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Alvernia University

In research, Alvernia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,449 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,954
of 28,054 · #35,876 all time
Rank in United States
#3,759
of 4,192
Research works
289
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Alvernia University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #10,449 of 16,945 14.6%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alvernia 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).

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.43× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.98× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alvernia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bongrae Seok lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alvernia University.

  1. 1 Bongrae Seok United States · #1,462,861 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Alvernia University

Which keywords describe research at Alvernia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Literature, History, Colonialism, Culture, Globalization and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Gender5▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Identity5▲ 11×12 topics
  3. Globalization5▲ 3.8×13 topics
  4. Literature5▲ 14×8 topics
  5. History4▲ 8.7×9 topics
  6. Colonialism4▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Culture4▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Nationalism3▲ 9.2×5 topics
  9. Adaptation2▲ 13×1 topic
  10. Film2▲ 266×1 topic
  11. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Higher Education2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  13. Environmental Management2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  14. Feminism2▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Immigration2▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Innovation2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  17. Race2▲ 26×5 topics
  18. Religion2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Cultural Heritage2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  20. Empathy2▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Emotion2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Medical Education2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  23. Racial Disparities1▲ 43×3 topics
  24. Competencies1▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Emotion Regulation1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  26. Ethics1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  27. Language1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. Neuroscience1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Sustainability Education1▲ 94×1 topic
  30. Well-being1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  31. Adolescent Development1▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Biomechanics1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. National Identity1▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Postmodernism1▲ 52×2 topics
  35. Psychology1▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Gait Analysis1▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Anthropocene1▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Box Office1▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Canada1▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Debriefing1▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Alvernia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Sustainability in Higher Education, Cinema and Media Studies and Canadian Identity and History.

Shakespeare, Adaptation,…2Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional worksSustainability in Higher Education: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 1 fractional worksEmotions and Moral Behavior: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…1Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 1 fractional worksSignaling Pathways in Disease: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryEducationEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  2. 2 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 1 works
  3. 3 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Emotions and Moral Behavior Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 1 works
  8. 8 Signaling Pathways in Disease Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 1 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alvernia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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