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Indiana University

In research, Indiana University stands highest in Social Sciences (#582 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#980 of 6,365 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,747 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,187
of 28,054 · #919 all time
Rank in United States
#331
of 4,192
Research works
34k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
769k
22.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Indiana 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 #582 of 10,521 16.1%1,493 #106
Social SciencesField #980 of 6,365 14.5%766 #121
MedicineField #1,747 of 10,443 6.0%526 #1237
Arts and HumanitiesField #361 of 1,998 19.2%253 #94
Health SciencesDomain #2,302 of 11,982 6.3%655 #970
Physical SciencesDomain #3,737 of 12,888 13.3%447 #2182
PsychologyField #639 of 2,181 17.8%192 #129
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #803 of 2,578 15.4%237 #129
Business, Management and AccountingField #874 of 2,578 21.0%126 #91
Life SciencesDomain #2,893 of 7,800 10.8%241 #1753

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana 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#106 #582
  2. Social Sciences#121 #980
  3. Medicine#1,237 #1,747
  4. Arts and Humanities#94 #361
  5. Health Sciences#970 #2,302
  6. Physical Sciences#2,182 #3,737
  7. Psychology#129 #639
  8. Sociology and Political Science#129 #803
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#91 #874
  10. Life Sciences#1,753 #2,893
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: 0.28× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 109 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 64 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 172 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 40 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 107 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 526 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.09× its world share, 253 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 126 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 43 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.84× its world share, 112 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.23× its world share, 192 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 766 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana University?

Ranked on the composite score, James G. Carrier, Gregory F. Udell and Richard Bauman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana University.

  1. 1 James G. Carrier United States · #3,180 worldwide 798 citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Gregory F. Udell United States · #8,466 worldwide 2.1k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Richard Bauman United States · #15,631 worldwide 307 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Dan R. Dalton United States · #16,184 worldwide 740 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Allen D. Grimshaw United States · #16,562 worldwide 376 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Karl N. Llewellyn United States · #17,057 worldwide 189 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Steven J. Sherman United States · #18,171 worldwide 587 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Egon G. Guba United States · #19,449 worldwide 3.2k citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Richard S. Westfall United States · #19,831 worldwide 256 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Frederick C. Beiser United States · #25,060 worldwide 157 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana University

Which keywords describe research at Indiana University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nationalism, Human Rights, Gender, Feminism, Mental Health, Epidemiology and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization122▲ 2.2×83 topics
  2. Epidemiology118◆ 1.05×127 topics
  3. Human Rights82▲ 2.8×45 topics
  4. Mental Health82▲ 1.97×42 topics
  5. Social Media74▲ 1.83×29 topics
  6. Machine Learning68▼ 0.74×66 topics
  7. Nationalism65▲ 5.0×27 topics
  8. Gender64▲ 4.2×41 topics
  9. Identity59▲ 2.9×39 topics
  10. History57▲ 2.9×37 topics
  11. Education54◆ 1.10×58 topics
  12. Public Health52▲ 1.26×55 topics
  13. Feminism52▲ 6.4×17 topics
  14. Culture51▲ 3.4×25 topics
  15. Colonialism49▲ 3.6×31 topics
  16. Religion48▲ 3.6×30 topics
  17. Corporate Governance45▲ 2.2×19 topics
  18. Democracy44▲ 4.3×21 topics
  19. Literature42▲ 2.7×32 topics
  20. Neoliberalism40▲ 3.9×23 topics
  21. Gender Differences36▲ 3.4×16 topics
  22. Ethics36▲ 2.6×27 topics
  23. Social Capital35▲ 2.4×15 topics
  24. Social Justice35▲ 2.1×32 topics
  25. Higher Education34▲ 2.2×21 topics
  26. Regulation34▲ 2.2×22 topics
  27. Student Engagement33▲ 2.9×13 topics
  28. Philosophy32▲ 2.5×19 topics
  29. Discrimination31▲ 5.6×7 topics
  30. Politics29▲ 3.8×19 topics
  31. International Law27▲ 3.1×15 topics
  32. Reflective Practice27▲ 5.1×7 topics
  33. Public Opinion27▲ 7.6×5 topics
  34. Surveillance27▲ 3.5×6 topics
  35. Society26▲ 4.8×12 topics
  36. Self-Regulation24▲ 4.7×6 topics
  37. Language Policy22▲ 5.6×4 topics
  38. Race22▲ 7.0×15 topics
  39. Equality20▲ 11×6 topics
  40. Religious Identity18▲ 10.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Indiana University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Law, Rights, and Freedoms and Byzantine Studies and History.

Innovative Teaching and …15Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 15 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …12American Constitutional Law and Politics: 12 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms: 11 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 11 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 11 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 10 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 10 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…10Media Studies and Communication: 10 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 10 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 9 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceClassics4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 15 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  3. 3 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 11 works
  5. 5 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 11 works
  6. 6 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  7. 7 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 10 works
  8. 8 Media Studies and Communication Communication 10 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 10 works
  10. 10 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 9 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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