Butler University
In research, Butler University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,710 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,786 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,568 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #7,223 of 22,385 · #8,299 all time
- Rank in United States
- #964 of 3,332
- Research works
- 3.5k ▼ 8% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 37k 10.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.85× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 45% world 40%
- International
- 6% world 18%
What is Butler University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,710 of 9,585 | 8.7% | 193 | #2765 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #5,786 of 9,902 | 5.5% | 89 | #11160 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,568 of 5,988 | 10.8% | 89 | #3184 | |
| MedicineField | #5,718 of 8,541 | 5.0% | 71 | #10308 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Butler 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#2,765 #3,710
- Health Sciences#11,160 #5,786
- Social Sciences#3,184 #3,568
- Medicine#10,308 #5,718
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Butler University work in?
In 2022-now, 50% of research at Butler University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (18%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences21349.8%
- Social Sciences9622.4%
- Arts and Humanities4410.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting266.2%
- Psychology235.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance204.6%
- Decision Sciences30.8%
- Health Sciences9722.7%
- Medicine7718.1%
- Health Professions173.9%
- Nursing30.7%
- Physical Sciences6615.5%
- Computer Science174.0%
- Physics and Astronomy92.1%
- Engineering81.9%
- Mathematics81.8%
- Materials Science81.8%
- Chemistry61.3%
- Environmental Science51.2%
- Chemical Engineering30.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
- Energy10.3%
- Life Sciences5112.0%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 24 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities3.56×44 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.17×20 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.91×26 works
- Psychology1.79×23 works
- Chemical Engineering1.78×3 works
- Social Sciences1.77×96 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×2 works
- Mathematics1.56×8 works
- Health Professions1.49×17 works
- Nursing1.42×3 works
- Neuroscience1.17×8 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.16×26 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.95×9 works
- Medicine0.94×77 works
- Chemistry0.83×6 works
- Decision Sciences0.83×3 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.63×3 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×12 works
- Computer Science0.52×17 works
- Materials Science0.51×8 works
- Energy0.31×1 works
- Environmental Science0.25×5 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×2 works
- Engineering0.13×8 works
- Arts and Humanities 3.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.9×
- Psychology 1.8×
- Chemical Engineering 1.8×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.6×
- Mathematics 1.6×
- Health Professions 1.5×
- Nursing 1.4×
- Neuroscience 1.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Energy 0.3×
- Environmental Science 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Butler University?
Ranked on the quality score, Christopher C. Stobart, Stephanie A. Fernhaber and Stuart S. Glennan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Butler University.
- 1
Christopher C. Stobart
United States · #238,452 worldwide 1.7k citations · 49 works
- 2
Stephanie A. Fernhaber
United States · #460,070 worldwide 3.2k citations · 89 works
- 3
Stuart S. Glennan
United States · #1,074,442 worldwide 2.6k citations · 61 works
- 4
Rong Ma
United States · #1,178,244 worldwide 319 citations · 65 works
- 5
Chioniso Patience Masamha
United States · #1,179,111 worldwide 1.3k citations · 46 works
- 6
Travis J. Ryan
United States · #1,198,087 worldwide 3.6k citations · 62 works
- 7
Julia L. Angstmann
United States · #1,232,429 worldwide 548 citations · 34 works
- 8
Carmen M. Salsbury
United States · #1,290,034 worldwide 740 citations · 32 works
- 9
Sean T. Berthrong
United States · #1,426,608 worldwide 1.9k citations · 26 works
- 10
David Stewart Mason
United States · #1,558,638 worldwide 1.4k citations · 152 works
Which keywords describe research at Butler University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Identity, Globalization, Nationalism, Gender, Reflective Practice, Social Justice and Religion.
- Market Dynamics
- Equality
- Green Chemistry
- Patient Safety
- Monetary Policy
- Inappropriate Medication Use
- Cosmopolitanism
- Competency-Based Education
- Democracy
- Higher Education
- Faculty Development
- Consumer Behavior
- Student Engagement
- Culture
- History
- Religion
- Reflective Practice
- Social Justice
- Feminism
- Identity
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Gender
- Nationalism
- Literature
- Colonialism
- Human Rights
- Big Data
- Social Capital
- Cultural Identity
- Assessment Methods
- Primary Care
- Neoliberalism
- Professional Identity Formation
- Memory
- Polypharmacy
- Medication Adherence
- Diversity
- Income Inequality
- Cultural History
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Globalization20▲ 2.4×34 topics
- Identity15▲ 4.9×27 topics
- Epidemiology15◆ 0.88×48 topics
- Feminism13▲ 11×15 topics
- Gender12▲ 5.4×18 topics
- Social Justice12▲ 4.7×17 topics
- Nationalism12▲ 6.2×16 topics
- Reflective Practice10▲ 12×6 topics
- Literature9▲ 4.0×15 topics
- Religion9▲ 4.5×13 topics
- Colonialism9▲ 4.3×15 topics
- History9▲ 2.9×15 topics
- Human Rights9▲ 1.97×17 topics
- Culture8▲ 3.7×14 topics
- Big Data8▲ 2.0×9 topics
- Student Engagement8▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Social Capital7▲ 3.2×7 topics
- Consumer Behavior7▲ 2.5×7 topics
- Cultural Identity7▲ 3.1×10 topics
- Faculty Development7▲ 20×2 topics
- Assessment Methods6▲ 13×3 topics
- Higher Education6▲ 2.6×10 topics
- Primary Care6▲ 3.8×8 topics
- Democracy6▲ 3.8×10 topics
- Neoliberalism6▲ 3.6×9 topics
- Competency-Based Education5▲ 14×1 topic
- Professional Identity Formation5▲ 20×1 topic
- Cosmopolitanism5▲ 11×4 topics
- Memory5▲ 4.7×10 topics
- Inappropriate Medication Use5▲ 27×1 topic
- Polypharmacy5▲ 27×1 topic
- Monetary Policy5▲ 4.7×5 topics
- Medication Adherence4▲ 19×2 topics
- Patient Safety4▲ 6.3×4 topics
- Diversity4▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Green Chemistry4▲ 5.4×3 topics
- Income Inequality4▲ 6.6×3 topics
- Equality4▲ 15×3 topics
- Cultural History4▲ 7.2×6 topics
- Market Dynamics3▲ 10×2 topics
Which research topics does Butler University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Innovations in Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
- 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
- 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
- 4 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
- 5 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
- 6 Enzyme Structure and Function Materials Chemistry 3 works
- 7 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
- 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
- 9 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
- 10 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Butler University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Butler University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.
Fractional works of Butler University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 1990.
Other research institutions in Indianapolis
- Eli Lilly (United States)
- University of Indianapolis
- Indiana University Health
- Indianapolis Zoo
- Martin University
- Regenstrief Institute
- Marian University - Indiana
- American College of Sports Medicine
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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