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Rowan University

In research, Rowan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,478 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,109 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,514 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Safety Research and Media Technology — Safety Research is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,909
of 28,054 · #3,287 all time
Rank in United States
#419
of 4,192
Research works
7.9k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
112k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Rowan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,478 of 12,888 14.2%687 #3330
Social SciencesDomain #2,109 of 10,521 18.3%736 #1253
Social SciencesField #1,514 of 6,365 20.2%401 #1034
Life SciencesDomain #2,245 of 7,800 12.2%257 #3610
MedicineField #3,291 of 10,443 8.0%573 #3622
Health SciencesDomain #3,904 of 11,982 8.1%669 #4214
EngineeringField #2,204 of 6,636 12.0%330 #2303
EducationSubfield #932 of 1,892 25.2%116 #652
Computer ScienceField #2,318 of 4,667 17.2%111 #2714
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,401 of 2,578 21.7%107 #1285

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rowan 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. Physical Sciences#3,330 #2,478
  2. Social Sciences#1,253 #2,109
  3. Social Sciences#1,034 #1,514
  4. Life Sciences#3,610 #2,245
  5. Medicine#3,622 #3,291
  6. Health Sciences#4,214 #3,904
  7. Engineering#2,303 #2,204
  8. Education#652 #932
  9. Computer Science#2,714 #2,318
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,285 #1,401
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 Rowan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Safety Research takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 30.5 works4.7×
  2. Media TechnologySubfield · 34.2 works4.6×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 33 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 142 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 61 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 38 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 111 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 36 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 330 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 57 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 67 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 573 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 73 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.16× its world share, 155 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 402 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 Rowan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald W. Light, Theresa O. Scholl and Mariano Savelski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rowan University.

  1. 1 Donald W. Light United States · #18,546 worldwide 414 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Theresa O. Scholl United States · #49,546 worldwide 381 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Mariano Savelski United States · #52,759 worldwide 200 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Bernd W. Spur United States · #61,796 worldwide 346 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Shen-Shyang Ho United States · #90,459 worldwide 433 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Susana C. Santos United States · #142,444 worldwide 244 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Ravi P. Ramachandran United States · #150,279 worldwide 237 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Rachel Pruchno United States · #199,349 worldwide 183 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Patrice D. Tremoulet United States · #206,327 worldwide 339 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Kevin Dahm United States · #218,552 worldwide 67 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Rowan University

Which keywords describe research at Rowan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Engineering Education, Assessment Methods, Mental Health, Higher Education, Globalization, Reflective Practice and Faculty Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology120▲ 1.29×113 topics
  2. Mental Health73▲ 2.1×35 topics
  3. Globalization70▲ 1.52×49 topics
  4. Deep Learning65▼ 0.81×68 topics
  5. Machine Learning58▼ 0.75×61 topics
  6. Education50▲ 1.25×42 topics
  7. Risk Factors48▲ 1.86×30 topics
  8. Depression47▲ 2.3×22 topics
  9. Higher Education46▲ 3.6×18 topics
  10. Public Health45▲ 1.32×44 topics
  11. Engineering Education44▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Treatment43▲ 1.52×43 topics
  13. Quality of Life41▲ 1.21×40 topics
  14. Assessment Methods38▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Curriculum Development37▲ 2.2×6 topics
  16. Student Engagement35▲ 3.7×11 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis31▲ 2.2×17 topics
  18. Obesity30▲ 1.70×21 topics
  19. Reflective Practice30▲ 6.9×7 topics
  20. Anxiety29▲ 2.6×10 topics
  21. Gender29▲ 2.3×23 topics
  22. Intersectionality28▲ 6.6×7 topics
  23. Lifelong Learning28▲ 5.7×8 topics
  24. Prevalence27▲ 2.9×14 topics
  25. Aging27▲ 2.1×15 topics
  26. Faculty Development27▲ 15×3 topics
  27. STEM Education26▲ 2.5×9 topics
  28. Student Perceptions24▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Professional Skills22▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Accreditation22▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Outcome-Based Education22▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Career Development20▲ 7.4×6 topics
  33. Diversity18▲ 4.3×7 topics
  34. Special Education17▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Project-Based Learning15▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Academic Medicine14▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Learning Environments13▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Continuing Medical Education13▲ 9.0×1 topic
  39. Professional Identity Formation13▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. Approaches to Learning13▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Rowan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Innovations in Medical Education, Evaluation of Teaching Practices and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Engineering Education an…22Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 22 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…13Innovations in Medical Education: 13 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching P…13Evaluation of Teaching Practices: 13 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…12Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 12 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 11 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 10 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …10Critical Race Theory in Education: 10 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 10 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 9 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching a…9Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 9 fractional works
Media TechnologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEducationCivil and Structural Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 22 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  3. 3 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 13 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 12 works
  5. 5 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 10 works
  7. 7 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 10 works
  9. 9 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 9 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rowan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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.

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.