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Western Illinois University

In research, Western Illinois University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,894 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,628 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,541 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,148
of 28,054 · #6,242 all time
Rank in United States
#1,090
of 4,192
Research works
4.3k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Western Illinois University 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 #4,894 of 10,521 17.0%197 #1316
Social SciencesField #4,628 of 6,365 13.2%94 #1352
Physical SciencesDomain #9,541 of 12,888 22.8%112 #6672

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 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#1,316 #4,894
  2. Social Sciences#1,352 #4,628
  3. Physical Sciences#6,672 #9,541
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: 1.35× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.84× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.40× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.46× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Illinois University?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven A. Stahl, Leslie A. Melim and Nancy J. Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Illinois University.

  1. 1 Steven A. Stahl United States · #166,820 worldwide 273 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Leslie A. Melim United States · #184,677 worldwide 182 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Nancy J. Evans United States · #272,370 worldwide 123 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Chunying Zhao United States · #367,124 worldwide 126 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 George Kurman United States · #458,633 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 S. E. Wood United States · #596,478 worldwide 80 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Thomas J. Scott United States · #669,675 worldwide 59 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Brian Locke United States · #758,228 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Darrell L. Ross United States · #800,325 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Fuyuan Liang United States · #823,450 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Western Illinois University

Which keywords describe research at Western Illinois University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Sustainability, Globalization, Supply Chain Management, Big Data, History, China and Cybersecurity.

▲ 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 Learning32▲ 2.5×45 topics
  2. Sustainability22▲ 2.3×36 topics
  3. Globalization19▲ 2.4×35 topics
  4. Deep Learning17▲ 1.26×33 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management14▲ 3.8×11 topics
  6. Big Data13▲ 3.6×8 topics
  7. Climate Change12▲ 1.19×37 topics
  8. History11▲ 4.0×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy10▲ 1.70×21 topics
  10. Neural Networks9▲ 1.50×15 topics
  11. Social Media9▲ 1.60×15 topics
  12. Regulation9▲ 4.1×7 topics
  13. Gender8▲ 4.0×12 topics
  14. Religion8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  15. Security8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  16. Innovation8▲ 1.90×13 topics
  17. Risk Management8▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. China7▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Economic Development7▲ 2.3×11 topics
  20. Identity7▲ 2.6×12 topics
  21. Cybersecurity7▲ 7.5×4 topics
  22. Ethics7▲ 3.8×8 topics
  23. Nationalism7▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Predictive Analytics6▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Firm Performance6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  26. Social Capital6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  27. Analytics6▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Business Intelligence6▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Cultural Revolution6▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Inequality6▲ 6.3×6 topics
  31. Cyber-Physical Systems5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  32. Philosophy5▲ 3.1×2 topics
  33. Political Economy5▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. Christianity5▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Confucianism5▲ 31×1 topic
  36. International Law5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  37. Digital Twin4▲ 7.2×2 topics
  38. Cybercrime4▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Financial Crisis4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  40. Sovereignty3▲ 9.5×4 topics

Which research topics does Western Illinois University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Chinese history and philosophy, Fault Detection and Control Systems and Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence.

Big Data and Business Intelligence: 6 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 5 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 3 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 3 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…2Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and …2Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 2 fractional works
Management Information SystemsSociology and Political ScienceControl and Systems EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  8. 8 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available18.8%not open81.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Illinois 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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