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Butler University

In research, Butler University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,771 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,773 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,179 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,326
of 28,054 · #7,862 all time
Rank in United States
#1,394
of 4,192
Research works
3.5k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Butler 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 #3,771 of 10,521 19.3%193 #1608
Social SciencesField #2,773 of 6,365 24.7%89 #1580
Health SciencesDomain #9,179 of 11,982 8.1%89 #10310
MedicineField #8,743 of 10,443 7.4%71 #9865

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 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#1,608 #3,771
  2. Social Sciences#1,580 #2,773
  3. Health Sciences#10,310 #9,179
  4. Medicine#9,865 #8,743
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: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.45× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 90 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Butler University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Henderson, Peter Z. Grossman and Francis Drouet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Butler University.

  1. 1 Peter Henderson United States · #42,041 worldwide 647 citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Peter Z. Grossman United States · #119,853 worldwide 2k citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Francis Drouet United States · #251,065 worldwide 125 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 David S. Mason United States · #286,686 worldwide 46 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 George P. Rice United States · #310,314 worldwide 88 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 James F. McGrath United States · #398,986 worldwide 7 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Chad M. Bauman United States · #489,935 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 George W. Geib United States · #536,084 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Marshall Gregory United States · #696,780 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Brian Oliu United States · #817,775 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Butler University

Which keywords describe research at Butler University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Identity, Gender, Globalization, Reflective Practice, Nationalism, Social Justice and Religion.

▲ 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. Globalization18▲ 2.4×31 topics
  2. Identity14▲ 5.2×25 topics
  3. Epidemiology14◆ 0.91×43 topics
  4. Feminism13▲ 12×14 topics
  5. Gender12▲ 5.8×18 topics
  6. Nationalism11▲ 6.1×13 topics
  7. Social Justice10▲ 4.6×16 topics
  8. Reflective Practice10▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Literature9▲ 4.2×13 topics
  10. Religion8▲ 4.6×13 topics
  11. Culture8▲ 3.9×14 topics
  12. History8▲ 3.0×13 topics
  13. Student Engagement8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  14. Human Rights8▲ 1.90×15 topics
  15. Colonialism7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior7▲ 2.7×7 topics
  17. Faculty Development6▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Cultural Identity6▲ 3.2×9 topics
  19. Social Capital6▲ 3.1×6 topics
  20. Assessment Methods6▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Higher Education6▲ 2.8×10 topics
  22. Primary Care6▲ 3.8×8 topics
  23. Competency-Based Education5▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Democracy5▲ 3.6×9 topics
  25. Professional Identity Formation5▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Inappropriate Medication Use5▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Polypharmacy5▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Memory4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  30. Monetary Policy4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  31. Emotion4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  32. Medication Adherence4▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Diversity4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  34. Income Inequality4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  35. Multiculturalism4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  36. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  37. Cultural History4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  38. Patient Safety4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  39. Equality4▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Citizenship4▲ 7.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Butler University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment.

Innovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 2 fractional worksSpanish Literature and C…2Spanish Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…2Market Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeriatrics and GerontologyManagement of Technology and InnovationPathology and Forensic Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  4. 4 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  5. 5 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  7. 7 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  10. 10 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Butler University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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