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Kettering University

In research, Kettering University stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,333 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,381 of 3,579 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,132 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cancer Research, Hematology and Genetics — Cancer Research is 14.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,423
of 28,054 · #803 all time
Rank in United States
#487
of 4,192
Research works
6.8k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
273k
40.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Kettering 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,333 of 7,800 16.3%230 #275
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,381 of 3,579 15.3%190 #306
MedicineField #4,132 of 10,443 8.1%325 #629
Molecular BiologySubfield #996 of 2,175 18.0%114 #226
Health SciencesDomain #5,511 of 11,982 8.2%333 #853
Physical SciencesDomain #9,082 of 12,888 8.5%143 #2140
EngineeringField #5,194 of 6,636 6.4%91 #2678
OncologySubfield #652 of 772 8.3%87 #240

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kettering 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. Life Sciences#275 #1,333
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#306 #1,381
  3. Medicine#629 #4,132
  4. Molecular Biology#226 #996
  5. Health Sciences#853 #5,511
  6. Physical Sciences#2,140 #9,082
  7. Engineering#2,678 #5,194
  8. Oncology#240 #652
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.

What does Kettering University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cancer Research takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 47.2 works14×
  2. HematologySubfield · 31.8 works14×
  3. GeneticsSubfield · 24.6 works12×
  4. OncologySubfield · 86.7 works10×
  5. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 26.7 works6.8×
  6. ImmunologySubfield · 28.6 works5.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.08× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.76× its world share, 190 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.83× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 91 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 325 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kettering University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jack J. Fox, Joseph H. Burchenal and T. F. Gallagher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kettering University.

  1. 1 Jack J. Fox United States · #19,763 worldwide 533 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Joseph H. Burchenal United States · #34,544 worldwide 317 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 T. F. Gallagher United States · #37,922 worldwide 380 citations · 76 works
  4. 4 David A. Karnofsky United States · #47,196 worldwide 241 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Kathryn V. Anderson United States · #53,737 worldwide 504 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 George Bosworth Brown United States · #53,953 worldwide 362 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Oscar Bodansky United States · #54,181 worldwide 358 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Ernest L. Wynder United States · #72,956 worldwide 301 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Robert Rosenfeld United States · #98,674 worldwide 224 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Frederick S. Philips United States · #104,332 worldwide 239 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Kettering University

Which keywords describe research at Kettering University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Lymphoma, Targeted Therapy, Prognostic Factors, Chemotherapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Genomic Instability and Cancer Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Immunotherapy62▲ 12×16 topics
  2. Lymphoma45▲ 37×4 topics
  3. Targeted Therapy44▲ 26×5 topics
  4. Cancer43▲ 4.2×41 topics
  5. Prognostic Factors41▲ 12×14 topics
  6. Chemotherapy38▲ 7.2×20 topics
  7. Genomic Instability33▲ 39×3 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment33▲ 9.9×8 topics
  9. Cancer Immunotherapy33▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Tumor Regression31▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Cell-Free DNA30▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Somatic Mutations30▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Cancer Genomics30▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Mutational Signatures30▲ 55×1 topic
  15. Rituximab28▲ 25×4 topics
  16. Gene Expression27▲ 6.0×16 topics
  17. Leukemia26▲ 42×2 topics
  18. CAR T Cells26▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Chimeric Antigen Receptor26▲ 47×1 topic
  20. PET Imaging24▲ 19×4 topics
  21. Classification21▲ 6.1×5 topics
  22. Clinical Trials20▲ 4.0×12 topics
  23. Molecular Profiling20▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Cancer Therapy19▲ 4.5×16 topics
  25. Gene Expression Profiling19▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Precision Medicine19▲ 5.3×8 topics
  27. Genetic Pathogenesis18▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Hodgkin's Lymphoma18▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Transcriptional Regulation17▲ 14×9 topics
  30. Hematopoietic Stem Cells17▲ 25×3 topics
  31. Breast Cancer16▲ 9.2×10 topics
  32. Radiotherapy16▲ 5.5×11 topics
  33. Metastasis14▲ 5.7×12 topics
  34. Cancer Progression14▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Neoadjuvant Therapy14▲ 8.0×5 topics
  36. Therapeutic Targets13▲ 11×7 topics
  37. Immune Checkpoint Blockade13▲ 15×1 topic
  38. PD-1 and PD-L113▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Quantitative Analysis12▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Acute Myeloid Leukemia12▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Kettering University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, CAR-T cell therapy research, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…30Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 30 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 26 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 18 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 13 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 12 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 11 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 10 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 10 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 8 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 8 fractional works
Cancer ResearchOncologyPathology and Forensic MedicineHematology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 30 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 26 works
  3. 3 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 18 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 13 works
  5. 5 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 12 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 11 works
  7. 7 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 10 works
  8. 8 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 10 works
  9. 9 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 8 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 8 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kettering University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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