Western Illinois University
In research, Western Illinois University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,232 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,507 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,781 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,742 of 22,385 · #7,652 all time
- Rank in United States
- #770 of 3,332
- Research works
- 4.3k ▲ 13% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 62k 14.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.88× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 19% world 40%
- International
- 9% world 18%
What is Western Illinois University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #4,232 of 9,585 | 9.5% | 197 | #3955 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #6,507 of 10,670 | 11.1% | 112 | #10800 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,781 of 5,988 | 6.5% | 94 | #3469 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Illinois 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#3,955 #4,232
- Physical Sciences#10,800 #6,507
- Social Sciences#3,469 #3,781
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Western Illinois University work in?
In 2022-now, 50% of research at Western Illinois University is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Engineering (9%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences22149.7%
- Social Sciences10723.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting337.4%
- Psychology317.0%
- Arts and Humanities224.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance194.2%
- Decision Sciences102.3%
- Physical Sciences13329.9%
- Engineering409.0%
- Computer Science378.2%
- Environmental Science265.9%
- Physics and Astronomy92.0%
- Mathematics81.8%
- Chemistry41.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.9%
- Energy20.5%
- Materials Science20.5%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Health Sciences5011.3%
- Medicine378.3%
- Health Professions112.5%
- Nursing10.3%
- Veterinary10.2%
- Dentistry00.1%
- Life Sciences419.1%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences2.36×10 works
- Psychology2.31×31 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.28×33 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.95×19 works
- Social Sciences1.89×106 works
- Arts and Humanities1.70×22 works
- Veterinary1.66×1 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.55×2 works
- Mathematics1.49×8 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.30×28 works
- Environmental Science1.18×26 works
- Computer Science1.06×37 works
- Health Professions0.93×11 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.91×9 works
- Chemistry0.64×4 works
- Engineering0.60×40 works
- Nursing0.59×1 works
- Energy0.58×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×4 works
- Neuroscience0.48×4 works
- Medicine0.43×37 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×6 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.23×1 works
- Chemical Engineering0.21×0 works
- Materials Science0.14×2 works
- Dentistry0.12×0 works
- Decision Sciences 2.4×
- Psychology 2.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.9×
- Arts and Humanities 1.7×
- Veterinary 1.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.6×
- Mathematics 1.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.3×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Chemistry 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Nursing 0.6×
- Energy 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Western Illinois University?
Ranked on the quality score, Eun Go, Andrea Porras‐Alfaro and Won Moo Hurh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Illinois University.
- 1
Eun Go
United States · #564,342 worldwide 1.8k citations · 33 works
- 2
Andrea Porras‐Alfaro
United States · #925,701 worldwide 9.5k citations · 103 works
- 3
Won Moo Hurh
United States · #949,172 worldwide 2k citations · 59 works
- 4
Tasnuba Nasir
United States · #952,034 worldwide 445 citations · 19 works
- 5
Fuyuan Liang
United States · #970,174 worldwide 1.9k citations · 76 works
- 6
Kwang Chung Kim
United States · #1,109,525 worldwide 1.9k citations · 49 works
- 7
Mohammad Shamsuddoha
United States · #1,178,737 worldwide 1.2k citations · 184 works
- 8
Eric J. Faierson
United States · #1,338,016 worldwide 2k citations · 37 works
- 9
William Pratt
United States · #1,391,294 worldwide 1.6k citations · 109 works
- 10
Christopher J. Carpenter
United States · #1,430,783 worldwide 3.8k citations · 96 works
Which keywords describe research at Western Illinois University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Globalization, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Big Data, History, Deep Learning and China.
- Income Inequality
- Structural Equation Modeling
- Confucianism
- Political Economy
- Business Intelligence
- Neoliberalism
- Predictive Analytics
- Inequality
- Cybersecurity
- Ethics
- Religion
- Internet of Things
- Regulation
- Healthcare
- Social Media
- Artificial Intelligence
- Neural Networks
- Big Data
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Machine Learning
- Globalization
- Supply Chain Management
- Climate Change
- History
- Renewable Energy
- Security
- Gender
- Innovation
- Identity
- Risk Management
- China
- Nationalism
- Cyber-Physical Systems
- Firm Performance
- Analytics
- Cultural Revolution
- Christianity
- Digital Twin
- Financial Crisis
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Machine Learning36▲ 2.5×48 topics
- Sustainability24▲ 2.2×39 topics
- Globalization23▲ 2.7×41 topics
- Deep Learning20▲ 1.30×38 topics
- Supply Chain Management15▲ 3.8×11 topics
- Big Data15▲ 3.5×11 topics
- Climate Change13◆ 1.07×38 topics
- Neural Networks11▲ 1.61×15 topics
- History11▲ 3.5×12 topics
- Artificial Intelligence10▲ 1.64×14 topics
- Renewable Energy10▲ 1.53×21 topics
- Social Media10▲ 1.56×15 topics
- Security10▲ 3.2×15 topics
- Healthcare9▲ 1.84×15 topics
- Gender9▲ 3.9×13 topics
- Regulation9▲ 3.7×7 topics
- Innovation9▲ 1.90×14 topics
- Internet of Things8▲ 2.2×10 topics
- Identity8▲ 2.6×14 topics
- Religion8▲ 4.1×11 topics
- Risk Management8▲ 4.0×11 topics
- Ethics8▲ 3.4×8 topics
- China7▲ 18×3 topics
- Cybersecurity7▲ 6.6×4 topics
- Nationalism7▲ 3.6×6 topics
- Inequality7▲ 6.9×7 topics
- Cyber-Physical Systems6▲ 5.5×4 topics
- Predictive Analytics6▲ 14×2 topics
- Firm Performance6▲ 7.8×2 topics
- Neoliberalism6▲ 3.8×11 topics
- Analytics6▲ 15×1 topic
- Business Intelligence6▲ 15×1 topic
- Cultural Revolution6▲ 31×2 topics
- Political Economy5▲ 4.7×7 topics
- Christianity5▲ 19×1 topic
- Confucianism5▲ 29×1 topic
- Digital Twin5▲ 7.8×2 topics
- Structural Equation Modeling5▲ 5.5×5 topics
- Financial Crisis4▲ 9.1×6 topics
- Income Inequality4▲ 7.2×6 topics
Which research topics does Western Illinois University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Chinese history and philosophy, Digital Transformation in Industry and Fault Detection and Control Systems.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 6 works
- 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
- 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
- 4 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
- 5 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 3 works
- 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
- 7 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 3 works
- 8 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 3 works
- 9 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
- 10 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Western Illinois University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Western Illinois University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.
Fractional works of Western Illinois University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.9% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Macomb
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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