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Indiana University South Bend

In research, Indiana University South Bend stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,821 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,769
of 28,054 · #8,960 all time
Rank in United States
#2,727
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Indiana University South Bend 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 #8,821 of 10,521 14.2%77 #3114

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana University South Bend 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.48× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.05× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana University South Bend?

Ranked on the composite score, Dmitry Shlapentokh, Patrick J. Furlong and Peter G. Bushnell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana University South Bend.

  1. 1 Dmitry Shlapentokh United States · #287,076 worldwide 19 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Patrick J. Furlong United States · #458,598 worldwide 13 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Peter G. Bushnell United States · #508,966 worldwide 112 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 John L. McIntosh United States · #566,686 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Byron C. Kirby United States · #576,417 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 - - United States · #631,582 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 John Gallagher United States · #772,695 worldwide 113 citations · 188 works
  8. 8 Brenda D. Phillips United States · #806,588 worldwide 63 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 E. Marcia Sheridan United States · #895,733 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 J. Hinnefeld United States · #1,078,336 worldwide 75 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana University South Bend

Which keywords describe research at Indiana University South Bend?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Identity, Medicine, Nationalism, Feminism, Higher Education and Religion.

▲ 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 Health10▲ 4.4×19 topics
  2. Gender5▲ 6.2×12 topics
  3. Identity5▲ 4.4×10 topics
  4. Social Media4▲ 2.0×11 topics
  5. Quality of Life4▲ 1.73×6 topics
  6. Higher Education4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  7. Nationalism4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  8. Religion4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  9. Big Data3▲ 2.5×7 topics
  10. Chemotherapy3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  11. Feminism3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  12. Medicine3▲ 25×5 topics
  13. Well-being3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  14. Social Justice3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  15. Philosophy3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  16. Social Movements3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  17. Gender Differences3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  18. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Learning Analytics2▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Health Disparities2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  21. Aristotle2▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Intersectionality2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  23. Trauma2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  24. Civic Education2▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Distributed Systems2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  27. Historical Astronomy2▲ 79×2 topics
  28. Student Perceptions2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Acculturation2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Parenting2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  31. Blended Learning2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  32. Cold War2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Curriculum Design2▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Gender Roles2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Immigrant2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Race2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Refugee2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Stereotypes2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Academic Freedom2▲ 261×1 topic
  40. Political Bias2▲ 261×1 topic

Which research topics does Indiana University South Bend publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Migration, Health and Trauma, Academic Freedom and Politics and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Online and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksAcademic Freedom and Politics: 2 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…2Teaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Architect…2Historical and Architectural Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksHistorical Philosophy and Science: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…1Race, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  2. 2 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Academic Freedom and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  5. 5 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Philosophy and Science History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana University South Bend's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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