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Drexel University

In research, Drexel University stands highest in Health Sciences (#415 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#480 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#614 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology — Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#682
of 28,054 · #399 all time
Rank in United States
#133
of 4,192
Research works
39k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2M
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Drexel 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
Health SciencesDomain #415 of 11,982 15.8%1,377 #357
Social SciencesDomain #480 of 10,521 25.7%1,194 #256
MedicineField #614 of 10,443 14.4%1,130 #437
Social SciencesField #395 of 6,365 25.8%499 #178
Physical SciencesDomain #817 of 12,888 19.1%1,345 #442
Materials ScienceField #264 of 2,468 25.2%181 #137
Life SciencesDomain #840 of 7,800 18.4%594 #519
Materials ChemistrySubfield #207 of 1,556 29.4%118 #106
EngineeringField #968 of 6,636 16.9%488 #373
PsychologyField #385 of 2,181 22.0%327 #331

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Drexel 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. Health Sciences#357 #415
  2. Social Sciences#256 #480
  3. Medicine#437 #614
  4. Social Sciences#178 #395
  5. Physical Sciences#442 #817
  6. Materials Science#137 #264
  7. Life Sciences#519 #840
  8. Materials Chemistry#106 #207
  9. Engineering#373 #968
  10. Psychology#331 #385
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.

What does Drexel University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 53.5 works3.8×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 160.8 works3.4×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 262 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.31× its world share, 59 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.79× its world share, 204 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 49 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 314 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 488 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 148 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 181 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 45 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 55 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 215 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 1,130 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 84 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.80× its world share, 116 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 121 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 327 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 499 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Drexel University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chaomei Chen, Yury Gogotsi and Gordon T. Richards lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drexel University.

  1. 1 Chaomei Chen United States · #4,640 worldwide 1k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Yury Gogotsi United States · #10,271 worldwide 5.1k citations · 255 works
  3. 3 Gordon T. Richards United States · #12,888 worldwide 1.7k citations · 76 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey H. Greenhaus United States · #18,786 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Michel W. Barsoum United States · #19,833 worldwide 2.6k citations · 149 works
  6. 6 Arthur L. Frank United States · #20,999 worldwide 682 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 David Gefen United States · #21,035 worldwide 1.6k citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Matthew E. Levison United States · #28,935 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Rolph E. Anderson United States · #30,267 worldwide 3.3k citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Howard J. Eisen United States · #32,198 worldwide 525 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Drexel University

Which keywords describe research at Drexel University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Two-Dimensional Materials, Genetics, Adolescents, Prevalence and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology292▲ 1.64×126 topics
  2. Public Health163▲ 2.5×54 topics
  3. Machine Learning140◆ 0.95×69 topics
  4. Mental Health137▲ 2.1×36 topics
  5. Deep Learning125▼ 0.81×68 topics
  6. Inflammation123▲ 1.31×73 topics
  7. Quality of Life110▲ 1.70×51 topics
  8. Genetics96▲ 3.0×23 topics
  9. Treatment91▲ 1.67×46 topics
  10. Neural Networks91▲ 1.31×34 topics
  11. Risk Factors91▲ 1.83×34 topics
  12. Depression86▲ 2.2×20 topics
  13. Prevalence75▲ 4.1×14 topics
  14. Energy Storage74▲ 2.5×10 topics
  15. Adolescents73▲ 4.4×9 topics
  16. Obesity73▲ 2.1×25 topics
  17. Two-Dimensional Materials67▲ 6.4×4 topics
  18. Social Support58▲ 2.3×16 topics
  19. Physical Activity57▲ 2.6×11 topics
  20. Health Disparities55▲ 4.6×8 topics
  21. Anxiety53▲ 2.5×11 topics
  22. Nanocrystals51▲ 4.1×5 topics
  23. Synaptic Plasticity50▲ 5.1×6 topics
  24. Electrocatalysis49▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Neuroscience48▲ 3.6×15 topics
  26. Health Equity46▲ 3.8×6 topics
  27. MXenes44▲ 9.7×2 topics
  28. Psychological Factors44▲ 4.6×5 topics
  29. Nanosheets42▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Electrochemical Properties41▲ 12×2 topics
  31. batteries41▲ 13×1 topic
  32. capacitance41▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Autism Spectrum Disorders39▲ 8.5×2 topics
  34. Neuromorphic Computing38▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Neurodevelopmental Disorders37▲ 6.2×6 topics
  36. Executive Functioning35▲ 6.1×3 topics
  37. Neurobiological Correlates34▲ 7.6×3 topics
  38. Neuroanatomy32▲ 7.0×4 topics
  39. Body Image32▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Eating Disorders30▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Drexel University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: MXene and MAX Phase Materials, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

MXene and MAX Phase Mate…41MXene and MAX Phase Materials: 41 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…30Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 30 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…29Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 29 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…27Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 27 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 22 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 20 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …17Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 17 fractional worksVoice and Speech Disorders: 17 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 17 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…162D Materials and Applications: 16 fractional works
Materials ChemistryClinical PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 41 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 30 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 29 works
  4. 4 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  5. 5 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 22 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 20 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 17 works
  8. 8 Voice and Speech Disorders Physiology 17 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 17 works
  10. 10 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 16 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drexel University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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