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University of Toledo

In research, University of Toledo stands highest in Medicine (#794 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,022 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,425 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics, Oceanography and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Geophysics is 18.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,208
of 28,054 · #862 all time
Rank in United States
#199
of 4,192
Research works
25k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
503k
20.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of Toledo 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
MedicineField #794 of 10,443 9.0%1,232 #1251
Health SciencesDomain #1,022 of 11,982 9.5%1,333 #1326
Physical SciencesDomain #1,425 of 12,888 8.6%1,555 #728
Social SciencesDomain #1,193 of 10,521 19.9%560 #620
Life SciencesDomain #1,128 of 7,800 13.7%478 #1462
EngineeringField #1,361 of 6,636 12.4%386 #504
PsychologyField #530 of 2,181 20.2%147 #522
Social SciencesField #1,588 of 6,365 21.4%227 #550
Materials ScienceField #698 of 2,468 15.6%116 #507
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,095 of 3,579 13.9%276 #1412

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Toledo 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. Medicine#1,251 #794
  2. Health Sciences#1,326 #1,022
  3. Physical Sciences#728 #1,425
  4. Social Sciences#620 #1,193
  5. Life Sciences#1,462 #1,128
  6. Engineering#504 #1,361
  7. Psychology#522 #530
  8. Social Sciences#550 #1,588
  9. Materials Science#507 #698
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,412 #1,095
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 Toledo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 259.0 works19×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 127.7 works12×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 231.2 works11×
  4. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 102.7 works8.3×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 400.6 works6.5×
  6. Physics and AstronomyField · 366.9 works4.2×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 276 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 94 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 15 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 41 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 80 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.50× its world share, 401 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 386 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 117 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.85× its world share, 116 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.20× its world share, 367 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 76 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 1,232 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 40 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 147 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 227 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Toledo?

Ranked on the composite score, Ali Fatemi, Yanfa Yan and P. B. James lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Toledo.

  1. 1 Ali Fatemi United States · #33,738 worldwide 641 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Yanfa Yan United States · #38,580 worldwide 1.6k citations · 158 works
  3. 3 P. B. James United States · #39,899 worldwide 310 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Mohammad Elahinia United States · #57,209 worldwide 408 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Sarit B. Bhaduri United States · #63,486 worldwide 378 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Jon D. Elhai United States · #71,352 worldwide 317 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Paul Hong United States · #71,470 worldwide 265 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Josef L. Kunz United States · #80,705 worldwide 81 citations · 104 works
  9. 9 Lance D. Dworkin United States · #83,099 worldwide 320 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Ahmad Y. Javaid United States · #86,528 worldwide 335 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of Toledo

Which keywords describe research at University of Toledo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ionospheric Anomalies, Seismic Electromagnetics, Solar Wind, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Hydrological Modeling, Sea Level Rise and GRACE.

▲ 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. Ionospheric Anomalies250▲ 165×1 topic
  2. Seismic Electromagnetics250▲ 165×1 topic
  3. Epidemiology229▲ 1.48×119 topics
  4. Solar Wind214▲ 59×2 topics
  5. Climate Change181▲ 1.71×64 topics
  6. Ionosphere157▲ 72×1 topic
  7. Magnetosphere157▲ 72×1 topic
  8. Inflammation141▲ 1.73×77 topics
  9. Hydrological Modeling124▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Sea Level Rise121▲ 24×3 topics
  11. GRACE120▲ 59×1 topic
  12. groundwater depletion120▲ 59×1 topic
  13. Cosmic Rays101▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Neutrinos101▲ 51×2 topics
  15. High-Energy Astrophysics101▲ 95×1 topic
  16. Particle Acceleration101▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Treatment96▲ 2.0×49 topics
  18. Risk Factors81▲ 1.88×33 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress81▲ 1.26×58 topics
  20. Diagnosis80▲ 2.2×38 topics
  21. Cancer75▲ 1.42×48 topics
  22. Efficiency74▲ 6.2×5 topics
  23. Cardiovascular Disease66▲ 1.52×36 topics
  24. Nanocrystals66▲ 6.1×5 topics
  25. Photovoltaics63▲ 9.9×4 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders59▲ 2.6×20 topics
  27. Depression59▲ 1.70×22 topics
  28. Coronal Mass Ejections57▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Solar Dynamics Observatory57▲ 39×1 topic
  30. Guidelines52▲ 2.9×12 topics
  31. Cancer Therapy50▲ 2.2×19 topics
  32. Semiconductors41▲ 3.4×5 topics
  33. Additive Manufacturing41▲ 3.4×6 topics
  34. Light-Emitting Diodes38▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Solar Cell Efficiency37▲ 9.0×2 topics
  36. CZTS36▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Thin-Film Solar Cells36▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Stability36▲ 4.0×6 topics
  39. Organometal Halide Perovskites33▲ 7.4×1 topic
  40. Perovskite Solar Cells33▲ 7.4×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Toledo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Earthquake Detection and Analysis, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena.

Earthquake Detection and…250Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 250 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 157 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…120Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 120 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …101Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 101 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 57 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 36 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 33 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 23 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 17 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 16 fractional works
GeophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsOceanographyNuclear and High Energy Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 250 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 157 works
  3. 3 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 120 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 101 works
  5. 5 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 57 works
  6. 6 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
  8. 8 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 23 works
  9. 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 17 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 16 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

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 Toledo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.

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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.