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Purdue University Northwest

In research, Purdue University Northwest stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,943 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,464 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,974 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,226
of 22,385 · #6,960 all time
Rank in United States
#965
of 3,332
Research works
3.1k
▼ 41% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.74×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Purdue University Northwest

What is Purdue University Northwest 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,943 of 10,670 6.4%197 #4052
Social SciencesDomain #5,464 of 9,585 3.8%139 #3100
Social SciencesField #3,974 of 5,988 2.9%73 #3031
EngineeringField #3,943 of 5,901 5.9%112 #3972

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Purdue University Northwest 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. Physical Sciences#4,052 #4,943
  2. Social Sciences#3,100 #5,464
  3. Social Sciences#3,031 #3,974
  4. Engineering#3,972 #3,943
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 Purdue University Northwest work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Purdue University Northwest is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Social Sciences (19%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 210 fractional works · 49.9% of its workEngineering: 118 fractional works · 28.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 27 fractional works · 6.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 52 fractional works · 12.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 153 fractional works · 36.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 82 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 4.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPurdue UniversityNorthwest422fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences36%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11828.1%
    2. Computer Science5212.4%
    3. Environmental Science122.9%
    4. Mathematics92.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy61.5%
    6. Energy51.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.6%
    8. Materials Science20.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    10. Chemistry10.3%
    1. Social Sciences8219.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities235.5%
    3. Psychology214.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting163.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance81.9%
    6. Decision Sciences30.8%
    1. Medicine255.9%
    2. Health Professions133.2%
    3. Nursing30.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology71.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology30.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.87× its world share, 118 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities1.90×23 works
  2. Engineering1.87×118 works
  3. Mathematics1.72×8 works
  4. Psychology1.61×21 works
  5. Computer Science1.59×52 works
  6. Social Sciences1.53×82 works
  7. Nursing1.33×3 works
  8. Energy1.26×5 works
  9. Health Professions1.21×14 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.18×16 works
  11. Chemical Engineering1.01×2 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×8 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.85×4 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.66×6 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.59×12 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×3 works
  19. Medicine0.31×25 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×6 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×7 works
  22. Neuroscience0.21×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.19×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.16×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Purdue University Northwest?

Ranked on the quality score, SeyedSoroosh Azizi, Theodore S. Chihara and Gokarna Aryal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Purdue University Northwest.

  1. 1 SeyedSoroosh Azizi United States · #1,189,020 worldwide 651 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Theodore S. Chihara United States · #1,283,988 worldwide 4.4k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Gokarna Aryal United States · #1,367,567 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Quamar Niyaz United States · #1,405,447 worldwide 2.2k citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Rachel Clapp‐Smith United States · #1,519,685 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 John Moreland United States · #1,697,517 worldwide 4.1k citations · 97 works
  7. 7 A. G. Agwu Nnanna United States · #1,858,707 worldwide 1.9k citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Mohammed Errihani United States · #2,171,665 worldwide 197 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Casimir Barczyk United States · #2,183,618 worldwide 860 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Minoo Talebi Ashoori United States · #2,232,245 worldwide 223 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Purdue University Northwest

What are the most cited papers from Purdue University Northwest?

The most cited paper from Purdue University Northwest is "THE LARGE AREA TELESCOPE ON THE FERMI GAMMA-RAY SPACE TELESCOPE MISSION" (W. B. Atwood et al., 2009), with 4,175 citations. Next come "DIRECT AND MODERATING EFFECTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL ON STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRMS: A RESOURCE-BASED PERSPECTIVE." (2,210) and "U-Net and Its Variants for Medical Image Segmentation: A Review of Theory and Applications" (1,962).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THE LARGE AREA TELESCOPE ON THE FERMI GAMMA-RAY SPACE TELESCOPE MISSION W. B. Atwood et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access240 authors 8 May 2009 4,175
2 DIRECT AND MODERATING EFFECTS OF HUMAN CAPITAL ON STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FIRMS: A RESOURCE-BASED PERSPECTIVE. Michael A. Hitt, L. Biermant, Katsuhiko Shimizu et al. · Academy of Management Journal Feb 2001 2,210
3 U-Net and Its Variants for Medical Image Segmentation: A Review of Theory and Applications Nahian Alam Siddique, Sidike Paheding, Colin P. Elkin et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2021 1,962
4 A Psychometric Toolbox for Testing Validity and Reliability Holli A. DeVon, Michelle E. Block, Patricia Moyle‐Wright et al. · Journal of Nursing Scholarship 23 May 2007 1,928
5 FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE THIRD SOURCE CATALOG F. Acero et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access171 authors 12 Jun 2015 1,487
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Purdue University Northwest?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Globalization, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Lifelong Learning and Education.

▲ 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. Deep Learning26▲ 1.76×43 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 1.60×40 topics
  3. Globalization18▲ 2.2×25 topics
  4. Sustainability18▲ 1.77×27 topics
  5. Neural Networks18▲ 2.7×21 topics
  6. Education15▲ 2.0×23 topics
  7. Mental Health13▲ 2.1×21 topics
  8. Engineering Education12▲ 34×4 topics
  9. Energy Efficiency11▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. Big Data11▲ 2.8×8 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management10▲ 2.6×6 topics
  12. Curriculum Development8▲ 3.0×4 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks8▲ 4.2×6 topics
  14. Lifelong Learning8▲ 8.9×5 topics
  15. Security7▲ 2.5×8 topics
  16. Assessment Methods7▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 6.4×5 topics
  18. Literature7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  19. Vibration Analysis7▲ 6.0×5 topics
  20. Ethics7▲ 3.1×11 topics
  21. STEM Education6▲ 3.4×6 topics
  22. Metallurgy6▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Databases6▲ 49×1 topic
  24. Language Policy6▲ 10.0×3 topics
  25. Multilingualism6▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Thermochemical6▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Health Disparities6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  28. Privacy6▲ 4.7×4 topics
  29. Professional Skills6▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Accreditation6▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Outcome-Based Education6▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Student Perceptions5▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Firm Performance5▲ 6.7×2 topics
  34. Smart Sensors5▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Hydrogen5▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Bilingual Education4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Control System4▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Data Science4▲ 10.0×2 topics
  39. Analytics4▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Business Intelligence4▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Purdue University Northwest publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Experimental Learning in Engineering.

Metallurgical Processes …6Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 6 fractional worksEngineering Education an…6Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 6 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…4Big Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…4Experimental Learning in Engineering: 4 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 4 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Processes: 4 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …3Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 3 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 3 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 3 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamic…3Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMedia TechnologyManagement Information SystemsComputer Networks and Communications2 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 6 works
  3. 3 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 4 works
  5. 5 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  6. 6 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 3 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Purdue University Northwest's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 41% lower 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 Purdue University Northwest as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Purdue University Northwest0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Purdue University Northwest 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Purdue University Northwest5.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.0% in 2014.

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