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University of Vermont

In research, University of Vermont stands highest in Medicine (#562 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#719 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#868 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 3.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,186
of 28,054 · #640 all time
Rank in United States
#198
of 4,192
Research works
32k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1M
33.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is University of Vermont 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 #562 of 10,443 15.7%979 #293
Health SciencesDomain #719 of 11,982 16.2%1,149 #297
Social SciencesDomain #868 of 10,521 21.7%832 #394
Life SciencesDomain #898 of 7,800 18.9%660 #468
Social SciencesField #759 of 6,365 23.7%419 #421
Physical SciencesDomain #1,856 of 12,888 16.5%821 #1061
Environmental ScienceField #701 of 3,551 22.1%255 #323
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #839 of 3,409 25.9%208 #455
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #900 of 3,579 15.7%274 #512
PsychologyField #605 of 2,181 19.4%200 #348

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Vermont 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#293 #562
  2. Health Sciences#297 #719
  3. Social Sciences#394 #868
  4. Life Sciences#468 #898
  5. Social Sciences#421 #759
  6. Physical Sciences#1,061 #1,856
  7. Environmental Science#323 #701
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#455 #839
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#512 #900
  10. Psychology#348 #605
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 Vermont specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 3.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 28.0 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: 1.26× its world share, 208 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 274 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 57 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 114 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 64 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 226 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 255 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 33 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 52 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 134 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.47× its world share, 979 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 24 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.64× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 96 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 200 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 419 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Vermont?

Ranked on the composite score, Mary Cushman, Russell P. Tracy and Kenneth G. Mann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Vermont.

  1. 1 Mary Cushman United States · #2,085 worldwide 2.2k citations · 166 works
  2. 2 Russell P. Tracy United States · #2,655 worldwide 1.8k citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Kenneth G. Mann United States · #14,584 worldwide 955 citations · 84 works
  4. 4 William E. Geiger United States · #19,587 worldwide 869 citations · 73 works
  5. 5 Thomas M. Achenbach United States · #20,204 worldwide 707 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Roger F. Soll United States · #20,661 worldwide 573 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Nicholas J. Gotelli United States · #28,128 worldwide 820 citations · 57 works
  8. 8 Jason H. T. Bates United States · #28,676 worldwide 270 citations · 73 works
  9. 9 Brooke T. Mossman United States · #29,725 worldwide 399 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Brian L. Sprague United States · #32,458 worldwide 362 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at University of Vermont

Which keywords describe research at University of Vermont?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Inflammation, Mental Health, Public Health, Depression, Oxidative Stress and Psychiatric Disorders.

▲ 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. Epidemiology205▲ 1.49×123 topics
  2. Climate Change162▲ 1.74×85 topics
  3. Inflammation126▲ 1.75×78 topics
  4. Mental Health107▲ 2.1×39 topics
  5. Public Health98▲ 1.96×47 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress84▲ 1.47×54 topics
  7. Sustainability82◆ 0.97×65 topics
  8. Quality of Life72▲ 1.44×48 topics
  9. Depression69▲ 2.3×23 topics
  10. Treatment67▲ 1.59×42 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease66▲ 1.72×35 topics
  12. Risk Factors61▲ 1.61×31 topics
  13. Diagnosis59▲ 1.84×38 topics
  14. Globalization59▼ 0.86×74 topics
  15. Biodiversity53▲ 2.0×25 topics
  16. Cancer51◆ 1.10×49 topics
  17. Genetics48▲ 1.98×26 topics
  18. Obesity46▲ 1.76×25 topics
  19. Invasive Species44▲ 3.0×20 topics
  20. Gender43▲ 2.3×33 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders40▲ 2.0×18 topics
  22. Resilience39▲ 2.4×13 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation38▲ 3.0×13 topics
  24. Ecosystem Services38▲ 2.8×11 topics
  25. Global Burden38▲ 2.0×11 topics
  26. Anxiety37▲ 2.2×11 topics
  27. Adolescents37▲ 2.9×7 topics
  28. Physical Activity35▲ 2.0×10 topics
  29. Psychiatric Disorders34▲ 7.5×4 topics
  30. Neurobiology34▲ 3.8×10 topics
  31. Conservation33▲ 2.2×20 topics
  32. Primary Care32▲ 2.5×11 topics
  33. Emotion Regulation31▲ 2.9×9 topics
  34. Health Disparities30▲ 3.3×8 topics
  35. Cancer Risk28▲ 3.7×9 topics
  36. Mortality Risk26▲ 3.2×6 topics
  37. Chronic Disease23▲ 3.8×4 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders21▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Smoking Cessation20▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Tobacco Use20▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Vermont publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Smoking Behavior and Ces…20Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 20 fractional worksFood Security and Health…15Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 15 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 14 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 13 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 11 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 11 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 11 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism D…10Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 10 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 10 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 10 fractional works
PhysiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 20 works
  2. 2 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 15 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 14 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 13 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  6. 6 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 11 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  8. 8 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 10 works
  9. 9 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 10 works
  10. 10 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 10 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Vermont's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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