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Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

In research, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,236 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,809 of 10,206 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,505 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,203
of 28,054 · #7,447 all time
Rank in United States
#2,620
of 4,192
Research works
4.3k
▼ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
54k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #2,236 of 16,945 21.6%1,490
Social SciencesField #1,809 of 10,206 24.9%729
Health SciencesDomain #5,505 of 20,462 7.7%402
Physical SciencesDomain #7,317 of 21,541 9.4%2,138
Computer ScienceField #2,952 of 7,020 9.2%538
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,832 of 4,340 26.8%199
EngineeringField #5,098 of 11,412 5.9%996
EducationSubfield #1,366 of 3,044 26.0%238
Environmental ScienceField #3,476 of 6,208 26.2%211
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,187 of 3,836 14.8%274

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne 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).

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: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.64× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.67× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne?

Ranked on the composite score, Anson Shupe, William E. Cooper and Todor Cooklev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne.

  1. 1 Anson Shupe United States · #71,140 worldwide 116 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 William E. Cooper United States · #79,038 worldwide 619 citations · 88 works
  3. 3 Todor Cooklev United States · #122,397 worldwide 193 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Joe D. Nichols United States · #142,266 worldwide 208 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Alan R. Sandstrom United States · #248,294 worldwide 22 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Marcia D. Dixson United States · #271,591 worldwide 115 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Michelle Drouin United States · #292,446 worldwide 168 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Pamela Effrein Sandstrom United States · #363,742 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Susan M. Anderson United States · #371,916 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Sheena Choi United States · #381,171 worldwide 22 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

Which keywords describe research at Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Environmental Monitoring, Climate Change, Distance Education, Weighted Spaces, Blended Learning, Deep Learning and Carbon Nanotubes.

▲ 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. Deep Learning4▲ 1.22×19 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 1.52×18 topics
  3. Aquaculture3▲ 13×5 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 1.21×8 topics
  5. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 2.6×7 topics
  7. Internet of Things2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  8. E-Learning2▲ 1.79×3 topics
  9. Healthcare2▲ 1.63×8 topics
  10. Big Data2▲ 1.88×8 topics
  11. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  12. Distance Education1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  13. Population Dynamics1▲ 6.2×6 topics
  14. Weighted Spaces1▲ 73×2 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  16. Blended Learning1▲ 11×1 topic
  17. Social Justice1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  18. Student Engagement1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  19. Conservation1▲ 3.2×7 topics
  20. Energy-Efficient Protocols1▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Gut Microbiota1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Probiotics1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  23. Routing Techniques1▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Speech Production1▲ 42×2 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  26. Cultural Competence1▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Cytokines1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Engineering Education1▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Fish Immunology1▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Innate Immunity1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  32. IoT1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  33. Neuroscience1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  34. Professional Identity1▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Stress Response1▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Synthesis1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  37. Agile Manufacturing1▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Collaborative Networks1▲ 59×1 topic
  39. Phonetics1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Speech Perception1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Phonetics and Phonology Research.

Online and Blended Learn…1Online and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksEnergy Efficient Wireles…1Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: 1 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 1 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology Research: 1 fractional worksCollaboration in agile enterprises: 1 fractional worksMathematical Approximation and Integration: 1 fractional worksFullerene Chemistry and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Mo…1Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering: 1 fractional worksCarbon Nanotubes in Composites: 1 fractional worksNonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 1 fractional works
EducationComputer Networks and CommunicationsImmunologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  2. 2 Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 1 works
  4. 4 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Collaboration in agile enterprises Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  6. 6 Mathematical Approximation and Integration Numerical Analysis 1 works
  7. 7 Fullerene Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Carbon Nanotubes in Composites Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 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 available14.4%not open85.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% lower 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.

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