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Ohio Wesleyan University

In research, Ohio Wesleyan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,180 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,408 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,202 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,462
of 28,054 · #10,037 all time
Rank in United States
#2,828
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Ohio Wesleyan 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,180 of 16,945 16.7%629
Social SciencesField #4,408 of 10,206 17.1%327
Physical SciencesDomain #12,202 of 21,541 13.1%284
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,090 of 3,836 9.3%165
Life SciencesDomain #12,142 of 14,347 21.4%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ohio Wesleyan 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).

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: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.24× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.54× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.70× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ohio Wesleyan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald Lateiner, Harry P. Bahrick and Michael W. Flamm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ohio Wesleyan University.

  1. 1 Donald Lateiner United States · #41,252 worldwide 136 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Harry P. Bahrick United States · #102,752 worldwide 219 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Michael W. Flamm United States · #241,883 worldwide 62 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Hugh M. Hamill United States · #349,971 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey Nunemacher United States · #592,704 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Edward H. Burtt United States · #906,645 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Robert Long United States · #1,003,343 worldwide 47 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Ramón A. Carreño United States · #1,084,293 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Alan R. Newman United States · #1,098,240 worldwide 57 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Robert L. Wilson United States · #1,237,638 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ohio Wesleyan University

Which keywords describe research at Ohio Wesleyan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Religion, Climate Change, Colonialism, Society, Literature and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 2.6×20 topics
  2. Gender5▲ 9.3×11 topics
  3. History5▲ 6.9×8 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 2.3×12 topics
  5. Religion4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  6. Colonialism4▲ 8.0×8 topics
  7. Human Rights4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  8. Literature4▲ 7.0×6 topics
  9. Society4▲ 20×7 topics
  10. Nationalism4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  11. Culture3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  12. Mental Health3▲ 2.4×13 topics
  13. Population Dynamics3▲ 13×5 topics
  14. Biodiversity3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  15. Conservation Biology3▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Identity3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  17. Cultural Identity3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  18. Cultural Studies3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Invasive Species2▲ 6.2×8 topics
  21. Higher Education2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  22. Politics2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  23. Social Justice2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  24. Conservation2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  25. Executive Functions2▲ 36×1 topic
  26. Genetic Variation2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  27. Intersectionality2▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Spanish-Speaking2▲ 298×1 topic
  29. Discrimination2▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Memory2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  31. Biogeography2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Feminism2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Habitat Selection2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Reflective Practice2▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Religious Identity2▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Social Science2▲ 47×2 topics
  38. Sociology2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Cultural Diversity2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  40. Psychological Factors2▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Ohio Wesleyan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and Modern Theater Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Renaissance and Early Modern Studies and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy.

Historical and Modern Th…2Historical and Modern Theater Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…2Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 1 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…1Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…1Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior1Avian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional worksWeber, Simmel, Sociological Theory: 1 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHistorySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Modern Theater Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  3. 3 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 1 works
  4. 4 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  7. 7 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ohio Wesleyan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

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