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Drake University

In research, Drake University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,083 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,188 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,997 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#5,887
of 22,385 · #3,861 all time
Rank in United States
#794
of 3,332
Research works
3.4k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
50k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%

What is Drake University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,083 of 9,585 6.3%193 #2129
Physical SciencesDomain #6,188 of 10,670 5.6%79 #3804
Social SciencesField #3,997 of 5,988 5.7%103 #2181
Health SciencesDomain #7,492 of 9,902 5.2%73 #9070

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,129 #4,083
  2. Physical Sciences#3,804 #6,188
  3. Social Sciences#2,181 #3,997
  4. Health Sciences#9,070 #7,492
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Drake University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Drake University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (14%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 209 fractional works · 51.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 112 fractional works · 27.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCommunication: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 34 fractional works · 8.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 87 fractional works · 21.4% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 5.8% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 82 fractional works · 20.2% of its workMedicine: 57 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDrake University406fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences51%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11227.7%
    2. Psychology348.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting235.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities204.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance153.6%
    6. Decision Sciences51.3%
    1. Computer Science235.8%
    2. Engineering235.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy133.1%
    4. Mathematics102.5%
    5. Environmental Science92.3%
    6. Chemistry30.8%
    7. Materials Science30.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine5714.1%
    2. Health Professions215.2%
    3. Nursing20.5%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology112.8%
    2. Neuroscience102.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.17× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.70× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.75× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 112 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.75×34 works
  2. Veterinary2.41×1 works
  3. Social Sciences2.19×112 works
  4. Mathematics2.17×10 works
  5. Health Professions1.99×21 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.72×23 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.70×20 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.67×14 works
  9. Neuroscience1.49×10 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.40×13 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.38×5 works
  12. Nursing0.93×2 works
  13. Computer Science0.74×23 works
  14. Medicine0.73×57 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×11 works
  16. Chemistry0.49×3 works
  17. Environmental Science0.47×9 works
  18. Engineering0.37×23 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×0 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.31×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×6 works
  22. Energy0.25×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.18×3 works
  25. Dentistry0.15×0 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Drake University?

Ranked on the quality score, Radostina Krassimirova Purvanova, Joseph W. Schneider and Gregory J. Lengel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drake University.

  1. 1 Radostina Krassimirova Purvanova United States · #323,858 worldwide 2.8k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Joseph W. Schneider United States · #712,175 worldwide 4.4k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Gregory J. Lengel United States · #906,400 worldwide 833 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Raymond Hubbard United States · #1,056,412 worldwide 2.9k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Milan Randić United States · #1,080,563 worldwide 21k citations · 474 works
  6. 6 Lindsay Woodward United States · #1,174,396 worldwide 423 citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Yiqing Chen United States · #1,174,489 worldwide 1.2k citations · 74 works
  8. 8 Natalie Ross Adkins United States · #1,210,592 worldwide 1k citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Stuart A. Klugman United States · #1,351,996 worldwide 3k citations · 110 works
  10. 10 Nivedita K. Pandit United States · #1,488,671 worldwide 1.1k citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Drake University

What are the most cited papers from Drake University?

The most cited paper from Drake University is "Depression Is a Risk Factor for Noncompliance With Medical Treatment" (M. Robin DiMatteo, Heidi S. Lepper, Thomas W. Croghan, 2000), with 4,215 citations. Next come "Jupyter Notebooks – a publishing format for reproducible computational workflows" (2,619) and "Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics" (1,647).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Depression Is a Risk Factor for Noncompliance With Medical Treatment M. Robin DiMatteo, Heidi S. Lepper, Thomas W. Croghan · Archives of Internal Medicine 24 Jul 2000 4,215
2 Jupyter Notebooks – a publishing format for reproducible computational workflows Thomas A. Kluyver, Benjamin Ragan-Kelley, Pérez Fernando et al. · IOS Press eBooks Book chapterOpen access 2016 2,619
3 Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics David G. Skidmore · Political Science Quarterly 1999 1,647
4 Patient Adherence and Medical Treatment Outcomes M. Robin DiMatteo, Patrick J. Giordani, Heidi S. Lepper et al. · Medical Care Sep 2002 1,491
5 Resistance distance Douglas J. Klein, Milan Randić · Journal of Mathematical Chemistry Dec 1993 1,377
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Drake University?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology18◆ 1.13×33 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 2.3×32 topics
  3. Mental Health13▲ 2.2×22 topics
  4. Education11▲ 1.62×22 topics
  5. Human Rights10▲ 2.5×16 topics
  6. Student Engagement9▲ 5.6×11 topics
  7. Educational Technology9▲ 1.82×14 topics
  8. Higher Education8▲ 3.6×13 topics
  9. Job Satisfaction7▲ 3.9×10 topics
  10. Nationalism7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  11. Motivation7▲ 4.0×4 topics
  12. Colonialism6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  13. Democracy6▲ 4.1×8 topics
  14. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Feminism6▲ 4.8×7 topics
  16. Well-being6▲ 3.7×8 topics
  17. STEM Education6▲ 3.1×7 topics
  18. Public Opinion6▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Coping Strategies5▲ 5.0×3 topics
  20. Digital Divide5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  21. National Identity5▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Neuroscience5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  23. Gender Inequality5▲ 9.1×6 topics
  24. Reflective Practice5▲ 6.0×5 topics
  25. Consciousness4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Federalism4▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Neuropathology4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  28. Work-Life Balance4▲ 5.4×3 topics
  29. Concussion4▲ 23×1 topic
  30. Encephalopathy4▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Executive Functioning4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  32. Assessment Methods4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Gender Dynamics4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Functional Analysis4▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Intrinsic Motivation4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. Interdisciplinary Collaboration4▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Cognitive Engagement3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Special Education3▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Teacher Preparation3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Faculty Development3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Drake University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Innovations in Medical Education, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Resilience and Mental Health.

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  3. 3 Atomic and Molecular Physics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  6. 6 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 3 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Behavioral and Psychological Studies 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Drake University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Drake University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Drake University0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Drake University4.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 1992.

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