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University of Detroit Mercy

In research, University of Detroit Mercy stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,897 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,205 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,437 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 12.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,789
of 28,054 · #8,132 all time
Rank in United States
#1,761
of 4,192
Research works
3.8k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is University of Detroit Mercy 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 #3,897 of 11,982 8.9%97 #1947
Social SciencesDomain #7,205 of 10,521 13.3%164 #6350
Social SciencesField #5,437 of 6,365 12.4%73 #4956
Physical SciencesDomain #11,742 of 12,888 7.4%118 #8350
EngineeringField #6,172 of 6,636 6.9%66 #6059

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Detroit Mercy 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#1,947 #3,897
  2. Social Sciences#6,350 #7,205
  3. Social Sciences#4,956 #5,437
  4. Physical Sciences#8,350 #11,742
  5. Engineering#6,059 #6,172
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 University of Detroit Mercy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 23.4 works12×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 12.06× its world share, 23 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 2.92× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.30× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 12.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Detroit Mercy?

Ranked on the composite score, Chaomin Luo, John W. O’Malley and Robert Schmidt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Detroit Mercy.

  1. 1 Chaomin Luo United States · #64,488 worldwide 274 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 John W. O’Malley United States · #106,560 worldwide 52 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Robert Schmidt United States · #200,793 worldwide 204 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 John M. Staudenmaier United States · #221,394 worldwide 92 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 H. Harry Szmant United States · #244,540 worldwide 93 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 J. Richard Broughton United States · #310,341 worldwide 76 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Kurt C. Frisch United States · #356,286 worldwide 154 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 D. Klempner United States · #389,129 worldwide 101 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Mark F. Schwartz United States · #417,991 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Shuvra Das United States · #498,549 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Detroit Mercy

Which keywords describe research at University of Detroit Mercy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Assessment Methods, Social Support, Globalization and Curriculum 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. Epidemiology24▲ 1.49×40 topics
  2. Mental Health17▲ 3.0×27 topics
  3. Quality of Life16▲ 2.7×25 topics
  4. Globalization15▲ 1.94×20 topics
  5. Machine Learning15◆ 1.14×27 topics
  6. Deep Learning14◆ 1.00×26 topics
  7. Engineering Education13▲ 38×4 topics
  8. Curriculum Development10▲ 3.6×3 topics
  9. Social Support10▲ 4.5×12 topics
  10. Assessment Methods9▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Risk Factors8▲ 1.88×11 topics
  12. Depression8▲ 2.2×8 topics
  13. Primary Care7▲ 4.8×8 topics
  14. Lifelong Learning7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  15. Global Burden7▲ 3.2×7 topics
  16. STEM Education6▲ 3.6×5 topics
  17. Job Satisfaction6▲ 3.7×6 topics
  18. Outcome-Based Education6▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Professional Skills6▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Dental Caries6▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Adolescents5▲ 3.5×5 topics
  22. Student Engagement5▲ 3.3×8 topics
  23. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 6.2×4 topics
  24. Clinical Practice5▲ 8.6×4 topics
  25. Project-Based Learning5▲ 33×4 topics
  26. Psychopathology5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  27. Mental Disorders5▲ 10×3 topics
  28. Career Development4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  29. Collaborative Practice4▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Collision Avoidance4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Fluoride4▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Professional Identity4▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Patient Outcomes4▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Bone Regeneration4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  35. Personality Traits4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Oral Health4▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Phenomenology4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Remineralization4▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  40. Patient Care4▲ 7.6×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Detroit Mercy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Dental Health and Care Utilization, Experimental Learning in Engineering and Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes.

Engineering Education an…6Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 6 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…4Dental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 3 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 3 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 3 fractional worksNursing education and ma…3Nursing education and management: 3 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…2Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional works
Media TechnologyPeriodonticsOral SurgeryOrthodontics5 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 6 works
  2. 2 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  3. 3 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 3 works
  5. 5 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 3 works
  6. 6 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 3 works
  8. 8 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 3 works
  9. 9 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 3 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 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 available20.1%not open79.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Detroit Mercy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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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.