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Eastern Illinois University

In research, Eastern Illinois University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,964 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,901 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,080 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,711
of 28,054 · #7,917 all time
Rank in United States
#1,453
of 4,192
Research works
6.9k
▼ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Eastern Illinois 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,964 of 12,888 9.2%90 #7452
Social SciencesDomain #5,901 of 10,521 15.6%179 #1749
Social SciencesField #5,080 of 6,365 12.3%78 #1310

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 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. Physical Sciences#7,452 #6,964
  2. Social Sciences#1,749 #5,901
  3. Social Sciences#1,310 #5,080
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.

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: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.37× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.94× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Eastern Illinois University?

Ranked on the composite score, Christopher Hanlon, Steven D. Roper and Michael Leddy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern Illinois University.

  1. 1 Christopher Hanlon United States · #64,078 worldwide 168 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Steven D. Roper United States · #141,110 worldwide 118 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Michael Leddy United States · #183,570 worldwide 43 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Lee Patterson United States · #234,138 worldwide 113 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 David Raybin United States · #235,376 worldwide 10 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Roger B. Beck United States · #314,590 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 John Moore United States · #332,340 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Julie Campbell United States · #339,144 worldwide 16 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 James Painter United States · #359,451 worldwide 153 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Bailey K. Young United States · #360,636 worldwide 14 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Eastern Illinois University

Which keywords describe research at Eastern Illinois University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Gender, Literature, Culture, Society, Identity, Colonialism and Religion.

▲ 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. History19▲ 7.9×20 topics
  2. Gender14▲ 7.8×17 topics
  3. Climate Change14▲ 1.53×29 topics
  4. Literature14▲ 7.4×17 topics
  5. Education13▲ 2.3×23 topics
  6. Innovation13▲ 3.7×16 topics
  7. Culture13▲ 7.3×11 topics
  8. Identity13▲ 5.1×21 topics
  9. Colonialism11▲ 6.8×16 topics
  10. Society11▲ 16×7 topics
  11. Religion10▲ 6.5×9 topics
  12. Healthcare8▲ 2.1×11 topics
  13. Philosophy8▲ 5.4×8 topics
  14. Nationalism7▲ 4.3×12 topics
  15. Alzheimer's Disease6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  16. Metacognition6▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Neural Correlates6▲ 19×4 topics
  18. Science6▲ 7.1×5 topics
  19. Historical Narratives6▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Race6▲ 15×9 topics
  21. Politics6▲ 6.0×5 topics
  22. Critical Thinking5▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Cultural Psychology5▲ 36×2 topics
  24. International Relations5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Scientific History5▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Technological Development5▲ 35×1 topic
  27. Autobiographical Memory5▲ 129×1 topic
  28. Narrative Identity5▲ 129×1 topic
  29. Plate Tectonics5▲ 9.6×3 topics
  30. Episodic Memory5▲ 160×1 topic
  31. Memory Retrieval5▲ 160×1 topic
  32. Neurodegenerative Diseases4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. Decentralization4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  34. Art4▲ 15×4 topics
  35. Economy4▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Cenozoic Evolution4▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Rifting4▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Toxicology4▲ 7.4×2 topics
  39. Acetylcholinesterase4▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Cholinesterase Inhibitors4▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Eastern Illinois University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Identity, Memory, and Therapy, Memory Processes and Influences and Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Historical Studies and S…5Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksIdentity, Memory, and Th…5Identity, Memory, and Therapy: 5 fractional worksMemory Processes and Influences: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…4Geological and Geophysical Studies: 4 fractional worksCholinesterase and Neuro…4Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases: 4 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…3Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksUrban and Rural Development Challenges: 3 fractional worksLiterature Analysis and Criticism: 3 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceGeology5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  2. 2 Identity, Memory, and Therapy Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Memory Processes and Influences Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 4 works
  5. 5 Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases Pharmacology 4 works
  6. 6 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Urban and Rural Development Challenges Urban Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Literature Analysis and Criticism Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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.

openly available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eastern Illinois University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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