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University of Utah

In research, University of Utah stands highest in Medicine (#74 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#86 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#276 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Family Practice, Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine — Family Practice is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#250
of 28,054 · #97 all time
Rank in United States
#58
of 4,192
Research works
102k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6M
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is University of Utah 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 #74 of 10,443 15.7%4,575 #64
Health SciencesDomain #86 of 11,982 16.2%5,186 #66
Social SciencesDomain #276 of 10,521 23.9%2,362 #132
SurgerySubfield #55 of 1,816 16.4%691 #52
Life SciencesDomain #240 of 7,800 17.2%1,715 #96
Physical SciencesDomain #404 of 12,888 16.1%3,593 #90
Computer ScienceField #147 of 4,667 18.4%671 #42
Social SciencesField #234 of 6,365 26.3%1,034 #119
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #230 of 3,579 16.4%1,030 #94
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #78 of 1,144 14.7%324 #61

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Utah 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#64 #74
  2. Health Sciences#66 #86
  3. Social Sciences#132 #276
  4. Surgery#52 #55
  5. Life Sciences#96 #240
  6. Physical Sciences#90 #404
  7. Computer Science#42 #147
  8. Social Sciences#119 #234
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#94 #230
  10. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#61 #78
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 Utah specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Family Practice takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Family PracticeSubfield · 20.1 works3.3×
  2. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 94.4 works3.0×
  3. Internal MedicineSubfield · 22.7 works2.9×
  4. Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineSubfield · 37.4 works2.6×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 121 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 1,030 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 187 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 340 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 36 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 38 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 166 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 671 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 232 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 67 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 1,270 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 439 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 277 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 173 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 260 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 33 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 524 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 4,575 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 45 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 202 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 147 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 107 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 241 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 632 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1,034 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Utah?

Ranked on the composite score, Jay B. Barney, Daniel C. Mattis and Jay B. Dean lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Utah.

  1. 1 Jay B. Barney United States · #2,023 worldwide 10k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Daniel C. Mattis United States · #3,907 worldwide 1.9k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Jay B. Dean United States · #4,400 worldwide 9.6k citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Tom Greene United States · #4,453 worldwide 1.2k citations · 82 works
  5. 5 A. Bolton United States · #5,998 worldwide 1.5k citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Peter Shirley United States · #6,477 worldwide 1.3k citations · 58 works
  7. 7 M. L. Williams United States · #7,156 worldwide 2.4k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 James R. Scott United States · #7,475 worldwide 970 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Mark Munger United States · #7,884 worldwide 455 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Randall W. Burt United States · #8,247 worldwide 798 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at University of Utah

Which keywords describe research at University of Utah?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Public Health, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology894▲ 1.76×133 topics
  2. Inflammation387▲ 1.45×82 topics
  3. Machine Learning305▼ 0.72×79 topics
  4. Quality of Life301▲ 1.62×52 topics
  5. Public Health287▲ 1.54×58 topics
  6. Risk Factors286▲ 2.0×36 topics
  7. Deep Learning284▼ 0.65×79 topics
  8. Mental Health284▲ 1.50×38 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress260▲ 1.24×60 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease254▲ 1.78×38 topics
  11. Climate Change251▼ 0.72×94 topics
  12. Treatment248▲ 1.59×51 topics
  13. Cancer209▲ 1.21×52 topics
  14. Depression197▲ 1.75×23 topics
  15. Diagnosis188▲ 1.57×40 topics
  16. Immunotherapy167▲ 1.82×19 topics
  17. Clinical Trials166▲ 1.93×19 topics
  18. Heart Failure161▲ 2.9×14 topics
  19. Complications160▲ 2.5×17 topics
  20. Mortality159▲ 2.1×13 topics
  21. Biomarkers156▲ 1.78×17 topics
  22. Management148▲ 1.47×35 topics
  23. Rehabilitation146▲ 2.9×13 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations139▲ 2.5×23 topics
  25. Guidelines139▲ 2.3×13 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders130▲ 1.79×20 topics
  27. Social Support130▲ 1.82×17 topics
  28. Global Burden126▲ 1.83×12 topics
  29. Aging122▲ 1.77×18 topics
  30. Primary Care121▲ 2.5×15 topics
  31. Anxiety120▲ 1.97×12 topics
  32. Biomechanics111▲ 2.9×12 topics
  33. Health-related Quality of Life104▲ 3.4×5 topics
  34. Patient Satisfaction102▲ 2.5×9 topics
  35. Health Disparities100▲ 3.0×9 topics
  36. Mortality Risk90▲ 2.9×6 topics
  37. Quality Improvement90▲ 3.6×8 topics
  38. Chronic Disease Management83▲ 3.4×7 topics
  39. Revision Surgery80▲ 4.9×2 topics
  40. Total Hip Replacement80▲ 4.9×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Utah publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shoulder Injury and Treatment, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty.

Shoulder Injury and Trea…44Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 44 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …43Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 43 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 38 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 37 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 34 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 33 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 33 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…32Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 32 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 30 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 30 fractional works
SurgeryEconomics and EconometricsPathology and Forensic MedicineEmergency Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 44 works
  2. 2 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 43 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 38 works
  4. 4 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 37 works
  5. 5 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 34 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 33 works
  7. 7 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 33 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 32 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 30 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 30 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 available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Utah'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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