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Illinois State University

In research, Illinois State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,144 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,365 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#520 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,010
of 28,054 · #2,211 all time
Rank in United States
#563
of 4,192
Research works
14k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
287k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Illinois State 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,144 of 10,521 20.1%940 #484
Social SciencesField #1,365 of 6,365 19.1%481 #402
PsychologyField #520 of 2,181 18.0%140 #477
Physical SciencesDomain #4,094 of 12,888 10.1%437 #2542
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #941 of 2,578 21.3%149 #561
Health SciencesDomain #4,842 of 11,982 13.7%178 #3853
Computer ScienceField #2,366 of 4,667 15.5%111 #1814
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,387 of 2,578 25.4%98 #609
EducationSubfield #1,051 of 1,892 18.9%126 #332
Life SciencesDomain #5,103 of 7,800 12.8%140 #4595

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Illinois State 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. Social Sciences#484 #1,144
  2. Social Sciences#402 #1,365
  3. Psychology#477 #520
  4. Physical Sciences#2,542 #4,094
  5. Sociology and Political Science#561 #941
  6. Health Sciences#3,853 #4,842
  7. Computer Science#1,814 #2,366
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#609 #1,387
  9. Education#332 #1,051
  10. Life Sciences#4,595 #5,103
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: 0.61× its world share, 49 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 31 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 29 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 100 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 67 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 41 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 112 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.48× its world share, 122 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 98 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.70× its world share, 140 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 481 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Illinois State University?

Ranked on the composite score, James E. Payne, Rati Ram and John B. Pryor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois State University.

  1. 1 James E. Payne United States · #22,113 worldwide 947 citations · 76 works
  2. 2 Rati Ram United States · #43,160 worldwide 482 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 John B. Pryor United States · #57,979 worldwide 397 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 D.X. West United States · #70,921 worldwide 407 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 John B. Freed United States · #74,811 worldwide 56 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Charles Reagan Wilson United States · #94,864 worldwide 80 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Hélène Deutsch United States · #126,448 worldwide 138 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Norma Presmeg United States · #148,164 worldwide 205 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Timothy D. Lash United States · #152,237 worldwide 398 citations · 66 works
  10. 10 Steven A. Taylor United States · #156,681 worldwide 3.3k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Illinois State University

Which keywords describe research at Illinois State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Identity, Mental Health, Gender, Teacher Education, Teacher Professional Development and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Globalization79▲ 2.4×65 topics
  2. Education63▲ 2.2×56 topics
  3. Mental Health55▲ 2.2×35 topics
  4. Machine Learning46▼ 0.82×55 topics
  5. Identity44▲ 3.6×42 topics
  6. Gender38▲ 4.1×31 topics
  7. Social Media35▲ 1.45×26 topics
  8. Innovation33▲ 1.83×28 topics
  9. Social Justice30▲ 3.1×23 topics
  10. Corporate Governance30▲ 2.4×15 topics
  11. Educational Technology29▲ 1.46×20 topics
  12. History29▲ 2.4×31 topics
  13. Economic Growth28▲ 1.98×20 topics
  14. Colonialism27▲ 3.4×29 topics
  15. Literature27▲ 3.0×30 topics
  16. Student Engagement26▲ 3.8×11 topics
  17. Higher Education25▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Culture25▲ 2.8×17 topics
  19. Social Support24▲ 2.6×16 topics
  20. Technology Integration24▲ 4.7×11 topics
  21. Nationalism23▲ 2.9×23 topics
  22. Resilience22▲ 2.6×15 topics
  23. Reflective Practice21▲ 6.6×6 topics
  24. Teacher Education21▲ 9.7×7 topics
  25. Teacher Professional Development21▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Social Interaction20▲ 3.0×9 topics
  27. Feminism20▲ 4.2×11 topics
  28. Academic Achievement20▲ 6.9×10 topics
  29. Intersectionality20▲ 6.4×9 topics
  30. Democracy18▲ 3.0×15 topics
  31. Professional Development16▲ 4.7×10 topics
  32. Student Perceptions16▲ 5.0×7 topics
  33. Self-Regulation15▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Corruption15▲ 5.5×5 topics
  35. Diversity15▲ 5.0×7 topics
  36. Teacher Preparation14▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Mathematics Education14▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Special Education13▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Race12▲ 6.6×11 topics
  40. Academic Performance12▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Illinois State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education, Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques and Labor Movements and Unions.

Teacher Education and Le…10Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 10 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …10Critical Race Theory in Education: 10 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 9 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 9 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…8Education and Critical Thinking Development: 8 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 8 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 7 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…7Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 7 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 7 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 7 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political SciencePublic AdministrationAccounting1 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 10 works
  2. 2 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 9 works
  4. 4 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 9 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 8 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 8 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 7 works
  8. 8 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 7 works
  10. 10 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 7 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Illinois State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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