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University of Wisconsin System

In research, University of Wisconsin System stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,416 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,341 of 3,579 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,154 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,033
of 28,054 · #1,023 all time
Rank in United States
#566
of 4,192
Research works
8.5k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
385k
45.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Wisconsin System 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,416 of 7,800 25.3%128 #1078
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,341 of 3,579 25.6%61 #818
Physical SciencesDomain #5,154 of 12,888 15.1%191 #1106
Health SciencesDomain #5,335 of 11,982 16.0%137 #1815
MedicineField #4,801 of 10,443 16.5%118 #1842
Social SciencesDomain #5,298 of 10,521 21.6%124 #670
EngineeringField #5,071 of 6,636 13.3%68 #1447

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wisconsin System 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. Life Sciences#1,078 #2,416
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#818 #1,341
  3. Physical Sciences#1,106 #5,154
  4. Health Sciences#1,815 #5,335
  5. Medicine#1,842 #4,801
  6. Social Sciences#670 #5,298
  7. Engineering#1,447 #5,071
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.

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: 1.49× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.22× its world share, 29 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.06× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wisconsin System?

Ranked on the composite score, Jason A. Cardelli, Margaret Floy Washburn and Robert E. Grinder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wisconsin System.

  1. 1 Jason A. Cardelli United States · #36,668 worldwide 2.2k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Margaret Floy Washburn United States · #365,369 worldwide 58 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Robert E. Grinder United States · #406,911 worldwide 51 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Jerry J. Weygandt United States · #521,909 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Kenneth R. Bradbury United States · #592,215 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Víctor M. Algarra Pardo United States · #831,170 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 William Z. Shetter United States · #964,300 worldwide 5 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Daniel Starch United States · #986,089 worldwide 27 citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Harold J. Fletcher United States · #1,023,682 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Gordon S. Fulcher United States · #1,035,820 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wisconsin System

Which keywords describe research at University of Wisconsin System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Reliability Evaluation, Molten Salt, Nuclear Reactor, Passive Systems, Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22◆ 0.94×86 topics
  2. Climate Change17◆ 1.08×52 topics
  3. Inflammation15▲ 1.23×55 topics
  4. Machine Learning12▼ 0.65×44 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress12▲ 1.26×39 topics
  6. Mental Health10◆ 1.14×30 topics
  7. Public Health9◆ 1.08×30 topics
  8. Globalization9▼ 0.79×29 topics
  9. Quality of Life9◆ 1.08×39 topics
  10. Cancer8◆ 1.05×31 topics
  11. Heat Transfer7▲ 2.6×11 topics
  12. Aging7▲ 2.3×14 topics
  13. Metabolic Syndrome7▲ 1.49×16 topics
  14. Depression6▲ 1.26×20 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders6▲ 1.94×12 topics
  16. Hydrogen Embrittlement6▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Biodiversity6▲ 1.42×13 topics
  18. Molten Salt6▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Nuclear Reactor6▲ 32×1 topic
  20. Reliability Evaluation6▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Cancer Therapy6▲ 1.73×16 topics
  22. Passive Systems6▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis6▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Gene Expression6▲ 1.55×15 topics
  25. Invasive Species5▲ 2.2×13 topics
  26. Ethics5▲ 1.89×15 topics
  27. Oxidation Resistance5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  28. Density Functional Theory5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  29. Accident Tolerant Fuels4▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Fuel Cladding4▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Numerical Simulation4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 3.1×4 topics
  33. Thermal Conductivity4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  34. Spectroscopy4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  35. Plant Breeding3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  36. Transcription Factors3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  37. Heat Exchangers3▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Cosmic Rays2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Neutrinos2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. High-Resolution Imaging2▲ 8.3×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear reactor physics and engineering, Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics, Nuclear Materials and Properties and Plant and animal studies.

Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 6 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 6 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 4 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 2 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMaterials ChemistryEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 2 works
  9. 9 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

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 System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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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.