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Philadelphia University

In research, Philadelphia University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,704 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,785 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,881 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,362
of 28,054 · #853 all time
Rank in United States
#360
of 4,192
Research works
16k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
471k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Philadelphia 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 #1,704 of 11,982 11.2%458 #353
MedicineField #1,785 of 10,443 10.5%417 #372
Life SciencesDomain #1,881 of 7,800 17.1%188 #738
Social SciencesDomain #2,847 of 10,521 21.7%257 #602
Physical SciencesDomain #3,685 of 12,888 18.8%216 #1156
Computer ScienceField #2,019 of 4,667 22.6%75 #930
Social SciencesField #3,023 of 6,365 24.8%114 #928
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,999 of 3,579 15.5%113 #725
EngineeringField #4,481 of 6,636 12.7%64 #1527
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,682 of 2,175 16.1%64 #757

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Philadelphia 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#353 #1,704
  2. Medicine#372 #1,785
  3. Life Sciences#738 #1,881
  4. Social Sciences#602 #2,847
  5. Physical Sciences#1,156 #3,685
  6. Computer Science#930 #2,019
  7. Social Sciences#928 #3,023
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#725 #1,999
  9. Engineering#1,527 #4,481
  10. Molecular Biology#757 #1,682
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: 0.24× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.07× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.94× its world share, 417 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Philadelphia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip F. Williams, Harold G. Scheie and Francis C. Grant lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Philadelphia University.

  1. 1 Philip F. Williams United States · #16,098 worldwide 279 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Harold G. Scheie United States · #87,124 worldwide 184 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Francis C. Grant United States · #91,741 worldwide 137 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 I. S. Ravdin United States · #112,031 worldwide 123 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 Joseph V. Klauder United States · #127,983 worldwide 91 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Daniel Canter United States · #150,193 worldwide 93 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Henry Leffmann United States · #155,725 worldwide 274 citations · 134 works
  8. 8 Irving H. Leopold United States · #156,454 worldwide 190 citations · 74 works
  9. 9 John H. Gibbon United States · #160,107 worldwide 103 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Gabriel F. Tucker United States · #167,034 worldwide 91 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Philadelphia University

Which keywords describe research at Philadelphia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Immunotherapy, Risk Factors, Genetics, Lymphoma, Treatment and Genetic Mutations.

▲ 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. Epidemiology74▲ 1.68×112 topics
  2. Inflammation38▲ 1.65×73 topics
  3. Machine Learning35◆ 0.95×63 topics
  4. Deep Learning32▼ 0.83×66 topics
  5. Risk Factors26▲ 2.1×33 topics
  6. Immunotherapy25▲ 3.1×19 topics
  7. Public Health24▲ 1.50×38 topics
  8. Treatment24▲ 1.78×42 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress22▲ 1.21×45 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 1.71×30 topics
  11. Genetics21▲ 2.6×19 topics
  12. Cancer20▲ 1.36×42 topics
  13. Mental Health20▲ 1.25×31 topics
  14. Management19▲ 2.2×26 topics
  15. Quality of Life19▲ 1.17×43 topics
  16. Diagnosis17▲ 1.63×32 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations16▲ 3.4×21 topics
  18. Complications15▲ 2.7×16 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 1.60×22 topics
  20. Cancer Therapy14▲ 2.1×18 topics
  21. Heart Failure13▲ 2.7×12 topics
  22. Precision Medicine13▲ 2.5×8 topics
  23. Lymphoma12▲ 6.8×4 topics
  24. Guidelines12▲ 2.3×12 topics
  25. Cancer Immunotherapy12▲ 6.7×3 topics
  26. Radiotherapy11▲ 2.6×13 topics
  27. Primary Care11▲ 2.6×13 topics
  28. Tumor Regression10▲ 7.9×2 topics
  29. Leukemia10▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Glycemic Control9▲ 5.4×4 topics
  31. Insulin Therapy8▲ 6.3×3 topics
  32. Genetic Variants8▲ 4.2×7 topics
  33. Community Health8▲ 4.5×4 topics
  34. CAR T Cells8▲ 9.7×1 topic
  35. Cardiac Imaging8▲ 5.9×3 topics
  36. Chimeric Antigen Receptor8▲ 9.7×1 topic
  37. Type 1 Diabetes8▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Coronary Artery Disease7▲ 5.7×2 topics
  39. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention7▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Cultural Evolution7▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Philadelphia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Diabetes Management and Research, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…8CAR-T cell therapy research: 8 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …6Diabetes Management and Research: 6 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 5 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 5 fractional worksGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 5 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease…5Congenital Heart Disease Studies: 5 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 5 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 4 fractional works
OncologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 8 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  3. 3 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 5 works
  6. 6 Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 5 works
  7. 7 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 5 works
  8. 8 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 5 works
  9. 9 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 4 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Philadelphia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Other research institutions in Philadelphia

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.