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Ohio University

In research, Ohio University stands highest in Social Sciences (#973 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#867 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,947 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,932
of 28,054 · #910 all time
Rank in United States
#293
of 4,192
Research works
30k
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
574k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Ohio 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
Social SciencesDomain #973 of 10,521 20.0%735 #424
Social SciencesField #867 of 6,365 21.9%355 #409
Physical SciencesDomain #1,947 of 12,888 14.2%736 #823
MedicineField #1,733 of 10,443 15.4%459 #1467
Health SciencesDomain #1,998 of 11,982 15.7%571 #1348
PsychologyField #459 of 2,181 18.8%152 #358
Life SciencesDomain #2,599 of 7,800 15.8%255 #1412
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,080 of 2,578 21.2%117 #464
EngineeringField #3,192 of 6,636 9.5%244 #880
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,879 of 3,579 13.7%127 #1019

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ohio 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. Social Sciences#424 #973
  2. Social Sciences#409 #867
  3. Physical Sciences#823 #1,947
  4. Medicine#1,467 #1,733
  5. Health Sciences#1,348 #1,998
  6. Psychology#358 #459
  7. Life Sciences#1,412 #2,599
  8. Sociology and Political Science#464 #1,080
  9. Engineering#880 #3,192
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,019 #1,879
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.

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: 0.58× its world share, 63 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 127 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 51 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 42 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 97 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 244 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 103 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 94 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 38 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 459 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 85 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 152 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 355 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ohio University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gary W. Small, Gar W. Rothwell and John Lewis Gaddis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ohio University.

  1. 1 Gary W. Small United States · #17,070 worldwide 620 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Gar W. Rothwell United States · #19,544 worldwide 642 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 John Lewis Gaddis United States · #29,308 worldwide 343 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Hugh M. Culbertson United States · #42,429 worldwide 281 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Luke Pittaway United States · #57,791 worldwide 428 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Ashok K. Gupta United States · #68,536 worldwide 322 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Irwin A. Ungar United States · #81,140 worldwide 313 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Răzvan Bunescu United States · #81,833 worldwide 374 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Donald B. Miles United States · #85,685 worldwide 368 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Elizabeth A. Beverly United States · #88,935 worldwide 316 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Ohio University

Which keywords describe research at Ohio University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Epidemiology, Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Corrosion Inhibitors, Metal Corrosion, Gender and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology99◆ 1.09×102 topics
  2. Mental Health75▲ 2.2×32 topics
  3. Climate Change60◆ 0.96×69 topics
  4. Machine Learning50▼ 0.67×60 topics
  5. Globalization49◆ 1.08×67 topics
  6. Inflammation48◆ 1.00×68 topics
  7. Public Health45▲ 1.36×37 topics
  8. Social Media40▲ 1.23×27 topics
  9. Education37◆ 0.94×52 topics
  10. Quality of Life35◆ 1.06×46 topics
  11. Cancer35◆ 1.13×44 topics
  12. Depression33▲ 1.64×21 topics
  13. Risk Factors33▲ 1.29×32 topics
  14. Gender32▲ 2.5×31 topics
  15. Identity31▲ 1.87×41 topics
  16. Mechanical Properties30▲ 1.33×26 topics
  17. Aging29▲ 2.4×16 topics
  18. Genetics29▲ 1.79×18 topics
  19. Obesity26▲ 1.49×24 topics
  20. Social Support25▲ 1.98×14 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis25▲ 1.82×17 topics
  22. Student Engagement24▲ 2.7×14 topics
  23. Prevalence24▲ 2.6×13 topics
  24. Primary Care24▲ 2.7×12 topics
  25. Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria22▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Molecular Dynamics Simulation21▲ 8.2×2 topics
  27. Nationalism21▲ 2.0×23 topics
  28. Adolescents21▲ 2.4×8 topics
  29. Corrosion Inhibitors20▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Metal Corrosion20▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Population Dynamics19▲ 3.3×10 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice19▲ 6.3×7 topics
  33. Emotion Regulation18▲ 2.5×9 topics
  34. Cognitive Decline15▲ 5.6×2 topics
  35. Reflective Practice15▲ 3.5×7 topics
  36. Comorbidity13▲ 5.0×4 topics
  37. Brain Imaging12▲ 6.5×3 topics
  38. Nucleosynthesis11▲ 9.7×3 topics
  39. Executive Function11▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. Pitting Corrosion11▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Ohio University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Concrete Corrosion and Durability.

Corrosion Behavior and I…20Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 20 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…10Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 10 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 9 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 9 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hypera…9Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 9 fractional worksGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors: 9 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 9 fractional worksNuclear physics research…8Nuclear physics research studies: 8 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 8 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 7 fractional works
Materials ChemistryMetals and AlloysPsychiatry and Mental healthCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 20 works
  2. 2 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 10 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  4. 4 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 9 works
  6. 6 Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 9 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 9 works
  8. 8 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  10. 10 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 7 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ohio University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower 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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