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Elmhurst College

In research, Elmhurst College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,022 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,432
of 28,054 · #18,472 all time
Rank in United States
#2,826
of 4,192
Research works
953
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Elmhurst College 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,022 of 10,521 10.0%75 #4605

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Elmhurst College 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.41× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.68× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.42× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Elmhurst College?

Ranked on the composite score, Debra K. Meyer, William Hirstein and JoAnn Scurlock lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Elmhurst College.

  1. 1 Debra K. Meyer United States · #274,851 worldwide 206 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 William Hirstein United States · #565,946 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 JoAnn Scurlock United States · #698,935 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Arnold E. Davidson United States · #810,270 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Delos F. Wilcox United States · #971,181 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Kathy Sexton–Radek United States · #1,111,069 worldwide 26 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 William Adair United States · #1,518,189 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Elmhurst College

Which keywords describe research at Elmhurst College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Quality of Life, Neoliberalism, Psychology, Feminism, Epidemiology, Epistemology and Science.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.74×25 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 4.1×17 topics
  3. Ethics7▲ 9.8×9 topics
  4. Globalization6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  5. Neoliberalism5▲ 10×4 topics
  6. Psychology5▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Feminism5▲ 12×3 topics
  8. Mental Health5▲ 2.3×14 topics
  9. History4▲ 4.3×4 topics
  10. Epistemology4▲ 82×1 topic
  11. Science4▲ 10.0×1 topic
  12. Circadian Rhythms3▲ 23×2 topics
  13. Economic Development3▲ 2.9×3 topics
  14. Primary Care3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  15. Social Support3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  16. Coping Strategies3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  17. Social Justice3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  18. Student Engagement3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  19. Health Consequences3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  20. Resilience3▲ 4.3×2 topics
  21. Caregiver Well-Being3▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  23. Parenting Stress3▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Community Engagement2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Insomnia2▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Sleep Duration2▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Social Impact2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  28. Well-being2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  29. Actinides2▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Adsorption2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  31. Communication2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  32. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  33. Policy2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Regional Disparities2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Environmental Influence2▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Health Utility Measures2▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Tourism2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Lanthanides2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Uranium2▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Elmhurst College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Family and Disability Support Research, Sleep and related disorders and Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies.

Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 4 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksSleep and related disord…2Sleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksHungarian Social, Econom…2Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksRadioactive element chemistry and processing: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…1Extraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksFree Will and Agency1Free Will and Agency: 1 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional works
General PsychologyClinical PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyGeography, Planning and Development6 others

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

  1. 1 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Radioactive element chemistry and processing Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Free Will and Agency Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Elmhurst College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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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