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Widener University

In research, Widener University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,488 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,990 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,187 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,321
of 28,054 · #9,338 all time
Rank in United States
#1,113
of 4,192
Research works
3.1k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Widener 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,488 of 11,982 11.9%72 #4676
Social SciencesDomain #5,990 of 10,521 13.6%182 #3280
Physical SciencesDomain #8,187 of 12,888 19.5%87 #7815
Social SciencesField #4,683 of 6,365 14.2%103 #2852

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Widener 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. Health Sciences#4,676 #2,488
  2. Social Sciences#3,280 #5,990
  3. Physical Sciences#7,815 #8,187
  4. Social Sciences#2,852 #4,683
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: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.79× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.15× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 3.59× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.71× its world share, 41 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Widener University?

Ranked on the composite score, James R. May, Juliet M. Moringiello and Janine Utell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Widener University.

  1. 1 James R. May United States · #61,294 worldwide 266 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Juliet M. Moringiello United States · #399,927 worldwide 32 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Janine Utell United States · #448,260 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Donald A. Brown United States · #492,622 worldwide 75 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Erin Daly United States · #560,645 worldwide 28 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Lori Simons United States · #586,028 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Jill E. Family United States · #810,745 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Jules Epstein United States · #810,947 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Andrew L. Strauss United States · #943,217 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Robert Justin Lipkin United States · #966,661 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Widener University

Which keywords describe research at Widener University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Mental Health, Environmental Law, Global Governance, Psychological Impact, Indigenous Rights, Transnational Corporations and Climate Change Litigation.

▲ 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. Human Rights26▲ 7.0×26 topics
  2. Mental Health22▲ 4.2×26 topics
  3. Environmental Law12▲ 17×5 topics
  4. Global Governance12▲ 14×11 topics
  5. Quality of Life11▲ 2.2×17 topics
  6. Psychological Impact11▲ 9.3×6 topics
  7. Sustainable Development10▲ 1.82×5 topics
  8. Indigenous Rights10▲ 156×2 topics
  9. Job Satisfaction10▲ 6.4×8 topics
  10. Transnational Corporations10▲ 112×2 topics
  11. Climate Change Litigation10▲ 215×1 topic
  12. Rights of Nature10▲ 215×1 topic
  13. Stigma9▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Primary Care9▲ 6.4×9 topics
  15. Reflective Practice9▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Social Justice9▲ 4.0×13 topics
  17. Depression8▲ 2.6×11 topics
  18. Gender8▲ 4.3×14 topics
  19. Health Disparities7▲ 7.5×5 topics
  20. Stress7▲ 5.3×7 topics
  21. Cultural Competence7▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Social Support7▲ 3.4×10 topics
  23. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Professional Identity7▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Intersectionality7▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Discrimination6▲ 8.8×3 topics
  27. 3D Printing6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  28. Professional Development6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  29. Gender Identity5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Collaborative Practice5▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Interdisciplinary Collaboration5▲ 20×4 topics
  32. Patient Outcomes5▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Clinical Practice5▲ 8.9×2 topics
  34. Environmental Justice5▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Patient Care5▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Phenomenology5▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Environment5▲ 49×1 topic
  38. LGBTQ+5▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Nursing Staffing5▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Patient-Centered Care5▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Widener University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental law and policy, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Nursing education and management and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Environmental law and po…10Environmental law and policy: 10 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 5 fractional worksNursing education and management: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…3Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 3 fractional worksInternational Environmen…3International Environmental Law and Policies: 3 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and…3Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 3 fractional worksFamily and Patient Care …3Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units: 3 fractional works
LawSocial PsychologyResearch and TheoryAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental law and policy Law 10 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 5 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  8. 8 International Environmental Law and Policies Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Widener University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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