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Denison University

In research, Denison University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,754 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,918 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,376 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,041
of 28,054 · #8,587 all time
Rank in United States
#1,503
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Denison 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 #3,754 of 10,521 13.3%203 #2306
Social SciencesField #3,918 of 6,365 19.4%102 #2492
Physical SciencesDomain #8,376 of 12,888 9.7%95 #6660

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Denison 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#2,306 #3,754
  2. Social Sciences#2,492 #3,918
  3. Physical Sciences#6,660 #8,376
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: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.65× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.64× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Denison University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel R. Denison, Paul A. Djupe and Robin Bartlett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Denison University.

  1. 1 Daniel R. Denison United States · #130,306 worldwide 314 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Paul A. Djupe United States · #204,859 worldwide 85 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Robin Bartlett United States · #205,360 worldwide 132 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Ronald E. Santoni United States · #251,216 worldwide 59 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Kirk Combe United States · #272,267 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 John Arthos United States · #297,022 worldwide 34 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Michael Westmoreland United States · #383,177 worldwide 116 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 A. W. Lindsey United States · #438,355 worldwide 110 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Lionel Crocker United States · #634,854 worldwide 7 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 D. C. Homan United States · #642,116 worldwide 164 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Denison University

Which keywords describe research at Denison University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Globalization, Religion, Identity, Colonialism, Climate Change, History and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization27▲ 4.0×38 topics
  2. Climate Change25▲ 2.7×38 topics
  3. Gender20▲ 11×29 topics
  4. Religion19▲ 12×14 topics
  5. Identity19▲ 7.4×22 topics
  6. History16▲ 6.4×20 topics
  7. Colonialism15▲ 9.3×17 topics
  8. Culture14▲ 7.5×17 topics
  9. Nationalism13▲ 8.4×15 topics
  10. Feminism11▲ 12×13 topics
  11. Sustainability11▲ 1.32×19 topics
  12. Neoliberalism10▲ 8.4×12 topics
  13. Literature10▲ 5.5×19 topics
  14. Human Rights10▲ 2.8×21 topics
  15. Democracy10▲ 7.8×7 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation10▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Politics10▲ 10×7 topics
  18. Social Justice10▲ 4.6×15 topics
  19. Social Media9▲ 1.88×14 topics
  20. Biodiversity8▲ 3.2×14 topics
  21. Ethics8▲ 4.8×13 topics
  22. Philosophy8▲ 4.9×10 topics
  23. Invasive Species7▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Society7▲ 11×7 topics
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 6.7×6 topics
  26. Conservation Biology6▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Population Dynamics6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  28. Secularism6▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Christianity6▲ 27×3 topics
  30. Race5▲ 14×9 topics
  31. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Activism5▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Corpus Linguistics5▲ 6.4×4 topics
  34. Sociology5▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Cultural Critique5▲ 39×3 topics
  36. Postcolonialism5▲ 11×9 topics
  37. Amphibian Declines4▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Chytridiomycosis4▲ 56×1 topic
  39. NGOs4▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Imperialism4▲ 16×6 topics

Which research topics does Denison University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Religion and Society Interactions, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Fashion and Cultural Textiles.

Amphibian and Reptile Bi…4Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…3Religion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 3 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 3 fractional worksRhetoric and Communication Studies: 3 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…2Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political ScienceFinanceMuseology2 others

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

  1. 1 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 3 works
  4. 4 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 3 works
  5. 5 Rhetoric and Communication Studies Philosophy 3 works
  6. 6 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Denison University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.