395
of 28,054 · #223 all time
Rank in United States
#78
of 4,192
Research works
81k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4M
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Miami 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 #110 of 10,443 15.1%4,639 #76
Health SciencesDomain #152 of 11,982 15.3%5,046 #97
DermatologySubfield #2 of 71 21.6%188 #8
Life SciencesDomain #233 of 7,800 17.6%1,447 #143
Social SciencesDomain #517 of 10,521 22.7%1,724 #196
SurgerySubfield #101 of 1,816 16.1%586 #69
Physical SciencesDomain #795 of 12,888 20.8%1,584 #355
OphthalmologySubfield #8 of 94 19.0%204 #3
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #329 of 3,579 17.3%796 #217
EpidemiologySubfield #94 of 976 15.1%347 #95

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Miami 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#76 #110
  2. Health Sciences#97 #152
  3. Dermatology#8 #2
  4. Life Sciences#143 #233
  5. Social Sciences#196 #517
  6. Surgery#69 #101
  7. Physical Sciences#355 #795
  8. Ophthalmology#3 #8
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#217 #329
  10. Epidemiology#95 #94
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 Miami specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ophthalmology takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OphthalmologySubfield · 204.3 works7.8×
  2. DermatologySubfield · 187.5 works7.3×
  3. UrologySubfield · 73.8 works6.2×
  4. TransplantationSubfield · 20.6 works4.7×
  5. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 32.2 works4.2×
  6. VirologySubfield · 22.0 works3.9×
  7. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 173.1 works3.5×
  8. NeurologySubfield · 195.8 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: 0.20× its world share, 94 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.52× its world share, 796 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 183 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.22× its world share, 353 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 50 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 258 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 211 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 425 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 363 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 88 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 82 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 88 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 28 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 339 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.46× its world share, 4,639 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 216 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 58 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 136 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 451 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 729 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Miami?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles S. Carver, Frank J. Millero and Ralph L. Sacco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Miami.

  1. 1 Charles S. Carver United States · #1,452 worldwide 2.8k citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Frank J. Millero United States · #2,568 worldwide 2k citations · 109 works
  3. 3 Ralph L. Sacco United States · #3,582 worldwide 1.3k citations · 125 works
  4. 4 Jay S. Skyler United States · #4,601 worldwide 953 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Steven E. Lipshultz United States · #4,698 worldwide 1.4k citations · 118 works
  6. 6 Robert J. Myerburg United States · #5,904 worldwide 1.3k citations · 141 works
  7. 7 Joseph M. Prospero United States · #6,669 worldwide 1.2k citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Margaret A. Pericak‐Vance United States · #6,849 worldwide 1.2k citations · 115 works
  9. 9 A. Parasuraman United States · #9,920 worldwide 7.1k citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Yadong Luo United States · #14,249 worldwide 694 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at University of Miami

Which keywords describe research at University of Miami?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Oxidative Stress, Treatment, Immunotherapy and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology896▲ 2.3×135 topics
  2. Inflammation428▲ 2.1×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life335▲ 2.4×53 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress305▲ 1.90×57 topics
  5. Climate Change283◆ 1.07×95 topics
  6. Risk Factors282▲ 2.6×37 topics
  7. Treatment257▲ 2.2×51 topics
  8. Mental Health224▲ 1.56×41 topics
  9. Public Health219▲ 1.54×61 topics
  10. Diagnosis216▲ 2.4×40 topics
  11. Immunotherapy208▲ 3.0×19 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease202▲ 1.85×35 topics
  13. Depression200▲ 2.3×26 topics
  14. Cancer199▲ 1.51×52 topics
  15. Management172▲ 2.2×32 topics
  16. Chemotherapy163▲ 2.4×24 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome160▲ 2.0×23 topics
  18. Biomarkers153▲ 2.3×18 topics
  19. Prognostic Factors149▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Genetic Mutations141▲ 3.3×23 topics
  21. Aging141▲ 2.7×18 topics
  22. Genetics137▲ 1.99×26 topics
  23. Complications135▲ 2.8×17 topics
  24. Neurological Disorders132▲ 2.4×20 topics
  25. Clinical Trials128▲ 1.94×19 topics
  26. Neurodegeneration120▲ 4.1×10 topics
  27. Diabetes118▲ 2.4×18 topics
  28. Radiotherapy117▲ 3.1×13 topics
  29. Neuroprotection114▲ 3.3×16 topics
  30. Surgical Management109▲ 2.7×20 topics
  31. Neuroinflammation105▲ 3.8×6 topics
  32. Neuroimaging104▲ 3.9×11 topics
  33. Regeneration100▲ 5.2×6 topics
  34. Wound Healing96▲ 3.8×11 topics
  35. Glaucoma94▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Antiretroviral Therapy91▲ 5.8×6 topics
  37. Immunosuppressive Therapy89▲ 4.9×8 topics
  38. Macular Degeneration72▲ 6.0×3 topics
  39. Intraocular Pressure66▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Mortality Rates64▲ 7.0×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Miami publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Hair Growth and Disorders and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Dermatology and Skin Dis…48Dermatology and Skin Diseases: 48 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…48Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 48 fractional worksHair Growth and Disorders: 47 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…41HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 41 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal dis…41Glaucoma and retinal disorders: 41 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 36 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 31 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Tre…31Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 31 fractional worksIntraocular Surgery and Lenses: 30 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 30 fractional works
DermatologyPsychiatry and Mental healthUrologyInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 48 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 48 works
  3. 3 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 47 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 41 works
  5. 5 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 41 works
  6. 6 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 36 works
  7. 7 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 31 works
  8. 8 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 31 works
  9. 9 Intraocular Surgery and Lenses Ophthalmology 30 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 30 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Miami'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.

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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.