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Northeastern Illinois University

In research, Northeastern Illinois University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,251 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,638 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,828
of 28,054 · #9,855 all time
Rank in United States
#2,083
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Northeastern Illinois 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 #4,251 of 10,521 23.3%145 #2078
Social SciencesField #3,638 of 6,365 23.5%62 #1486

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northeastern Illinois 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: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.21× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.56× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.07× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northeastern Illinois University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tony E. Adams, Alan G. Harris and Brian D. Schultz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northeastern Illinois University.

  1. 1 Tony E. Adams United States · #23,883 worldwide 501 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Alan G. Harris United States · #176,735 worldwide 189 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Brian D. Schultz United States · #198,566 worldwide 25 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Sue Sheridan Walker United States · #221,428 worldwide 38 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Richard E. Neapolitan United States · #255,221 worldwide 175 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Barbara Miller Solomon United States · #417,743 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Steven A. Riess United States · #585,737 worldwide 22 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Scott W. Hegerty United States · #601,715 worldwide 80 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Erica R. Meiners United States · #698,517 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Joan Marie Johnson United States · #937,780 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Northeastern Illinois University

Which keywords describe research at Northeastern Illinois University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Corporate Governance, Student Engagement, Gender, Education, Language Policy, Mental Health and Urban Development.

▲ 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 Learning10▲ 1.26×25 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 1.69×23 topics
  3. Education8▲ 1.92×21 topics
  4. Corporate Governance7▲ 4.1×12 topics
  5. Mental Health7▲ 2.1×17 topics
  6. Monetary Policy7▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Big Data6▲ 2.7×11 topics
  8. Student Engagement5▲ 5.8×11 topics
  9. Gender5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  10. Social Media5▲ 1.59×12 topics
  11. Economic Growth5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  12. Identity5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  13. Innovation5▲ 2.1×15 topics
  14. Higher Education4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  15. STEM Education4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  16. Urban Development4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  17. Culture4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  18. Ethics4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  19. Coping Strategies4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  20. Language Policy4▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Social Justice4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Student Perceptions3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  23. Special Education3▲ 25×2 topics
  24. Agent-Based Modeling3▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Firm Performance3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  26. Racial Disparities3▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Stock Market3▲ 5.3×2 topics
  28. Financial Development3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Panel Data Analysis3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  30. Intersectionality3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  31. Global Economy2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  32. Learning Analytics2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  33. Economic Policy Uncertainty2▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Oil Price Shocks2▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Bilingual Education2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Perception2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Truth2▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Caregiver Well-Being2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Earnings Management2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Parenting Stress2▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Northeastern Illinois University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Market Dynamics and Volatility, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Family and Disability Support Research and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Market Dynamics and Vola…2Market Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, an…2Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 2 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 2 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 2 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional worksLight effects on plants2Light effects on plants: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPhilosophyClinical PsychologyAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 2 works
  7. 7 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Light effects on plants Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northeastern Illinois University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

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