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Mercer University Health Sciences Center

In research, Mercer University Health Sciences Center stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,137 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,167 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,726 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,204
of 28,054 · #12,728 all time
Rank in United States
#1,370
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Mercer University Health Sciences Center 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 #5,137 of 11,982 12.3%119 #7074
Social SciencesDomain #5,167 of 10,521 10.1%172 #4824
MedicineField #5,726 of 10,443 12.8%100 #8296
Social SciencesField #5,251 of 6,365 9.8%94 #3951

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercer University Health Sciences Center 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#7,074 #5,137
  2. Social Sciences#4,824 #5,167
  3. Medicine#8,296 #5,726
  4. Social Sciences#3,951 #5,251
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: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.53× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.68× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercer University Health Sciences Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Ajay K. Banga, Sarah Gardner and R. Radharamanan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercer University Health Sciences Center.

  1. 1 Ajay K. Banga United States · #301,243 worldwide 110 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Sarah Gardner United States · #1,293,670 worldwide 11 citations · 127 works
  3. 3 R. Radharamanan United States · #1,471,120 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Martin J. D’Souza United States · #1,531,202 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Mercer University Health Sciences Center

Which keywords describe research at Mercer University Health Sciences Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Reflective Practice, Student Perceptions, Epidemiology, Social Justice, Education, Faculty Development and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 1.49×72 topics
  2. Education16▲ 2.3×27 topics
  3. Higher Education14▲ 6.5×12 topics
  4. Reflective Practice12▲ 16×7 topics
  5. Social Justice11▲ 4.8×17 topics
  6. Educational Technology11▲ 2.3×17 topics
  7. Inflammation10▲ 1.26×38 topics
  8. Student Perceptions10▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Mental Health9▲ 1.61×22 topics
  10. Student Engagement9▲ 5.5×11 topics
  11. Faculty Development8▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Assessment Methods7▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Academic Achievement7▲ 10×7 topics
  14. Professional Development7▲ 8.8×8 topics
  15. Elderly7▲ 6.8×5 topics
  16. Diabetes7▲ 3.4×12 topics
  17. Gender6▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Inappropriate Medication Use6▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Polypharmacy6▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Microneedles6▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles6▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Teacher Education6▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Technology Integration6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  24. Religion6▲ 3.0×8 topics
  25. Community Engagement5▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Teacher Preparation5▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Self-Regulation5▲ 7.4×4 topics
  28. Competency-Based Education5▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Cultural Diversity5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Continuing Medical Education5▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Engineering Education5▲ 14×4 topics
  32. Professional Identity Formation5▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Academic Performance5▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Experiential Learning5▲ 23×5 topics
  35. Nursing Education4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  36. Community Development4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  37. Social Studies4▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Diversity4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  39. Metacognition4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  40. Democratic Education4▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does Mercer University Health Sciences Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery, Innovations in Medical Education and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy.

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 6 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…5Innovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…4Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 3 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 3 fractional worksDiverse Educational Inno…3Diverse Educational Innovations Studies: 3 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 3 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 3 fractional worksReflective Practices in …3Reflective Practices in Education: 3 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyPharmaceutical SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 6 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  4. 4 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 3 works
  6. 6 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 3 works
  7. 7 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  8. 8 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 3 works
  9. 9 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 3 works
  10. 10 Reflective Practices in Education Education 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercer University Health Sciences Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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