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Anderson University - South Carolina

In research, Anderson University - South Carolina stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,833 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,517 of 10,206 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,640 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,951
of 28,054 · #23,568 all time
Rank in United States
#3,599
of 4,192
Research works
673
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Anderson University - South Carolina 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 #6,833 of 16,945 16.0%395
Social SciencesField #7,517 of 10,206 18.4%162
Health SciencesDomain #15,640 of 20,462 18.6%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Anderson University - South Carolina 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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.81× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Anderson University - South Carolina?

Ranked on the composite score, Fred W. Burnett, Bradley C. Gregory and Chris Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Anderson University - South Carolina.

  1. 1 Fred W. Burnett United States · #318,987 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Bradley C. Gregory United States · #406,835 worldwide 13 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Chris Anderson United States · #437,315 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Darwin Scott United States · #887,561 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Kent T. Saunders United States · #1,356,710 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Mark Allen Peterson United States · #1,365,112 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Anderson University - South Carolina

Which keywords describe research at Anderson University - South Carolina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Religious Identity, History, Philosophy, Technology Integration, Theology, Resilience and Cultural Transmission.

▲ 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. Religion4▲ 9.9×10 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 2.1×12 topics
  3. History4▲ 6.0×9 topics
  4. Religious Identity4▲ 65×4 topics
  5. Educational Technology4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  6. Mental Health4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  7. Philosophy4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  8. Technology Integration4▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Education3▲ 1.93×9 topics
  10. Online Learning3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  11. Resilience3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  12. Theology3▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Cultural Transmission2▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Culture2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  15. Nationalism2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  16. Academic Achievement2▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Ethics2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  18. Literature2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  19. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 69×2 topics
  21. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Secularism2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Career Development2▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Early Christian Apologetics2▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Engineering Education2▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Gospel Translation2▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Jewish Society2▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Self-Efficacy2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  31. Society2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  32. Community Development1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  33. Google Classroom1▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Student Satisfaction1▲ 7.8×1 topic
  36. Ethical Behavior1▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Mormonism1▲ 553×1 topic
  38. Pilgrimage1▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Polygamy1▲ 553×1 topic
  40. Religious Tourism1▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Anderson University - South Carolina publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and Linguistic Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Technology-Enhanced Education Studies and Religious Tourism and Spaces.

Historical and Linguisti…2Historical and Linguistic Studies: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 1 fractional worksMormonism, Religion, and History: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesEducationGeography, Planning and Development2 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  3. 3 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  5. 5 Mormonism, Religion, and History History 1 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  7. 7 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 1 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Anderson University - South Carolina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher 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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