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Wilmington University

In research, Wilmington University stands highest in Medicine (#3,412 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,516 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,276 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,357
of 28,054 · #2,023 all time
Rank in United States
#1,114
of 4,192
Research works
4.8k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
172k
35.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Wilmington 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
MedicineField #3,412 of 10,443 12.2%115 #1731
Health SciencesDomain #4,516 of 11,982 11.8%135 #1951
Physical SciencesDomain #10,276 of 12,888 11.9%83 #1941
Social SciencesDomain #8,890 of 10,521 14.8%64 #8204

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wilmington 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. Medicine#1,731 #3,412
  2. Health Sciences#1,951 #4,516
  3. Physical Sciences#1,941 #10,276
  4. Social Sciences#8,204 #8,890
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: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.67× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.25× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 115 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wilmington University?

Ranked on the composite score, Judith J. Stephenson, Robert A. Copeland and Alfred R. Shands lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wilmington University.

  1. 1 Judith J. Stephenson United States · #116,791 worldwide 164 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Robert A. Copeland United States · #158,533 worldwide 193 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Alfred R. Shands United States · #236,363 worldwide 176 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 James D. Rodgers United States · #286,853 worldwide 97 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Robert Zaczek United States · #296,539 worldwide 119 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 D.W. Face United States · #358,369 worldwide 210 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 H. Timothy Bunnell United States · #373,506 worldwide 103 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Mary Capelli‐Schellpfeffer United States · #439,009 worldwide 51 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 George L. Trainor United States · #441,950 worldwide 102 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 David M. Kern United States · #497,954 worldwide 78 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Wilmington University

Which keywords describe research at Wilmington University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycemic Control, Epidemiology, Insulin Therapy, Clinical Guidelines, Heart Failure, Big Data, Genetics and Immunology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 1.87×56 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.56×37 topics
  3. Inflammation14▲ 2.1×36 topics
  4. Glycemic Control12▲ 23×4 topics
  5. Deep Learning11◆ 1.02×29 topics
  6. Insulin Therapy11▲ 29×3 topics
  7. Big Data11▲ 3.8×10 topics
  8. Quality of Life11▲ 2.4×27 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 2.9×19 topics
  10. Genetics10▲ 4.5×9 topics
  11. Treatment10▲ 2.6×17 topics
  12. Healthcare10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  13. Heart Failure10▲ 6.9×10 topics
  14. Clinical Guidelines10▲ 10×9 topics
  15. Public Health8▲ 1.76×20 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management8▲ 2.7×5 topics
  17. Diagnosis8▲ 2.6×16 topics
  18. Diabetes7▲ 4.6×10 topics
  19. Immunology7▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Management7▲ 2.6×14 topics
  21. Type 2 Diabetes7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  22. Asthma6▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Type 1 Diabetes6▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Allergic Diseases6▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Complications6▲ 3.9×10 topics
  26. Eosinophils6▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Precision Medicine6▲ 4.0×6 topics
  28. Cardiovascular Outcomes6▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Glucose Control6▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Primary Care6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  32. Continuous Glucose Monitoring5▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Hypoglycemia5▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Health Equity5▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Health Outcomes4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  36. Distributed Systems4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. Firm Performance4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Economic Evaluation4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  39. Analytics4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Business Intelligence4▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Wilmington University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asthma and respiratory diseases, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Diabetes Management and Research and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Asthma and respiratory diseases: 6 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 6 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …5Diabetes Management and Research: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…4Big Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 3 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …2Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 2 fractional works
PhysiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismManagement Information SystemsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 6 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  3. 3 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wilmington University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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