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Dillard University

In research, Dillard University stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,320 of 14,833 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,934 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,002
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,996
of 7,310
Research works
354
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.1k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.70×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Dillard University

What is Dillard 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 #12,320 of 14,833 7.4%150
Physical SciencesDomain #15,934 of 17,446 2.8%137

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

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Dillard University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Medicine (17%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 24 fractional works · 52.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 17.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 21.0% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDillardUniversity45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences53%

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. Social Sciences1431.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting37.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities25.5%
    4. Psychology24.4%
    5. Decision Sciences12.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    1. Medicine817.5%
    2. Health Professions24.9%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Computer Science25.5%
    2. Engineering24.7%
    3. Environmental Science23.6%
    4. Materials Science13.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy12.2%
    6. Chemistry11.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.66×1 works
  2. Social Sciences2.50×14 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.35×3 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.91×2 works
  5. Health Professions1.84×2 works
  6. Psychology1.46×2 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.99×1 works
  8. Materials Science0.92×2 works
  9. Medicine0.91×8 works
  10. Chemistry0.90×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.72×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.71×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.50×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×0 works
  17. Engineering0.31×2 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  19. Energy0.10×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.08×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dillard University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kassie Freeman, Maryemma Graham and Ronald T. Murphy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dillard University.

  1. 1 Kassie Freeman United States · #1,613,149 worldwide 1.1k citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Maryemma Graham United States · #2,560,381 worldwide 221 citations · 133 works
  3. 3 Ronald T. Murphy United States · #3,173,868 worldwide 595 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Dan R. Frost United States · #3,917,380 worldwide 75 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Mohammed Ershad Hussain United States · #3,986,158 worldwide 131 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Ashraf Esmail United States · #4,021,714 worldwide 51 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Hannah Baker Saltmarsh United States · #4,756,864 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 J. MADISON DAVIS United States · #4,878,927 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Simeon Wilson United States · #5,345,974 worldwide 111 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Hadi Yahya Alkahby United States · #5,437,251 worldwide 194 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Dillard University

What are the most cited papers from Dillard University?

The most cited paper from Dillard University is "The Persuasive Effects of Metaphor: A Meta-Analysis" (Pradeep Sopory, James Price Dillard, 2002), with 349 citations. Next come "Post-Newtonian dynamics in dense star clusters: Formation, masses, and merger rates of highly-eccentric black hole binaries" (276) and "Marketing and the Tragedy of the Commons: A Synthesis, Commentary, and Analysis for Action" (239).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Persuasive Effects of Metaphor: A Meta-Analysis Pradeep Sopory, James Price Dillard · Human Communication Research Review Jul 2002 349
2 Post-Newtonian dynamics in dense star clusters: Formation, masses, and merger rates of highly-eccentric black hole binaries Carl L. Rodriguez, Pau Amaro‐Seoane, Sourav Chatterjee et al. · Physical review. D/Physical review. D. Open access 10 Dec 2018 276
3 Marketing and the Tragedy of the Commons: A Synthesis, Commentary, and Analysis for Action Clifford J. Shultz, Morris B. Holbrook · Journal of Public Policy & Marketing Open access Sep 1999 239
4 Gender Difference in Postprandial Lipemia Charles Couillard, Nathalie Bergeron, Denis Prud’homme et al. · Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Open access Oct 1999 220
5 The Long‐Term Evolution of the Spin, Pulse Shape, and Orbit of the Accretion‐powered Millisecond Pulsar SAX J1808.4−3658 J. M. Hartman, Alessandro Patruno, Deepto Chakrabarty et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 6 Mar 2008 201
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Which keywords describe research at Dillard University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Obesity, Mental Health, Human Rights, Public Health, Risk Factors, Gender and Social Impact.

▲ 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. Colonialism3▲ 12×4 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 4.1×14 topics
  3. Obesity3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  4. Public Health3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  5. Human Rights2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  7. Big Data2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  8. Gender2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  10. Social Impact2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  11. Social Inequality2▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Physical Activity1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  13. Prevalence1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  14. Health Effects1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  15. History1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  17. Adolescents1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  18. Africa1▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Homophobia1▲ 269×1 topic
  20. Nationalism1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  21. Sexuality1▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Atherosclerosis1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Cholesterol1▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Health Promotion1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. African History1▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Black Studies1▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Blockchain1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  29. Childhood1▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 104×1 topic
  31. Criminal Justice1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  32. Diabetes1▲ 4.4×1 topic
  33. Fake News1▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Insulin Resistance1▲ 4.9×1 topic
  35. Mass Incarceration1▲ 75×1 topic
  36. Misinformation1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Overweight1▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Post-Colonial Africa1▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Problem of Evil1▲ 255×1 topic
  40. Theodicy1▲ 255×1 topic

Which research topics does Dillard University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and African history and culture studies.

African Sexualities and …1African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…1Misinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…1Race, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins: 1 fractional worksData Quality and Management: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthAnthropologyInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dillard University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher 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 Dillard University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Dillard University0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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