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Chamberlain University

In research, Chamberlain University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,460 of 14,833 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,998 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,123
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,776
of 7,310
Research works
358
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Chamberlain University

What is Chamberlain University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,460 of 14,833 4.4%153
Health SciencesDomain #10,998 of 16,688 7.7%163

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chamberlain 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 fields of science does Chamberlain University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Chamberlain University is in Health Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (20%), Health Professions (19%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 38 fractional works · 48.5% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 20.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 19.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 12.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 8.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 39.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 10.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKChamberlainUniversity78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences39%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1620.8%
    2. Health Professions1519.4%
    3. Nursing68.2%
    1. Social Sciences1519.8%
    2. Psychology810.4%
    3. Decision Sciences33.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.7%
    5. Arts and Humanities22.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Environmental Science22.7%
    2. Computer Science11.9%
    3. Engineering11.8%
    4. Materials Science10.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience22.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 7.38× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 16.70× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.43× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.40× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 16.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing16.70×6 works
  2. Health Professions7.38×15 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.43×3 works
  4. Psychology3.40×8 works
  5. Social Sciences1.57×15 works
  6. Neuroscience1.24×2 works
  7. Medicine1.08×16 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.80×2 works
  10. Environmental Science0.55×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×1 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.25×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.24×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.19×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  19. Engineering0.12×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chamberlain University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenya V. Beard, Linda M. Hollinger-Smith and Asher Hobson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chamberlain University.

  1. 1 Kenya V. Beard United States · #1,461,780 worldwide 299 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Linda M. Hollinger-Smith United States · #2,354,177 worldwide 585 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Asher Hobson United States · #3,201,785 worldwide 137 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Carolyn Sipes United States · #3,423,688 worldwide 126 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Toni L. Hebda United States · #3,584,122 worldwide 315 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Chad O’Lynn United States · #3,688,165 worldwide 539 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Lorry Schoenly United States · #3,752,162 worldwide 515 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Susan L. Groenwald United States · #4,123,559 worldwide 169 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Ellen L. Poole United States · #5,001,619 worldwide 103 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Reşit Sönmez United States · #5,097,415 worldwide 40 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Chamberlain University

What are the most cited papers from Chamberlain University?

The most cited paper from Chamberlain University is "Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcome Reports: Update of the Utstein Resuscitation Registry Templates for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest" (Gavin D. Perkins et al., 2014), with 1,053 citations. Next come "Recommended Guidelines for Reviewing, Reporting, and Conducting Research on In-Hospital Resuscitation: The In-Hospital ‘Utstein Style’" (584) and "A 3‐year Randomized Clinical Trial of MiSight Lenses for Myopia Control" (534).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcome Reports: Update of the Utstein Resuscitation Registry Templates for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Gavin D. Perkins et al. · Circulation Open access 13 Nov 2014 1,053
2 Recommended Guidelines for Reviewing, Reporting, and Conducting Research on In-Hospital Resuscitation: The In-Hospital ‘Utstein Style’ Richard O. Cummins, Douglas A Chamberlain, Mary Fran Hazinski et al. · Circulation 15 Apr 1997 584
3 A 3‐year Randomized Clinical Trial of MiSight Lenses for Myopia Control Paul Chamberlain, Sofia C. Peixoto-de-Matos, Nicola S. Logan et al. · Optometry and Vision Science Open access 24 Jul 2019 534
4 Updating the Simulation Effectiveness Tool: Item Modifications and Reevaluation of Psychometric Properties Kim Leighton, Patricia Ravert, Vickie Mudra et al. · Nursing Education Perspectives 2015 294
5 Team-Based Learning: Systematic Research Review Rebecca J. Sisk · Journal of Nursing Education 18 Oct 2011 235
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chamberlain University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Job Satisfaction, Public Health, Qualitative Research, Professional Identity, Clinical Practice, Mental Health, Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Environment.

▲ 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-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
  1. Job Satisfaction7▲ 21×5 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 5.0×17 topics
  4. Qualitative Research5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  5. Professional Identity5▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Clinical Practice4▲ 38×2 topics
  7. Healthcare Environment4▲ 181×1 topic
  8. Nursing Staffing4▲ 181×1 topic
  9. Patient Outcomes4▲ 90×2 topics
  10. Depression4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  11. Anxiety3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  12. Nursing Education3▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Well-being3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  14. Human Rights3▲ 3.7×12 topics
  15. Patient Care3▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Healthcare Workers3▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Primary Care3▲ 9.4×7 topics
  18. Conflict2▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Medical Education2▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Social Justice2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Violence2▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Mortality2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Nursing2▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 34×3 topics
  25. Psychological Impact2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  26. Health Education2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  27. Health Policy2▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Physician Burnout2▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Professionalism2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Resilience2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  31. Work-Life Balance2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Critical Care2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  33. Interventions2▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Medical Student Distress2▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Health Workforce2▲ 54×2 topics
  36. Psychological Distress2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  37. Community Health2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Collaborative Practice2▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Complexity Theory2▲ 33×3 topics

Which research topics does Chamberlain University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nursing education and management, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units.

Nursing education and ma…4Nursing education and management: 4 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 1 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 1 fractional worksNursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 1 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research…1Health Sciences Research and Education: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksWorkplace Violence and Bullying: 1 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 1 fractional works
Research and TheoryGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyRadiological and Ultrasound Technology2 others

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

  1. 1 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 4 works
  2. 2 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 works
  7. 7 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Workplace Violence and Bullying Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chamberlain University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chamberlain University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Chamberlain University0.00022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Chamberlain University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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