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Millikin University

In research, Millikin University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,050 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,682 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,535
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,457
of 8,685
Research works
469
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Millikin University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,050 of 16,945 22.9%269
Social SciencesField #3,682 of 10,206 22.7%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Millikin 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).

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: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.92× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.71× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Millikin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Pedagogy, Social Justice, Globalization, Higher Education, Community Engagement, International Relations and Service-Learning.

▲ 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  2. Ethics2▲ 11×2 topics
  3. Pedagogy2▲ 11×3 topics
  4. Social Justice2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  5. Higher Education2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  6. Climate Change1▲ 1.28×6 topics
  7. Community Engagement1▲ 11×1 topic
  8. Cultural Heritage1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  9. International Relations1▲ 15×2 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Service-Learning1▲ 248×1 topic
  12. Student Perceptions1▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Gender1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  14. Market Dynamics1▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Affect1▲ 69×1 topic
  16. Analysis1▲ 28×1 topic
  17. CLIL1▲ 40×1 topic
  18. Content and Language Integrated Learning1▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Geography1▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Intelligence1▲ 68×1 topic

Which research topics does Millikin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Service-Learning and Community Engagement, Geographies of human-animal interactions, Intelligence, Security, War Strategy and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

Service-Learning and Com…1Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…1Geographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksIntelligence, Security, War Strategy: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…1Second Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…1Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksTurkish Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksCultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…1Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksLinguistics and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional works
EducationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 1 works
  2. 2 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  3. 3 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Turkish Literature and Culture Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 1 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and Cultural Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  10. 10 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Millikin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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