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Alfred University

In research, Alfred University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,301 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,453 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,349 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics — Economics and Econometrics is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,104
of 28,054 · #5,301 all time
Rank in United States
#2,131
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Alfred 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,301 of 10,521 32.8%144 #3643
Physical SciencesDomain #8,453 of 12,888 8.0%99 #3515
Social SciencesField #4,349 of 6,365 31.6%73 #3130

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 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. Social Sciences#3,643 #5,301
  2. Physical Sciences#3,515 #8,453
  3. Social Sciences#3,130 #4,349
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.

What does Alfred University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 25.8 works5.6×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.10× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.12× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.80× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.38× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 73 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.

Who are the top researchers at Alfred University?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur L. Greil, Robert L. Snyder and William M. Carty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alfred University.

  1. 1 Arthur L. Greil · #174,328 worldwide 99 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Robert L. Snyder · #187,804 worldwide 303 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 William M. Carty · #241,967 worldwide 166 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Louis Kruh · #253,739 worldwide 28 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 R. A. Condrate · #367,275 worldwide 123 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Alastair N. Cormack · #403,812 worldwide 171 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Arun K. Varshneya · #405,055 worldwide 110 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 David Kowalewski · #454,636 worldwide 27 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Linda E. Mitchell · #485,806 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Ross Stewart · #528,309 worldwide 112 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Alfred University

Which keywords describe research at Alfred University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Entrepreneurship, Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Globalization, Educational Technologies, Digital Education and Student Competencies.

▲ 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. Globalization32▲ 5.6×11 topics
  2. Sustainability30▲ 4.3×16 topics
  3. Entrepreneurship30▲ 26×3 topics
  4. Pedagogy29▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Teaching Methods28▲ 67×3 topics
  6. Critical Thinking28▲ 96×3 topics
  7. Educational Technologies27▲ 119×2 topics
  8. Digital Education27▲ 71×1 topic
  9. Student Competencies27▲ 184×1 topic
  10. Digital Economy26▲ 49×4 topics
  11. Economic Development26▲ 11×5 topics
  12. Investment25▲ 88×3 topics
  13. Industrial Enterprises25▲ 426×1 topic
  14. Innovation Economics25▲ 426×1 topic
  15. Global Governance12▲ 18×2 topics
  16. Optical Properties11▲ 59×3 topics
  17. Technology10▲ 6.5×7 topics
  18. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.3×10 topics
  19. Migration9▲ 9.2×4 topics
  20. Fiber Lasers8▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Glass Science8▲ 116×1 topic
  22. Postcolonialism8▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Structural Analysis8▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Energy Consumption8▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Biopolitics8▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Irrigation7▲ 177×1 topic
  27. Water Efficiency7▲ 177×1 topic
  28. Crisis Management7▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Education Reform7▲ 159×1 topic
  30. Culture7▲ 4.5×5 topics
  31. Bone Regeneration7▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Cultural Identity7▲ 4.4×11 topics
  33. Language6▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Communication5▲ 6.0×2 topics
  35. Biomaterials5▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Ceramic Materials5▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Sintering5▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Teaching5▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Literacy4▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Students4▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Alfred University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Glass properties and applications and Engineering and Agricultural Innovations.

Education, Innovation an…27Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 27 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …25Economic and Industrial Development: 25 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 8 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 7 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, …7Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 7 fractional worksLanguage Acquisition and Education: 4 fractional worksSustainability and Innovation in Business: 4 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksMusic History and Culture: 3 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsCeramics and CompositesAquatic Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 27 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  3. 3 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 8 works
  4. 4 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 7 works
  5. 5 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Language Acquisition and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Sustainability and Innovation in Business Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  8. 8 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Music History and Culture Music 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alfred University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.