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Arcadia University

In research, Arcadia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,018 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,886
of 28,054 · #11,919 all time
Rank in United States
#2,404
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Arcadia 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 #9,018 of 10,521 15.9%69 #2941

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arcadia 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.47× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.14× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arcadia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Alamgir Hashmi, Marion Cohen and Chester M. Mikulski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arcadia University.

  1. 1 Alamgir Hashmi United States · #226,855 worldwide 60 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Marion Cohen United States · #328,370 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Chester M. Mikulski United States · #341,143 worldwide 158 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Bernard Mausner United States · #417,280 worldwide 60 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Hugh Grady United States · #577,062 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Patrick D. Hazard United States · #715,045 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Philip McClure United States · #774,078 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Peter Appelbaum United States · #1,404,116 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Christina M. Brown United States · #1,530,087 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Arcadia University

Which keywords describe research at Arcadia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Gender, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, Culture, Mental Health, Adaptation and Anthropocene.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.75×27 topics
  2. Literature7▲ 8.2×8 topics
  3. Gender7▲ 7.7×10 topics
  4. Mental Health7▲ 2.8×16 topics
  5. Education5▲ 1.93×16 topics
  6. Culture5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  7. Risk Factors5▲ 2.8×8 topics
  8. Rehabilitation5▲ 7.4×7 topics
  9. Public Health5▲ 1.93×18 topics
  10. Social Justice4▲ 4.4×10 topics
  11. Adaptation4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  12. Anthropocene4▲ 43×3 topics
  13. Film4▲ 162×1 topic
  14. Theory4▲ 143×1 topic
  15. Global Warming3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  16. STEM Education3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Aging3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  18. Feminism3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  19. Injury Prevention3▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Prevention3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  21. Primary Care3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Intersectionality3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  23. Health Disparities3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Affect2▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Emotion2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  26. Elderly Patients2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  27. Gait Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Health-related Quality of Life2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Muscle Injuries2▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Revision Surgery2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Sports Injury2▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Osteoarthritis2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Physical Performance2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Postcolonialism2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Shoulder Function2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Rotator Cuff Tears2▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Shoulder Pathology2▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Quality of Care2▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Arcadia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Sports injuries and prevention, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Hip disorders and treatments.

Shakespeare, Adaptation,…4Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…2Sports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksHip disorders and treatments: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…1Education and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgeryGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Hip disorders and treatments Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  7. 7 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  8. 8 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 2 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arcadia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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