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Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

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World rank, all time
#18,574
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,857
of 7,310
Research works
255
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.5k
21.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

Which fields of science does Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Arts and Humanities (8%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 59.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 37.7% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 10.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 15.0% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 7.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWisconsin AlumniResearch…48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences60%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1837.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities48.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting47.3%
    4. Psychology23.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Computer Science47.7%
    2. Environmental Science23.3%
    3. Engineering12.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Neuroscience36.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
    1. Medicine35.9%
    2. Health Professions24.6%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.26× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.87× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.27× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.26×3 works
  2. Social Sciences2.97×18 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.87×4 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.27×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.76×2 works
  6. Veterinary1.70×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.41×3 works
  8. Psychology1.29×2 works
  9. Computer Science1.00×4 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.67×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.39×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.36×0 works
  14. Medicine0.31×3 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.24×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  17. Engineering0.19×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×0 works
  19. Nursing0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Johan Bjorksten, Philip H Derse and G Rapatz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.

  1. 1 Johan Bjorksten United States · #3,752,717 worldwide 568 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Philip H Derse United States · #5,397,014 worldwide 387 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 G Rapatz United States · #5,712,614 worldwide 638 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Macalester College United States · #7,656,521 worldwide 0 citations · 236 works
All ranked researchers at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation?

The most cited paper from Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation is "Increased Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Adults" (P. E. Peppard, Terry B Young, Jodi H. Barnet et al., 2013), with 4,673 citations. Next come "Gut microbiome alterations in Alzheimer’s disease" (2,169) and "Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Dry Eye Syndrome" (1,230).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Increased Prevalence of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Adults P. E. Peppard, Terry B Young, Jodi H. Barnet et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology Open access 14 Apr 2013 4,673
2 Gut microbiome alterations in Alzheimer’s disease Nicholas M. Vogt, Robert L. Kerby, Kimberly A. Dill‐McFarland et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 13 Oct 2017 2,169
3 Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Dry Eye Syndrome Scot E. Moss · Archives of Ophthalmology Open access Sep 2000 1,230
4 The Impact of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Older Adults Dayna S. Dalton, Karen J. Cruickshanks, Ronald Klein et al. · The Gerontologist Open access Oct 2003 1,186
5 Exposure to Neighborhood Green Space and Mental Health: Evidence from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin Kirsten M. M. Beyer, Andrea Kaltenbach, Anikó Szabó et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Open access 21 Mar 2014 904
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Which keywords describe research at Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Character Education, Higher Education, Media Literacy, Information Technology, Risk Assessment, Social Media and Teacher Training.

▲ 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-now 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. Social Media3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  2. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  4. Character Education2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  5. E-Learning2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  6. Educational Technology2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  7. Islamic Banking2▲ 13×3 topics
  8. Globalization2▲ 2.2×4 topics
  9. Higher Education2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  10. Human Rights2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  11. Risk Assessment2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  12. Education2▲ 2.4×6 topics
  13. Media Literacy2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  14. Pandemic2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  15. Teacher Training2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  16. Information Technology2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  17. Community Empowerment2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  18. Community Participation2▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Economic Growth2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  20. Indonesia2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  21. Legal Research2▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Normative Methodology2▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.7×2 topics
  24. E-commerce2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  25. Economic Impact2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  26. Local Wisdom2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  27. Social Justice2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  28. Cultural Heritage1▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Digital Learning1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  30. Learning1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Regional Development1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Community Resilience1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Language Policy1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Multilingualism1▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Pandemic Response1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. SMEs1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  37. UMKM1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  38. Youth Engagement1▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Fatty Acid Composition1▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Student Perceptions1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal Studies and Policies, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Management and Optimization Techniques and Coastal Management and Development.

Legal Studies and Policies2Legal Studies and Policies: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Dig…1SMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 1 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksCoastal Management and Development: 1 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sciences: 1 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Systems: 1 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fisc…1Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksPlant Growth and Agriculture Techniques: 1 fractional works
LawDemographyStrategy and ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Legal Studies and Policies Law 2 works
  2. 2 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 1 works
  3. 3 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Coastal Management and Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques Soil Science 1 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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