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Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, United States

Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system for producing college-educated teachers. In addition to the main campus in DeKalb, it has satellite centers in Chicago, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Rockford, and Oregon

Metrics Summary

Total Publications
Lifetime
34,046
Prior Five Years
4,626
Total Citations
Lifetime
462,316
Prior Five Years
30,507
Total Scholars
Lifetime
5,509
Prior Five Years
1,377

Academic Institutional Ranking

Global Overall (All Fields)

Worldwide

Lifetime
1248
Prior Five Years
1861
National Overall (All Fields)

United States

Lifetime
256
Prior Five Years
237
Institutional Rankings

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Publications and Citation History

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Scholars based on Top 20 Disciplines

Highly Ranked Scholars™

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