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Northwest University

In research, Northwest University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,384 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,004 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#6,144
of 22,385 · #34,875 all time
Rank in United States
#823
of 3,332
Research works
2.9k
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
32k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%

What is Northwest University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,384 of 10,670 5.9%78 #17413
Social SciencesDomain #7,004 of 9,585 7.3%77 #13992

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwest 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Northwest University work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Northwest University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (11%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 110 fractional works · 39.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 6.0% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 101 fractional works · 35.8% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 11.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 36 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 35 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 10.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthwestUniversity282fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences39%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5218.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities176.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting165.6%
    4. Psychology134.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.5%
    6. Decision Sciences30.9%
    1. Engineering3111.1%
    2. Computer Science238.3%
    3. Environmental Science124.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences93.1%
    5. Materials Science62.3%
    6. Chemistry51.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy51.9%
    8. Mathematics51.7%
    9. Energy31.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology196.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences114.0%
    3. Neuroscience41.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine2810.0%
    2. Health Professions62.2%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.84× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.08× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.73× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities2.08×17 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.98×9 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.73×16 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.65×10 works
  5. Psychology1.55×13 works
  6. Social Sciences1.45×52 works
  7. Mathematics1.42×5 works
  8. Energy1.30×3 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.25×19 works
  10. Chemistry1.24×6 works
  11. Computer Science1.07×23 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.95×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.85×4 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.85×5 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×11 works
  16. Environmental Science0.83×12 works
  17. Health Professions0.83×6 works
  18. Engineering0.74×31 works
  19. Materials Science0.65×6 works
  20. Medicine0.52×28 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.48×1 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.46×0 works
  23. Nursing0.41×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  26. Veterinary0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Northwest University?

Ranked on the quality score, FREDERICK G. BORDWELL, John A. Harrelson and A. V. Satish lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest University.

  1. 1 FREDERICK G. BORDWELL United States · #2,052,916 worldwide 17k citations · 425 works
  2. 2 John A. Harrelson United States · #3,991,038 worldwide 1.1k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 A. V. Satish United States · #5,634,198 worldwide 973 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 D. F. Shriver United States · #5,910,107 worldwide 3.1k citations · 128 works
  5. 5 Judy Donovan United States · #6,321,196 worldwide 438 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Charles H. Mahler United States · #6,322,266 worldwide 359 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Raj Selladurai United States · #6,330,503 worldwide 171 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Robert W. M. Wardle United States · #6,454,527 worldwide 493 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Erik C. Chelius United States · #6,531,488 worldwide 431 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Carrie Woodcock United States · #6,621,665 worldwide 523 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Northwest University

What are the most cited papers from Northwest University?

The most cited paper from Northwest University is "A Quantitative Assessment of Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Vascular Disease" (Carol J. Boushey, 1995), with 3,609 citations. Next come "So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from?" (1,436) and "The Generalizability of Survey Experiments" (1,276).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Quantitative Assessment of Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Vascular Disease Carol J. Boushey · JAMA 4 Oct 1995 3,609
2 So depression is an inflammatory disease, but where does the inflammation come from? Michael Berk, Lana J. Williams, Felice Nellie Jacka et al. · BMC Medicine Open access 12 Sep 2013 1,436
3 The Generalizability of Survey Experiments Kevin J Mullinix, Thomas J. Leeper, James N. Druckman et al. · Journal of Experimental Political Science Open access 2015 1,276
4 Ferrostatins Inhibit Oxidative Lipid Damage and Cell Death in Diverse Disease Models Rachid Skouta, Scott J. Dixon, Jianlin Wang et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Open access 4 Mar 2014 1,158
5 Human Haploid Cell Genetics Reveals Roles for Lipid Metabolism Genes in Nonapoptotic Cell Death Scott J. Dixon, Georg E. Winter, Leila S. Musavi et al. · ACS Chemical Biology Open access 12 May 2015 1,050
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northwest University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Deep Learning, Globalization, Social Media, Religion, Mental Health, Nationalism and Sustainable 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-now 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. Deep Learning10◆ 1.05×43 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 1.46×28 topics
  3. Machine Learning8▼ 0.84×35 topics
  4. Sustainable Development7▲ 1.57×18 topics
  5. Mental Health7▲ 1.68×21 topics
  6. Social Media7▲ 1.75×11 topics
  7. Climate Change6▼ 0.86×34 topics
  8. Sustainability6◆ 0.93×28 topics
  9. Risk Management6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  10. Economic Growth5▲ 2.3×13 topics
  11. Remote Sensing5▲ 1.36×19 topics
  12. Religion4▲ 3.4×9 topics
  13. Social Support4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  14. Nationalism4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  15. Higher Education4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  16. Migration4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  17. Student Engagement4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  18. Corporate Governance4▲ 1.81×12 topics
  19. Leadership4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  20. Gender Equality3▲ 3.3×5 topics
  21. Public-Private Partnerships3▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Disaster Management2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  23. Global Health2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  24. International Relations2▲ 3.6×3 topics
  25. Employee Engagement2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  26. Finance2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. Signal Transduction2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Crisis Communication2▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Jewish Society2▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Regional Planning2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Public Relations2▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Securitization2▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Security Studies2▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  36. Spirituality2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  37. Ecological Protection2▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Mudstones2▲ 8.7×1 topic
  39. Rural Revitalization2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Stakeholder Management2▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Northwest University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Global Security and Public Health, Public Relations and Crisis Communication and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  2. 2 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Regional Development and Environment Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northwest University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Northwest University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Northwest University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Northwest University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Northwest University9.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.2% in 2025.

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