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Indiana University Indianapolis

In research, Indiana University Indianapolis stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,315 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,224 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,291 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,060
of 28,054 · #11,390 all time
Rank in United States
#1,068
of 4,192
Research works
820
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Indiana University Indianapolis 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 #5,315 of 10,521 21.8%86 #8866
Health SciencesDomain #6,224 of 11,982 16.9%97 #4879
MedicineField #6,291 of 10,443 16.3%80 #6109

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana University Indianapolis 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#8,866 #5,315
  2. Health Sciences#4,879 #6,224
  3. Medicine#6,109 #6,291
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: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.95× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.01× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.97× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 80 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Indiana University Indianapolis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Public Health, NGOs, Risk Factors, Aging and Health Disparities.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 1.19×70 topics
  2. Mental Health10▲ 2.3×29 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress9▲ 1.82×39 topics
  4. Public Health8▲ 1.85×30 topics
  5. Machine Learning8▼ 0.81×30 topics
  6. Inflammation8▲ 1.25×43 topics
  7. Climate Change7◆ 0.93×37 topics
  8. Risk Factors7▲ 2.1×26 topics
  9. Education7▲ 1.33×28 topics
  10. Quality of Life6▲ 1.55×36 topics
  11. Cancer6▲ 1.52×31 topics
  12. Aging5▲ 3.3×13 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 1.55×24 topics
  14. Treatment5▲ 1.44×24 topics
  15. Social Support5▲ 2.9×14 topics
  16. Biomarkers4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  17. Depression4▲ 1.59×16 topics
  18. Religion4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  19. Health Disparities4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  20. NGOs4▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Social Justice4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders4▲ 2.2×11 topics
  23. Social Capital4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  24. Precision Medicine3▲ 2.5×7 topics
  25. Health3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  26. Neuroscience3▲ 3.7×10 topics
  27. Neurobiology3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  28. Accountability2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  29. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Health Care Utilization2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  31. Preterm Infants2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Ion Channels2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  34. Philanthropy2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Electronic Health Records2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  36. Prosocial Behavior2▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Volunteering2▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Student Perception2▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Indiana University Indianapolis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Research Data Management Practices and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Nonprofit Sector and Vol…2Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…2Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksPlant Water Relations an…1Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePulmonary and Respiratory MedicineInformation SystemsPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 1 works
  7. 7 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana University Indianapolis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Indianapolis

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