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University of Michigan

In research, University of Michigan stands highest in Health Sciences (#9 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#10 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#24 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Aging and Family Practice — Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology is 3.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#35
of 28,054 · #7 all time
Rank in United States
#8
of 4,192
Research works
254k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
11.3M
44.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of Michigan 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 #9 of 11,982 19.3%9,025 #6
MedicineField #10 of 10,443 18.5%7,638 #7
Social SciencesDomain #24 of 10,521 25.2%6,193 #3
Life SciencesDomain #24 of 7,800 21.9%3,726 #17
Social SciencesField #20 of 6,365 26.3%3,082 #2
EpidemiologySubfield #4 of 976 20.0%617 #7
PsychologyField #9 of 2,181 27.6%1,265 #2
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #13 of 2,578 29.1%999 #1
Health ProfessionsField #10 of 1,928 23.7%1,063 #2
Physical SciencesDomain #74 of 12,888 20.9%8,594 #16

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Michigan 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#6 #9
  2. Medicine#7 #10
  3. Social Sciences#3 #24
  4. Life Sciences#17 #24
  5. Social Sciences#2 #20
  6. Epidemiology#7 #4
  7. Psychology#2 #9
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1 #13
  9. Health Professions#2 #10
  10. Physical Sciences#16 #74
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 Michigan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology takes 3.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 28.4 works3.2×
  2. AgingSubfield · 21.0 works3.2×
  3. Family PracticeSubfield · 40.0 works3.0×
  4. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 176.6 works3.0×
  5. HealthSubfield · 215.6 works2.6×
  6. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 60.1 works2.6×
  7. Gender StudiesSubfield · 249.3 works2.5×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 360 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 2,223 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 338 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 718 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 87 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 68 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 297 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 1,618 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 344 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 113 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 3,267 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 822 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 529 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 508 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 1,028 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.50× its world share, 200 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 1,064 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 7,638 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 84 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.05× its world share, 39 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 553 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 429 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 296 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 568 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 1,265 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 3,082 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Michigan?

Ranked on the composite score, Kim A. Eagle, Michael Boehnke and Steven A. Goldstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Michigan.

  1. 1 Kim A. Eagle United States · #196 worldwide 2.8k citations · 148 works
  2. 2 Michael Boehnke United States · #683 worldwide 3.6k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Steven A. Goldstein United States · #922 worldwide 2.5k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Jacquelynne S. Eccles United States · #982 worldwide 3.6k citations · 105 works
  5. 5 Gonçalo R. Abecasis United States · #1,248 worldwide 2.6k citations · 96 works
  6. 6 David C. Smith United States · #1,277 worldwide 1.7k citations · 101 works
  7. 7 Ella A. Kazerooni United States · #1,490 worldwide 1.5k citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Karl E. Weick United States · #1,526 worldwide 2.1k citations · 94 works
  9. 9 J. Chapman United States · #1,860 worldwide 3.5k citations · 81 works
  10. 10 Geoff Eley United States · #1,887 worldwide 1.3k citations · 78 works
All ranked researchers at University of Michigan

Which keywords describe research at University of Michigan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Public Health, Risk Factors, Machine Learning and Health Disparities.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,521▲ 1.40×137 topics
  2. Machine Learning769▼ 0.85×88 topics
  3. Inflammation727▲ 1.27×81 topics
  4. Deep Learning704▼ 0.75×84 topics
  5. Mental Health669▲ 1.66×45 topics
  6. Quality of Life571▲ 1.44×55 topics
  7. Public Health571▲ 1.43×66 topics
  8. Risk Factors509▲ 1.68×36 topics
  9. Climate Change491▼ 0.66×106 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress478◆ 1.06×61 topics
  11. Cancer453▲ 1.22×55 topics
  12. Treatment442▲ 1.32×51 topics
  13. Depression429▲ 1.77×25 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease390▲ 1.27×39 topics
  15. Biomarkers346▲ 1.84×17 topics
  16. Immunotherapy307▲ 1.57×19 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome303▲ 1.35×24 topics
  18. Human Rights301◆ 1.06×63 topics
  19. Diagnosis300▲ 1.17×40 topics
  20. Social Support297▲ 1.94×18 topics
  21. Health Disparities289▲ 4.0×9 topics
  22. Management285▲ 1.32×37 topics
  23. Clinical Trials284▲ 1.54×19 topics
  24. Genetics283▲ 1.47×27 topics
  25. Primary Care261▲ 2.5×15 topics
  26. Aging261▲ 1.76×17 topics
  27. Chemotherapy260▲ 1.35×25 topics
  28. Anxiety247▲ 1.90×12 topics
  29. Mortality244▲ 1.53×13 topics
  30. Global Burden240▲ 1.62×12 topics
  31. Mortality Risk220▲ 3.4×6 topics
  32. Prevalence203▲ 1.81×14 topics
  33. Adolescents201▲ 1.96×8 topics
  34. Health Equity193▲ 2.6×6 topics
  35. Health Outcomes189▲ 2.5×8 topics
  36. Discrimination182▲ 3.4×8 topics
  37. Academic Medicine143▲ 6.7×3 topics
  38. Neighborhood Effects133▲ 4.4×3 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization130▲ 4.1×3 topics
  40. Social Relationships123▲ 4.9×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Michigan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Healthcare Policy and Management.

Health disparities and o…95Health disparities and outcomes: 95 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …92Diversity and Career in Medicine: 92 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 89 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…80Healthcare Policy and Management: 80 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …70LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 70 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 67 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 66 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health57COVID-19 and Mental Health: 57 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 55 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 54 fractional works
HealthGender StudiesPsychiatry and Mental healthEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 95 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 92 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 89 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 80 works
  5. 5 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 70 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 67 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 66 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 57 works
  9. 9 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 55 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 54 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Michigan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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