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University of Northern Iowa

In research, University of Northern Iowa stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,997 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,992 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,017 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,044
of 28,054 · #6,167 all time
Rank in United States
#1,346
of 4,192
Research works
7.2k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
104k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is University of Northern Iowa 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 #2,997 of 10,521 17.3%362 #1180
Social SciencesField #1,992 of 6,365 19.6%193 #883
Physical SciencesDomain #8,017 of 12,888 10.7%106 #6970
PsychologyField #1,912 of 2,181 12.3%64 #1021

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Northern Iowa 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#1,180 #2,997
  2. Social Sciences#883 #1,992
  3. Physical Sciences#6,970 #8,017
  4. Psychology#1,021 #1,912
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: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.19× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.83× its world share, 60 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.92× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 193 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Northern Iowa?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Power, Glenda Riley and Kenneth Atkinson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Northern Iowa.

  1. 1 Daniel Power United States · #14,523 worldwide 431 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Glenda Riley United States · #71,719 worldwide 93 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Kenneth Atkinson United States · #206,605 worldwide 34 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Tammy Gregersen United States · #211,041 worldwide 139 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Andrey N. Petrov United States · #276,817 worldwide 41 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Nancy Isenberg United States · #293,922 worldwide 27 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Fritz H König United States · #294,037 worldwide 11 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Charles Holcombe United States · #347,265 worldwide 15 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Thomas Hockey United States · #354,981 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Timothy E. O’Connor United States · #362,407 worldwide 78 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of Northern Iowa

Which keywords describe research at University of Northern Iowa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Mental Health, Identity, Globalization, Social Justice, History, Technology Integration and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Globalization29▲ 2.7×48 topics
  2. Mental Health27▲ 3.4×28 topics
  3. Identity21▲ 5.4×25 topics
  4. Gender20▲ 6.8×20 topics
  5. History20▲ 5.2×18 topics
  6. Social Justice19▲ 6.1×18 topics
  7. Climate Change19▲ 1.29×40 topics
  8. Education18▲ 1.96×30 topics
  9. Colonialism13▲ 5.2×14 topics
  10. Student Engagement12▲ 5.8×13 topics
  11. Culture12▲ 4.3×13 topics
  12. Nationalism12▲ 4.8×12 topics
  13. Higher Education12▲ 4.1×12 topics
  14. Technology Integration12▲ 7.3×6 topics
  15. Religion12▲ 4.6×13 topics
  16. Resilience12▲ 4.5×9 topics
  17. Community Engagement11▲ 6.1×7 topics
  18. Literature10▲ 3.5×14 topics
  19. Reflective Practice10▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Student Perceptions10▲ 9.8×6 topics
  21. Society10▲ 9.3×6 topics
  22. Teacher Education10▲ 14×6 topics
  23. Politics9▲ 6.5×7 topics
  24. Academic Achievement9▲ 9.9×9 topics
  25. Diversity9▲ 9.2×7 topics
  26. Teacher Professional Development9▲ 9.9×4 topics
  27. Teacher Preparation8▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Experiential Learning8▲ 29×5 topics
  29. Intersectionality8▲ 7.7×7 topics
  30. Cultural Impact7▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Student Motivation7▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Vulnerability7▲ 5.9×6 topics
  33. Professional Development7▲ 6.2×9 topics
  34. Student Perception7▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Professional Learning Communities6▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Teaching Methods6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  38. Parenting6▲ 9.0×2 topics
  39. Educational Leadership6▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Postcolonialism6▲ 9.0×9 topics

Which research topics does University of Northern Iowa publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, History and Developments in Astronomy and Communication in Education and Healthcare.

Teacher Education and Le…6Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…5Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 5 fractional worksCommunication in Education and Healthcare: 4 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 4 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 4 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 4 fractional worksDigital Education and So…4Digital Education and Society: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksGeography Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsSocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 6 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  4. 4 Communication in Education and Healthcare Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 4 works
  6. 6 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 4 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 4 works
  8. 8 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 4 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Geography Education and Pedagogy Geography, Planning and Development 4 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Northern Iowa's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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