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Northwestern College - Iowa

In research, Northwestern College - Iowa stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,407 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,975
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,200
of 8,685
Research works
380
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Northwestern College - Iowa 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 #7,407 of 16,945 15.1%235

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwestern College - Iowa 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: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.13× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northwestern College - Iowa?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Grace, Douglas Firth Anderson and Meyer Jj lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwestern College - Iowa.

  1. 1 E. Grace United States · #604,873 worldwide 157 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Douglas Firth Anderson United States · #938,331 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Meyer Jj United States · #1,025,816 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Northwestern College - Iowa

Which keywords describe research at Northwestern College - Iowa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Health, Spirituality, Teaching Methods, Social Support, Coping, Well-being and Electromyography.

▲ 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. Religion4▲ 16×6 topics
  2. Health2▲ 10×2 topics
  3. Spirituality2▲ 42×2 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  5. Social Support2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  6. Teaching Methods2▲ 25×2 topics
  7. Coping2▲ 67×1 topic
  8. Electromyography2▲ 64×1 topic
  9. Muscle Fatigue2▲ 64×1 topic
  10. Rehabilitation2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  11. Well-being2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  12. African Christianity1▲ 131×2 topics
  13. Cultural Geography1▲ 91×2 topics
  14. Religious Identity1▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Secularism1▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Active Learning1▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Labor Market1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  18. Mathematics Education1▲ 53×2 topics
  19. Chicken Domestication1▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Church History1▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Competitive Balance1▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Cultural Identity1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity1▲ 4.9×1 topic
  24. Global Christianity1▲ 150×1 topic
  25. Historical Sources1▲ 127×1 topic
  26. Information Security1▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Mathematical Concepts1▲ 127×1 topic
  28. Participation1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Pilgrimage1▲ 115×1 topic
  30. Policy Compliance1▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Prediction Markets1▲ 88×1 topic
  32. Problem of Evil1▲ 244×1 topic
  33. Professional Development1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Religious Tourism1▲ 115×1 topic
  35. School Engagement1▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Self-Regulation1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Short-Term Missions1▲ 150×1 topic
  38. Social Change1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Student-Teacher Relationships1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Theodicy1▲ 244×1 topic

Which research topics does Northwestern College - Iowa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Christian Theology and Mission and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Religion, Spirituality, …2Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…2Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…1History and Theory of Mathematics: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 1 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Ma…1Livestock and Poultry Management: 1 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional works
HealthBiomedical EngineeringReligious studiesEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  2. 2 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  5. 5 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 1 works
  6. 6 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  8. 8 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  9. 9 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwestern College - Iowa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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.