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Nova Southeastern University

In research, Nova Southeastern University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,264 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,855 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,473 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dermatology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Dermatology is 6.0× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#4,060
of 22,385 · #2,998 all time
Rank in United States
#574
of 3,332
Research works
11k
▲ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
199k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%

What is Nova Southeastern 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
Health SciencesDomain #3,264 of 9,902 8.2%1,079 #3553
MedicineField #2,855 of 8,541 8.5%924 #3378
Life SciencesDomain #3,473 of 6,403 12.7%321 #3472
Social SciencesDomain #5,716 of 9,585 9.4%540 #3121
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,001 of 2,964 9.8%158 #3042
SurgerySubfield #1,140 of 1,532 7.1%108 #1999
NeuroscienceField #832 of 1,092 12.8%76 #1319
PsychologyField #1,617 of 2,121 9.6%162 #1494
EpidemiologySubfield #720 of 927 5.9%65 #1191
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,487 of 1,880 10.2%85 #2510

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nova Southeastern 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#3,553 #3,264
  2. Medicine#3,378 #2,855
  3. Life Sciences#3,472 #3,473
  4. Social Sciences#3,121 #5,716
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,042 #2,001
  6. Surgery#1,999 #1,140
  7. Neuroscience#1,319 #832
  8. Psychology#1,494 #1,617
  9. Epidemiology#1,191 #720
  10. Molecular Biology#2,510 #1,487
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Nova Southeastern University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Nova Southeastern University is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Social Sciences (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,282 fractional works · 48.0% of its workMedicine: 1,102 fractional works · 41.3% of its workSurgery: 129 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEpidemiology: 79 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 77 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 67 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 59 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 57 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOncology: 50 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 49 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 48 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDermatology: 42 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 37 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 35 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 32 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 30 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 26 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 131 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 70 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 7 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 34 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 627 fractional works · 23.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 252 fractional works · 9.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 78 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 54 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 193 fractional works · 7.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 101 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 47 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 78 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 24 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 50 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 33 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 36 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 406 fractional works · 15.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 202 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 107 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 31 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 97 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 43 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 25 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 41 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 354 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 110 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 40 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 90 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 45 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 27 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNova SoutheasternUniversity2,668fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences24%

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. Health Sciences1,28248.0%
    1. Medicine1,10241.3%
    2. Health Professions1314.9%
    3. Dentistry341.3%
    4. Nursing110.4%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Social Sciences2529.5%
    2. Psychology1937.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting782.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance501.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities361.4%
    6. Decision Sciences180.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2027.6%
    2. Neuroscience973.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology431.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences411.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics230.9%
    1. Environmental Science1104.1%
    2. Computer Science903.4%
    3. Engineering662.5%
    4. Materials Science271.0%
    5. Mathematics210.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences210.8%
    7. Chemistry80.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy70.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    10. Energy10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nova Southeastern University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dermatology takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DermatologySubfield · 42.0 works6.0×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 28.2 works4.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 202 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 43 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.23× its world share, 97 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.47× its world share, 23 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 90 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 110 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.61× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 131 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.15× its world share, 1,102 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 192 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 252 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry2.61×34 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.47×23 works
  3. Psychology2.37×192 works
  4. Neuroscience2.23×97 works
  5. Medicine2.15×1,102 works
  6. Health Professions1.86×131 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.60×43 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×202 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.91×78 works
  10. Nursing0.87×11 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×50 works
  12. Environmental Science0.83×110 works
  13. Veterinary0.82×3 works
  14. Social Sciences0.75×252 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.70×18 works
  16. Mathematics0.68×21 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.51×21 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.47×36 works
  19. Computer Science0.43×90 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×41 works
  21. Materials Science0.29×27 works
  22. Chemistry0.20×8 works
  23. Engineering0.17×66 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.12×7 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.08×1 works
  26. Energy0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Nova Southeastern University?

Ranked on the quality score, Janet L Leasher, Carl Sadowsky and Dana V. Wallace lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nova Southeastern University.

  1. 1 Janet L Leasher United States · #8,456 worldwide 132k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Carl Sadowsky United States · #19,435 worldwide 16k citations · 204 works
  3. 3 Dana V. Wallace United States · #20,371 worldwide 24k citations · 147 works
  4. 4 Nathan H. Azrin United States · #145,349 worldwide 17k citations · 192 works
  5. 5 Linda Simon Cox United States · #206,544 worldwide 17k citations · 231 works
  6. 6 Naushira Pandya United States · #294,092 worldwide 1.2k citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Naushira Pandya United States · #462,602 worldwide 4.2k citations · 202 works
  8. 8 Helen Orvaschel United States · #670,929 worldwide 5.5k citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Pijush K. Kundu United States · #955,357 worldwide 3.2k citations · 96 works
  10. 10 Gwilym P. Rowlands United States · #956,581 worldwide 1.3k citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Nova Southeastern University

What are the most cited papers from Nova Southeastern University?

The most cited paper from Nova Southeastern University is "A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (Stephen S Lim et al., 2012), with 12,027 citations. Next come "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC" (10,856) and "Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010" (9,055).

All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nova Southeastern University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Inflammation, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Risk Factors, Depression and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology272▲ 2.6×125 topics
  2. Inflammation110▲ 1.94×76 topics
  3. Mental Health95▲ 2.5×39 topics
  4. Treatment93▲ 2.9×49 topics
  5. Quality of Life91▲ 2.4×51 topics
  6. Risk Factors72▲ 2.5×33 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress70▲ 1.59×53 topics
  8. Climate Change68◆ 0.94×44 topics
  9. Depression65▲ 2.8×23 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease62▲ 2.0×37 topics
  11. Diagnosis60▲ 2.4×40 topics
  12. Public Health56▲ 1.45×45 topics
  13. Management45▲ 2.1×32 topics
  14. Cancer45▲ 1.25×44 topics
  15. COVID-1944▲ 1.27×26 topics
  16. Anxiety42▲ 3.4×11 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome42▲ 1.94×23 topics
  18. Genetics40▲ 2.1×22 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis40▲ 2.5×17 topics
  20. Obesity40▲ 1.92×23 topics
  21. Clinical Trials37▲ 2.1×19 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders36▲ 2.4×20 topics
  23. Aging36▲ 2.5×17 topics
  24. Cancer Therapy35▲ 2.3×19 topics
  25. Prevalence34▲ 3.1×14 topics
  26. Neuroinflammation32▲ 4.2×6 topics
  27. Drug Delivery31▲ 2.1×12 topics
  28. Neurodegeneration31▲ 3.8×9 topics
  29. Neurobiology30▲ 4.3×10 topics
  30. Psychological Impact29▲ 3.5×9 topics
  31. Marine Ecosystems27▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Emotion Regulation27▲ 3.1×8 topics
  33. Population Dynamics26▲ 3.7×11 topics
  34. Psychological Factors26▲ 4.6×6 topics
  35. Medical Education25▲ 3.5×11 topics
  36. Autoantibodies25▲ 4.0×8 topics
  37. Regenerative Medicine24▲ 3.6×6 topics
  38. Ocean Acidification24▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Bleaching17▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Coral Reefs17▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Nova Southeastern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Innovations in Medical Education, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Marine and fisheries research.

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 17 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 12 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 12 works
  6. 6 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 11 works
  7. 7 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 10 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  10. 10 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 10 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 available41.1%not open58.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nova Southeastern University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Nova Southeastern University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.011% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Nova Southeastern University0.010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nova Southeastern 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Nova Southeastern University8.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.0% in 1994.

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