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Illinois Institute of Technology

In research, Illinois Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,494 of 12,888 worldwide), Computer Science (#658 of 4,667 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,089 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Signal Processing and Computer Networks and Communications — Signal Processing is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,278
of 28,054 · #875 all time
Rank in United States
#343
of 4,192
Research works
20k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
448k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Illinois Institute of Technology 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 #1,494 of 12,888 19.7%1,118 #635
Computer ScienceField #658 of 4,667 24.0%370 #287
EngineeringField #1,089 of 6,636 18.4%474 #330
Social SciencesDomain #1,939 of 10,521 19.7%333 #1096
Information SystemsSubfield #425 of 1,291 32.2%64 #364
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #785 of 2,318 21.1%153 #312
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #654 of 1,884 25.6%103 #398
Social SciencesField #3,016 of 6,365 22.6%108 #1202
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,295 of 2,578 14.8%62 —
Health SciencesDomain #6,388 of 11,982 16.2%200 #3222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois Institute of Technology 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#635 #1,494
  2. Computer Science#287 #658
  3. Engineering#330 #1,089
  4. Social Sciences#1,096 #1,939
  5. Information Systems#364 #425
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#312 #785
  7. Artificial Intelligence#398 #654
  8. Social Sciences#1,202 #3,016
  9. Health Sciences#3,222 #6,388
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.

What does Illinois Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Signal Processing takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 26.3 works4.9×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 71.4 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.86× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.68× its world share, 370 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.78× its world share, 474 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.32× its world share, 82 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.49× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 165 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 61 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick W. Corrigan, Norman G. Lederman and Mohammad Shahidehpour lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Patrick W. Corrigan United States · #4,291 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  2. 2 Norman G. Lederman United States · #11,477 worldwide 830 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Shahidehpour United States · #18,958 worldwide 3.3k citations · 256 works
  4. 4 David Arditi United States · #19,141 worldwide 611 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Peng‐Jun Wan United States · #34,299 worldwide 578 citations · 70 works
  6. 6 Konstantinos Arfanakis United States · #34,374 worldwide 305 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Ioan Raicu United States · #37,211 worldwide 734 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Brent Stephens United States · #37,468 worldwide 599 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Zuyi Li United States · #40,181 worldwide 610 citations · 86 works
  10. 10 Fred J. Hickernell United States · #49,677 worldwide 265 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Illinois Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Illinois Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, IoT Security, Smart Grid, Security, Renewable Energy and Anomaly Detection.

▲ 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. Deep Learning185▲ 3.0×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning150▲ 2.6×74 topics
  3. Neural Networks72▲ 2.6×34 topics
  4. Renewable Energy58▲ 2.3×33 topics
  5. Sustainability54▲ 1.24×43 topics
  6. Big Data46▲ 2.9×23 topics
  7. Security45▲ 3.9×18 topics
  8. IoT Security42▲ 7.3×3 topics
  9. Smart Grid40▲ 5.9×10 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency38▲ 2.3×29 topics
  11. Data Mining36▲ 2.7×13 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management34▲ 2.0×15 topics
  13. Anomaly Detection34▲ 6.5×5 topics
  14. Cybersecurity30▲ 7.1×4 topics
  15. Game Theory27▲ 9.0×6 topics
  16. Energy Storage27▲ 2.3×10 topics
  17. Risk Management27▲ 3.1×11 topics
  18. Distributed Systems26▲ 9.0×6 topics
  19. Heat Transfer25▲ 2.8×15 topics
  20. Cathode Materials24▲ 3.5×3 topics
  21. Privacy24▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. Detection23▲ 4.3×7 topics
  23. Security Analysis23▲ 7.4×4 topics
  24. Behavioral Analysis22▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Renewable Energy Integration22▲ 3.7×5 topics
  26. Cloud Computing21▲ 4.2×10 topics
  27. Intrusion Detection20▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. Smart Home20▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. DDoS Attacks19▲ 8.8×1 topic
  30. Network Security19▲ 8.2×1 topic
  31. Large-Eddy Simulation19▲ 5.6×5 topics
  32. Dynamic Analysis18▲ 8.2×2 topics
  33. Energy Management18▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Parallel Computing18▲ 8.7×6 topics
  35. High-Performance Computing18▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Android Malware18▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Permission Analysis18▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Resource Management17▲ 5.8×3 topics
  39. Demand Response16▲ 9.8×1 topic
  40. Electricity Markets16▲ 9.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Illinois Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Smart Grid Energy Management and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Network Security and Int…19Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…18Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 18 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…16Smart Grid Energy Management: 16 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…14Big Data and Business Intelligence: 14 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 12 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 11 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …11Advancements in Battery Materials: 11 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 10 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 10 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Op…10Microgrid Control and Optimization: 10 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingElectrical and Electronic EngineeringManagement Information Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 19 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 18 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 14 works
  5. 5 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 12 works
  6. 6 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 11 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 10 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 10 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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