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Miami University

In research, Miami University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,039 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,124 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,723 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Geophysics — Gender Studies is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,488
of 28,054 · #1,260 all time
Rank in United States
#377
of 4,192
Research works
23k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
470k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Miami 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,039 of 10,521 19.8%1,062 #364
Social SciencesField #1,124 of 6,365 18.2%516 #395
Physical SciencesDomain #2,723 of 12,888 13.0%798 #1305
PsychologyField #510 of 2,181 20.8%202 #200
Health SciencesDomain #3,273 of 11,982 13.8%310 #2247
Life SciencesDomain #2,944 of 7,800 16.1%216 #2146
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #993 of 2,578 16.8%173 #445
EngineeringField #2,913 of 6,636 14.4%204 #1953
Computer ScienceField #2,286 of 4,667 13.3%182 #1354
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,315 of 2,578 26.2%96 #727

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Miami 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. Social Sciences#364 #1,039
  2. Social Sciences#395 #1,124
  3. Physical Sciences#1,305 #2,723
  4. Psychology#200 #510
  5. Health Sciences#2,247 #3,273
  6. Life Sciences#2,146 #2,944
  7. Sociology and Political Science#445 #993
  8. Engineering#1,953 #2,913
  9. Computer Science#1,354 #2,286
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#727 #1,315
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 Miami University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 35.4 works4.1×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 31.4 works3.8×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 182 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 71 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 204 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 114 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.00× its world share, 56 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 124 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 176 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 128 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 96 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 82 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.78× its world share, 202 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 516 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Miami University?

Ranked on the composite score, George B. Arfken, William B. Stiles and Craig E. Williamson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Miami University.

  1. 1 George B. Arfken United States · #8,828 worldwide 879 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 William B. Stiles United States · #20,079 worldwide 652 citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Craig E. Williamson United States · #41,962 worldwide 470 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Yıldırım Dilek United States · #45,858 worldwide 1.4k citations · 114 works
  5. 5 David C. Yen United States · #69,681 worldwide 727 citations · 98 works
  6. 6 Jàne Butler Kahle United States · #77,182 worldwide 212 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Leonore Ganschow United States · #90,818 worldwide 181 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Robert C. Atchley United States · #91,232 worldwide 461 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Laura Mandell United States · #94,532 worldwide 106 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Peter W. Williams United States · #108,118 worldwide 102 citations · 84 works
All ranked researchers at Miami University

Which keywords describe research at Miami University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Long-Term Care, Mental Health, Social Support, Gender, Quality of Care, COVID-19 Impact, Nursing Home and Person-Centered Care.

▲ 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. Mental Health83▲ 2.4×38 topics
  2. Globalization77▲ 1.65×73 topics
  3. Machine Learning74◆ 0.95×68 topics
  4. Climate Change63◆ 0.98×71 topics
  5. Social Support57▲ 4.3×16 topics
  6. Education53▲ 1.30×51 topics
  7. Public Health50▲ 1.44×39 topics
  8. Identity50▲ 2.9×34 topics
  9. Gender49▲ 3.8×32 topics
  10. Long-Term Care49▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Social Media46▲ 1.36×24 topics
  12. Depression42▲ 1.99×19 topics
  13. Innovation37▲ 1.48×32 topics
  14. Nationalism37▲ 3.4×23 topics
  15. Quality of Care35▲ 17×2 topics
  16. COVID-19 Impact35▲ 8.7×5 topics
  17. Colonialism34▲ 3.0×30 topics
  18. Nursing Home34▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Person-Centered Care34▲ 36×1 topic
  20. History34▲ 2.0×32 topics
  21. Adolescents32▲ 3.5×8 topics
  22. Feminism30▲ 4.5×16 topics
  23. Aging30▲ 2.3×17 topics
  24. Health Disparities29▲ 4.6×9 topics
  25. Religion28▲ 2.5×19 topics
  26. Literature28▲ 2.1×26 topics
  27. Prevalence28▲ 2.9×13 topics
  28. Neoliberalism27▲ 3.2×16 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation26▲ 3.5×9 topics
  30. Self-Regulation25▲ 5.8×6 topics
  31. Intersectionality24▲ 5.6×8 topics
  32. Emotion22▲ 4.5×10 topics
  33. Social Relationships22▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Academic Achievement20▲ 4.9×9 topics
  35. Elderly Care18▲ 4.9×5 topics
  36. Plate Tectonics18▲ 4.9×3 topics
  37. Neighborhood Effects17▲ 6.4×3 topics
  38. Family Support15▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Grandparenting15▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Intergenerational Relations15▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Miami University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Geriatric Care and Nursi…34Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 34 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 15 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 12 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 12 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 12 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 10 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Re…10Aging and Gerontology Research: 10 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 10 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 9 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 9 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyGeophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 34 works
  2. 2 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 12 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 12 works
  5. 5 Health disparities and outcomes Health 12 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  7. 7 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 10 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  9. 9 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Miami University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower 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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