Question 1

What is Illinois State University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Illinois State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,501 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,923 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,455 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Illinois State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Illinois State University ranks #3,277 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,218 all time), and #509 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Illinois State University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, John C. Sedbrook, Susan Sprecher and Dennis M. Patten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Illinois State University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Illinois State University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Illinois State University is "Measuring Service Quality: A Reexamination and Extension" (J. Joseph Cronin, Steven A. Taylor, 1992), with 8,966 citations. Next come "Servperf versus Servqual: Reconciling Performance-Based and Perceptions-Minus-Expectations Measurement of Service Quality" (2,854) and "Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny" (2,132).

Question 5

Which research topics does Illinois State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Illinois State University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Identity, Mental Health, Gender, Technology Integration, Reflective Practice and Teacher Professional Development.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Illinois State University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Illinois State University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Psychology (8%), Arts and Humanities (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Illinois State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.