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Bradley University

In research, Bradley University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,112 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,146 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,430 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,034
of 28,054 · #6,752 all time
Rank in United States
#1,799
of 4,192
Research works
3.5k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Bradley University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,112 of 10,521 20.5%127 #1741
Physical SciencesDomain #9,146 of 12,888 11.6%173 #6375
EngineeringField #5,430 of 6,636 9.3%88 #4074

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bradley University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,741 #6,112
  2. Physical Sciences#6,375 #9,146
  3. Engineering#4,074 #5,430
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.58× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.89× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 88 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bradley University?

Ranked on the composite score, Doris Kolb, Mitch Griffin and Vladimir Uskov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bradley University.

  1. 1 Doris Kolb United States · #236,947 worldwide 111 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Mitch Griffin United States · #239,191 worldwide 137 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Vladimir Uskov United States · #297,696 worldwide 23 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 David P. Schmitt United States · #305,589 worldwide 220 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Dunja Antunovic United States · #319,528 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Suruz Miah United States · #347,148 worldwide 138 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Allen I. Huffcutt United States · #383,069 worldwide 231 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Emily R. Gill United States · #540,871 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Rajesh Iyer United States · #562,557 worldwide 76 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Albro Martin United States · #562,835 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Bradley University

Which keywords describe research at Bradley University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Heat Transfer, Student Engagement, Sustainability, Neural Networks, Health Outcomes and Experimental Investigation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning22▲ 1.79×46 topics
  2. Machine Learning20▲ 1.67×40 topics
  3. Sustainability15▲ 1.71×25 topics
  4. Neural Networks12▲ 2.2×21 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.0×13 topics
  6. Mental Health10▲ 1.89×18 topics
  7. Educational Technology10▲ 2.3×9 topics
  8. Heat Transfer10▲ 5.5×7 topics
  9. Education9▲ 1.42×21 topics
  10. Student Engagement8▲ 5.9×8 topics
  11. Internet of Things8▲ 2.6×10 topics
  12. Social Media8▲ 1.60×14 topics
  13. Healthcare8▲ 1.87×11 topics
  14. Social Capital7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Health Outcomes7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  16. Online Learning6▲ 2.1×8 topics
  17. Health Promotion6▲ 4.9×5 topics
  18. Applications5▲ 5.5×3 topics
  19. Experimental Investigation5▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Food Insecurity5▲ 25×1 topic
  21. Multi-Agent Systems5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  22. Social Determinants5▲ 6.8×1 topic
  23. Anomaly Detection5▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Predictive Maintenance4▲ 16×2 topics
  25. 3D Printing4▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Biomedical Engineering4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  27. Heat Exchangers4▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Innovation Management4▲ 7.0×2 topics
  29. Reinforcement Learning4▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Nanofluids4▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Thermal Conductivity4▲ 7.3×1 topic
  32. Digital Ecosystems4▲ 66×1 topic
  33. Smart University4▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Empathy4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  35. Institutional Theory4▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Shareholder Value4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Tool Wear4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Pressure Drop4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Convective Heat Transfer3▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Microchannel3▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Bradley University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Engineering Education and Technology and Heat Transfer and Optimization.

Food Security and Health…5Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 5 fractional worksNanofluid Flow and Heat …4Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer: 4 fractional worksEngineering Education an…4Engineering Education and Technology: 4 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…3Heat Transfer and Optimization: 3 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 3 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 3 fractional worksMedia Influence and Health3Media Influence and Health: 3 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 2 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…2Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsBiomedical EngineeringInformation SystemsMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 3 works
  7. 7 Media Influence and Health Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  8. 8 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 2 works
  9. 9 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bradley University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.

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