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University of Illinois at Springfield

In research, University of Illinois at Springfield stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,933 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,880 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,497 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,443
of 28,054 · #6,693 all time
Rank in United States
#2,340
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is University of Illinois at Springfield 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 #6,933 of 10,521 19.1%140 #2160
Social SciencesField #4,880 of 6,365 22.2%73 #2156
Physical SciencesDomain #10,497 of 12,888 14.4%76 #5038

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Illinois at Springfield 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#2,160 #6,933
  2. Social Sciences#2,156 #4,880
  3. Physical Sciences#5,038 #10,497
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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.14× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.73× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Illinois at Springfield?

Ranked on the composite score, Karen Swan, Yanhui Guo and Sean McCandless lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Illinois at Springfield.

  1. 1 Karen Swan United States · #11,544 worldwide 936 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Yanhui Guo United States · #290,010 worldwide 178 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Sean McCandless United States · #512,898 worldwide 74 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Keith Miller United States · #623,638 worldwide 136 citations · 83 works
  5. 5 J. H. Cahn United States · #644,027 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Larry Shiner United States · #650,463 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Michael Lemke United States · #1,012,277 worldwide 83 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Matthew E. Sprong United States · #1,064,010 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Michael Burlingame United States · #1,115,890 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Manuel Conthe Gutiérrez United States · #1,195,535 worldwide 3 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of Illinois at Springfield

Which keywords describe research at University of Illinois at Springfield?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT Security, Firm Performance, Globalization, Social Capital, Democracy and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Machine Learning25▲ 2.9×46 topics
  2. Deep Learning19▲ 2.1×39 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 2.4×28 topics
  4. Healthcare10▲ 3.2×11 topics
  5. Big Data9▲ 3.7×14 topics
  6. IoT Security8▲ 9.8×3 topics
  7. Social Capital8▲ 5.7×11 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  9. Firm Performance8▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Data Mining8▲ 3.7×8 topics
  11. Corporate Governance7▲ 3.7×10 topics
  12. Internet of Things7▲ 3.1×11 topics
  13. Democracy7▲ 7.3×7 topics
  14. Security7▲ 3.7×14 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  16. Cybersecurity6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  17. Cloud Computing5▲ 6.6×5 topics
  18. Intersectionality5▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Student Engagement5▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Gender5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Regulation5▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. Intrusion Detection4▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Nationalism4▲ 3.6×5 topics
  24. DDoS Attacks4▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Network Security4▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Public Opinion4▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Data Science4▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Smart Cities4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  29. Privacy4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  30. Politics4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  31. Economic Policy4▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Predictive Analytics4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Analytics3▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Business Intelligence3▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Big Data Analytics3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  36. Empirical Analysis3▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Political Science3▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Teacher Education3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Career Development3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  40. Institutional Theory3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Illinois at Springfield publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Electoral Systems and Political Participation and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Network Security and Int…4Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…3Big Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 3 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …2Critical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksPolitical Influence and Corporate Strategies: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsManagement Information SystemsPolitical Science and International RelationsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  7. 7 Political Influence and Corporate Strategies Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 2 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Illinois at Springfield's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.