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Urbana University

In research, Urbana University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,964 of 12,888 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,765 of 7,800 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,917 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies — Urban Studies is 19.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,405
of 28,054 · #974 all time
Rank in United States
#484
of 4,192
Research works
13k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
458k
35.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Urbana University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,964 of 12,888 17.3%239 #830
Life SciencesDomain #2,765 of 7,800 21.8%156 #1036
Social SciencesDomain #6,917 of 10,521 12.1%150 #1506
Health SciencesDomain #8,529 of 11,982 15.3%106 #1907
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,452 of 3,409 20.1%78 #610
Environmental ScienceField #2,590 of 3,551 15.5%66 #864
MedicineField #7,700 of 10,443 16.8%79 #3279
EngineeringField #5,010 of 6,636 13.4%77 #869
Social SciencesField #5,088 of 6,365 10.4%93 #1457

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Urbana University 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. Physical Sciences#830 #2,964
  2. Life Sciences#1,036 #2,765
  3. Social Sciences#1,506 #6,917
  4. Health Sciences#1,907 #8,529
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#610 #2,452
  6. Environmental Science#864 #2,590
  7. Medicine#3,279 #7,700
  8. Engineering#869 #5,010
  9. Social Sciences#1,457 #5,088
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 Urbana University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 19.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 35.7 works20×
← 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: 2.51× its world share, 78 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.72× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.04× its world share, 66 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.73× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 79 worksMedicineNursing: 1.95× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.39× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Urbana University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ralph E. Grim, D. W. Krummel and C Gianturco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Urbana University.

  1. 1 Ralph E. Grim United States · #73,102 worldwide 323 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 D. W. Krummel United States · #78,516 worldwide 66 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 C Gianturco United States · #105,674 worldwide 282 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 William B. Buck United States · #150,365 worldwide 111 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Herbert H. Ross United States · #224,436 worldwide 111 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 D. E. Becker United States · #290,417 worldwide 133 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Miodrag Ristic United States · #330,562 worldwide 103 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 W.L. Gaines United States · #344,447 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 W. J. Trjitzinsky United States · #359,634 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Jonathan H. Foreman United States · #384,776 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Urbana University

Which keywords describe research at Urbana University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Urbanization, Globalization, Sustainability, Public Policy, Segregation, Rural Development, Social Movements and Environmental Justice.

▲ 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. Sustainability44▲ 2.8×57 topics
  2. Globalization42▲ 3.3×46 topics
  3. Climate Change35▲ 1.97×66 topics
  4. Urbanization29▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Public Policy26▲ 8.2×14 topics
  6. Segregation26▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Rural Development21▲ 9.2×9 topics
  8. Environmental Justice19▲ 22×4 topics
  9. Social Movements19▲ 9.6×11 topics
  10. Spatial Planning18▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Sustainable Development17▲ 1.67×26 topics
  12. Territoriality17▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress16▲ 1.53×35 topics
  14. Public Health14▲ 1.47×36 topics
  15. Biodiversity13▲ 2.6×19 topics
  16. Gut Microbiota12▲ 5.2×6 topics
  17. Social Inequality12▲ 6.7×6 topics
  18. Latin America11▲ 8.9×10 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome11▲ 2.1×15 topics
  20. Food Security11▲ 3.1×13 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity10▲ 3.5×16 topics
  22. Health Effects10▲ 2.5×16 topics
  23. Housing10▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Cultural Heritage10▲ 2.7×21 topics
  25. Biodiversity Conservation10▲ 4.0×11 topics
  26. Fragmentation10▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Metropolitan Areas9▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Residential9▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Dairy Cattle9▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Probiotics9▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Community Engagement8▲ 3.9×10 topics
  32. Heat Stress8▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Energy Balance7▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Amino Acids7▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Reproductive Loss6▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Uterine Disease6▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Intestinal Barrier6▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Environmental Conservation6▲ 8.9×6 topics
  39. Antibiotic Alternatives6▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Poultry Production6▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Urbana University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban Development and Societal Issues, Latin American Urban Studies, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Urban Development and So…17Urban Development and Societal Issues: 17 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…9Latin American Urban Studies: 9 fractional worksReproductive Physiology …6Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 6 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 6 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…4Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 4 fractional worksUrban and sociocultural dynamics: 4 fractional worksUrban Arborization and Environmental Studies: 4 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 3 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 3 fractional works
Urban StudiesAgronomy and Crop ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 17 works
  2. 2 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 9 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 6 works
  5. 5 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  6. 6 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  7. 7 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Urban Arborization and Environmental Studies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  9. 9 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 3 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Urbana University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

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.