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Drake University

In research, Drake University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,191 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,869 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,034 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,541
of 28,054 · #5,121 all time
Rank in United States
#1,712
of 4,192
Research works
3.4k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Drake 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 #5,191 of 10,521 17.0%193 #1870
Social SciencesField #3,869 of 6,365 16.7%103 #1690
Health SciencesDomain #8,034 of 11,982 7.7%73 #7578
Physical SciencesDomain #10,449 of 12,888 15.5%79 #4202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Drake 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#1,870 #5,191
  2. Social Sciences#1,690 #3,869
  3. Health Sciences#7,578 #8,034
  4. Physical Sciences#4,202 #10,449
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: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.11× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.89× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.77× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.84× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Drake University?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Hariman, Edward R. Ducharme and Joseph W. Schneider lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drake University.

  1. 1 Robert Hariman United States · #88,593 worldwide 68 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Edward R. Ducharme United States · #162,558 worldwide 33 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Joseph W. Schneider United States · #244,929 worldwide 262 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Timothy Longman United States · #296,690 worldwide 57 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Lindsay Woodward United States · #349,525 worldwide 13 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Mary K. Ducharme United States · #393,594 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Milan Randić United States · #396,770 worldwide 312 citations · 100 works
  8. 8 Mark W. Bennett United States · #422,059 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Klaus Bartschat United States · #446,365 worldwide 562 citations · 176 works
  10. 10 Anthony Gaughan United States · #545,900 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Drake University

Which keywords describe research at Drake University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Student Engagement, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Opinion, Higher Education, Human Rights and Evidence-Based Practice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 1.23×32 topics
  2. Globalization17▲ 2.4×31 topics
  3. Mental Health12▲ 2.2×21 topics
  4. Education10▲ 1.63×20 topics
  5. Human Rights10▲ 2.5×16 topics
  6. Student Engagement8▲ 5.7×11 topics
  7. Educational Technology8▲ 1.88×13 topics
  8. Higher Education8▲ 3.9×13 topics
  9. Nationalism7▲ 4.0×9 topics
  10. Motivation7▲ 4.3×4 topics
  11. Economic Growth6▲ 2.0×13 topics
  12. Colonialism6▲ 3.4×11 topics
  13. Genetics6▲ 2.3×7 topics
  14. Democracy6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Public Opinion6▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Job Satisfaction6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  17. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Well-being5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  19. Coping Strategies5▲ 5.6×3 topics
  20. Digital Divide5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  21. Feminism5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  22. National Identity5▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Neuroscience5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Federalism4▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Consciousness4▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Political Economy4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  27. Reflective Practice4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  28. Neuropathology4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  29. Concussion4▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Encephalopathy4▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Gender Inequality4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. Executive Functioning4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  33. Functional Analysis4▲ 29×3 topics
  34. Gender Dynamics4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  35. Assessment Methods4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Intrinsic Motivation4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  37. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Cognitive Engagement3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Special Education3▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Drake University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Resilience and Mental Health, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Traumatic Brain Injury R…4Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…3Resilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksAtomic and Molecular Physics: 3 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…2Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyClinical PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceManagement Information Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 2 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 2 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drake University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.

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