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University of Pittsburgh

In research, University of Pittsburgh stands highest in Health Sciences (#56 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#54 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#54 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Behavioral Neuroscience, Transplantation and Family Practice — Behavioral Neuroscience is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#117
of 28,054 · #52 all time
Rank in United States
#34
of 4,192
Research works
138k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2M
38.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Pittsburgh 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 #56 of 11,982 18.2%6,302 #12
MedicineField #54 of 10,443 17.9%5,577 #11
Life SciencesDomain #54 of 7,800 19.5%2,721 #38
Social SciencesDomain #123 of 10,521 23.3%3,148 #38
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #71 of 3,579 18.9%1,414 #51
Social SciencesField #137 of 6,365 24.6%1,406 #38
PsychologyField #48 of 2,181 24.5%878 #20
Physical SciencesDomain #370 of 12,888 18.2%3,142 #152
SurgerySubfield #61 of 1,816 16.9%574 #12
EducationSubfield #66 of 1,892 35.8%254 #23

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Pittsburgh 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#12 #56
  2. Medicine#11 #54
  3. Life Sciences#38 #54
  4. Social Sciences#38 #123
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#51 #71
  6. Social Sciences#38 #137
  7. Psychology#20 #48
  8. Physical Sciences#152 #370
  9. Surgery#12 #61
  10. Education#23 #66
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 Pittsburgh specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Behavioral Neuroscience takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 28.8 works4.8×
  2. TransplantationSubfield · 27.4 works4.0×
  3. Family PracticeSubfield · 27.0 works3.7×
  4. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 47.9 works3.7×
  5. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 278.9 works3.7×
  6. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 172.1 works3.6×
  7. Biological PsychiatrySubfield · 29.8 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: 0.17× its world share, 123 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 1,414 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 370 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.07× its world share, 763 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 50 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 175 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 713 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 36 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 1,072 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 310 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 252 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 166 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 313 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 56 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 594 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 5,577 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 67 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 351 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 169 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 127 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 217 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 878 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1,406 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Pittsburgh?

Ranked on the composite score, Derek C. Angus, Thomas L. Saaty and Sally E. Wenzel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Pittsburgh.

  1. 1 Derek C. Angus United States · #688 worldwide 2.1k citations · 115 works
  2. 2 Thomas L. Saaty United States · #825 worldwide 1.9k citations · 119 works
  3. 3 Sally E. Wenzel United States · #955 worldwide 1.6k citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Clifton W. Callaway United States · #1,426 worldwide 1.8k citations · 103 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey F. Cohn United States · #1,456 worldwide 3.1k citations · 90 works
  6. 6 Steven T. DeKosky United States · #2,073 worldwide 1.9k citations · 124 works
  7. 7 Lewis H. Kuller United States · #2,390 worldwide 1.9k citations · 173 works
  8. 8 Jane A. Cauley United States · #2,931 worldwide 1.8k citations · 164 works
  9. 9 Daniel J. Buysse United States · #3,072 worldwide 1.3k citations · 90 works
  10. 10 Roland Robertson United States · #3,284 worldwide 665 citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at University of Pittsburgh

Which keywords describe research at University of Pittsburgh?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Quality of Life, Depression, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular Disease and Aging.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,226▲ 2.0×136 topics
  2. Inflammation695▲ 2.2×82 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress511▲ 2.0×60 topics
  4. Quality of Life394▲ 1.78×54 topics
  5. Machine Learning383▼ 0.76×82 topics
  6. Deep Learning358▼ 0.68×77 topics
  7. Mental Health356▲ 1.58×43 topics
  8. Public Health349▲ 1.57×70 topics
  9. Depression327▲ 2.4×24 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease322▲ 1.89×39 topics
  11. Cancer311▲ 1.51×55 topics
  12. Risk Factors310▲ 1.84×37 topics
  13. Treatment289▲ 1.56×52 topics
  14. Biomarkers273▲ 2.6×18 topics
  15. Aging246▲ 3.0×17 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders243▲ 2.8×20 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome235▲ 1.89×23 topics
  18. Genetics232▲ 2.2×25 topics
  19. Management192▲ 1.59×34 topics
  20. Neuroinflammation188▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Neuroimaging176▲ 4.2×11 topics
  22. Mortality175▲ 1.98×13 topics
  23. Meta-Analysis175▲ 1.94×19 topics
  24. Anxiety160▲ 2.2×12 topics
  25. Adolescents152▲ 2.7×8 topics
  26. Neurodegeneration152▲ 3.3×10 topics
  27. Alzheimer's Disease141▲ 3.3×9 topics
  28. Mortality Risk141▲ 3.9×6 topics
  29. Neurobiology140▲ 3.5×10 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation140▲ 2.9×9 topics
  31. Neuroprotection139▲ 2.6×16 topics
  32. Psychopathology112▲ 4.0×4 topics
  33. Cognitive Decline109▲ 5.9×2 topics
  34. Resuscitation100▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Circadian Rhythms96▲ 6.1×2 topics
  36. Caregiver Burden96▲ 5.7×3 topics
  37. Cognitive Training92▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Dementia90▲ 6.3×2 topics
  39. Mild Cognitive Impairment90▲ 7.0×1 topic
  40. Vascular Risk Factors90▲ 7.0×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Pittsburgh publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Sleep and related disorders, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

Dementia and Cognitive I…90Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 90 fractional worksSleep and related disord…70Sleep and related disorders: 70 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 64 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 62 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 55 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 52 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 51 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…48Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 48 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 46 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 46 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive NeurosciencePhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 90 works
  2. 2 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 70 works
  3. 3 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 64 works
  4. 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 62 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 55 works
  6. 6 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 52 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 51 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 48 works
  9. 9 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 46 works
  10. 10 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 46 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-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Pittsburgh's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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.

Other research institutions in Pittsburgh

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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.