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Davenport University

In research, Davenport University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,219 of 14,833 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,272 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,493
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,043
of 7,310
Research works
359
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.5k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Davenport University

What is Davenport 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 #11,219 of 14,833 8.6%123
Physical SciencesDomain #15,272 of 17,446 6.1%136

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

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Davenport University is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Psychology (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 39.6% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 16.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 14.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 11.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 36.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 14.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDavenportUniversity43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences36%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry716.6%
    2. Engineering511.6%
    3. Computer Science36.7%
    4. Environmental Science11.9%
    5. Mathematics11.5%
    6. Materials Science00.9%
    7. Energy00.4%
    1. Social Sciences615.1%
    2. Psychology614.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine511.4%
    2. Nursing12.7%
    3. Health Professions11.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 10.61× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 5.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.80× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry10.61×7 works
  2. Nursing5.56×1 works
  3. Psychology4.80×6 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.50×0 works
  5. Mathematics1.28×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.27×1 works
  7. Social Sciences1.19×6 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.87×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.86×3 works
  10. Engineering0.78×5 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×1 works
  13. Medicine0.59×5 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.58×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.52×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.45×1 works
  17. Energy0.42×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.38×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.34×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.26×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Davenport University?

Ranked on the quality score, Laura K. Harris, Clara Jans and Roque do Carmo Amorim Neto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Davenport University.

  1. 1 Laura K. Harris United States · #772,145 worldwide 2.4k citations · 155 works
  2. 2 Clara Jans United States · #2,415,365 worldwide 131 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Roque do Carmo Amorim Neto United States · #2,633,229 worldwide 266 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Oren Gozlan United States · #2,655,223 worldwide 155 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Franklin Hiram King United States · #2,911,148 worldwide 276 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Mark Lane United States · #4,484,324 worldwide 112 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Mary Ann Chance United States · #4,833,726 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 James A West United States · #6,042,634 worldwide 6 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Davenport University

What are the most cited papers from Davenport University?

The most cited paper from Davenport University is "Preparation and characterization of bone and tooth collagen for isotopic analysis" (Stanley H. Ambrose, 1990), with 1,873 citations. Next come "Effects of diet, climate and physiology on nitrogen isotope abundances in terrestrial foodwebs" (735) and "Halide Effects in Transition Metal Catalysis" (522).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Preparation and characterization of bone and tooth collagen for isotopic analysis Stanley H. Ambrose · Journal of Archaeological Science Jul 1990 1,873
2 Effects of diet, climate and physiology on nitrogen isotope abundances in terrestrial foodwebs Stanley H. Ambrose · Journal of Archaeological Science May 1991 735
3 Halide Effects in Transition Metal Catalysis Keith Fagnou, Mark Lautens · Angewandte Chemie International Edition Open access 2 Jan 2002 522
4 The Seasonal Mobility Model for Prehistoric Herders in the South-western Cape of South Africa Assessed by Isotopic Analysis of Sheep Tooth Enamel Marie Balasse, Stanley H. Ambrose, Andrew Benjamin Smith et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science Sep 2002 441
5 Forest commons and local enforcement Ashwini Chhatre, Arun Agrawal · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 3 Sep 2008 364
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Davenport University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Transition Metal Catalysis, Social Support, Self-Efficacy, Stress, Quality of Life, Ethics and Organic Synthesis.

▲ 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. Mental Health3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  2. Quality of Life3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  3. Social Support2▲ 11×3 topics
  4. Transition Metal Catalysis2▲ 70×4 topics
  5. Self-Efficacy2▲ 22×3 topics
  6. Stress2▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Ethics2▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Depression2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  9. Feminism2▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Neoliberalism2▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Organic Synthesis2▲ 44×3 topics
  12. History2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  13. Epistemology2▲ 160×1 topic
  14. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions2▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Psychology2▲ 35×1 topic
  16. Science2▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Healthcare2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Psychological Impact2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Geopolymer2▲ 27×2 topics
  20. Internet of Things2▲ 4.5×2 topics
  21. Privacy2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Security2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis1▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Heterocycles1▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Transition Metal Complexes1▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Blockchain1▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation1▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Cementitious Materials1▲ 34×1 topic
  29. C–H Activation1▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Fly Ash1▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Smart Contracts1▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Academic Performance1▲ 33×2 topics
  33. C-C Bond Formation1▲ 70×3 topics
  34. College Retention1▲ 137×1 topic
  35. Elderly1▲ 12×1 topic
  36. Electrochemical Methods1▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Nursing1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Student Engagement1▲ 6.8×1 topic
  39. Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis1▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Discrimination1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Davenport University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods and Health and Well-being Studies.

Academic and Historical …2Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…1Health and Well-being Studies: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…1Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksReproductive Health and Technologies: 1 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 1 fractional works
General PsychologyInformation SystemsOrganic ChemistryClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Research Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.5%domestic only64.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Davenport University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Davenport University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Davenport University0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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