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Eastern University

In research, Eastern University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,047 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,403
of 22,385 · #11,719 all time
Rank in United States
#1,437
of 3,332
Research works
788
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Eastern University

What is Eastern University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,047 of 9,585 11.2%73 #5757

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern 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 Eastern University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Eastern University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 86 fractional works · 43.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 8.9% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 23.8% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 18.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.6% of its workPlant Science: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEasternUniversity199fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences43%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4421.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities188.9%
    3. Psychology104.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting73.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.4%
    6. Decision Sciences31.4%
    1. Engineering136.4%
    2. Environmental Science105.1%
    3. Computer Science105.0%
    4. Materials Science52.6%
    5. Chemistry31.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy31.3%
    8. Mathematics10.5%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2110.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology94.8%
    3. Neuroscience31.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Medicine2210.9%
    2. Health Professions42.2%
    3. Nursing21.1%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
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: 2.24× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.07× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.07×18 works
  2. Nursing2.30×2 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.24×21 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.06×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.73×44 works
  6. Psychology1.60×10 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.46×3 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.14×7 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.13×5 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.05×2 works
  11. Environmental Science1.03×10 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.89×10 works
  13. Chemistry0.89×3 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.85×3 works
  15. Health Professions0.83×4 works
  16. Neuroscience0.82×3 works
  17. Materials Science0.75×5 works
  18. Computer Science0.64×10 works
  19. Veterinary0.62×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.59×3 works
  21. Medicine0.57×22 works
  22. Engineering0.43×13 works
  23. Mathematics0.43×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.43×0 works
  25. Energy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Eastern University?

Ranked on the quality score, Heewon Chang, Kenton L. Sparks and Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern University.

  1. 1 Heewon Chang United States · #1,125,599 worldwide 3.4k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Kenton L. Sparks United States · #1,496,101 worldwide 255 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch United States · #1,520,258 worldwide 114 citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Drick Boyd United States · #1,666,913 worldwide 252 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 John B. Hatch United States · #2,109,474 worldwide 168 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Christina Jackson United States · #2,483,908 worldwide 2.1k citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Eloise Hiebert Meneses United States · #2,586,855 worldwide 126 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Heidi Rolland Unruh United States · #2,852,968 worldwide 446 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Cheryl M. Patton United States · #3,062,289 worldwide 151 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 James L. Sauer United States · #3,157,372 worldwide 91 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Eastern University

What are the most cited papers from Eastern University?

The most cited paper from Eastern University is "Trends in the Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Adults in the United States" (Christina Jackson, 2015), with 1,192 citations. Next come "Reflections on #Occupy Everywhere: Social media, public space, and emerging logics of aggregation" (985) and "Green Human Resource Management: Simplified General Reflections" (461).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Trends in the Use of Complementary Health Approaches Among Adults in the United States Christina Jackson · Holistic Nursing Practice 16 Apr 2015 1,192
2 Reflections on #Occupy Everywhere: Social media, public space, and emerging logics of aggregation Jeffrey S. Juris · American Ethnologist May 2012 985
3 Green Human Resource Management: Simplified General Reflections Henarath H. D. N. P. Opatha, Arul Arulrajah · International Business Research Open access 25 Jul 2014 461
4 Toward an Epistemology of Practice Joseph A. Raelin · Academy of Management Learning and Education Dec 2007 409
5 Performance of Four Computer-Based Diagnostic Systems Eta S. Berner, George D. Webster, Alwyn A. Shugerman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 23 Jun 1994 330
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Eastern University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Antioxidant, Social Justice, Philosophy, Globalization, Sustainability, History and Anti-inflammatory.

▲ 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. Sustainability8▲ 1.71×29 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 1.99×30 topics
  3. Antioxidant8▲ 5.5×23 topics
  4. Religion7▲ 7.4×9 topics
  5. Climate Change6◆ 1.14×25 topics
  6. Social Justice6▲ 5.0×12 topics
  7. History5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  8. Human Rights5▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Philosophy5▲ 5.5×5 topics
  10. Healthcare4▲ 1.83×11 topics
  11. Medicinal Plants4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  12. Anti-inflammatory4▲ 6.8×14 topics
  13. Gender4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  14. Security4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  16. Development3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  17. Culture3▲ 2.8×4 topics
  18. Ethics3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  19. Conflict3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity3▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Theology3▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Nationalism3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  23. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  24. Modernization2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Buddhism2▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Pharmacology2▲ 5.0×10 topics
  28. South Asia2▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Antimicrobial Activity2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. Biological Activities2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  31. Civil Society2▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Jewish Society2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Big Data Analytics2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Peacebuilding2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Phytochemistry2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  37. Welfare2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Biotechnology2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. NGOs2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Eastern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Plant tissue culture and regeneration and Indian History and Philosophy.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…2Indian and Buddhist Studies: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and…2Plant tissue culture and regeneration: 2 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…2Indian History and Philosophy: 2 fractional worksAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…1Agricultural Economics and Practices: 1 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antim…1Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesMolecular BiologyPhilosophyAgronomy and Crop Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 2 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  3. 3 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Economics and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Eastern University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% 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 Eastern University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Eastern University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Eastern 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Eastern University8.8% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.1% in 2018.

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