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University of Missouri

In research, University of Missouri stands highest in Social Sciences (#326 of 10,521 worldwide), Life Sciences (#321 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#273 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Veterinary and Small Animals — Endocrine and Autonomic Systems is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#541
of 28,054 · #285 all time
Rank in United States
#112
of 4,192
Research works
70k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1M
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Missouri 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 #326 of 10,521 25.0%1,940 #99
Life SciencesDomain #321 of 7,800 21.3%1,545 #193
Social SciencesField #273 of 6,365 28.8%871 #110
Health SciencesDomain #594 of 11,982 13.9%2,176 #236
PsychologyField #120 of 2,181 23.4%439 #61
MedicineField #649 of 10,443 13.4%1,875 #355
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #215 of 3,409 28.3%520 #50
Physical SciencesDomain #878 of 12,888 15.8%2,126 #423
EducationSubfield #132 of 1,892 37.9%196 #50
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #256 of 3,579 19.0%684 #170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Missouri 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#99 #326
  2. Life Sciences#193 #321
  3. Social Sciences#110 #273
  4. Health Sciences#236 #594
  5. Psychology#61 #120
  6. Medicine#355 #649
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#50 #215
  8. Physical Sciences#423 #878
  9. Education#50 #132
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#170 #256
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 specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 34.9 works5.3×
  2. VeterinaryField · 52.3 works4.9×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 47.1 works4.9×
  4. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 77.1 works4.5×
← 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: 1.41× its world share, 520 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 684 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 102 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 221 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.63× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 102 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 385 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 183 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 589 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 355 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 174 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.79× its world share, 164 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 131 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 197 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 1,875 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 40 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.94× its world share, 52 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 219 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 208 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 137 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 439 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 871 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Missouri?

Ranked on the composite score, David H. Jonassen, Jeffrey Uhlmann and Samuel Brody lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Missouri.

  1. 1 David H. Jonassen United States · #3,379 worldwide 1.3k citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey Uhlmann United States · #5,134 worldwide 3.3k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Samuel Brody United States · #9,756 worldwide 744 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 William Stephenson United States · #10,200 worldwide 618 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 James R. Sowers United States · #10,867 worldwide 1.3k citations · 132 works
  6. 6 Bruce J. Biddle United States · #13,503 worldwide 813 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Karl D. Nolph United States · #14,860 worldwide 556 citations · 97 works
  8. 8 Troy D. Sadler United States · #16,765 worldwide 621 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Zbylut J. Twardowski United States · #18,743 worldwide 385 citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Nelson Cowan United States · #20,167 worldwide 691 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at University of Missouri

Which keywords describe research at University of Missouri?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Mental Health, Climate Change, Microbial Communities, Seismic Noise and Surface Wave.

▲ 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. Epidemiology404▲ 1.31×131 topics
  2. Inflammation212▲ 1.31×80 topics
  3. Climate Change199◆ 0.95×94 topics
  4. Machine Learning196▼ 0.77×79 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress178▲ 1.40×60 topics
  6. Deep Learning174▼ 0.65×75 topics
  7. Mental Health168▲ 1.47×38 topics
  8. Sustainability136▼ 0.72×81 topics
  9. Cancer123▲ 1.18×54 topics
  10. Risk Factors123▲ 1.44×34 topics
  11. Globalization122▼ 0.80×92 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease114▲ 1.31×38 topics
  13. Quality of Life107◆ 0.95×48 topics
  14. Treatment104◆ 1.10×49 topics
  15. Public Health103◆ 0.91×48 topics
  16. Depression100▲ 1.46×23 topics
  17. Microbial Communities95▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome92▲ 1.45×23 topics
  19. Gene Expression85▲ 1.79×20 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis83▲ 1.82×19 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation78▲ 3.2×9 topics
  22. Genetics77▲ 1.42×26 topics
  23. Social Support76▲ 1.76×16 topics
  24. Complications76▲ 1.94×16 topics
  25. Tomography70▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Genetic Diversity69▲ 2.0×20 topics
  27. Neuroprotection63▲ 2.3×16 topics
  28. Methane Oxidation57▲ 9.0×2 topics
  29. Seismic Noise57▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Surface Wave57▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Anaerobic57▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Gas Hydrates57▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Hypertension56▲ 2.5×16 topics
  34. Academic Achievement48▲ 3.7×10 topics
  35. Animal Welfare42▲ 6.2×4 topics
  36. Dairy Cattle42▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Circadian Rhythms41▲ 5.1×2 topics
  38. Oxygen Sensing39▲ 4.5×3 topics
  39. Marker-Assisted Selection38▲ 6.2×3 topics
  40. Energy Balance34▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Missouri publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Waves and Analysis, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Reproductive Physiology in Livestock.

Seismic Waves and Analysis: 57 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 57 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 28 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 28 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 27 fractional worksNeuroscience of respiration and sleep: 27 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…24Early Childhood Education and Development: 24 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 24 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 24 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…22CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 22 fractional works
GeophysicsEnvironmental ChemistryClinical PsychologyAgronomy and Crop Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 57 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 57 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 28 works
  4. 4 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 28 works
  5. 5 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 27 works
  6. 6 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 27 works
  7. 7 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 24 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 24 works
  9. 9 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 24 works
  10. 10 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 22 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Missouri's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

Other research institutions in Columbia

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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.