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Southwestern University

In research, Southwestern University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,134 of 10,521 worldwide), Medicine (#9,232 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,784 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,359
of 28,054 · #6,707 all time
Rank in United States
#2,329
of 4,192
Research works
3.6k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Southwestern 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 #8,134 of 10,521 14.7%103 #2890
MedicineField #9,232 of 10,443 5.8%81 #13283
Health SciencesDomain #10,784 of 11,982 5.6%91 #10601

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwestern 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#2,890 #8,134
  2. Medicine#13,283 #9,232
  3. Health Sciences#10,601 #10,784
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: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.22× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.23× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Southwestern University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel J. Povinelli, Norman Pye and Robert Gramling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwestern University.

  1. 1 Daniel J. Povinelli United States · #107,140 worldwide 189 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Norman Pye United States · #120,941 worldwide 326 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Robert Gramling United States · #159,623 worldwide 121 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Robert G. Jaeger United States · #175,304 worldwide 299 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Hans–Ulrich Wehler United States · #189,208 worldwide 29 citations · 108 works
  6. 6 Burton Raffel United States · #191,681 worldwide 34 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Roy C. Brown United States · #373,057 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Kevin C. Hazen United States · #405,416 worldwide 84 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Hugh Anderson United States · #405,940 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Charles . Auteur du texte Richard United States · #425,460 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Southwestern University

Which keywords describe research at Southwestern University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Democracy, Epidemiology, Nationalism, Gender, Feminism and Intersectionality.

▲ 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. Globalization16▲ 3.1×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology16▲ 1.53×58 topics
  3. Identity10▲ 5.1×17 topics
  4. Inflammation8▲ 1.48×32 topics
  5. Social Media8▲ 2.2×12 topics
  6. Democracy8▲ 8.4×9 topics
  7. Risk Factors8▲ 2.7×14 topics
  8. Gender7▲ 5.2×15 topics
  9. Nationalism7▲ 6.0×13 topics
  10. Diagnosis6▲ 2.7×18 topics
  11. History6▲ 3.5×14 topics
  12. Treatment6▲ 1.88×21 topics
  13. Culture6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  14. Colonialism5▲ 4.2×12 topics
  15. Depression5▲ 2.2×13 topics
  16. Feminism5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  17. Management5▲ 2.4×13 topics
  18. Inequality5▲ 8.1×8 topics
  19. Intersectionality5▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Economic Growth5▲ 2.1×11 topics
  21. Religion5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  22. Neurobiology4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  23. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  24. Psychological Impact4▲ 4.6×6 topics
  25. Pathophysiology4▲ 4.6×5 topics
  26. Medical Education4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  27. Neoliberalism4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  28. Social Movements3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  29. Sepsis3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  30. Youth3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  31. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Resuscitation3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  33. Trade3▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Cold War3▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Europe3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Race3▲ 9.3×6 topics
  37. Music2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Patient Engagement2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  39. Subcultures2▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Teacher Education2▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Southwestern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Music History and Culture, Burn Injury Management and Outcomes, Race, History, and American Society and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology.

Music History and Culture2Music History and Culture: 2 fractional worksBurn Injury Management a…2Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…2Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …2Historical Economic and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treatments: 2 fractional worksSocial Media in Health Education: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …2Critical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Information Accessibility: 2 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 2 fractional works
MusicEpidemiologySociology and Political ScienceComplementary and alternative medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Music History and Culture Music 2 works
  2. 2 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  3. 3 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  7. 7 Social Media in Health Education Health 2 works
  8. 8 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 2 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 available17.7%not open82.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwestern University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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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