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Drew University

In research, Drew University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,684 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,505 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,102
of 28,054 · #9,251 all time
Rank in United States
#2,444
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Drew 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 #4,684 of 10,521 11.4%127 #2202
Social SciencesField #3,505 of 6,365 10.7%72 #1637

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Drew 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).

What does Drew University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 28.7 works4.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.37× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.90× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Drew University?

Ranked on the composite score, Roger W. Wescott, Jonathan Rose and Catherine Keller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drew University.

  1. 1 Roger W. Wescott United States · #167,765 worldwide 106 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Rose United States · #502,501 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Catherine Keller United States · #523,790 worldwide 12 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Linda Lesniak United States · #532,242 worldwide 76 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 J. O’Kane United States · #625,688 worldwide 2 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Marcelo Coddou United States · #630,881 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 JOHN PATERSON United States · #654,642 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 James M. Carter United States · #708,691 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Robert S. Corrington United States · #735,850 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 S. Wesley Ariarajah United States · #778,598 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Drew University

Which keywords describe research at Drew University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Nationalism, Globalization, Big Data, History, Philosophy, Statistical Modeling and Statistical Analysis.

▲ 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. Religion21▲ 22×15 topics
  2. Globalization17▲ 4.3×27 topics
  3. Nationalism17▲ 18×15 topics
  4. Machine Learning13▲ 1.94×9 topics
  5. Big Data12▲ 6.8×8 topics
  6. History12▲ 8.1×13 topics
  7. Philosophy10▲ 12×11 topics
  8. Statistical Modeling10▲ 121×2 topics
  9. Statistical Analysis10▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Data Science10▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Data Visualization10▲ 106×1 topic
  12. R language10▲ 683×1 topic
  13. Teaching Methods10▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Time Series Analysis10▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Identity9▲ 6.3×17 topics
  16. Statistical Reasoning9▲ 341×1 topic
  17. Statistics Anxiety9▲ 341×1 topic
  18. Politics8▲ 15×8 topics
  19. Culture7▲ 6.4×9 topics
  20. Gender7▲ 6.2×14 topics
  21. Secularism7▲ 32×4 topics
  22. Social Justice6▲ 5.2×8 topics
  23. Development6▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. Ethics6▲ 6.2×12 topics
  25. Feminism6▲ 11×11 topics
  26. Civil Society6▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Christianity5▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Democracy5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  29. NGOs5▲ 27×3 topics
  30. Humanitarianism5▲ 39×2 topics
  31. International Aid5▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Faith-Based Organizations5▲ 75×1 topic
  33. Social Services5▲ 53×1 topic
  34. China4▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Confucianism4▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Spirituality4▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Public Opinion4▲ 15×3 topics
  38. African Christianity4▲ 82×2 topics
  39. Conflict4▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Society4▲ 9.4×6 topics

Which research topics does Drew University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Data Analysis with R, Statistics Education and Methodologies, Religion, Society, and Development and Chinese history and philosophy.

Data Analysis with R10Data Analysis with R: 10 fractional worksStatistics Education and…9Statistics Education and Methodologies: 9 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 5 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksAcademic integrity and plagiarism: 2 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceStatistics and ProbabilitySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  2. 2 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 9 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 2 works
  8. 8 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  10. 10 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drew University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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