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Drexel University Elkins Park Campus

In research, Drexel University Elkins Park Campus stands highest in Medicine (#6,591 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,606 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,682 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,624
of 28,054 · #15,676 all time
Rank in United States
#2,056
of 4,192
Research works
861
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Drexel University Elkins Park Campus 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
MedicineField #6,591 of 17,978 7.6%397
Health SciencesDomain #7,606 of 20,462 8.2%429
Life SciencesDomain #8,682 of 14,347 10.5%228
Social SciencesDomain #11,602 of 16,945 14.3%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Drexel University Elkins Park Campus 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).

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.27× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.68× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.56× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Drexel University Elkins Park Campus?

Ranked on the composite score, Mitchell Scheiman, Teresa Duda and Elise Ciner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drexel University Elkins Park Campus.

  1. 1 Mitchell Scheiman United States · #41,403 worldwide 279 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Teresa Duda United States · #794,817 worldwide 37 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Elise Ciner United States · #1,090,056 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Louis J. Catania United States · #1,284,176 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 John C. Neill United States · #1,307,931 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Alexander M. Dizhoor United States · #1,395,883 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Stephen G. Whittaker United States · #1,458,778 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Andrew S. Gurwood United States · #1,504,056 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Drexel University Elkins Park Campus

Which keywords describe research at Drexel University Elkins Park Campus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Myopia, Visual Impairment, Quality of Life, Macular Degeneration, Global Prevalence, Childhood Myopia and Refractive Error.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 6.3×30 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  4. Myopia4▲ 91×2 topics
  5. Visual Impairment4▲ 113×2 topics
  6. Childhood Myopia3▲ 129×1 topic
  7. Global Prevalence3▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Macular Degeneration3▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Refractive Error3▲ 129×1 topic
  10. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  11. Intravitreal Injection3▲ 62×2 topics
  12. Glaucoma3▲ 27×3 topics
  13. Neurological Disorders3▲ 7.1×9 topics
  14. Optical Coherence Tomography3▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Autoimmunity2▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Endophthalmitis2▲ 101×2 topics
  18. Optic Nerve2▲ 35×2 topics
  19. Dry Eye Disease2▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Ocular Surface2▲ 100×1 topic
  22. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 37×2 topics
  23. Intraocular Pressure2▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Neuroimaging2▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Choroidal Thickness2▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Functional Connectivity2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 47×1 topic
  28. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  29. Allergen-specific Immunotherapy2▲ 73×1 topic
  30. Asthma2▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Cerebellum2▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Cognition2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Graves' Ophthalmopathy2▲ 120×1 topic
  34. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  35. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy2▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Vestibular2▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Hearing Loss1▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Ocular Hypertension1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Drexel University Elkins Park Campus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies, Ocular Surface and Contact Lens, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications.

Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 3 fractional worksOcular Surface and Contact Lens: 2 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksAllergic Rhinitis and Sensitization: 2 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Di…2Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders: 2 fractional worksGlaucoma and retinal disorders: 1 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 1 fractional worksOcular Infections and Tr…1Ocular Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOphthalmologyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 3 works
  2. 2 Ocular Surface and Contact Lens Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  4. 4 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Immunology and Allergy 2 works
  6. 6 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Glaucoma and retinal disorders Ophthalmology 1 works
  9. 9 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Infections and Treatments Ophthalmology 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 available22.2%not open77.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drexel University Elkins Park Campus's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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