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Bluffton University

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World rank, all time
#34,456
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,329
of 8,685
Research works
251
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.13× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.51× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bluffton University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Berger and E. B. Williamson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bluffton University.

  1. 1 Daniel Berger United States · #599,955 worldwide 50 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 E. B. Williamson United States · #643,541 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Bluffton University

Which keywords describe research at Bluffton University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antiretroviral Therapy, HIV Infection, HIV Transmission, Cardiovascular Disease, Preexposure Prophylaxis, Stigma and Discrimination, HIV and Bone Mineral Density.

▲ 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 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. Antiretroviral Therapy16▲ 208×5 topics
  2. HIV Infection7▲ 141×2 topics
  3. HIV Transmission7▲ 197×2 topics
  4. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 13×9 topics
  5. Epidemiology6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  6. Preexposure Prophylaxis6▲ 261×1 topic
  7. Stigma and Discrimination6▲ 261×1 topic
  8. HIV5▲ 139×4 topics
  9. Bone Mineral Density5▲ 139×2 topics
  10. Inflammation4▲ 4.6×3 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance4▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Aging4▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Metabolic Abnormalities4▲ 452×1 topic
  14. Myocardial Infarction4▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Immune Response3▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Drug Resistance3▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Integrase Inhibitors3▲ 277×1 topic
  18. Nucleoside Analogues3▲ 277×1 topic
  19. Public Health3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  20. Vaccine2▲ 13×2 topics
  21. AIDS2▲ 173×1 topic
  22. Antibodies2▲ 78×1 topic
  23. drug use2▲ 150×1 topic
  24. harm reduction2▲ 150×1 topic
  25. Genetic Variants2▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Clinical Trials2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  27. Cholesterol-lowering2▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Statins2▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Treatment2▲ 3.0×2 topics
  30. Immunopathogenesis2▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Obesity2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  32. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Opportunistic Infections1▲ 98×2 topics
  34. Neurosyphilis1▲ 159×1 topic
  35. Syphilis1▲ 159×1 topic
  36. Breast Cancer1▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Anthropogenic Noise1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Encephalopathy1▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Infertility1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Liver Disease1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Bluffton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV-related health complications and treatments, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment and HIV Research and Treatment.

HIV/AIDS Research and In…6HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 6 fractional worksHIV-related health complications and treatments: 4 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 3 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk: 2 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiov…2Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 2 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksPneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment: 1 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEmergency MedicineVirologyEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 6 works
  2. 2 HIV-related health complications and treatments Emergency Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 3 works
  4. 4 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 2 works
  5. 5 HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment Epidemiology 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 available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.2%domestic only96.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bluffton University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.