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University of Washington

In research, University of Washington stands highest in Health Sciences (#21 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#17 of 6,365 worldwide) and Medicine (#30 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aging, Oceanography and Virology — Aging is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#48
of 28,054 · #13 all time
Rank in United States
#12
of 4,192
Research works
195k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7M
49.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Washington 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
Health SciencesDomain #21 of 11,982 19.1%7,305 #8
Social SciencesField #17 of 6,365 31.1%1,867 #7
MedicineField #30 of 10,443 18.3%6,218 #9
Life SciencesDomain #31 of 7,800 24.2%2,893 #12
Social SciencesDomain #49 of 10,521 27.0%4,082 #19
Physical SciencesDomain #81 of 12,888 23.6%6,275 #21
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #24 of 3,579 24.7%1,604 #12
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield #9 of 828 21.5%548 #10
Computer ScienceField #53 of 4,667 28.1%1,386 #12
Health ProfessionsField #23 of 1,928 23.7%868 #4

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Washington 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. Health Sciences#8 #21
  2. Social Sciences#7 #17
  3. Medicine#9 #30
  4. Life Sciences#12 #31
  5. Social Sciences#19 #49
  6. Physical Sciences#21 #81
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#12 #24
  8. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health#10 #9
  9. Computer Science#12 #53
  10. Health Professions#4 #23
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 Washington specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aging takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AgingSubfield · 20.9 works4.2×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 205.4 works3.6×
  3. VirologySubfield · 38.7 works3.2×
  4. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 134.0 works3.1×
  5. BiophysicsSubfield · 69.9 works3.0×
  6. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 118.5 works2.8×
  7. TransplantationSubfield · 25.4 works2.8×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 259 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.46× its world share, 1,604 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 352 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.85× its world share, 618 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 60 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 224 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 1,386 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 560 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 1,615 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 1,005 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 336 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.40× its world share, 338 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.61× its world share, 738 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.18× its world share, 118 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 868 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.57× its world share, 6,218 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 86 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 16 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 351 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 285 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 222 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 373 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 983 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1,866 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Washington?

Ranked on the composite score, Catherine M Otto, Adrian E. Raftery and Dieter Fox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Washington.

  1. 1 Catherine M Otto United States · #350 worldwide 2.5k citations · 132 works
  2. 2 Adrian E. Raftery United States · #976 worldwide 5k citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Dieter Fox United States · #1,152 worldwide 3.2k citations · 153 works
  4. 4 Albert V. Smith United States · #1,441 worldwide 2.4k citations · 115 works
  5. 5 David S. Siscovick United States · #1,497 worldwide 2.1k citations · 122 works
  6. 6 Ganesh Raghu United States · #1,596 worldwide 1k citations · 98 works
  7. 7 George A. Mensah United States · #1,853 worldwide 6.8k citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Yuichiro Yano United States · #1,960 worldwide 5.8k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Thomas Quinn United States · #2,035 worldwide 2.6k citations · 115 works
  10. 10 Elizabeth M. Swisher United States · #2,044 worldwide 1.6k citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at University of Washington

Which keywords describe research at University of Washington?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,320▲ 1.62×134 topics
  2. Climate Change722▲ 1.30×101 topics
  3. Machine Learning666◆ 0.99×88 topics
  4. Inflammation543▲ 1.27×81 topics
  5. Deep Learning541▼ 0.77×80 topics
  6. Public Health487▲ 1.63×66 topics
  7. Mental Health481▲ 1.60×41 topics
  8. Quality of Life427▲ 1.44×56 topics
  9. Risk Factors406▲ 1.80×37 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease392▲ 1.72×38 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress388◆ 1.15×60 topics
  12. Treatment310▲ 1.24×52 topics
  13. Depression309▲ 1.71×22 topics
  14. Neural Networks293◆ 0.92×38 topics
  15. Mortality279▲ 2.4×13 topics
  16. Social Media274◆ 0.93×34 topics
  17. Clinical Trials253▲ 1.84×19 topics
  18. Biomarkers247▲ 1.76×17 topics
  19. Immunotherapy242▲ 1.65×19 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome223▲ 1.34×23 topics
  21. Genetics222▲ 1.54×26 topics
  22. Global Burden221▲ 2.0×12 topics
  23. Neurological Disorders220▲ 1.89×20 topics
  24. Aging202▲ 1.83×17 topics
  25. Health Disparities199▲ 3.7×9 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations190▲ 2.1×23 topics
  27. Anxiety190▲ 1.95×11 topics
  28. Primary Care168▲ 2.2×15 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy168▲ 5.0×6 topics
  30. Global Burden of Disease155▲ 3.1×4 topics
  31. Mortality Risk144▲ 2.9×6 topics
  32. Discrimination127▲ 3.2×9 topics
  33. Quality Improvement124▲ 3.1×8 topics
  34. Mortality Rates111▲ 5.7×2 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders110▲ 4.0×4 topics
  36. Ocean Circulation109▲ 4.1×3 topics
  37. Substance Use Disorders109▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. HIV Transmission108▲ 7.1×2 topics
  39. Solar Wind106▲ 5.5×2 topics
  40. Viral Load94▲ 5.7×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Washington publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and Topic Modeling.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…78HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 78 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…65Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 65 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 60 fractional worksTopic Modeling60Topic Modeling: 60 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 58 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 58 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 58 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…58Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 58 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 57 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 54 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEconomics and EconometricsSocial PsychologyArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 78 works
  2. 2 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 65 works
  3. 3 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 60 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 60 works
  5. 5 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 58 works
  6. 6 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 58 works
  7. 7 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 58 works
  8. 8 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 58 works
  9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 57 works
  10. 10 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 54 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Washington's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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