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Indiana Wesleyan University

In research, Indiana Wesleyan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,133 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,537 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,077
of 28,054 · #25,151 all time
Rank in United States
#2,275
of 4,192
Research works
578
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Indiana Wesleyan University 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 #7,133 of 16,945 15.9%337
Social SciencesField #8,537 of 10,206 14.5%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indiana Wesleyan 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).

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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.01× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.86× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.57× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indiana Wesleyan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Todd C. Ream and Paul S. Sung lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indiana Wesleyan University.

  1. 1 Todd C. Ream United States · #514,138 worldwide 9 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Paul S. Sung United States · #1,448,304 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Indiana Wesleyan University

Which keywords describe research at Indiana Wesleyan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Muscle Strength, Elderly, Machine Learning, Nationalism, Fall Risk, Gait Speed and Anomaly Detection.

▲ 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. Machine Learning10▲ 2.4×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology7▲ 1.45×8 topics
  3. Religion7▲ 12×10 topics
  4. Deep Learning7▲ 1.58×20 topics
  5. Muscle Strength6▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Elderly5▲ 17×2 topics
  7. Nationalism5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.9×6 topics
  9. Fall Risk5▲ 91×1 topic
  10. Gait Speed5▲ 91×1 topic
  11. Anomaly Detection4▲ 12×4 topics
  12. History4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  13. Internet of Things4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  14. Security4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  15. Disability4▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Low Back Pain4▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  18. Chronic Pain4▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Big Data3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  20. Global Burden3▲ 5.0×1 topic
  21. Measurement Properties3▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Distributed Systems3▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Social Justice3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  24. Gender3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Theology3▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Stress3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Social Interaction3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  28. Health3▲ 5.4×3 topics
  29. Well-being2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  30. Cultural Revolution2▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Cultural Transmission2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. IoT Security2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Jewish Society2▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Collaborative Practice2▲ 40×2 topics
  36. American founding2▲ 52×1 topic
  37. China2▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 57×1 topic
  39. Confucianism2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Constitutional government2▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Indiana Wesleyan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Chinese history and philosophy.

Balance, Gait, and Falls…5Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 5 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performa…2Software System Performance and Reliability: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…2Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in La…2Discourse Analysis in Language Studies: 2 fractional works
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationPharmacologyReligious studiesSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 5 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  10. 10 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indiana Wesleyan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher 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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