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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Northern Illinois UniversityUniversity 20,707 #2,769
2DeKalb County School DistrictUniversity 59 not ranked
3NIU ObservatoryResearch facility 23 not ranked
4DeKalb County Health DepartmentGovernment institution 7 not ranked
5United 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.

Northern Illinois University: 99.6%DeKalb County School District: 0.3%NIU Observatory: 0.1%DeKalb County Health Department: 0.0%1 other listed: 0.0%100%largest
Northern Illinois University21k · 99.6%DeKalb County School District59 · 0.3%NIU Observatory23 · 0.1%DeKalb County Health Department7 · 0.0%1 other listed1 · 0.0%

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).

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 29.2 works6.5×
  2. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 21.4 works4.2×
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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.

▲ 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 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
  1. Mental Health67▲ 2.8×33 topics
  2. Globalization52▲ 1.63×67 topics
  3. Machine Learning50◆ 0.93×53 topics
  4. Climate Change43◆ 0.97×58 topics
  5. Education40▲ 1.44×45 topics
  6. Gender35▲ 3.9×31 topics
  7. Social Media32▲ 1.39×26 topics
  8. Identity32▲ 2.6×32 topics
  9. History28▲ 2.4×26 topics
  10. Depression27▲ 1.90×21 topics
  11. Social Support27▲ 3.0×14 topics
  12. Social Justice26▲ 2.7×22 topics
  13. Resilience26▲ 3.3×11 topics
  14. Big Data25▲ 1.70×14 topics
  15. Human Rights25▲ 1.48×32 topics
  16. Colonialism24▲ 3.2×30 topics
  17. Ethics24▲ 3.0×20 topics
  18. Student Engagement23▲ 3.5×12 topics
  19. Nationalism23▲ 3.0×20 topics
  20. Literature22▲ 2.5×31 topics
  21. Culture22▲ 2.6×14 topics
  22. Gender Differences21▲ 3.5×15 topics
  23. Feminism19▲ 4.2×14 topics
  24. Discrimination19▲ 5.9×6 topics
  25. Religion19▲ 2.4×19 topics
  26. Technology Integration18▲ 3.7×8 topics
  27. Diversity18▲ 6.4×7 topics
  28. Emotion Regulation18▲ 3.5×8 topics
  29. Psychological Impact18▲ 3.3×7 topics
  30. Health Disparities17▲ 4.0×7 topics
  31. Intersectionality17▲ 5.7×9 topics
  32. Academic Achievement16▲ 5.7×9 topics
  33. Society14▲ 4.5×8 topics
  34. Cultural Competence13▲ 6.4×7 topics
  35. Youth13▲ 5.7×5 topics
  36. Academic Performance12▲ 9.0×4 topics
  37. Accountability12▲ 7.0×3 topics
  38. Adolescent Development12▲ 6.0×5 topics
  39. Particle Physics10▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation10▲ 9.0×3 topics

What research is done in DeKalb?

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 10 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 9 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Research Studies Education 8 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  5. 5 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 8 works
  6. 6 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 6 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.