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University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

In research, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,029 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#702 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,085 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies — Gender Studies is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,180
of 28,054 · #611 all time
Rank in United States
#330
of 4,192
Research works
29k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
726k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,029 of 10,521 21.9%848 #322
Social SciencesField #702 of 6,365 23.8%408 #235
Health SciencesDomain #2,085 of 11,982 14.7%394 #626
Physical SciencesDomain #2,304 of 12,888 15.2%873 #605
MedicineField #2,853 of 10,443 13.1%291 #2415
PsychologyField #614 of 2,181 18.3%164 #340
EngineeringField #1,990 of 6,636 15.5%319 #714
Life SciencesDomain #2,484 of 7,800 17.4%239 #987
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #832 of 2,578 25.5%134 #292
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,591 of 3,579 17.5%113 #697

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 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. Social Sciences#322 #1,029
  2. Social Sciences#235 #702
  3. Health Sciences#626 #2,085
  4. Physical Sciences#605 #2,304
  5. Medicine#2,415 #2,853
  6. Psychology#340 #614
  7. Engineering#714 #1,990
  8. Life Sciences#987 #2,484
  9. Sociology and Political Science#292 #832
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#697 #1,591
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–Milwaukee specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 32.1 works3.8×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.76× its world share, 28 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 123 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 15 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 319 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 66 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.89× its world share, 52 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 79 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 91 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 291 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 106 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 71 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 76 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 164 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 408 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, P. R. Brady, David L. Hull and J. D. E. Creighton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

  1. 1 P. R. Brady United States · #10,207 worldwide 1.8k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 David L. Hull United States · #10,645 worldwide 400 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 J. D. E. Creighton United States · #11,632 worldwide 1.7k citations · 100 works
  4. 4 W. G. Anderson United States · #12,536 worldwide 1.4k citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Mike Allen United States · #15,971 worldwide 829 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 K. Agatsuma United States · #27,490 worldwide 883 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 John L. Friedman United States · #28,898 worldwide 786 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 G. D. Meadors United States · #33,007 worldwide 858 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 John Leddy Phelan United States · #36,882 worldwide 154 citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Leonard Parker United States · #37,202 worldwide 853 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Which keywords describe research at University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Gender, Social Support, Psychiatric Disorders, Health Disparities, Identity and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Mental Health92▲ 2.7×34 topics
  2. Climate Change84▲ 1.32×73 topics
  3. Epidemiology74▼ 0.79×75 topics
  4. Machine Learning57▼ 0.74×66 topics
  5. Globalization53◆ 1.15×67 topics
  6. Public Health45▲ 1.31×34 topics
  7. Social Media42▲ 1.26×24 topics
  8. Gender40▲ 3.1×25 topics
  9. Quality of Life38◆ 1.13×39 topics
  10. Identity37▲ 2.2×32 topics
  11. Social Support37▲ 2.8×15 topics
  12. Depression37▲ 1.77×22 topics
  13. Risk Factors32▲ 1.24×29 topics
  14. History31▲ 1.87×28 topics
  15. Colonialism30▲ 2.6×27 topics
  16. Religion27▲ 2.4×20 topics
  17. Health Disparities27▲ 4.3×8 topics
  18. Nationalism26▲ 2.4×18 topics
  19. Resilience25▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Social Justice25▲ 1.83×30 topics
  21. Heat Transfer23▲ 1.99×16 topics
  22. Physical Activity23▲ 2.0×12 topics
  23. Intersectionality23▲ 5.3×10 topics
  24. Neoliberalism22▲ 2.6×17 topics
  25. Psychiatric Disorders22▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Democracy21▲ 2.5×12 topics
  27. Feminism20▲ 3.1×13 topics
  28. Neural Plasticity20▲ 4.8×5 topics
  29. Functional Recovery19▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation19▲ 2.6×9 topics
  31. Emotion17▲ 3.4×12 topics
  32. Gravitational Waves16▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Neighborhood Effects15▲ 5.9×3 topics
  34. Developmental Trajectories15▲ 5.1×3 topics
  35. Race14▲ 5.5×13 topics
  36. Constraint-Induced Therapy14▲ 7.3×1 topic
  37. Motor Recovery14▲ 7.3×1 topic
  38. Substance Use Disorders13▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Acculturation12▲ 6.8×2 topics
  40. Racial Disparities12▲ 10×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery, Advancements in Battery Materials, Child Abuse and Trauma and Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research.

Stroke Rehabilitation an…14Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 14 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …10Advancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 10 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 9 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 9 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 9 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…9Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 9 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 8 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 8 fractional works
RehabilitationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringClinical PsychologyAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 14 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 10 works
  4. 4 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  7. 7 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 9 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 9 works
  9. 9 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 8 works
  10. 10 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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.

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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.