Research in DeKalb
Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in DeKalb, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Northern Illinois University.
- Research institutions
- 5 1 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 21k ▼ 7% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 17.0% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in DeKalb?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Illinois UniversityUniversity | 20,707 | #2,769 | |
| 2 | DeKalb County School DistrictUniversity | 59 | not ranked | |
| 3 | NIU ObservatoryResearch facility | 23 | not ranked | |
| 4 | DeKalb County Health DepartmentGovernment institution | 7 | not ranked | |
| 5 | United Leukodystrophy FoundationNonprofit | 1 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is DeKalb strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in DeKalb is most concentrated in Safety Research and Nuclear and High Energy Physics (6.5× the world share in Safety Research).
- Safety ResearchSubfield · 29.2 works6.5×
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 21.4 works4.2×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
Which keywords describe research in DeKalb?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Globalization, Identity, Social Support, Resilience, Discrimination and Diversity.
- Teacher Preparation
- Adolescent Development
- Academic Performance
- Cultural Competence
- Academic Achievement
- Health Disparities
- Emotion Regulation
- Technology Integration
- Discrimination
- Gender Differences
- Literature
- Student Engagement
- Colonialism
- Big Data
- Social Justice
- Depression
- Identity
- Gender
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Mental Health
- Machine Learning
- Education
- Social Media
- History
- Social Support
- Resilience
- Human Rights
- Ethics
- Nationalism
- Culture
- Feminism
- Religion
- Diversity
- Psychological Impact
- Intersectionality
- Society
- Youth
- Accountability
- Particle Physics
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city'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
- Mental Health67▲ 2.8×33 topics
- Globalization52▲ 1.63×67 topics
- Machine Learning50◆ 0.93×53 topics
- Climate Change43◆ 0.97×58 topics
- Education40▲ 1.44×45 topics
- Gender35▲ 3.9×31 topics
- Social Media32▲ 1.39×26 topics
- Identity32▲ 2.6×32 topics
- History28▲ 2.4×26 topics
- Depression27▲ 1.90×21 topics
- Social Support27▲ 3.0×14 topics
- Social Justice26▲ 2.7×22 topics
- Resilience26▲ 3.3×11 topics
- Big Data25▲ 1.70×14 topics
- Human Rights25▲ 1.48×32 topics
- Colonialism24▲ 3.2×30 topics
- Ethics24▲ 3.0×20 topics
- Student Engagement23▲ 3.5×12 topics
- Nationalism23▲ 3.0×20 topics
- Literature22▲ 2.5×31 topics
- Culture22▲ 2.6×14 topics
- Gender Differences21▲ 3.5×15 topics
- Feminism19▲ 4.2×14 topics
- Discrimination19▲ 5.9×6 topics
- Religion19▲ 2.4×19 topics
- Technology Integration18▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Diversity18▲ 6.4×7 topics
- Emotion Regulation18▲ 3.5×8 topics
- Psychological Impact18▲ 3.3×7 topics
- Health Disparities17▲ 4.0×7 topics
- Intersectionality17▲ 5.7×9 topics
- Academic Achievement16▲ 5.7×9 topics
- Society14▲ 4.5×8 topics
- Cultural Competence13▲ 6.4×7 topics
- Youth13▲ 5.7×5 topics
- Academic Performance12▲ 9.0×4 topics
- Accountability12▲ 7.0×3 topics
- Adolescent Development12▲ 6.0×5 topics
- Particle Physics10▲ 8.3×2 topics
- Teacher Preparation10▲ 9.0×3 topics
What research is done in DeKalb?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 10 works
- 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
- 3 Higher Education Research Studies Education 8 works
- 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
- 5 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 8 works
- 6 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
- 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
- 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
- 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
- 10 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 6 works
Research output over time
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