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Indiana University of Pennsylvania

In research, Indiana University of Pennsylvania stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,472 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,713 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,000 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,821
of 28,054 · #5,841 all time
Rank in United States
#1,470
of 4,192
Research works
4.1k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Indiana University of Pennsylvania 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 #3,472 of 10,521 20.7%220 #1066
Social SciencesField #3,713 of 6,365 20.1%95 #805
Physical SciencesDomain #9,000 of 12,888 12.4%76 #7205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana University of Pennsylvania 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#1,066 #3,472
  2. Social Sciences#805 #3,713
  3. Physical Sciences#7,205 #9,000
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: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.27× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.28× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 95 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald A. Walker, Stephen K. Sanderson and David I. Hanauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

  1. 1 Donald A. Walker United States · #31,026 worldwide 1.2k citations · 171 works
  2. 2 Stephen K. Sanderson United States · #111,730 worldwide 203 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 David I. Hanauer United States · #111,851 worldwide 205 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Edward W. Gondolf United States · #196,610 worldwide 134 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Abbas J. Ali United States · #203,082 worldwide 132 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Gawdat Bahgat United States · #213,485 worldwide 37 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Lynn Botelho United States · #269,503 worldwide 3 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Azad Ali United States · #412,077 worldwide 64 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Mary Renck Jalongo United States · #604,481 worldwide 75 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Gloria Park United States · #611,613 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Which keywords describe research at Indiana University of Pennsylvania?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Education, Globalization, Literature, Identity, Gender, Resilience and History.

▲ 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 Health19▲ 3.5×27 topics
  2. Education18▲ 3.0×29 topics
  3. Globalization17▲ 2.4×35 topics
  4. Machine Learning13◆ 1.12×21 topics
  5. Identity10▲ 3.9×19 topics
  6. History10▲ 3.8×16 topics
  7. Social Media10▲ 1.85×16 topics
  8. Literature9▲ 4.8×15 topics
  9. Gender9▲ 4.7×14 topics
  10. Innovation9▲ 2.4×20 topics
  11. Resilience8▲ 4.9×11 topics
  12. Higher Education8▲ 4.2×12 topics
  13. Social Justice8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  14. Technology Integration7▲ 6.4×7 topics
  15. Student Engagement7▲ 4.7×10 topics
  16. Well-being6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  17. Academic Achievement6▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Religion6▲ 3.8×9 topics
  19. Culture6▲ 3.2×11 topics
  20. Reflective Practice6▲ 8.9×6 topics
  21. Nursing Education6▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Conservation6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Organizational Culture5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  24. Medical Education5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  25. Peer Review5▲ 48×3 topics
  26. Society5▲ 7.1×8 topics
  27. Teaching Strategies5▲ 4.5×3 topics
  28. Personality Traits5▲ 10×6 topics
  29. Politics5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Race5▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Scholarly Communication4▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Student Satisfaction4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Student Perceptions4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  34. Cultural Competence4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  35. Publication4▲ 104×1 topic
  36. Scientific Writing4▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Accident Prevention4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Instructional Design4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Safety Culture4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Cognitive Engagement4▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Indiana University of Pennsylvania publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Academic Writing and Publishing, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Online and Blended Learning and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Academic Writing and Pub…4Academic Writing and Publishing: 4 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…4Education and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…3Online and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksDoctoral Education Challenges and Solutions: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…2Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…2Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceEducationLanguage and LinguisticsGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  5. 5 Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  7. 7 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana University of Pennsylvania's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Other research institutions in Indiana

All research institutions in Indiana

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.