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Drury University

In research, Drury University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,033 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,086 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,092 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,700
of 28,054 · #13,148 all time
Rank in United States
#4,022
of 4,192
Research works
741
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Drury University 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,033 of 16,945 20.7%361
Physical SciencesDomain #10,086 of 21,541 11.8%202
Social SciencesField #5,092 of 10,206 24.6%174

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

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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 8.58× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.01× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.65× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.83× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Drury University?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, James J. Gibbons and Rabindra N. Roy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drury University.

  1. 1 Charles Haddon Spurgeon United States · #551,499 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 James J. Gibbons United States · #771,038 worldwide 93 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Rabindra N. Roy United States · #838,996 worldwide 128 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 B. F. Finkel United States · #862,388 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Drury University

Which keywords describe research at Drury University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Leadership, Identity, Developmental Trajectories, Emotion Regulation, Social Media, Extraction and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Mental Health4▲ 3.5×13 topics
  2. Social Media3▲ 2.5×5 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 1.72×9 topics
  4. Identity2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  5. Leadership2▲ 5.9×9 topics
  6. Catalysis2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  7. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Social Support2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  9. Literature2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  10. Student Engagement2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  11. Emotion Regulation2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  12. History2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  13. Nationalism2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  14. Extraction2▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Well-being2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  16. Adolescents1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  17. Digital Technology1▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Masculinity1▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Neural Plasticity1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  20. Primary Care1▲ 4.6×5 topics
  21. Professional Skills1▲ 54×2 topics
  22. School Choice1▲ 76×2 topics
  23. Adsorption1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  24. Emotional Responses1▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Game Theory1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  26. Children1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  27. Psychopathology1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  28. Accounting Education1▲ 203×1 topic
  29. Aqueous Two-Phase Systems1▲ 120×1 topic
  30. Capital Flows1▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Cooperative Learning1▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Educational Inequality1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Financial Integration1▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Italian Renaissance1▲ 146×1 topic
  35. Matching Theory1▲ 137×1 topic
  36. Mechanism Design1▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Renaissance Florence1▲ 146×1 topic
  38. Skills Development1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Social Sciences1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Urbanism1▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Drury University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions, Accounting Education and Careers and Global Financial Crisis and Policies.

Renaissance and Early Mo…1Renaissance and Early Modern Studies: 1 fractional worksChemical and Physical Pr…1Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions: 1 fractional worksAccounting Education and Careers: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksGame Theory and Voting S…1Game Theory and Voting Systems: 1 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…1Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 1 fractional worksRenal function and acid-base balance: 1 fractional works
HistoryFiltration and SeparationAccountingFinance6 others

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

  1. 1 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 1 works
  2. 2 Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions Filtration and Separation 1 works
  3. 3 Accounting Education and Careers Accounting 1 works
  4. 4 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  5. 5 Game Theory and Voting Systems Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Renal function and acid-base balance Nephrology 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drury University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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