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Mercer University

In research, Mercer University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,334 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,815 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,940 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,223
of 28,054 · #6,373 all time
Rank in United States
#960
of 4,192
Research works
4k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
76k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Mercer 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,334 of 11,982 12.4%248 #3156
MedicineField #4,815 of 10,443 11.4%210 #3554
Social SciencesDomain #4,940 of 10,521 22.8%209 #2469
Life SciencesDomain #4,135 of 7,800 17.9%94 #4417
Social SciencesField #3,718 of 6,365 24.4%96 #2022
Physical SciencesDomain #10,816 of 12,888 19.1%95 #9941

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 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. Health Sciences#3,156 #3,334
  2. Medicine#3,554 #4,815
  3. Social Sciences#2,469 #4,940
  4. Life Sciences#4,417 #4,135
  5. Social Sciences#2,022 #3,718
  6. Physical Sciences#9,941 #10,816
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: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.14× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.69× its world share, 210 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercer University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tom Slater, Martin L. Dalton and Justus Randolph lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercer University.

  1. 1 Tom Slater United States · #14,579 worldwide 249 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Martin L. Dalton United States · #133,927 worldwide 190 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Justus Randolph United States · #212,170 worldwide 140 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Nancy deClaissé-Walford United States · #249,614 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 R. Alan Culpepper United States · #280,453 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Richard L. Elliott United States · #480,278 worldwide 87 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Joseph M. Van De Water United States · #515,549 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Joshua Lane United States · #586,245 worldwide 40 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Michael W. Jann United States · #588,869 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 David E. Kent United States · #619,407 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Mercer University

Which keywords describe research at Mercer University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Oxidative Stress, Mental Health, Inflammation, Health Equity, Treatment and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Epidemiology55▲ 2.1×103 topics
  2. Public Health20▲ 2.2×34 topics
  3. Machine Learning20◆ 0.93×34 topics
  4. Inflammation18▲ 1.35×54 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress18▲ 1.69×32 topics
  6. Mental Health17▲ 1.81×30 topics
  7. Treatment14▲ 1.77×34 topics
  8. Healthcare13▲ 1.83×14 topics
  9. Education13▲ 1.16×19 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 1.73×24 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 1.34×13 topics
  12. Diagnosis12▲ 1.95×30 topics
  13. Quality of Life12▲ 1.24×42 topics
  14. Big Data11▲ 1.95×11 topics
  15. Depression11▲ 1.99×19 topics
  16. Social Support10▲ 2.7×14 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders10▲ 2.6×18 topics
  18. Student Engagement9▲ 3.5×10 topics
  19. Health Equity8▲ 4.7×5 topics
  20. Immune Response8▲ 2.2×17 topics
  21. Higher Education8▲ 2.3×12 topics
  22. Guidelines8▲ 2.6×11 topics
  23. Precision Medicine7▲ 2.4×7 topics
  24. Medical Education7▲ 4.1×11 topics
  25. Reflective Practice7▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction6▲ 3.1×9 topics
  27. Metacognition6▲ 5.9×3 topics
  28. Self-Regulation6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  29. Student Perceptions5▲ 4.4×6 topics
  30. Faculty Development5▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Microneedles5▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles5▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Cognitive Engagement5▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. Neighborhood Effects5▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Collaborative Learning4▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. Theology4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Academic Performance4▲ 8.2×4 topics
  38. Cooperative Learning4▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Cognitive Apprenticeship4▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Scaffolding4▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Mercer University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Advancements in Transder…5Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 5 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …4Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …4Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…3Health disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksEstrogen and related hormone effects: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery S…3Advanced Drug Delivery Systems: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional works
Pharmaceutical ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyReligious studiesHealth Informatics5 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 5 works
  2. 2 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  7. 7 Estrogen and related hormone effects Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercer University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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