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Northcentral University

In research, Northcentral University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,654 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,925 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,408
of 28,054 · #24,325 all time
Rank in United States
#3,976
of 4,192
Research works
598
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Northcentral 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 #4,654 of 16,945 17.4%396
Social SciencesField #2,925 of 10,206 19.5%222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northcentral 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.01× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.15× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northcentral University?

Ranked on the composite score, Rebecca Adams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northcentral University.

  1. 1 Rebecca Adams United States · #390,467 worldwide 67 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Northcentral University

Which keywords describe research at Northcentral University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Big Data, Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Organizational Performance, Leadership, Education and Machine 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 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. Machine Learning6▲ 1.82×13 topics
  2. Big Data5▲ 5.4×7 topics
  3. Education5▲ 2.9×11 topics
  4. Student Engagement4▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  6. Risk Management4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  7. Social Media4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  8. Cybersecurity3▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Leadership3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  10. Security3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  11. Organizational Performance3▲ 13×5 topics
  12. Social Capital3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  13. Social Support3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.2×5 topics
  15. Data Mining3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  16. Information Security3▲ 29×1 topic
  17. Policy Compliance3▲ 72×1 topic
  18. Career Development2▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Corporate Governance2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  20. Diversity2▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Technology Integration2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  22. Higher Education2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  23. Student Perceptions2▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Stereotypes2▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Primary Care2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  27. Academic Performance2▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Board Diversity2▲ 59×1 topic
  29. College Retention2▲ 105×1 topic
  30. Gender2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  31. Gender Diversity2▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Distributed Systems2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Employability2▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Graduate Attributes2▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Neuroprotection2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  37. Trust2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  38. Community Engagement2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  39. Organizational Learning2▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Analytics1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Northcentral University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Information and Cyber Security, Higher Education Research Studies, Gender Diversity and Inequality and Higher Education and Employability.

Information and Cyber Se…3Information and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…2Gender Diversity and Inequality: 2 fractional worksHigher Education and Emp…2Higher Education and Employability: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationGender StudiesInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Higher Education and Employability Education 2 works
  5. 5 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 1 works
  9. 9 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northcentral University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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