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Mercer University

In research, Mercer University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,973 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#4,407 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,973 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#6,594
of 22,385 · #7,335 all time
Rank in United States
#873
of 3,332
Research works
4k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
76k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%

What is Mercer University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #4,973 of 9,902 8.5%248 #6863
MedicineField #4,407 of 8,541 8.4%210 #6041
Social SciencesDomain #6,973 of 9,585 5.6%209 #7076
Life SciencesDomain #4,864 of 6,403 7.0%94 #7683
Physical SciencesDomain #8,860 of 10,670 9.6%95 #9030
Social SciencesField #5,346 of 5,988 6.0%96 #6540

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercer 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#6,863 #4,973
  2. Medicine#6,041 #4,407
  3. Social Sciences#7,076 #6,973
  4. Life Sciences#7,683 #4,864
  5. Physical Sciences#9,030 #8,860
  6. Social Sciences#6,540 #5,346
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Mercer University work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Mercer University is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Social Sciences (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 284 fractional works · 38.9% of its workMedicine: 242 fractional works · 33.1% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 34 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 17 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 229 fractional works · 31.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 103 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 43 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 109 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEngineering: 39 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 4.4% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 108 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 12 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMercer University730fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine24233.1%
    2. Health Professions344.6%
    3. Nursing60.8%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Social Sciences10314.1%
    2. Psychology435.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities334.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance202.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting152.1%
    6. Decision Sciences152.0%
    1. Engineering395.3%
    2. Computer Science324.4%
    3. Environmental Science202.7%
    4. Materials Science50.6%
    5. Mathematics40.5%
    6. Chemistry30.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Energy10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology486.6%
    2. Neuroscience212.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology162.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences121.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics101.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.74× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.82× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.72× its world share, 242 worksMedicineNursing: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.82×10 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.24×16 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.10×15 works
  4. Psychology1.94×43 works
  5. Health Professions1.75×34 works
  6. Neuroscience1.74×21 works
  7. Medicine1.72×242 works
  8. Nursing1.66×6 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.57×33 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.28×20 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×48 works
  12. Social Sciences1.11×103 works
  13. Veterinary0.86×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×15 works
  15. Computer Science0.56×32 works
  16. Environmental Science0.55×20 works
  17. Dentistry0.51×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.44×4 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×12 works
  20. Engineering0.36×39 works
  21. Chemistry0.27×3 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.24×1 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×3 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.19×3 works
  25. Materials Science0.18×5 works
  26. Energy0.09×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Mercer University?

Ranked on the quality score, Justus Randolph, Shahriar Sedghi and Wei‐Hsiung Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercer University.

  1. 1 Justus Randolph United States · #532,015 worldwide 3.9k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Shahriar Sedghi United States · #582,443 worldwide 2.8k citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Wei‐Hsiung Yang United States · #854,013 worldwide 1.7k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Francis M. Kirera United States · #1,032,872 worldwide 1k citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Craig Daniel Byron United States · #1,188,706 worldwide 1.7k citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Balint Z Kacsoh United States · #1,572,547 worldwide 2.8k citations · 76 works
  7. 7 Katherine Bishop Kendrick United States · #1,573,161 worldwide 1.2k citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Alexander V. Panov United States · #1,575,473 worldwide 8.7k citations · 74 works
  9. 9 Regina Liu United States · #1,588,470 worldwide 418 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jacqueline S. Stephen United States · #1,840,927 worldwide 286 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Mercer University

What are the most cited papers from Mercer University?

The most cited paper from Mercer University is "The International HapMap Project" (Richard A. Gibbs et al., 2003), with 6,187 citations. Next come "Development and validation of the penn state worry questionnaire" (5,171) and "Consensus Statement on Management of Intersex Disorders" (2,327).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The International HapMap Project Richard A. Gibbs et al. · Nature Open access183 authors 18 Dec 2003 6,187
2 Development and validation of the penn state worry questionnaire Thomas J. J. Meyer, Mark L. Miller, R. Metzger et al. · Behaviour Research and Therapy 1990 5,171
3 Consensus Statement on Management of Intersex Disorders Peter A. Lee, Christopher P. Houk, S. Faisal Ahmed et al. · PEDIATRICS Aug 2006 2,327
4 Application of commercial microwave ovens to organic synthesis. R. J. GIGUERE, Terry L. Bray, Scott M. Duncan et al. · Tetrahedron Letters 1986 1,145
5 Micro-combs: A novel generation of optical sources Alessia Pasquazi, Marco Peccianti, Luca Razzari et al. · Physics Reports Open access 12 Oct 2017 1,093
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mercer University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Mental Health, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Healthcare, Health Equity and Treatment.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology59▲ 2.0×105 topics
  2. Machine Learning22◆ 0.92×36 topics
  3. Public Health22▲ 2.0×36 topics
  4. Inflammation21▲ 1.36×56 topics
  5. Mental Health20▲ 1.86×31 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress19▲ 1.57×33 topics
  7. Healthcare16▲ 1.88×15 topics
  8. Treatment16▲ 1.74×35 topics
  9. Education14◆ 1.13×22 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 1.34×15 topics
  11. Quality of Life14▲ 1.31×43 topics
  12. Big Data14▲ 1.96×12 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 1.57×25 topics
  14. Diagnosis13▲ 1.88×31 topics
  15. Depression13▲ 1.98×19 topics
  16. Neurological Disorders10▲ 2.5×18 topics
  17. Social Support10▲ 2.6×14 topics
  18. Management10▲ 1.76×23 topics
  19. Guidelines10▲ 2.9×11 topics
  20. Health Equity10▲ 4.5×5 topics
  21. Student Engagement10▲ 3.3×10 topics
  22. Immune Response9▲ 2.2×17 topics
  23. Higher Education9▲ 2.3×14 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis9▲ 2.1×15 topics
  25. Precision Medicine9▲ 2.4×7 topics
  26. Mortality9▲ 2.1×12 topics
  27. Medical Education8▲ 4.2×11 topics
  28. Well-being8▲ 2.8×12 topics
  29. Reflective Practice8▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 3.1×9 topics
  31. Metacognition6▲ 5.6×3 topics
  32. Self-Regulation6▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Faculty Development6▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Microneedles5▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles5▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Collaborative Learning5▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Nuclear Receptors5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  38. Theology5▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Cognitive Engagement5▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Cooperative Learning4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Mercer University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

  1. 1 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 5 works
  2. 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 5 works
  3. 3 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 works
  6. 6 Estrogen and related hormone effects Genetics 3 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
  10. 10 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 3 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mercer University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mercer University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0031% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Mercer University0.0033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mercer University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Mercer University7.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.5% in 1992.

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