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Cleveland University

In research, Cleveland University stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,863 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine (Medicine is 2.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#25,508
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,330
of 7,310
Research works
214
▲ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Cleveland University

What is Cleveland 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
Health SciencesDomain #12,863 of 16,688 7.0%120

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cleveland 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 Cleveland University work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Cleveland University is in Health Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 59.8% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 56.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 11.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKClevelandUniversity40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences60%Social Sciences14%

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. Medicine2256.3%
    2. Health Professions12.3%
    3. Dentistry01.0%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Computer Science25.5%
    2. Engineering24.5%
    3. Environmental Science12.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    5. Materials Science00.6%
    6. Chemistry00.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Social Sciences26.0%
    2. Psychology25.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.9%
    4. Decision Sciences01.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology36.9%
    2. Neuroscience12.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Cleveland University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 2.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 22.3 works2.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.93× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.93×22 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.38×0 works
  3. Dentistry1.98×0 works
  4. Psychology1.63×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.62×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×3 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.98×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.90×1 works
  9. Health Professions0.88×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.71×2 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.47×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.44×1 works
  14. Nursing0.43×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.31×0 works
  16. Engineering0.30×2 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.17×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cleveland University?

Ranked on the quality score, James W. Brantingham, Julie M Fussner and Tammy Kay Cassa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cleveland University.

  1. 1 James W. Brantingham United States · #2,804,279 worldwide 970 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Julie M Fussner United States · #2,985,715 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Tammy Kay Cassa United States · #3,140,551 worldwide 439 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Daniel Redwood United States · #3,548,866 worldwide 286 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Mark T. Pfefer United States · #4,905,790 worldwide 315 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Cleveland University

What are the most cited papers from Cleveland University?

The most cited paper from Cleveland University is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2008), with 1,998 citations. Next come "Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock" (919) and "The physical activity scale for individuals with physical disabilities: Development and evaluation" (460).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy in higher eukaryotes Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa) 236 authors 2008 1,998
2 Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock Ashish Kumar Khanna et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 May 2017 919
3 The physical activity scale for individuals with physical disabilities: Development and evaluation Richard A. Washburn, Weimo Zhu, Edward McAuley et al. · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Feb 2002 460
4 Television Images and Adolescent Girls' Body Image Disturbance Renée A. Botta · Journal of Communication Jun 1999 388
5 Tibial Plateau Fractures Jeffrey O. Anglen, William Healy · Orthopedics Nov 1988 229
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Which keywords describe research at Cleveland University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes, Global Burden, Neuroprotection, Ischemic Stroke, Prevention Guidelines and Revascularization.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.6×21 topics
  2. Risk Factors4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  3. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 28×2 topics
  4. Global Burden2▲ 10×3 topics
  5. Neuroprotection2▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Public Health2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  7. Ischemic Stroke2▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Endovascular Therapy2▲ 62×1 topic
  9. Prevention Guidelines2▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Revascularization2▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Thrombolysis2▲ 62×1 topic
  12. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 19×1 topic
  14. Ideal Cardiovascular Health2▲ 109×1 topic
  15. Inflammation2▲ 1.78×6 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis1▲ 6.0×6 topics
  17. Surgical Management1▲ 8.4×11 topics
  18. Low Back Pain1▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Mental Health1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  20. Anxiety1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  21. Coronary Artery Disease1▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Depression1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  23. Endothelial Function1▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Internet of Things1▲ 3.1×3 topics
  25. Obesity1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  26. Atherosclerosis1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  27. Chronic Pain1▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Climate Change1◆ 0.93×4 topics
  29. Degenerative Disc Disease1▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome1▲ 114×1 topic
  31. Epicardial Fat1▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Marfan Syndrome1▲ 114×1 topic
  33. Neural Plasticity1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Perivascular Adipose Tissue1▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Cleveland University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Connective tissue disorders research and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity.

Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksConnective tissue disord…1Connective tissue disorders research: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease a…1Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Caro…1Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 1 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGeneticsRehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 1 works
  6. 6 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 0 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cleveland University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Cleveland University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Cleveland University0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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