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Alfred University

In research, Alfred University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,027 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,893 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,007 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics (Economics and Econometrics is 5.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,388
of 22,385 · #7,265 all time
Rank in United States
#1,278
of 3,332
Research works
2.4k
▲ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Alfred University

What is Alfred 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 #3,027 of 9,585 8.7%144 #4736
Social SciencesField #3,893 of 5,988 8.2%73 #4714
Physical SciencesDomain #9,007 of 10,670 7.7%99 #6280

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alfred 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,736 #3,027
  2. Social Sciences#4,714 #3,893
  3. Physical Sciences#6,280 #9,007
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Alfred University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Alfred University is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Engineering (13%), Materials Science (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 178 fractional works · 49.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 88 fractional works · 24.4% of its workEducation: 42 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 33 fractional works · 9.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 4.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 33.4% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 35 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 18 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCeramics and Composites: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 42 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOral Surgery: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAquatic Science: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlfred University360fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences49%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8824.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance349.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities205.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting174.8%
    5. Psychology164.5%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Engineering4713.1%
    2. Materials Science359.8%
    3. Computer Science133.7%
    4. Environmental Science82.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.7%
    6. Chemistry41.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy30.8%
    8. Mathematics30.7%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine287.8%
    2. Health Professions72.0%
    3. Dentistry51.5%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences113.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.4%
    3. Neuroscience30.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Alfred University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 32.5 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.81× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.09× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.41× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.41×34 works
  2. Dentistry3.09×5 works
  3. Materials Science2.81×35 works
  4. Social Sciences1.93×88 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.90×20 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×17 works
  7. Psychology1.48×16 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.06×6 works
  9. Engineering0.87×47 works
  10. Health Professions0.75×7 works
  11. Chemistry0.73×4 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.70×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×11 works
  14. Mathematics0.60×2 works
  15. Neuroscience0.58×3 works
  16. Nursing0.54×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.48×13 works
  18. Environmental Science0.45×8 works
  19. Medicine0.41×28 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.36×3 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×1 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.27×5 works
  23. Energy0.25×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Alfred University?

Ranked on the quality score, Arthur L. Greil, Herbert Giesche and Alastair N. Cormack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alfred University.

  1. 1 Arthur L. Greil United States · #565,488 worldwide 6.1k citations · 175 works
  2. 2 Herbert Giesche United States · #844,336 worldwide 2.5k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Alastair N. Cormack United States · #1,044,993 worldwide 7.8k citations · 187 works
  4. 4 Robert L. Snyder United States · #1,434,828 worldwide 14k citations · 365 works
  5. 5 Yonggang Yan United States · #1,563,364 worldwide 462 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 James S. Reed United States · #1,639,218 worldwide 2.9k citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Mark A. Zupan United States · #1,681,478 worldwide 1.7k citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Jae-Il Jung United States · #1,701,376 worldwide 1.1k citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Robert A. Condrate United States · #1,851,753 worldwide 3.9k citations · 158 works
  10. 10 D. E. Rase United States · #1,909,647 worldwide 891 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Alfred University

What are the most cited papers from Alfred University?

The most cited paper from Alfred University is "Mercury Porosimetry: A General (Practical) Overview" (Herbert Giesche, 2006), with 912 citations. Next come "The experience of infertility: a review of recent literature" (878) and "3D printing of composite calcium phosphate and collagen scaffolds for bone regeneration" (846).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mercury Porosimetry: A General (Practical) Overview Herbert Giesche · Particle & Particle Systems Characterization Jun 2006 912
2 The experience of infertility: a review of recent literature Arthur L. Greil, Kathleen S. Slauson‐Blevins, Julia McQuillan · Sociology of Health & Illness Open access 2010 878
3 3D printing of composite calcium phosphate and collagen scaffolds for bone regeneration Jason A. Inzana, Diana Olvera, Seth M. Fuller et al. · Biomaterials Open access 14 Feb 2014 846
4 Infertility and psychological distress: A critical review of the literature Arthur L. Greil · Social Science & Medicine Dec 1997 843
5 Ultrafast laser processing of materials: a review Katherine C. Phillips, Hemi H. Gandhi, Eric Mazur et al. · Advances in Optics and Photonics 26 Oct 2015 719
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alfred University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entrepreneurship, Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Digital Education, Globalization, Educational Technologies and Formative Assessment.

▲ 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. Globalization39▲ 5.5×13 topics
  2. Sustainability38▲ 4.3×19 topics
  3. Entrepreneurship37▲ 26×3 topics
  4. Pedagogy36▲ 20×6 topics
  5. Teaching Methods34▲ 59×3 topics
  6. Critical Thinking34▲ 81×3 topics
  7. Digital Education33▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Educational Technologies33▲ 101×2 topics
  9. Formative Assessment33▲ 110×1 topic
  10. Student Competencies33▲ 141×1 topic
  11. Digital Economy33▲ 45×4 topics
  12. Economic Development32▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Investment32▲ 76×3 topics
  14. Industrial Enterprises31▲ 255×1 topic
  15. Innovation Economics31▲ 255×1 topic
  16. Global Governance15▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Technology14▲ 7.4×8 topics
  18. Optical Properties12▲ 54×3 topics
  19. Migration11▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Language10▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Postcolonialism10▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Fiber Lasers10▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Glass Science9▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Structural Analysis9▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Biopolitics9▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Crisis Management9▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Education Reform9▲ 103×1 topic
  28. Communication9▲ 7.6×2 topics
  29. Bone Regeneration8▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Climate Change Impact8▲ 9.9×3 topics
  31. Development8▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Energy Consumption8▲ 10.0×4 topics
  33. Learning8▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Teaching8▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Culture8▲ 4.2×5 topics
  36. Irrigation8▲ 111×1 topic
  37. Literacy8▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Students8▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Water Efficiency8▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Biomaterials6▲ 7.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Alfred University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Glass properties and applications and Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies.

Education, Innovation an…33Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 33 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …31Economic and Industrial Development: 31 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 9 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 9 fractional worksLanguage Acquisition and…8Language Acquisition and Education: 8 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 8 fractional worksSustainability and Innovation in Business: 5 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 5 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes: 3 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsCeramics and CompositesPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 33 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 31 works
  3. 3 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 9 works
  4. 4 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  5. 5 Language Acquisition and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  6. 6 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 8 works
  7. 7 Sustainability and Innovation in Business Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  8. 8 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes Oral Surgery 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alfred University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Alfred University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Alfred University0.0026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alfred 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Alfred University6.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2010.

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