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University of Missouri–Kansas City

In research, University of Missouri–Kansas City stands highest in Health Sciences (#903 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#853 of 10,443 worldwide) and Computer Science (#684 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Surgery and Pathology and Forensic Medicine — Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,001
of 28,054 · #1,303 all time
Rank in United States
#306
of 4,192
Research works
20k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
417k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of Missouri–Kansas City 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 #903 of 11,982 9.2%1,619 #561
MedicineField #853 of 10,443 8.7%1,450 #695
Computer ScienceField #684 of 4,667 21.1%149 #1211
Physical SciencesDomain #2,550 of 12,888 18.7%491 #1517
Life SciencesDomain #1,728 of 7,800 14.6%287 #1306
Social SciencesDomain #2,705 of 10,521 18.6%477 #1046
SurgerySubfield #639 of 1,816 5.1%332 #810
EngineeringField #2,521 of 6,636 19.1%192 #1893
Social SciencesField #2,936 of 6,365 20.1%215 #1119
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield #425 of 738 11.7%98 #450

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Missouri–Kansas City 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#561 #903
  2. Medicine#695 #853
  3. Computer Science#1,211 #684
  4. Physical Sciences#1,517 #2,550
  5. Life Sciences#1,306 #1,728
  6. Social Sciences#1,046 #2,705
  7. Surgery#810 #639
  8. Engineering#1,893 #2,521
  9. Social Sciences#1,119 #2,936
  10. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine#450 #425
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 Missouri–Kansas City specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 23.1 works7.3×
  2. SurgerySubfield · 332.2 works4.9×
  3. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 72.4 works4.8×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 168 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 149 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 192 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.35× its world share, 33 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 115 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.62× its world share, 1,450 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.18× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 215 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Missouri–Kansas City?

Ranked on the composite score, Lynda F. Bonewald, James R. Durig and Michael Song lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Missouri–Kansas City.

  1. 1 Lynda F. Bonewald United States · #10,837 worldwide 720 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 James R. Durig United States · #25,753 worldwide 565 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Michael Song United States · #43,763 worldwide 564 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Xiaobo Chen United States · #61,634 worldwide 975 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Paulette Spencer United States · #71,920 worldwide 187 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Alan G. Glaros United States · #74,272 worldwide 260 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Randall C. Thompson United States · #81,536 worldwide 239 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Felicia Hardison Londré United States · #86,194 worldwide 61 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Ruben J. Echemendía United States · #101,316 worldwide 249 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Peter F. Lott United States · #102,238 worldwide 220 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at University of Missouri–Kansas City

Which keywords describe research at University of Missouri–Kansas City?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pain Management, Chronic Pain, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Surgical Treatment, Postoperative Pain and Shoulder Function.

▲ 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. Epidemiology278▲ 2.5×125 topics
  2. Treatment108▲ 3.1×46 topics
  3. Pain Management104▲ 16×9 topics
  4. Quality of Life90▲ 2.2×50 topics
  5. Deep Learning89◆ 0.91×66 topics
  6. Chronic Pain84▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Diagnosis78▲ 2.9×40 topics
  8. Inflammation78▲ 1.30×75 topics
  9. Rehabilitation76▲ 6.7×10 topics
  10. Risk Factors75▲ 2.4×33 topics
  11. Mental Health67▲ 1.59×36 topics
  12. Surgical Treatment66▲ 12×6 topics
  13. Postoperative Pain64▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Shoulder Function64▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Low Back Pain63▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Perioperative Care59▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Analgesia58▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Regional Anesthesia57▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Surgical Outcome57▲ 37×1 topic
  20. Clinical Trials55▲ 2.9×19 topics
  21. Rotator Cuff Tears55▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Shoulder Pathology55▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Clinical Outcomes53▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Heart Failure50▲ 4.0×13 topics
  25. Spinal Fusion48▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Degenerative Disc Disease47▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Management46▲ 2.0×30 topics
  28. Spinal Surgery46▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Surgical Management45▲ 3.8×20 topics
  30. Guidelines45▲ 3.4×13 topics
  31. Neurological Disorders45▲ 2.8×18 topics
  32. Intervertebral Disc45▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Lumbar Disc Degeneration45▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Complications43▲ 3.0×17 topics
  35. Global Burden39▲ 2.5×12 topics
  36. Botulinum Toxin38▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Distal Radius Fractures36▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Flexor Tendon Repair36▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Echocardiography31▲ 4.0×8 topics
  40. Psychological Factors30▲ 4.8×6 topics

Which research topics does University of Missouri–Kansas City publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Anesthesia and Pain Management, Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation.

Anesthesia and Pain Management: 57 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 55 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 45 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…36Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 36 fractional worksPeripheral Nerve Disorders: 18 fractional worksMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment: 18 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 17 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 13 fractional worksPain Management and Treatment: 11 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 11 fractional works
SurgeryPathology and Forensic MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCell Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 57 works
  2. 2 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 55 works
  3. 3 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 45 works
  4. 4 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 36 works
  5. 5 Peripheral Nerve Disorders Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 18 works
  6. 6 Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment Cell Biology 18 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 17 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  9. 9 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 11 works
  10. 10 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 11 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Missouri–Kansas City's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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