Question 1

What is Ball State University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Ball State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,018 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,701 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,149 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology (Developmental and Educational Psychology is 6.8× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Ball State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ball State University ranks #4,518 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,285 all time), and #629 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ball State University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Jagdish Khubchandani, DAVID L. COSTILL and Leonard A. Kaminsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ball State University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ball State University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Ball State University is "Global, Regional, and National Cancer Incidence, Mortality, Years of Life Lost, Years Lived With Disability, and Disability-Adjusted Life-years for 32 Cancer Groups, 1990 to 2015" (Christina Fitzmaurice et al., 2016), with 6,333 citations. Next come "Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases for 10 Causes, 1990 to 2015" (3,906) and "Role of proline under changing environments" (2,864).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ball State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology and Behavioral and Psychological Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ball State University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Education, Identity, Gender, Reflective Practice, Academic Achievement, Globalization and Social Justice.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ball State University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Ball State University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Psychology (13%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Ball State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.