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Drury University

In research, Drury University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,437 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,988 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,100 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,088
of 22,385 · #6,292 all time
Rank in United States
#2,153
of 3,332
Research works
741
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Drury University

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 #4,437 of 14,833 6.9%361
Social SciencesField #2,988 of 9,330 6.4%174
Physical SciencesDomain #7,100 of 17,446 7.1%202

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

Which fields of science does Drury University work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Drury University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Psychology (11%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 49 fractional works · 55.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 9.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 22.8% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFiltration and Separation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 9.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDrury University87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences56%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2225.5%
    2. Psychology1011.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities89.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance55.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting33.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Chemistry55.7%
    2. Engineering55.6%
    3. Computer Science33.7%
    4. Environmental Science33.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering22.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    7. Energy00.4%
    8. Materials Science00.4%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine89.0%
    2. Health Professions44.7%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    1. Neuroscience33.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.27× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 7.49× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.66× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.25× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.48× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.73× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering7.49×2 works
  2. Psychology3.73×10 works
  3. Chemistry3.66×5 works
  4. Arts and Humanities3.25×8 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.48×5 works
  6. Neuroscience2.27×3 works
  7. Social Sciences2.02×22 works
  8. Health Professions1.78×4 works
  9. Nursing1.56×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.21×3 works
  11. Environmental Science0.68×3 works
  12. Computer Science0.48×3 works
  13. Medicine0.47×8 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×2 works
  15. Energy0.42×0 works
  16. Engineering0.37×5 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.33×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Drury University?

Ranked on the quality score, James J. Gibbons, Wendy B. Anderson and Cüneyt Orman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drury University.

  1. 1 James J. Gibbons United States · #864,927 worldwide 4.7k citations · 134 works
  2. 2 Wendy B. Anderson United States · #921,436 worldwide 3.6k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Cüneyt Orman United States · #1,765,482 worldwide 245 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 B. F. Finkel United States · #1,826,521 worldwide 94 citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Gary R. Holmes United States · #2,315,597 worldwide 1.4k citations · 17 works
  6. 6 William D. Vernon United States · #2,518,421 worldwide 489 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Gregory W. Ojakangas United States · #2,539,358 worldwide 770 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 James A. Riley United States · #2,625,592 worldwide 162 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Teresa J. Hornsby United States · #2,689,900 worldwide 262 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Peter Drury United States · #2,780,809 worldwide 253 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Drury University

What are the most cited papers from Drury University?

The most cited paper from Drury University is "Exploring the relationship between celebrity endorser effects and advertising effectiveness" (Clinton Amos, Gary R. Holmes, David R. Strutton, 2008), with 805 citations. Next come "Nuclear volume control by nucleoskeletal DNA, selection for cell volume and cell growth rate, and the solution of the DNA C-value paradox" (698) and "The dissociation constants of carbonic acid in seawater at salinities 5 to 45 and temperatures 0 to 45°C" (698).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Exploring the relationship between celebrity endorser effects and advertising effectiveness Clinton Amos, Gary R. Holmes, David R. Strutton · International Journal of Advertising 2008 805
2 Nuclear volume control by nucleoskeletal DNA, selection for cell volume and cell growth rate, and the solution of the DNA C-value paradox Thomas Cavalier‐Smith · Journal of Cell Science Dec 1978 698
3 The dissociation constants of carbonic acid in seawater at salinities 5 to 45 and temperatures 0 to 45°C Rabindra N. Roy, Lakshimi N Roy, Kathleen Margaret Vogel et al. · Marine Chemistry Dec 1993 698
4 Ethical Decision-Making and Internet Research Charles Ess, Steve R. Jones · IGI Global eBooks Book chapter 2004 602
5 Structural analysis of hydrated egg lecithin and cholesterol bilayers I. X-ray diffraction N.P. Franks · Journal of Molecular Biology 1976 521
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Drury University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Identity, Social Media, Literature, History, Emotion Regulation, Developmental Trajectories and Leadership.

▲ 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. Mental Health5▲ 3.9×16 topics
  2. Identity4▲ 6.1×11 topics
  3. Social Media4▲ 2.9×7 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 1.86×10 topics
  5. History3▲ 4.4×9 topics
  6. Literature2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  7. Leadership2▲ 5.0×9 topics
  8. Emotion Regulation2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  9. Social Support2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  10. Gender2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  11. Nationalism2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  12. Catalysis2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  13. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Student Engagement2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  15. Extraction2▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Well-being2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  17. Masculinity1▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Neural Plasticity1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  19. Digital Technology1▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Emotional Responses1▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Professional Skills1▲ 48×2 topics
  22. School Choice1▲ 64×2 topics
  23. Adsorption1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  24. Attachment1▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Coordination Chemistry1▲ 21×4 topics
  26. Game Theory1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  27. Fan Culture1▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Psychopathology1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Social Identity1▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Sport1▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Accounting Education1▲ 154×1 topic
  32. Aqueous Two-Phase Systems1▲ 106×1 topic
  33. Capital Flows1▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Cooperative Learning1▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Educational Inequality1▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Expert Performance1▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Financial Integration1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Italian Renaissance1▲ 122×1 topic
  39. Matching Theory1▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Motor Imagery1▲ 9.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Drury University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports, Gender, and Society, Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Game Theory and Voting Systems.

Sports, Gender, and Soci…1Sports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 1 fractional worksGame Theory and Voting S…1Game Theory and Voting Systems: 1 fractional worksAccounting Education and…1Accounting Education and Careers: 1 fractional worksChemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions: 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
Gender StudiesFinanceHistoryEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 1 works
  4. 4 Game Theory and Voting Systems Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Accounting Education and Careers Accounting 1 works
  6. 6 Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions Filtration and Separation 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Drury University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher 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 Drury University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Drury University0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Drury 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Drury University5.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 2012.

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