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What research is done in Chicago?
Papers authored at Chicago's institutions — Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago — with the Prism stance layer.
Summary
Research is one of Chicago’s clearest assets. The partial data counts 26741 papers, led by Northwestern University at 9127 and the University of Chicago at 8900; machine learning, women’s health and children’s health stand out as opportunity areas.
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What the papers — written in the city and about it — point to, split by the Prism stance layer: work that reads promising versus work that flags problems or urges caution.
Opportunities the research points to
Machine Learning · 206Women's Health · 203Children's Health · 180Healthcare · 171Breast Cancer · 170Neuroscience · 165Mental Health · 133Artificial Intelligence · 110Deep Learning · 99COVID-19 · 96Men's Health · 90Cancer · 90
Concerns the research raises
Healthcare · 281Children's Health · 199Women's Health · 196COVID-19 · 141Mental Health · 135Research · 125Education · 101Artificial Intelligence · 87Patient Care · 84Patients' Health · 80Men's Health · 59Public Health · 51
counts = papers carrying the theme · concerns merge cautionary, critical and problem-identifying work
Institutions
Northwestern University
9,127
University of Chicago
8,900
University of Illinois Chicago
6,254
1,365Loyola University Chicago
1,085Illinois Institute of Technology
560Rush University
337University of Chicago Medical Center
334Chicago Department of Public Health
269Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
161Chicago Kent College of Law
Orientation
Promising
7,312
Breakthrough
6,000
Descriptive
5,915
Problem Identifying
3,506
1,777Cautionary
1,116Comparative
1,115Critical
Output by year (sample)
Opportunities (promising + breakthrough)
Machine Learning · 201Women's Health · 198Children's Health · 180Healthcare · 171Breast Cancer · 170Neuroscience · 165Mental Health · 133Artificial Intelligence · 110Deep Learning · 99COVID-19 · 96Men's Health · 90Cancer · 90
Cautions (cautionary + critical)
Healthcare · 59Children's Health · 55Women's Health · 54COVID-19 · 42Mental Health · 34Education · 29Patient Care · 27Patients' Health · 25Research · 24Artificial Intelligence · 23Men's Health · 22Women's Rights · 21
Problems flagged
Healthcare · 216Children's Health · 144Women's Health · 142Research · 101Mental Health · 101COVID-19 · 94Education · 68Artificial Intelligence · 64Patient Care · 57Patients' Health · 55Public Health · 51Men's Health · 37
Top research topics
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics · 264Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers · 257Epigenetics and DNA Methylation · 230CAR-T cell therapy research · 210Innovations in Medical Education · 206Health disparities and outcomes · 201Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies · 201Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · 200RNA modifications and cancer · 194Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae · 191Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena · 186Neural dynamics and brain function · 185
Most-cited work
Paper
Year
Cited
Orientation
One size fits all? What counts as quality practice in (reflexive) thematic analysis?
2020
7540
Problem Identifying
performance: An R Package for Assessment, Comparison and Testing of Statistical Models
2021
4792
Descriptive
AASLD guidelines for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma
2017
4115
Critical
Tisagenlecleucel in Adult Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
2018
3936
Promising
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium…
2018
3709
Problem Identifying
The 5th edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Haematolymphoid Tumours: Lymphoid Neoplasms
2022
3466
Descriptive
An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan
2018
3364
Breakthrough
Dapagliflozin in Heart Failure with Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction
2022
2473
Promising
DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan
2019
2454
Breakthrough
CASTp 3.0: computed atlas of surface topography of proteins