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Northwood University

In research, Northwood University stands highest in Health Sciences (#10,107 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#8,870 of 14,558 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,996 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,323
of 22,385 · #10,800 all time
Rank in United States
#2,193
of 3,332
Research works
671
▲ 43% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.9k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Northwood University

What is Northwood 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
Health SciencesDomain #10,107 of 16,688 8.2%191
MedicineField #8,870 of 14,558 9.1%140
Physical SciencesDomain #10,996 of 17,446 5.5%150
Social SciencesDomain #12,471 of 14,833 7.1%256

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwood 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 Northwood University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Northwood University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Computer Science (13%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 50 fractional works · 46.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 31.0% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 12.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 11.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthwoodUniversity106fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences47%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2321.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting87.4%
    3. Psychology77.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities65.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance54.7%
    6. Decision Sciences11.0%
    1. Computer Science1312.6%
    2. Engineering1211.2%
    3. Environmental Science32.7%
    4. Mathematics21.4%
    5. Materials Science11.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    7. Energy10.6%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine1312.4%
    2. Health Professions32.8%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    3. Neuroscience21.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
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: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 13 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering2.69×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.29×8 works
  3. Psychology2.28×7 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.20×5 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.85×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.69×23 works
  7. Computer Science1.62×13 works
  8. Mathematics1.20×2 works
  9. Health Professions1.05×3 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.05×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.91×2 works
  12. Engineering0.75×12 works
  13. Energy0.68×1 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.66×1 works
  15. Medicine0.65×13 works
  16. Environmental Science0.55×3 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.52×3 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×2 works
  19. Dentistry0.32×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.28×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.20×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Northwood University?

Ranked on the quality score, Margaret C. Keiper, Michael Makovi and Chas. Hall Crouch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwood University.

  1. 1 Margaret C. Keiper United States · #1,121,238 worldwide 1.1k citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Michael Makovi United States · #1,557,840 worldwide 133 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Chas. Hall Crouch United States · #2,210,330 worldwide 0 citations · 124 works
  4. 4 Frederick Pedler United States · #2,285,880 worldwide 140 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Andrea D. Lefebvre United States · #2,376,117 worldwide 80 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Joseph Larmor United States · #2,380,064 worldwide 816 citations · 127 works
  7. 7 J. Landfear Lucas United States · #2,658,297 worldwide 88 citations · 241 works
  8. 8 Reginald B. Fellows United States · #2,804,158 worldwide 0 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Mark Haynes Daniell United States · #3,129,837 worldwide 85 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Paul Tepper Fisher United States · #3,590,676 worldwide 40 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Northwood University

What are the most cited papers from Northwood University?

The most cited paper from Northwood University is "The role of trust and relationship structure in improving supply chain responsiveness" (Robert Handfield, Christian Bechtel, 2002), with 995 citations. Next come "Virtual(ly) Athletes: Where eSports Fit Within the Definition of “Sport”" (589) and "The consequences of meniscectomy" (578).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The role of trust and relationship structure in improving supply chain responsiveness Robert Handfield, Christian Bechtel · Industrial Marketing Management Jul 2002 995
2 Virtual(ly) Athletes: Where eSports Fit Within the Definition of “Sport” Seth E. Jenny, R. Douglas Manning, Margaret C. Keiper et al. · Quest 11 Mar 2016 589
3 The consequences of meniscectomy Ian Douglas McDermott, Andrew A. Amis · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume Open access Dec 2006 578
4 Safety and Efficacy of Sertraline for Depression in Patients With Heart Failure Christopher M. O’Connor, Wei Jiang, Maragatha N. Kuchibhatla et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Aug 2010 528
5 Changes in Frequency and Pathogens Causing Acute Otitis Media in 1995–2003 Janet R. Casey, Michael E. Pichichero · The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal Sep 2004 417
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northwood University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Globalization, Neoliberalism, Vibration Analysis, Entrepreneurship and Gender.

▲ 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. Machine Learning9▲ 2.5×23 topics
  2. Deep Learning8▲ 2.1×22 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.6×13 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 2.6×11 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.1×8 topics
  7. Neural Networks3▲ 2.0×11 topics
  8. Big Data3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  9. Neoliberalism3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  10. Gender3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  11. Social Media3▲ 1.97×7 topics
  12. Entrepreneurship3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  13. Innovation3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.7×4 topics
  16. Economic Growth2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  17. Predictive Analytics2▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Digital Transformation2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  19. Economic Impact2▲ 3.7×3 topics
  20. IoT2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  21. Social Interaction2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  22. Urbanization2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  23. Feminism2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  24. Firm Performance2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  25. Motivation2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  26. Organizational Performance2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  27. Political Economy2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  28. Student Engagement2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  29. Analytics2▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Business Intelligence2▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Capitalism2▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Financial Crisis2▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Marxism2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Public Opinion2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Stereotypes2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Condition Monitoring2▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Security Analysis2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Cryptanalysis1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Industry 4.01▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Particulate Matter1▲ 8.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Northwood University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Political Economy and Marxism, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Digital Games and Media and Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption.

Political Economy and Ma…2Political Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…2Big Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 1 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 1 fractional worksMining and Industrial Processes: 1 fractional worksMental Health via Writing: 1 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 1 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…1Digital Media and Visual Art: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Processing: 1 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceManagement Information SystemsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  5. 5 Mining and Industrial Processes Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Mental Health via Writing Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  9. 9 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northwood University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 43% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Northwood University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Northwood University0.00049% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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