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Western Michigan University

In research, Western Michigan University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,023 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,247 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,042 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology (Developmental and Educational Psychology is 4.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,380
of 22,385 · #1,415 all time
Rank in United States
#295
of 3,332
Research works
18k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
282k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Western Michigan University

What is Western Michigan University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,023 of 10,670 7.6%609 #1184
Social SciencesDomain #1,247 of 9,585 8.1%685 #862
Social SciencesField #1,042 of 5,988 7.6%314 #716
Health SciencesDomain #2,050 of 9,902 7.4%410 #3267
MedicineField #1,969 of 8,541 7.3%323 #3330
Environmental ScienceField #770 of 3,334 12.6%86 #1295
EngineeringField #1,744 of 5,901 7.2%232 #1491
Life SciencesDomain #2,295 of 6,403 6.9%127 #2821
PsychologyField #893 of 2,121 8.4%137 #903
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,078 of 2,526 8.2%88 #656

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Michigan 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.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,184 #1,023
  2. Social Sciences#862 #1,247
  3. Social Sciences#716 #1,042
  4. Health Sciences#3,267 #2,050
  5. Medicine#3,330 #1,969
  6. Environmental Science#1,295 #770
  7. Engineering#1,491 #1,744
  8. Life Sciences#2,821 #2,295
  9. Psychology#903 #893
  10. Sociology and Political Science#656 #1,078
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Michigan University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Western Michigan University is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (18%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 782 fractional works · 37.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 365 fractional works · 17.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 100 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEducation: 96 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 39 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 156 fractional works · 7.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 52 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 42 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 38 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 91 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 66 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 57 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 37 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 47 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 32 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 685 fractional works · 33.0% of its workEngineering: 264 fractional works · 12.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 49 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 137 fractional works · 6.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 42 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 24 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 93 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 46 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 43 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 35 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 469 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 369 fractional works · 17.8% of its workSurgery: 49 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 47 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEpidemiology: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 91 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 46 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 140 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 39 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWestern MichiganUniversity2,075fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences38%

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
    1. Social Sciences36517.6%
    2. Psychology1567.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities914.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting663.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance572.8%
    6. Decision Sciences472.2%
    1. Engineering26412.7%
    2. Computer Science1376.6%
    3. Environmental Science934.5%
    4. Materials Science462.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences432.1%
    6. Mathematics351.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy271.3%
    8. Chemistry201.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering130.6%
    10. Energy70.3%
    1. Medicine36917.8%
    2. Health Professions914.4%
    3. Nursing50.3%
    4. Veterinary20.1%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology612.9%
    2. Neuroscience391.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences221.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology130.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Western Michigan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 38.0 works4.0×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.72× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 264 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 93 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.45× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 27 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 91 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 369 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 91 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 66 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 47 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.47× its world share, 156 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 365 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.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.47×156 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.33×47 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.72×12 works
  4. Health Professions1.67×91 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.51×91 works
  6. Mathematics1.45×35 works
  7. Social Sciences1.39×365 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.32×43 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×57 works
  10. Neuroscience1.16×39 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×66 works
  12. Medicine0.92×369 works
  13. Environmental Science0.90×93 works
  14. Computer Science0.85×137 works
  15. Engineering0.85×264 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.64×13 works
  17. Materials Science0.64×46 works
  18. Veterinary0.64×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.61×20 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.58×27 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×61 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×4 works
  23. Nursing0.53×5 works
  24. Energy0.36×7 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×22 works
  26. Dentistry0.16×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Western Michigan University?

Ranked on the quality score, G. Ramakrishna, Hexu Liu and Kuanchin Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Michigan University.

  1. 1 G. Ramakrishna United States · #107,176 worldwide 6.5k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Hexu Liu United States · #150,371 worldwide 2.9k citations · 100 works
  3. 3 Kuanchin Chen United States · #176,233 worldwide 4k citations · 116 works
  4. 4 Autumn P. Edwards United States · #201,503 worldwide 3.2k citations · 105 works
  5. 5 Melissa Dancy United States · #223,187 worldwide 4.3k citations · 89 works
  6. 6 Reneé Schwartz United States · #305,433 worldwide 5.5k citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Michelle A. Kominz United States · #367,787 worldwide 9.1k citations · 182 works
  8. 8 Zijiang Yang United States · #377,737 worldwide 2k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Chad C. Edwards United States · #386,878 worldwide 3.1k citations · 104 works
  10. 10 D. Steven Mackey United States · #424,961 worldwide 2.3k citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at Western Michigan University

What are the most cited papers from Western Michigan University?

