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Northern Kentucky University

In research, Northern Kentucky University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,012 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,345 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,088 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,672
of 28,054 · #8,543 all time
Rank in United States
#1,447
of 4,192
Research works
3.1k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Northern Kentucky 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 #3,012 of 10,521 19.7%247 #1691
Social SciencesField #2,345 of 6,365 14.7%106 #1263
Physical SciencesDomain #11,088 of 12,888 8.7%126 #9438

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern Kentucky 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#1,691 #3,012
  2. Social Sciences#1,263 #2,345
  3. Physical Sciences#9,438 #11,088
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.

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: 0.32× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.33× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.86× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.54× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.10× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern Kentucky University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael C. C. Adams, Roger Miller and Banwari Mittal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern Kentucky University.

  1. 1 Michael C. C. Adams United States · #151,589 worldwide 109 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Roger Miller United States · #235,233 worldwide 114 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Banwari Mittal United States · #323,770 worldwide 152 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Christopher A. Bergman United States · #324,439 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 John W. Thieret United States · #358,938 worldwide 75 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Steven Schlossman United States · #415,413 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Traian Marius Truţă United States · #416,068 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Xiaoni Zhang United States · #438,879 worldwide 151 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 James A. Ramage United States · #484,024 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Matthew O. Zacate United States · #510,579 worldwide 90 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Northern Kentucky University

Which keywords describe research at Northern Kentucky University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Corporate Governance, Reflective Practice, Consumer Behavior, Monetary Policy, Machine Learning, Gender and Leadership.

▲ 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 Learning22▲ 1.41×35 topics
  2. Social Media17▲ 2.6×21 topics
  3. Deep Learning17◆ 1.06×26 topics
  4. Education15▲ 1.85×30 topics
  5. Mental Health15▲ 2.2×22 topics
  6. Sustainability14▲ 1.19×23 topics
  7. Corporate Governance13▲ 3.9×13 topics
  8. Consumer Behavior12▲ 4.2×9 topics
  9. Gender11▲ 4.3×13 topics
  10. Ethics10▲ 4.5×14 topics
  11. Leadership10▲ 4.5×12 topics
  12. Innovation10▲ 1.95×18 topics
  13. Reflective Practice9▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Higher Education9▲ 3.7×10 topics
  15. Monetary Policy9▲ 8.2×7 topics
  16. Student Engagement9▲ 4.6×9 topics
  17. Motivation8▲ 4.2×7 topics
  18. Social Justice8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  19. IoT Security8▲ 5.0×3 topics
  20. Stress7▲ 4.3×8 topics
  21. Professional Development7▲ 7.4×8 topics
  22. Memory7▲ 5.7×4 topics
  23. Firm Performance6▲ 7.3×4 topics
  24. Technology Integration6▲ 4.6×5 topics
  25. Stock Market6▲ 5.6×2 topics
  26. Emotion6▲ 6.4×7 topics
  27. Diversity6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  28. Prefrontal Cortex6▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Student Perceptions6▲ 6.9×6 topics
  30. Financial Constraints6▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Public Opinion5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  32. Market Efficiency5▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Investor Protection5▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Ownership Structure5▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Educational Leadership5▲ 8.1×2 topics
  36. Social Relationships5▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Subjective Well-Being5▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Asset Pricing5▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Career Development5▲ 8.7×4 topics
  40. Teacher Education5▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Northern Kentucky University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Corporate Finance and Go…5Corporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…4Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 4 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 4 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 4 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Recepto…4Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 4 fractional worksReflective Practices in Education: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional works
AccountingEducationFinanceEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  3. 3 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 4 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 4 works
  7. 7 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  9. 9 Reflective Practices in Education Education 3 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern Kentucky University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.