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University of Minnesota System

In research, University of Minnesota System stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,521 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,889 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,614 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Geophysics and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Oceanography is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,307
of 28,054 · #681 all time
Rank in United States
#350
of 4,192
Research works
25k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
681k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Minnesota System 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,521 of 10,521 14.1%972 #175
Physical SciencesDomain #1,889 of 12,888 10.6%829 #929
Health SciencesDomain #2,614 of 11,982 7.7%623 #504
MedicineField #2,323 of 10,443 8.0%482 #607
Social SciencesField #1,435 of 6,365 16.1%478 #213
Computer ScienceField #1,942 of 4,667 13.5%158 #637
Physics and AstronomyField #779 of 1,646 17.9%155 #840
EngineeringField #3,179 of 6,636 9.9%174 #969
Life SciencesDomain #3,845 of 7,800 6.1%299 #1426
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,288 of 2,578 12.8%147 #202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Minnesota System 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. Social Sciences#175 #1,521
  2. Physical Sciences#929 #1,889
  3. Health Sciences#504 #2,614
  4. Medicine#607 #2,323
  5. Social Sciences#213 #1,435
  6. Computer Science#637 #1,942
  7. Physics and Astronomy#840 #779
  8. Engineering#969 #3,179
  9. Life Sciences#1,426 #3,845
  10. Sociology and Political Science#202 #1,288
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 Minnesota System specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 56.7 works7.4×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 47.3 works5.0×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 67.0 works4.7×
  4. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 62.7 works3.2×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 124.8 works2.9×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 54 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 115 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.24× its world share, 99 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 158 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 174 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.56× its world share, 155 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.59× its world share, 114 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 482 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.77× its world share, 139 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 82 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 41 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 166 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 478 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Minnesota System?

Ranked on the composite score, David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson and Michael Quinn Patton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Minnesota System.

  1. 1 David W. Johnson United States · #2,522 worldwide 1.8k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Roger T. Johnson United States · #2,530 worldwide 1.7k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Michael Quinn Patton United States · #7,252 worldwide 932 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Paul E. Meehl United States · #8,002 worldwide 1k citations · 56 works
  5. 5 James D. Tracy United States · #11,746 worldwide 251 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Andrew H. Van de Ven United States · #12,175 worldwide 2.2k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 David W. Noble United States · #15,372 worldwide 381 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Clarke A. Chambers United States · #17,911 worldwide 414 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Kathryn Sikkink United States · #18,734 worldwide 1.3k citations · 39 works
  10. 10 David Samuels United States · #22,507 worldwide 427 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at University of Minnesota System

Which keywords describe research at University of Minnesota System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Geodetic Measurements, Hydrological Modeling, Solar Wind, Sea Level Rise, Electron Acceleration, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere and GRACE.

▲ 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. Climate Change104▲ 1.41×76 topics
  2. Epidemiology100◆ 0.93×117 topics
  3. Globalization85▲ 1.59×80 topics
  4. Mental Health66▲ 1.65×37 topics
  5. Machine Learning64▼ 0.71×64 topics
  6. Deep Learning63▼ 0.67×65 topics
  7. Public Health59▲ 1.49×41 topics
  8. Geodetic Measurements56▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Hydrological Modeling55▲ 8.6×4 topics
  10. Solar Wind55▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Sea Level Rise55▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Electron Acceleration54▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Ionosphere54▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Magnetosphere54▲ 35×1 topic
  15. GRACE54▲ 38×1 topic
  16. groundwater depletion54▲ 38×1 topic
  17. Inflammation52◆ 0.92×69 topics
  18. Education50◆ 1.07×58 topics
  19. Quality of Life48▲ 1.21×50 topics
  20. Social Media41◆ 1.05×27 topics
  21. Identity41▲ 2.1×39 topics
  22. Ionospheric Anomalies40▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Seismic Electromagnetics40▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Risk Factors39▲ 1.31×31 topics
  25. History37▲ 1.94×29 topics
  26. Gender36▲ 2.5×40 topics
  27. Human Rights36▲ 1.29×40 topics
  28. Meta-Analysis33▲ 2.1×18 topics
  29. Neurological Disorders32▲ 2.1×19 topics
  30. Social Support32▲ 2.1×14 topics
  31. Social Justice31▲ 1.95×29 topics
  32. Colonialism29▲ 2.3×27 topics
  33. Health Disparities26▲ 3.6×8 topics
  34. Feminism24▲ 3.1×16 topics
  35. Emotion22▲ 3.9×11 topics
  36. Long-Term Care18▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice17▲ 4.8×7 topics
  38. Quality of Care15▲ 6.7×3 topics
  39. Nursing Home14▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Person-Centered Care14▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Minnesota System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Earthquake Detection and Analysis and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…54Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 54 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…54Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 54 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 40 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 14 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 13 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 10 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 10 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 9 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 8 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographyGeophysicsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 54 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 54 works
  3. 3 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 40 works
  4. 4 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 14 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 13 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 10 works
  7. 7 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  10. 10 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 8 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Minnesota System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.