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Milwaukee School of Engineering

In research, Milwaukee School of Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,052 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,274
of 28,054 · #19,024 all time
Rank in United States
#2,474
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Milwaukee School of Engineering 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,052 of 12,888 5.2%96 #13519

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Milwaukee School of Engineering 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: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.20× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.49× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Milwaukee School of Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles E. Young, Norbert Enzer and Wujie Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Milwaukee School of Engineering.

  1. 1 Charles E. Young United States · #246,143 worldwide 53 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Norbert Enzer United States · #545,788 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Wujie Zhang United States · #639,344 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 J.R. Brauer United States · #730,900 worldwide 42 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth Ludwig United States · #762,421 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Peter K. F. Kuhfittig United States · #1,257,976 worldwide 60 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 William J. Wilgus United States · #1,342,786 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Susan J. Grosse United States · #1,413,266 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Milwaukee School of Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Milwaukee School of Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Curriculum Development, STEM Education, Assessment Methods, Lifelong Learning, Project-Based Learning, Entrepreneurship and Outcome-Based Education.

▲ 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. Engineering Education14▲ 100×4 topics
  2. Curriculum Development10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 2.8×10 topics
  4. STEM Education8▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Education7▲ 2.5×8 topics
  6. Innovation7▲ 4.1×11 topics
  7. Machine Learning6▲ 1.24×19 topics
  8. Assessment Methods6▲ 36×3 topics
  9. Lifelong Learning6▲ 19×5 topics
  10. Sustainability6▲ 1.60×14 topics
  11. Project-Based Learning6▲ 101×3 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.0×13 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  14. Outcome-Based Education5▲ 125×1 topic
  15. Professional Skills5▲ 100×1 topic
  16. Biomedical Engineering5▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Quantum Gravity5▲ 39×3 topics
  18. Hands-On Learning5▲ 323×1 topic
  19. Integrated First-Year Curriculum5▲ 323×1 topic
  20. Remote Laboratories4▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Virtual Labs4▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  23. Learning Analytics4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. General Relativity3▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Supernovae3▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Applications3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  27. 3D Printing3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  28. Challenge-Based Learning3▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Cosmological Parameters3▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Dark Energy3▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Hackathons3▲ 48×1 topic
  32. Curriculum3▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Field Theories2▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Holographic2▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Polymer Composites2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  37. Challenges2▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Materials2▲ 6.2×1 topic
  39. Game Theory2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  40. Computational Thinking2▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Milwaukee School of Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Engineering Education and Pedagogy, Experimental Learning in Engineering and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 5 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 5 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…4Experimental Learning in Engineering: 4 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…3Biomedical and Engineering Education: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…2Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 2 fractional works
Media TechnologyArchitectureBiomedical EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 5 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 5 works
  3. 3 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 4 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  9. 9 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 2 works
  10. 10 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 2 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Milwaukee School of Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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