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Indiana State University

In research, Indiana State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,333 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,241 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,785 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology — Social Psychology is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,745
of 28,054 · #4,048 all time
Rank in United States
#901
of 4,192
Research works
5.7k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
116k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Indiana 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 #2,333 of 10,521 18.6%204 #1395
Physical SciencesDomain #6,241 of 12,888 11.8%123 #3780
Social SciencesField #3,785 of 6,365 21.9%94 #1241
Health SciencesDomain #7,796 of 11,982 13.9%83 #4241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana 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#1,395 #2,333
  2. Physical Sciences#3,780 #6,241
  3. Social Sciences#1,241 #3,785
  4. Health Sciences#4,241 #7,796
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 Indiana State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 20.6 works5.2×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.25× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Qihao Weng, Jean L. Kristeller and Richard V. Pierard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana State University.

  1. 1 Qihao Weng United States · #91,949 worldwide 848 citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Jean L. Kristeller United States · #106,946 worldwide 131 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Richard V. Pierard United States · #116,999 worldwide 57 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Steven L. Lima United States · #171,117 worldwide 525 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Geoffrey Exoo United States · #240,050 worldwide 107 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Eric D. Glendening United States · #264,061 worldwide 199 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Paul W. Mausel United States · #301,196 worldwide 235 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 John H. Williams United States · #354,218 worldwide 132 citations · 103 works
  9. 9 John O. Whitaker United States · #358,885 worldwide 191 citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Arthur M. Halpern United States · #378,278 worldwide 105 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana State University

Which keywords describe research at Indiana State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Job Satisfaction, Mental Health, Athletic Training, Leadership, Work-Life Balance, Gender Bias, Burnout and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Mental Health20▲ 3.1×23 topics
  2. Climate Change19▲ 1.59×49 topics
  3. Epidemiology17◆ 0.94×41 topics
  4. Globalization16▲ 1.77×30 topics
  5. Job Satisfaction16▲ 8.0×9 topics
  6. Leadership12▲ 5.7×9 topics
  7. Public Health11▲ 1.67×24 topics
  8. Athletic Training10▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Qualitative Research10▲ 2.7×9 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management10▲ 2.3×10 topics
  11. Work-Life Balance9▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Gender9▲ 3.7×11 topics
  13. Gender Bias9▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Burnout8▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Mentorship8▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Primary Care8▲ 4.6×9 topics
  17. Religion8▲ 3.6×8 topics
  18. Student Retention8▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Clinical Education8▲ 640×1 topic
  20. Professional Socialization8▲ 640×1 topic
  21. Well-being8▲ 4.3×10 topics
  22. Democracy7▲ 4.6×10 topics
  23. Health7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. Reflective Practice6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  25. Health Workforce6▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 4.4×7 topics
  27. Collaborative Practice6▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Medical Education6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  30. Assessment Methods6▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Injury Prevention5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  32. Organizational Behavior5▲ 7.4×4 topics
  33. Aggression5▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Faculty Development5▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Work Engagement5▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Adolescent Development5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Advanced Practice Nursing5▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Competency-Based Education5▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Nurse Practitioners5▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Continuing Medical Education5▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Indiana State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Athletic Training and Education, Nursing Roles and Practices, Innovations in Medical Education and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

Athletic Training and Ed…8Athletic Training and Education: 8 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practi…5Nursing Roles and Practices: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…5Innovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…4Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 4 fractional worksBullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 4 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…3Sports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…3FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…3Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…3Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 3 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Athletic Training and Education Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 8 works
  2. 2 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 5 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  4. 4 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  5. 5 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 3 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.