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University of Wisconsin–Madison

In research, University of Wisconsin–Madison stands highest in Health Sciences (#57 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#62 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#101 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Transplantation, Small Animals and Veterinary — Transplantation is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#83
of 28,054 · #21 all time
Rank in United States
#22
of 4,192
Research works
192k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3M
43.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Wisconsin–Madison 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 #57 of 11,982 17.1%5,230 #25
MedicineField #62 of 10,443 16.9%4,469 #34
Physical SciencesDomain #101 of 12,888 21.7%6,142 #26
Social SciencesDomain #102 of 10,521 26.4%4,237 #17
Social SciencesField #83 of 6,365 29.4%2,074 #14
Life SciencesDomain #118 of 7,800 22.0%3,333 #27
PsychologyField #40 of 2,181 25.8%896 #18
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #81 of 3,579 21.5%1,605 #15
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #68 of 2,578 30.3%658 #15
Computer ScienceField #130 of 4,667 23.6%991 #22

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wisconsin–Madison 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#25 #57
  2. Medicine#34 #62
  3. Physical Sciences#26 #101
  4. Social Sciences#17 #102
  5. Social Sciences#14 #83
  6. Life Sciences#27 #118
  7. Psychology#18 #40
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#15 #81
  9. Sociology and Political Science#15 #68
  10. Computer Science#22 #130
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 Wisconsin–Madison specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Transplantation takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 38.2 works4.5×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 83.7 works3.6×
  3. VeterinaryField · 92.5 works3.6×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 136.5 works3.0×
  5. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 120.3 works3.0×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 893 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 1,605 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 264 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 537 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 34 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 67 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 337 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 991 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 398 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 78 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 1,832 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 889 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 458 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 337 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.79× its world share, 755 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 583 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 4,469 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 68 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.59× its world share, 92 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 488 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 218 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 195 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 367 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 896 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 2,074 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison?

Ranked on the composite score, George E. P. Box, Norman R. Draper and Stephen R. Carpenter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wisconsin–Madison.

  1. 1 George E. P. Box United States · #793 worldwide 10k citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Norman R. Draper United States · #1,368 worldwide 2.2k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Stephen R. Carpenter United States · #1,495 worldwide 3.2k citations · 89 works
  4. 4 John D. Ferry United States · #1,803 worldwide 2.1k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 T.Α. Lipo United States · #1,882 worldwide 3.5k citations · 215 works
  6. 6 David A. Wood United States · #2,056 worldwide 2.1k citations · 161 works
  7. 7 Lloyd M. Smith United States · #2,101 worldwide 1.8k citations · 89 works
  8. 8 A. M. Rahimi United States · #2,175 worldwide 3.8k citations · 76 works
  9. 9 William W. Busse United States · #2,403 worldwide 1.2k citations · 172 works
  10. 10 James A. Miller United States · #2,621 worldwide 2k citations · 137 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wisconsin–Madison

Which keywords describe research at University of Wisconsin–Madison?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Machine Learning, Inflammation, Mental Health, Oxidative Stress, Deep Learning and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology871▲ 1.16×132 topics
  2. Climate Change626▲ 1.23×102 topics
  3. Machine Learning522▼ 0.84×86 topics
  4. Deep Learning483▼ 0.74×80 topics
  5. Inflammation430◆ 1.09×82 topics
  6. Mental Health364▲ 1.31×41 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress359▲ 1.16×59 topics
  8. Quality of Life324▲ 1.18×55 topics
  9. Globalization289▼ 0.78×114 topics
  10. Cancer283◆ 1.11×55 topics
  11. Public Health278◆ 1.01×59 topics
  12. Risk Factors244▲ 1.17×37 topics
  13. Treatment231◆ 1.01×50 topics
  14. Biomarkers228▲ 1.76×18 topics
  15. Depression211▲ 1.27×23 topics
  16. Immunotherapy200▲ 1.48×19 topics
  17. Remote Sensing199▼ 0.85×36 topics
  18. Genetics196▲ 1.48×27 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease194◆ 0.92×37 topics
  20. Social Support181▲ 1.72×19 topics
  21. Aging176▲ 1.73×18 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders167▲ 1.56×20 topics
  23. Identity165▲ 1.20×64 topics
  24. Biodiversity163◆ 1.15×33 topics
  25. Gender153▲ 1.49×45 topics
  26. Health Disparities141▲ 2.8×9 topics
  27. Resilience135▲ 1.48×18 topics
  28. Global Warming126▲ 1.63×14 topics
  29. Neuroimaging124▲ 2.4×11 topics
  30. Magnetic Resonance Imaging124▲ 2.6×8 topics
  31. Mortality Risk111▲ 2.5×6 topics
  32. Neuroinflammation110▲ 2.0×6 topics
  33. Population Genetics101▲ 3.9×5 topics
  34. Animal Welfare86▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Cognitive Decline81▲ 3.6×2 topics
  36. Dairy Cattle81▲ 8.2×2 topics
  37. Language Development81▲ 3.5×5 topics
  38. Marker-Assisted Selection81▲ 5.4×3 topics
  39. Academic Medicine72▲ 4.9×3 topics
  40. Genome-Wide Association70▲ 4.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Wisconsin–Madison publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Health disparities and outcomes.

Dementia and Cognitive I…66Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 66 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…59Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 59 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 51 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 46 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 44 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 43 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 41 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…38Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 38 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 38 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 38 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthGeneticsAstronomy and AstrophysicsHealth5 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 66 works
  2. 2 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 59 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 51 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 46 works
  5. 5 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 44 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 43 works
  7. 7 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 41 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 38 works
  9. 9 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 38 works
  10. 10 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 38 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wisconsin–Madison's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

Other research institutions in Madison

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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.