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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Health Sciences#6,863 #4,973
- Medicine#6,041 #4,407
- Social Sciences#7,076 #6,973
- Life Sciences#7,683 #4,864
- Physical Sciences#9,030 #8,860
- Social Sciences#6,540 #5,346
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.
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
- Health Sciences28438.9%
- Medicine24233.1%
- Health Professions344.6%
- Nursing60.8%
- Dentistry20.2%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Social Sciences22931.4%
- Social Sciences10314.1%
- Psychology435.9%
- Arts and Humanities334.5%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance202.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting152.1%
- Decision Sciences152.0%
- Physical Sciences10914.9%
- Engineering395.3%
- Computer Science324.4%
- Environmental Science202.7%
- Materials Science50.6%
- Mathematics40.5%
- Chemistry30.4%
- Physics and Astronomy30.4%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences30.4%
- Chemical Engineering10.1%
- Energy10.1%
- Life Sciences10814.8%
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.
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
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.82×10 works
- Immunology and Microbiology2.24×16 works
- Decision Sciences2.10×15 works
- Psychology1.94×43 works
- Health Professions1.75×34 works
- Neuroscience1.74×21 works
- Medicine1.72×242 works
- Nursing1.66×6 works
- Arts and Humanities1.57×33 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.28×20 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×48 works
- Social Sciences1.11×103 works
- Veterinary0.86×1 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.65×15 works
- Computer Science0.56×32 works
- Environmental Science0.55×20 works
- Dentistry0.51×2 works
- Mathematics0.44×4 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×12 works
- Engineering0.36×39 works
- Chemistry0.27×3 works
- Chemical Engineering0.24×1 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×3 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.19×3 works
- Materials Science0.18×5 works
- Energy0.09×1 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 3.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 2.2×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Health Professions 1.8×
- Neuroscience 1.7×
- Medicine 1.7×
- Nursing 1.7×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Social Sciences 1.1×
- Veterinary 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Environmental Science 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Energy 0.1×
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
Justus Randolph
United States · #532,015 worldwide 3.9k citations · 117 works
- 2
Shahriar Sedghi
United States · #582,443 worldwide 2.8k citations · 68 works
- 3
Wei‐Hsiung Yang
United States · #854,013 worldwide 1.7k citations · 70 works
- 4
Francis M. Kirera
United States · #1,032,872 worldwide 1k citations · 23 works
- 5
Craig Daniel Byron
United States · #1,188,706 worldwide 1.7k citations · 67 works
- 6
Balint Z Kacsoh
United States · #1,572,547 worldwide 2.8k citations · 76 works
- 7
Katherine Bishop Kendrick
United States · #1,573,161 worldwide 1.2k citations · 27 works
- 8
Alexander V. Panov
United States · #1,575,473 worldwide 8.7k citations · 74 works
- 9
Regina Liu
United States · #1,588,470 worldwide 418 citations · 18 works
- 10
Jacqueline S. Stephen
United States · #1,840,927 worldwide 286 citations · 33 works
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.
- Cooperative Learning
- Theology
- Collaborative Learning
- Microneedles
- Self-Regulation
- Patient Satisfaction
- Well-being
- Mortality
- Meta-Analysis
- Immune Response
- Health Equity
- Management
- Neurological Disorders
- Diagnosis
- Big Data
- Artificial Intelligence
- Treatment
- Oxidative Stress
- Inflammation
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Mental Health
- Healthcare
- Education
- Quality of Life
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Depression
- Social Support
- Guidelines
- Student Engagement
- Higher Education
- Precision Medicine
- Medical Education
- Reflective Practice
- Metacognition
- Faculty Development
- Solid Lipid Nanoparticles
- Nuclear Receptors
- Cognitive Engagement
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
- Epidemiology59▲ 2.0×105 topics
- Machine Learning22◆ 0.92×36 topics
- Public Health22▲ 2.0×36 topics
- Inflammation21▲ 1.36×56 topics
- Mental Health20▲ 1.86×31 topics
- Oxidative Stress19▲ 1.57×33 topics
- Healthcare16▲ 1.88×15 topics
- Treatment16▲ 1.74×35 topics
- Education14◆ 1.13×22 topics
- Artificial Intelligence14▲ 1.34×15 topics
- Quality of Life14▲ 1.31×43 topics
- Big Data14▲ 1.96×12 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease13▲ 1.57×25 topics
- Diagnosis13▲ 1.88×31 topics
- Depression13▲ 1.98×19 topics
- Neurological Disorders10▲ 2.5×18 topics
- Social Support10▲ 2.6×14 topics
- Management10▲ 1.76×23 topics
- Guidelines10▲ 2.9×11 topics
- Health Equity10▲ 4.5×5 topics
- Student Engagement10▲ 3.3×10 topics
- Immune Response9▲ 2.2×17 topics
- Higher Education9▲ 2.3×14 topics
- Meta-Analysis9▲ 2.1×15 topics
- Precision Medicine9▲ 2.4×7 topics
- Mortality9▲ 2.1×12 topics
- Medical Education8▲ 4.2×11 topics
- Well-being8▲ 2.8×12 topics
- Reflective Practice8▲ 5.5×6 topics
- Patient Satisfaction7▲ 3.1×9 topics
- Metacognition6▲ 5.6×3 topics
- Self-Regulation6▲ 4.5×6 topics
- Faculty Development6▲ 9.8×2 topics
- Microneedles5▲ 24×1 topic
- Solid Lipid Nanoparticles5▲ 24×1 topic
- Collaborative Learning5▲ 9.5×2 topics
- Nuclear Receptors5▲ 7.5×4 topics
- Theology5▲ 7.2×3 topics
- Cognitive Engagement5▲ 9.3×2 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 5 works
- 2 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 5 works
- 3 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
- 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
- 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 4 works
- 6 Estrogen and related hormone effects Genetics 3 works
- 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
- 8 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
- 9 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Macon
- Navicent Health
- Middle Georgia State College
- Wesleyan College
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- Middle Georgia Regional Library
- Community Health Works
- OrthoGeorgia
- Pilot International
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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