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University of Rochester

In research, University of Rochester stands highest in Physical Sciences (#350 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#527 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#520 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Nuclear and High Energy Physics — Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#379
of 28,054 · #80 all time
Rank in United States
#75
of 4,192
Research works
72k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4M
46.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Rochester 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
Physical SciencesDomain #350 of 12,888 17.5%2,029 #85
Health SciencesDomain #527 of 11,982 14.8%1,859 #111
MedicineField #520 of 10,443 14.1%1,612 #125
Social SciencesDomain #644 of 10,521 21.7%1,194 #82
Physics and AstronomyField #115 of 1,646 22.5%438 #49
Life SciencesDomain #552 of 7,800 17.7%816 #111
Computer ScienceField #392 of 4,667 20.5%450 #108
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #69 of 565 21.2%234 #29
Social SciencesField #874 of 6,365 24.3%446 #196
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #530 of 3,579 16.5%424 #106

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Rochester 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. Physical Sciences#85 #350
  2. Health Sciences#111 #527
  3. Medicine#125 #520
  4. Social Sciences#82 #644
  5. Physics and Astronomy#49 #115
  6. Life Sciences#111 #552
  7. Computer Science#108 #392
  8. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#29 #69
  9. Social Sciences#196 #874
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#106 #530
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 Rochester specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 233.9 works5.5×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 160.9 works3.7×
  3. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 62.8 works3.4×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.35× its world share, 424 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.22× its world share, 73 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.81× its world share, 269 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 110 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 450 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 71 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 571 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 154 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 87 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.34× its world share, 438 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.69× its world share, 48 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 177 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.42× its world share, 1,612 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 19 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 138 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 86 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 162 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 314 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 446 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Rochester?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard M. Ryan, Dante Cicchetti and Stanley L. Engerman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Rochester.

  1. 1 Richard M. Ryan United States · #153 worldwide 10k citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Dante Cicchetti United States · #892 worldwide 2.7k citations · 126 works
  3. 3 Stanley L. Engerman United States · #2,046 worldwide 853 citations · 140 works
  4. 4 Clifford W. Smith United States · #2,343 worldwide 2.2k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 John M. Bennett United States · #3,182 worldwide 984 citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Andrew J. Elliot United States · #3,876 worldwide 2.4k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Edward L. Deci United States · #3,940 worldwide 7.3k citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Richard I. Fisher United States · #4,628 worldwide 1.1k citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Ronald W. Jones United States · #6,591 worldwide 754 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 John E. Gerich United States · #7,176 worldwide 795 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at University of Rochester

Which keywords describe research at University of Rochester?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Nonlinear Optics, Quality of Life, Deep Learning, Spectroscopy, Inflammation, Mental Health and Optical Modulators.

▲ 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. Epidemiology310▲ 1.33×124 topics
  2. Deep Learning205◆ 1.02×73 topics
  3. Inflammation156▲ 1.27×78 topics
  4. Machine Learning148▼ 0.77×70 topics
  5. Quality of Life147▲ 1.72×51 topics
  6. Mental Health127▲ 1.47×37 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress119▲ 1.24×55 topics
  8. Neural Networks110▲ 1.21×34 topics
  9. Treatment95▲ 1.32×45 topics
  10. Risk Factors95▲ 1.46×36 topics
  11. Biosensors78▲ 2.6×12 topics
  12. Depression78▲ 1.51×21 topics
  13. Nonlinear Optics74▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Aging67▲ 2.1×17 topics
  15. Spectroscopy67▲ 6.7×10 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation61▲ 3.3×9 topics
  17. Optical Modulators57▲ 6.5×3 topics
  18. Tomography54▲ 5.0×5 topics
  19. Molecular Dynamics50▲ 5.2×6 topics
  20. Entanglement48▲ 5.5×4 topics
  21. Raman Lasers48▲ 7.2×2 topics
  22. Perceptual Learning45▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Cortical Connectivity44▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Integrated Circuits43▲ 4.7×3 topics
  25. Neural Processing43▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Photonic Crystals43▲ 6.0×5 topics
  27. Microresonators41▲ 8.5×3 topics
  28. Microcavities40▲ 6.0×2 topics
  29. Silicon Photonics39▲ 6.1×2 topics
  30. Electron Beams39▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Laser-Plasma Accelerators39▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Nanophotonic Waveguides39▲ 6.8×1 topic
  33. Whispering Gallery Mode39▲ 6.8×1 topic
  34. Fiber Lasers38▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Sensory Integration38▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Visual Perception38▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Hearing Loss36▲ 5.3×4 topics
  38. Microwave Photonics36▲ 6.9×2 topics
  39. Optical Frequency Combs31▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Ultrafast Lasers31▲ 9.5×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Rochester publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, Photonic and Optical Devices, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies.

Laser-Plasma Interaction…39Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 39 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…39Photonic and Optical Devices: 39 fractional worksVisual perception and pr…38Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 38 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…31Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 31 fractional worksLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications: 27 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 22 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…21Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 21 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 20 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 20 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…20Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 20 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCognitive NeuroscienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics3 others

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

  1. 1 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 39 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  3. 3 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 38 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 31 works
  5. 5 Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 27 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 21 works
  8. 8 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 20 works
  9. 9 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 20 works
  10. 10 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 20 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Rochester's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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 Rochester

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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.