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University of Tennessee at Knoxville

In research, University of Tennessee at Knoxville stands highest in Physical Sciences (#294 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#390 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#285 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry — Veterinary is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#409
of 28,054 · #219 all time
Rank in United States
#83
of 4,192
Research works
67k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8M
27.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is University of Tennessee at Knoxville 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 #294 of 12,888 18.4%3,683 #189
Social SciencesDomain #390 of 10,521 24.9%1,966 #152
EngineeringField #285 of 6,636 19.5%1,479 #160
Social SciencesField #324 of 6,365 25.9%970 #116
Health SciencesDomain #802 of 11,982 13.2%1,168 #377
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #120 of 1,351 23.9%207 #59
Physics and AstronomyField #153 of 1,646 20.8%368 #197
Life SciencesDomain #785 of 7,800 19.7%1,209 #382
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #277 of 2,578 26.4%336 #179
Materials ScienceField #267 of 2,468 19.1%407 #143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Tennessee at Knoxville 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#189 #294
  2. Social Sciences#152 #390
  3. Engineering#160 #285
  4. Social Sciences#116 #324
  5. Health Sciences#377 #802
  6. Mechanical Engineering#59 #120
  7. Physics and Astronomy#197 #153
  8. Life Sciences#382 #785
  9. Sociology and Political Science#179 #277
  10. Materials Science#143 #267
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 Tennessee at Knoxville specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 83.8 works7.7×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 73.0 works7.4×
  3. Physical and Theoretical ChemistrySubfield · 26.1 works4.1×
  4. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 49.8 works3.9×
  5. RadiationSubfield · 38.9 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: 1.51× its world share, 575 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 450 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 72 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 104 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.51× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 128 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 416 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 220 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 50 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 1,479 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 454 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.45× its world share, 407 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 120 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.06× its world share, 368 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 170 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 884 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.69× its world share, 84 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 248 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 199 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 82 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 119 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 348 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 970 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Tennessee at Knoxville?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Simberloff, Leon M. Tolbert and B.K. Bose lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

  1. 1 Daniel Simberloff United States · #1,360 worldwide 2.9k citations · 130 works
  2. 2 Leon M. Tolbert United States · #4,214 worldwide 2k citations · 141 works
  3. 3 B.K. Bose United States · #6,888 worldwide 1.1k citations · 74 works
  4. 4 George Bosilca United States · #8,597 worldwide 808 citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Carl Wagner United States · #14,420 worldwide 1.1k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Michael W. Berry United States · #15,680 worldwide 606 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Steven M. Wise United States · #16,150 worldwide 656 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Peter K. Liaw United States · #16,486 worldwide 1.1k citations · 55 works
  9. 9 R. Eric Heidel United States · #19,581 worldwide 490 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Lynne E. Parker United States · #20,210 worldwide 696 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Which keywords describe research at University of Tennessee at Knoxville?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mechanical Properties, Mental Health, Microstructure, Electron Acceleration, Solar Wind and Machine Learning.

▲ 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 Change321▲ 1.49×94 topics
  2. Epidemiology265▼ 0.83×129 topics
  3. Machine Learning218▼ 0.83×83 topics
  4. Mental Health169▲ 1.44×38 topics
  5. Deep Learning164▼ 0.60×73 topics
  6. Sustainability162▼ 0.83×79 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties149▲ 1.91×36 topics
  8. Environmental Impact145◆ 1.06×55 topics
  9. Globalization127▼ 0.81×85 topics
  10. Public Health122◆ 1.04×50 topics
  11. Renewable Energy117◆ 1.01×39 topics
  12. Microstructure113▲ 2.7×19 topics
  13. Nanoparticles113◆ 1.12×40 topics
  14. Social Media110◆ 0.96×29 topics
  15. Biodiversity102▲ 1.70×31 topics
  16. Gender88▲ 2.0×38 topics
  17. Invasive Species74▲ 2.2×20 topics
  18. Power Electronics72▲ 2.7×8 topics
  19. Resilience70▲ 1.82×16 topics
  20. Hydrological Modeling70▲ 3.7×5 topics
  21. Microbial Communities69▲ 2.0×10 topics
  22. Sea Level Rise64▲ 6.2×3 topics
  23. Electron Acceleration61▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Solar Wind60▲ 8.1×2 topics
  25. Additive Manufacturing60▲ 2.4×8 topics
  26. Ionosphere60▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Magnetosphere60▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Geodetic Measurements59▲ 6.8×2 topics
  29. GRACE57▲ 14×1 topic
  30. groundwater depletion57▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Superconductivity55▲ 4.0×9 topics
  32. Phase Stability46▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Smart Grid Applications45▲ 4.3×2 topics
  34. Oxidation Resistance42▲ 4.9×3 topics
  35. Ionospheric Anomalies40▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Seismic Electromagnetics40▲ 13×1 topic
  37. High-Entropy Alloys38▲ 9.5×1 topic
  38. Multi-Component Alloys38▲ 9.5×1 topic
  39. High Temperature Behavior35▲ 7.4×2 topics
  40. Oxidation Behavior35▲ 7.0×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Tennessee at Knoxville publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Earthquake Detection and Analysis and High Entropy Alloys Studies.

Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 60 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 57 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and…40Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 40 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Stud…38High Entropy Alloys Studies: 38 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 32 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 29 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating…28High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 26 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 25 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …25Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 25 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographyGeophysicsMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 60 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 57 works
  3. 3 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 40 works
  4. 4 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 38 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 32 works
  6. 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 29 works
  7. 7 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 28 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
  9. 9 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 25 works
  10. 10 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 25 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

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 Tennessee at Knoxville's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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.

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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.