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Sullivan University

In research, Sullivan University stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,828 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,738 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,119
of 28,054 · #21,874 all time
Rank in United States
#2,447
of 4,192
Research works
471
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Sullivan 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,828 of 20,462 14.9%144
Social SciencesDomain #8,738 of 16,945 17.5%210

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sullivan 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: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.35× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 3.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.52× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sullivan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Sullivan and Keith Sullivan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sullivan University.

  1. 1 Paul Sullivan United States · #797,426 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Keith Sullivan United States · #1,213,624 worldwide 34 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sullivan University

Which keywords describe research at Sullivan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Reflective Practice, Assessment Methods, Competency-Based Education, Faculty Development, Continuing Medical Education, Professional Identity Formation, Supply Chain Management and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Reflective Practice5▲ 46×4 topics
  2. Assessment Methods5▲ 75×2 topics
  3. Competency-Based Education5▲ 84×2 topics
  4. Faculty Development5▲ 98×2 topics
  5. Continuing Medical Education4▲ 116×1 topic
  6. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 116×1 topic
  7. Supply Chain Management4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  8. Job Satisfaction3▲ 10×7 topics
  9. Social Capital3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  10. Big Data2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  12. Performance Measurement2▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 78×1 topic
  14. Polypharmacy2▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Collaborative Relationships2▲ 63×1 topic
  16. Depression2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  17. Lean Manufacturing2▲ 15×1 topic
  18. Cloud Computing2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  19. Student Engagement2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  20. Anxiety2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  21. Work-Life Balance2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Teaching Strategies1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  23. Burnout1▲ 23×4 topics
  24. Clinical Practice1▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Health Outcomes1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  26. MapReduce1▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Medical Education1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Organizational Culture1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Type 2 Diabetes1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  30. Virtualization1▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Adverse Drug Reactions1▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Cross-Cultural Communication1▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Gender Bias1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Mentorship1▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Psychological Distress1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Strategic Alliances1▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Active Learning1▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Healthcare Communication1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Clinical Pharmacy1▲ 152×1 topic
  40. Pharmaceutical Care1▲ 152×1 topic

Which research topics does Sullivan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Quality and Supply Management and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Innovations in Medical E…4Innovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksQuality and Supply Manag…2Quality and Supply Management: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksTranslation Studies and Practices: 1 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Publishing: 1 fractional worksPharmacy and Medical Practices: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksNursing education and management: 1 fractional worksOutsourcing and Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeriatrics and GerontologyManagement Information SystemsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  3. 3 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  7. 7 Pharmacy and Medical Practices Pharmacology 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems 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 available41.6%not open58.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sullivan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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