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Wilkes University

In research, Wilkes University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,255 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,188
of 22,385 · #9,873 all time
Rank in United States
#1,400
of 3,332
Research works
1.5k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Wilkes University

What is Wilkes 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,255 of 9,585 11.0%85 #9911

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wilkes 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 fields of science does Wilkes University work in?

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Wilkes University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (14%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 89 fractional works · 41.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 21.4% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 28.8% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 10.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 19.1% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 13.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWilkes University214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences41%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4621.4%
    2. Psychology199.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting104.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities73.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.6%
    6. Decision Sciences31.2%
    1. Engineering2210.4%
    2. Environmental Science115.1%
    3. Computer Science104.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences73.4%
    5. Chemistry41.9%
    6. Materials Science31.3%
    7. Mathematics21.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine2913.7%
    2. Health Professions104.6%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology94.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology31.4%
    4. Neuroscience21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.59× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.99× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.99×20 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.59×2 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.14×7 works
  4. Health Professions1.76×10 works
  5. Social Sciences1.69×46 works
  6. Nursing1.63×2 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.43×10 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.42×3 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.28×3 works
  10. Chemistry1.22×4 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.20×7 works
  12. Environmental Science1.03×11 works
  13. Mathematics0.90×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×9 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×4 works
  16. Medicine0.71×29 works
  17. Engineering0.69×22 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×6 works
  19. Neuroscience0.62×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.57×10 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.45×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.37×3 works
  23. Energy0.34×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.33×2 works
  25. Veterinary0.23×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wilkes University?

Ranked on the quality score, William Terzaghi, Michael A. Steele and Samuel Merrill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wilkes University.

  1. 1 William Terzaghi United States · #41,825 worldwide 7.9k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Michael A. Steele United States · #389,671 worldwide 4.6k citations · 136 works
  3. 3 Samuel Merrill United States · #673,410 worldwide 4.4k citations · 174 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey A. Stratford United States · #1,002,356 worldwide 1.2k citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Ned Fetcher United States · #1,178,120 worldwide 4.9k citations · 106 works
  6. 6 Jin Joy Mao United States · #1,477,046 worldwide 759 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Scott Bolesta United States · #1,573,042 worldwide 1.2k citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Lydia Maria Child United States · #1,646,406 worldwide 797 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Dennis P. Hupchick United States · #1,804,008 worldwide 252 citations · 102 works
  10. 10 Joel Berlatsky United States · #1,978,959 worldwide 393 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Wilkes University

What are the most cited papers from Wilkes University?

The most cited paper from Wilkes University is "Every planar map is four colorable. Part II: Reducibility" (K. I. Appel, Wolfgang Haken, J. Koch, 1977), with 712 citations. Next come "Need-driven dementia-compromised behavior: An alternative view of disruptive behavior" (633) and "The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score" (590).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Every planar map is four colorable. Part II: Reducibility K. I. Appel, Wolfgang Haken, J. Koch · Illinois Journal of Mathematics Open access Sep 1977 712
2 Need-driven dementia-compromised behavior: An alternative view of disruptive behavior Donna L. Algase, Cormelia Beck, Ann Marie Kolanowski et al. · American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias® Open access Nov 1996 633
3 The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score Robert C. Roach et al. · High Altitude Medicine & Biology Open access Mar 2018 590
4 Prevention of radial artery occlusion—Patent hemostasis evaluation trial (PROPHET study): A randomized comparison of traditional versus patency documented hemostasis after transradial catheterization Samir Bipin Pancholy, John Coppola, Tejas M. Patel et al. · Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 14 May 2008 532
5 A meta‐analysis of emotional intelligence and work attitudes Chao Miao, Ronald H. Humphrey, Shanshan Qian · Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Open access 30 Dec 2016 446
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wilkes University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diversity, Mental Health, Social Justice, Cultural Competence, Elderly, Social Support, Engineering Education and Globalization.

▲ 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. Climate Change8▲ 1.43×31 topics
  2. Mental Health8▲ 2.6×21 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 1.82×19 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▼ 0.85×31 topics
  5. Social Justice6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  6. Social Media6▲ 1.87×12 topics
  7. Innovation5▲ 2.4×13 topics
  8. Social Support5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  9. Depression5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  10. Diversity5▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Biodiversity5▲ 2.8×10 topics
  12. Cultural Competence4▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Elderly4▲ 8.5×2 topics
  14. Gender4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  15. Leadership4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Identity4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  17. Corporate Governance4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  18. Invasive Species4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  19. Engineering Education4▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  21. Student Engagement4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  22. Conservation3▲ 3.7×7 topics
  23. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Polypharmacy3▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Job Satisfaction3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  26. Motivation3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  27. Community Engagement3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  28. Digital Divide3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Emotion3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  30. Academic Achievement3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  31. Mortality Risk3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  32. Career Development2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Masculinity2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Project-Based Learning2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Nursing2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Arctic2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Holocene2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  38. Sea Level2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Social Relationships2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Stereotypes2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Wilkes University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Sports, Gender, and Society, Engineering Education and Pedagogy and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Pharmaceutical Practices…3Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…2Sports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 2 fractional worksInternational Student and Expatriate Challenges: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…1Experimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyGender StudiesArchitectureAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  2. 2 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 2 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  6. 6 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 2 works
  7. 7 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 2 works
  8. 8 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wilkes University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% 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 Wilkes University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00089% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Wilkes University0.00093% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wilkes 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 2025Wilkes University7.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2014.

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