Eastern Illinois University
In research, Eastern Illinois University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,144 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,949 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,268 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,423 of 22,385 · #6,126 all time
- Rank in United States
- #853 of 3,332
- Research works
- 6.9k ▼ 10% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 57k 8.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 7.8% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.07× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 53% world 40%
- International
- 3% world 18%
What is Eastern Illinois University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #5,144 of 9,585 | 7.7% | 179 | #4129 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,949 of 5,988 | 5.0% | 78 | #3861 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #9,268 of 10,670 | 8.0% | 90 | #7131 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern Illinois 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#4,129 #5,144
- Social Sciences#3,861 #4,949
- Physical Sciences#7,131 #9,268
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Eastern Illinois University work in?
In 2022-now, 56% of research at Eastern Illinois University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences25256.1%
- Social Sciences10322.9%
- Arts and Humanities5311.8%
- Psychology357.8%
- Business, Management and Accounting327.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance235.1%
- Decision Sciences71.6%
- Physical Sciences11325.2%
- Computer Science408.8%
- Engineering235.1%
- Environmental Science184.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences112.5%
- Mathematics61.3%
- Physics and Astronomy61.2%
- Materials Science40.8%
- Energy30.7%
- Chemistry30.6%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Life Sciences449.8%
- Health Sciences408.9%
- Medicine317.0%
- Health Professions81.7%
- Veterinary00.1%
- Nursing00.1%
- Dentistry00.1%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities4.09×53 works
- Psychology2.55×35 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.37×23 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.17×32 works
- Neuroscience2.15×16 works
- Social Sciences1.81×103 works
- Decision Sciences1.62×7 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.57×11 works
- Computer Science1.14×40 works
- Mathematics1.12×6 works
- Environmental Science0.82×18 works
- Energy0.80×3 works
- Veterinary0.65×0 works
- Health Professions0.64×8 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×13 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×13 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.55×6 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.49×2 works
- Chemistry0.36×2 works
- Medicine0.36×31 works
- Engineering0.34×23 works
- Materials Science0.23×4 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.16×0 works
- Nursing0.15×0 works
- Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
- Dentistry0.12×0 works
- Arts and Humanities 4.1×
- Psychology 2.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.2×
- Neuroscience 2.1×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Decision Sciences 1.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.6×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Mathematics 1.1×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Energy 0.8×
- Veterinary 0.7×
- Health Professions 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.6×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Eastern Illinois University?
Ranked on the quality score, Scott J. Meiners, Chandra Shikhi Kodete and JAMES E. PAINTER lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern Illinois University.
- 1
Scott J. Meiners
United States · #484,484 worldwide 5.1k citations · 161 works
- 2
Chandra Shikhi Kodete
United States · #752,536 worldwide 518 citations · 23 works
- 3
JAMES E. PAINTER
United States · #1,104,093 worldwide 5.2k citations · 203 works
- 4
Jeffrey R. Stowell
United States · #1,275,033 worldwide 2.8k citations · 63 works
- 5
Lee E. Patterson
United States · #1,458,489 worldwide 1.3k citations · 85 works
- 6
Jian Zhu
United States · #1,543,412 worldwide 313 citations · 19 works
- 7
Gary L. Canivez
United States · #1,550,290 worldwide 3.8k citations · 183 works
- 8
Alexis L. Jones
United States · #1,747,867 worldwide 441 citations · 32 works
- 9
Dean S. Elmuti
United States · #1,768,231 worldwide 2k citations · 44 works
- 10
Craig A. Chesner
United States · #1,770,618 worldwide 2k citations · 54 works
Which keywords describe research at Eastern Illinois University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Literature, Identity, Culture, Colonialism, Monetary Policy and Society.
- Technological Development
- Narrative
- Narrative Identity
- Episodic Memory
- Historical Narratives
- International Relations
- Psychological Well-being
- Critical Thinking
- Panel Data Models
- Neural Correlates
- Cultural Studies
- Asset Pricing
- Philosophy
- Race
- Society
- Globalization
- Innovation
- Culture
- Climate Change
- Gender
- History
- Identity
- Literature
- Education
- Colonialism
- Monetary Policy
- Religion
- Entrepreneurship
- Student Engagement
- Economic Evaluation
- Market Competition
- Financial Analysis
- Metacognition
- Politics
- Cultural Psychology
- Cultural Impact
- Autobiographical Memory
- Memory Retrieval
- Teaching Methods
- Scientific History
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
- History20▲ 6.6×21 topics
- Gender19▲ 8.0×21 topics
- Identity19▲ 5.8×29 topics
- Climate Change19▲ 1.54×34 topics
- Literature18▲ 7.5×22 topics
- Culture16▲ 6.6×15 topics
- Education15▲ 1.92×25 topics
- Innovation14▲ 3.0×17 topics
- Colonialism13▲ 6.2×18 topics
- Globalization13▲ 1.48×32 topics
- Monetary Policy12▲ 11×6 topics
- Society11▲ 13×8 topics
- Religion11▲ 5.1×10 topics
- Race9▲ 17×11 topics
- Entrepreneurship8▲ 4.8×8 topics
- Philosophy8▲ 4.2×9 topics
- Student Engagement8▲ 4.6×9 topics
- Asset Pricing8▲ 21×3 topics
- Economic Evaluation8▲ 15×3 topics
- Cultural Studies8▲ 4.6×11 topics
- Market Competition7▲ 37×2 topics
- Neural Correlates7▲ 17×4 topics
- Financial Analysis7▲ 14×1 topic
- Panel Data Models7▲ 52×1 topic
- Metacognition7▲ 10×4 topics
- Critical Thinking6▲ 12×4 topics
- Politics6▲ 5.2×6 topics
- Psychological Well-being6▲ 9.4×3 topics
- Cultural Psychology6▲ 30×2 topics
- International Relations6▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Cultural Impact6▲ 25×2 topics
- Historical Narratives6▲ 24×2 topics
- Autobiographical Memory6▲ 104×1 topic
- Episodic Memory6▲ 134×1 topic
- Memory Retrieval6▲ 134×1 topic
- Narrative Identity6▲ 104×1 topic
- Teaching Methods6▲ 7.5×5 topics
- Narrative5▲ 7.7×6 topics
- Scientific History5▲ 29×1 topic
- Technological Development5▲ 29×1 topic
Which research topics does Eastern Illinois University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Identity, Memory, and Therapy, Memory Processes and Influences and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 7 works
- 2 Identity, Memory, and Therapy Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
- 3 Memory Processes and Influences Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
- 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
- 5 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 4 works
- 6 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 4 works
- 7 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 4 works
- 8 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
- 10 Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences Education 3 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Eastern Illinois University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Eastern Illinois University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.
Fractional works of Eastern Illinois 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.6% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Charleston
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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