The most cited paper from Western Michigan University is "Internet of Things: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Protocols, and Applications" (Ala Al‐Fuqaha, Mohsen Guizani, Mehdi Mohammadi et al., 2015), with 8,629 citations. Next come "Role Conflict and Ambiguity in Complex Organizations" (5,324) and "Leadership : Theory and Practice" (5,234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Internet of Things: A Survey on Enabling Technologies, Protocols, and Applications Ala Al‐Fuqaha, Mohsen Guizani, Mehdi Mohammadi et al. · IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials Open access 2015 8,629
2 Role Conflict and Ambiguity in Complex Organizations John‐Ross Rizzo, Robert James House, Sidney I. Lirtzman · Administrative Science Quarterly Jun 1970 5,324
3 Leadership : Theory and Practice Peter G. Northouse 4 May 2015 5,234
4 The Phanerozoic Record of Global Sea-Level Change Kenneth G. Miller, Michelle A. Kominz, James V. Browning et al. · Science Open access 25 Nov 2005 3,256
5 In a Queer Time and Place: Transgender Bodies, Subcultural Lives Christopher C. Nagle · The Journal of Popular Culture 5 May 2006 3,191
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Western Michigan University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Evidence-Based Practice, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Special Education, Globalization, Reflective Practice, Behavioral Interventions and Machine Learning.

▲ 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-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
  1. Epidemiology94◆ 1.13×112 topics
  2. Machine Learning70◆ 1.01×65 topics
  3. Mental Health61▲ 2.0×36 topics
  4. Globalization59▲ 1.45×69 topics
  5. Deep Learning53▼ 0.74×60 topics
  6. Climate Change49▼ 0.86×58 topics
  7. Quality of Life43▲ 1.45×43 topics
  8. Sustainability41▼ 0.81×55 topics
  9. Evidence-Based Practice38▲ 14×7 topics
  10. Public Health37▲ 1.22×43 topics
  11. Risk Factors34▲ 1.51×32 topics
  12. Education34◆ 0.95×49 topics
  13. Identity34▲ 2.2×40 topics
  14. Higher Education30▲ 2.8×19 topics
  15. Student Engagement28▲ 3.4×13 topics
  16. Economic Growth28▲ 1.64×23 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis27▲ 2.2×17 topics
  18. Depression26▲ 1.43×21 topics
  19. Special Education25▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Reflective Practice25▲ 6.4×7 topics
  21. Religion25▲ 2.6×21 topics
  22. Nationalism25▲ 2.7×19 topics
  23. Social Justice25▲ 1.99×26 topics
  24. Well-being24▲ 3.0×13 topics
  25. Gender24▲ 2.1×28 topics
  26. Behavioral Interventions23▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Resilience22▲ 2.2×14 topics
  28. Medical Education20▲ 3.5×11 topics
  29. Functional Analysis19▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Positive Behavior Support19▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Complexity Theory18▲ 15×5 topics
  32. Politics17▲ 3.1×12 topics
  33. Concept Mapping15▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Realist Synthesis15▲ 43×1 topic
  35. Theory-Based Evaluation15▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Faculty Development14▲ 8.8×2 topics
  37. Assessment Methods14▲ 6.2×3 topics
  38. Executive Functioning13▲ 5.0×3 topics
  39. Race13▲ 5.2×14 topics
  40. Autism Spectrum Disorders13▲ 6.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Michigan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Innovations in Medical Education and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 19 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 15 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 10 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 9 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Re…8Advanced Graph Theory Research: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 8 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 8 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…8Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 8 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCognitive Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 19 works
  2. 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 15 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 8 works
  7. 7 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 8 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 8 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Western Michigan University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Western Michigan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0085% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Western Michigan University0.0074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Western Michigan 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Western Michigan University10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2000.

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