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Oakland University

In research, Oakland University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,076 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,257 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,690 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology — Experimental and Cognitive Psychology is 3.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,733
of 28,054 · #1,468 all time
Rank in United States
#396
of 4,192
Research works
17k
▲ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
301k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Oakland 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,076 of 11,982 14.1%668 #1574
MedicineField #1,257 of 10,443 12.8%546 #1838
Social SciencesDomain #1,690 of 10,521 17.8%664 #536
Physical SciencesDomain #3,086 of 12,888 14.0%744 #1654
Computer ScienceField #1,319 of 4,667 19.8%243 #1112
Social SciencesField #1,809 of 6,365 20.5%279 #429
PsychologyField #736 of 2,181 16.0%183 #401
EngineeringField #2,482 of 6,636 10.8%304 #1622
Health ProfessionsField #731 of 1,928 20.8%103 #1064
Life SciencesDomain #3,742 of 7,800 11.3%243 #1529

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oakland 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. Health Sciences#1,574 #1,076
  2. Medicine#1,838 #1,257
  3. Social Sciences#536 #1,690
  4. Physical Sciences#1,654 #3,086
  5. Computer Science#1,112 #1,319
  6. Social Sciences#429 #1,809
  7. Psychology#401 #736
  8. Engineering#1,622 #2,482
  9. Health Professions#1,064 #731
  10. Life Sciences#1,529 #3,742
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.

What does Oakland University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology takes 3.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 42.4 works3.9×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 138 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 243 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 304 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 103 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 546 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.72× its world share, 9 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 76 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.60× its world share, 184 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 279 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Oakland University?

Ranked on the composite score, Amartya Sen, Tadeusz Maliñski and Jieli Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oakland University.

  1. 1 Amartya Sen United States · #799 worldwide 2k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Tadeusz Maliñski United States · #53,683 worldwide 313 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Jieli Chen United States · #95,048 worldwide 304 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Meir Shillor United States · #108,117 worldwide 282 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Michael D. Sevilla United States · #116,086 worldwide 276 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Paul Kubiček United States · #118,481 worldwide 94 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 K. R. Elder United States · #122,589 worldwide 226 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 M. M. Szczȩśniak United States · #137,292 worldwide 192 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 James Dow United States · #138,877 worldwide 106 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Arun K. Roy United States · #155,577 worldwide 223 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Oakland University

Which keywords describe research at Oakland University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Social Cognition, Testosterone, Human Behavior and Attractiveness.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 1.24×110 topics
  2. Deep Learning110▲ 1.38×74 topics
  3. Machine Learning108▲ 1.43×74 topics
  4. Mental Health77▲ 2.3×34 topics
  5. Neural Networks44▲ 1.22×34 topics
  6. Quality of Life41▲ 1.24×42 topics
  7. Social Media41▲ 1.23×22 topics
  8. Social Cognition40▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Public Health39▲ 1.16×37 topics
  10. Risk Factors33▲ 1.30×35 topics
  11. Adaptation31▲ 4.7×7 topics
  12. Testosterone29▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Electric Vehicles29▲ 4.2×4 topics
  14. Big Data29▲ 1.36×23 topics
  15. Human Behavior28▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Attractiveness28▲ 65×1 topic
  17. Evolutionary Psychology28▲ 65×1 topic
  18. Gender27▲ 2.2×28 topics
  19. Gender Differences25▲ 2.9×15 topics
  20. Complications23▲ 2.0×17 topics
  21. Reflective Practice23▲ 5.3×6 topics
  22. Psychological Impact22▲ 3.0×10 topics
  23. Ethical Considerations22▲ 2.8×16 topics
  24. Medical Education20▲ 3.3×11 topics
  25. Emotion20▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Health Disparities19▲ 3.1×8 topics
  27. Autonomous Vehicles18▲ 3.6×4 topics
  28. Social Behavior17▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Bioinformatics16▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. Cooperation16▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Altruism16▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Stigma16▲ 4.9×5 topics
  33. Personality Traits15▲ 5.1×7 topics
  34. Academic Medicine14▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Empathy14▲ 5.2×6 topics
  36. Gender Bias13▲ 6.5×4 topics
  37. Oxytocin13▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Self-Esteem12▲ 8.9×4 topics
  39. Continuing Medical Education12▲ 7.9×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity Formation12▲ 7.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Oakland University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Innovations in Medical Education and Diversity and Career in Medicine.

Evolutionary Psychology …28Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 12 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 12 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 9 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 9 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 9 fractional worksMarriage and Sexual Rela…8Marriage and Sexual Relationships: 8 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 8 fractional worksBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention: 8 fractional worksFood Security and Health…8Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 8 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyAutomotive EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 28 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 12 works
  4. 4 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 9 works
  5. 5 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 9 works
  6. 6 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  7. 7 Marriage and Sexual Relationships Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 8 works
  9. 9 Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 8 works
  10. 10 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 8 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oakland University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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