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Research in Cullowhee

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Cullowhee, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Western Carolina University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.9k
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
72k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
14.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Cullowhee

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Which research institutions are in Cullowhee?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Western Carolina UniversityUniversity 3,950 #4,901

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Cullowhee work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research in Cullowhee is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Engineering (10%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 347 fractional works · 54.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 172 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 52 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEducation: 44 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 66 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 47 fractional works · 7.4% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 39 fractional works · 6.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 172 fractional works · 26.9% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 31 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 68 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 24 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 53 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 27 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 9 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCullowhee641fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences54%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences17226.8%
    2. Psychology6610.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities477.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting396.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance142.2%
    6. Decision Sciences91.4%
    1. Engineering6610.3%
    2. Environmental Science324.9%
    3. Computer Science314.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences162.5%
    5. Mathematics111.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy71.0%
    7. Materials Science40.6%
    8. Chemistry40.6%
    9. Energy30.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine416.4%
    2. Health Professions243.7%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences274.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology172.7%
    3. Neuroscience81.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Cullowhee?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Student Engagement, Democracy, Mental Health, Identity, Social Media, Climate Change and Education.

▲ 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 city'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 Change26▲ 1.46×44 topics
  2. Education21▲ 1.92×38 topics
  3. Epidemiology21▼ 0.83×36 topics
  4. Mental Health20▲ 2.2×31 topics
  5. Social Media20▲ 2.2×18 topics
  6. Social Justice20▲ 5.1×20 topics
  7. Machine Learning20◆ 0.91×32 topics
  8. Globalization19▲ 1.49×37 topics
  9. Sustainability17◆ 1.06×32 topics
  10. Identity16▲ 3.4×25 topics
  11. Student Engagement14▲ 5.3×13 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties13▲ 2.1×15 topics
  13. Democracy13▲ 5.7×13 topics
  14. Gender13▲ 3.7×19 topics
  15. Prevalence10▲ 3.8×10 topics
  16. Ethics10▲ 3.0×18 topics
  17. Community Engagement10▲ 4.7×9 topics
  18. History10▲ 2.2×16 topics
  19. Social Support10▲ 2.8×13 topics
  20. Microstructure9▲ 2.6×7 topics
  21. Biogeography9▲ 4.9×11 topics
  22. Resilience9▲ 2.8×12 topics
  23. Job Satisfaction8▲ 3.0×8 topics
  24. Engineering Education8▲ 15×4 topics
  25. Experiential Learning8▲ 24×5 topics
  26. Gender Differences8▲ 3.3×10 topics
  27. Academic Achievement8▲ 7.0×9 topics
  28. Adolescents8▲ 3.2×5 topics
  29. Feminism7▲ 3.9×7 topics
  30. Technology Integration7▲ 3.6×7 topics
  31. Reflective Practice7▲ 5.6×7 topics
  32. Intersectionality6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  33. Teacher Preparation6▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Cultural Competence6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  35. Teacher Professional Development6▲ 5.7×4 topics
  36. Stigma6▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Environmental Attitudes6▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Burnout5▲ 8.9×5 topics
  39. Racial Disparities5▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Assessment Methods5▲ 7.2×3 topics

What research is done in Cullowhee?

Consumer Behavior in Bra…4Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 4 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…4Construction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 3 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksMental Health Treatment and Access: 3 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 3 fractional worksService-Learning and Com…3Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional works
MarketingManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political ScienceMedia Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 4 works
  2. 2 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Mental Health Treatment and Access Social Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  8. 8 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 3 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Cullowhee13.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.3% in 2008.

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