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University of Wisconsin Health

In research, University of Wisconsin Health stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,564 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,375 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,670
of 28,054 · #7,759 all time
Rank in United States
#1,157
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
27.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is University of Wisconsin Health 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 #3,564 of 11,982 15.4%226 #2777
MedicineField #3,375 of 10,443 14.1%183 #2874

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wisconsin Health 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).

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: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.24× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.79× its world share, 183 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.47× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wisconsin Health?

Ranked on the composite score, David Hindle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wisconsin Health.

  1. 1 David Hindle United States · #1,632,986 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wisconsin Health

Which keywords describe research at University of Wisconsin Health?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Depression, Public Health, Quality of Life, Quality Improvement, Anxiety and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology35▲ 2.6×86 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 2.9×29 topics
  3. Quality of Life13▲ 2.7×35 topics
  4. Depression13▲ 4.2×16 topics
  5. Mental Health12▲ 2.4×27 topics
  6. Inflammation12▲ 1.64×39 topics
  7. Primary Care11▲ 8.9×11 topics
  8. Risk Factors11▲ 2.8×27 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 2.5×25 topics
  10. COVID-199▲ 1.96×14 topics
  11. Anxiety9▲ 5.3×10 topics
  12. Treatment8▲ 2.0×28 topics
  13. Aging8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  14. Biomarkers8▲ 3.5×11 topics
  15. Mortality8▲ 4.0×12 topics
  16. Quality Improvement7▲ 11×7 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations7▲ 5.9×10 topics
  18. Mortality Risk7▲ 8.4×6 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 6.1×7 topics
  20. Health Disparities6▲ 7.0×8 topics
  21. Chronic Disease Management6▲ 9.5×5 topics
  22. Health Equity6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  23. Neuroimaging6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  24. Kidney Transplantation6▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Graft Survival6▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Health Outcomes6▲ 5.9×7 topics
  27. Well-being5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  28. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 5.2×4 topics
  29. Vaccine Development5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. Cognitive Decline4▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Transplantation4▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Behavior Change4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  33. Social Relationships4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Health Care Utilization4▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Physician Burnout4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Caregiver Burden4▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Cognitive Training4▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Dementia4▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  40. Mild Cognitive Impairment4▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Wisconsin Health publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Health disparities and outcomes and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Dementia and Cognitive I…4Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Ou…3Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 3 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksElectronic Health Records Systems: 3 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksOrgan Donation and Trans…2Organ Donation and Transplantation: 2 fractional worksOrgan Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthTransplantationHealthClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  2. 2 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 3 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 3 works
  7. 7 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Organ Donation and Transplantation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wisconsin Health's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% higher 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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