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Athens State University

In research, Athens State University stands highest in Medicine (#2,704 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,158 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,258 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,863
of 28,054 · #6,909 all time
Rank in United States
#2,088
of 4,192
Research works
3.1k
▼ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Athens State 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
MedicineField #2,704 of 17,978 15.1%1,709
Health SciencesDomain #3,158 of 20,462 15.5%1,872
Life SciencesDomain #4,258 of 14,347 15.3%470
Social SciencesDomain #5,348 of 16,945 19.2%436
SurgerySubfield #1,922 of 4,227 12.8%264
Physical SciencesDomain #10,374 of 21,541 15.9%364
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,541 of 7,814 16.0%286
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,281 of 3,836 25.3%123
Social SciencesField #6,172 of 10,206 15.2%156
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #1,829 of 2,717 13.2%154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Athens State 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× 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, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Athens State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald H. Fritze, C Choremis and J Gogas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Athens State University.

  1. 1 Ronald H. Fritze United States · #46,749 worldwide 82 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 C Choremis United States · #321,002 worldwide 59 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 J Gogas United States · #350,788 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Helen Giamarellou United States · #366,031 worldwide 181 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 G. K. Daikos United States · #760,471 worldwide 47 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 P Balas United States · #1,064,204 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 A. P. Cawadias United States · #1,136,699 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 A Fertakis United States · #1,191,538 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 P. Smets United States · #1,435,074 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 X. Landerer United States · #1,460,531 worldwide 0 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Athens State University

Which keywords describe research at Athens State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Competency-Based Education, Informal Learning, Prior Learning, Recognition, Epidemiology and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Higher Education9▲ 13×8 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 1.59×52 topics
  3. Lifelong Learning5▲ 21×4 topics
  4. Competency-Based Education5▲ 41×2 topics
  5. Education4▲ 2.1×12 topics
  6. Informal Learning4▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Prior Learning4▲ 118×1 topic
  8. Recognition4▲ 83×1 topic
  9. Diagnosis4▲ 3.5×17 topics
  10. Inflammation4▲ 1.48×30 topics
  11. Treatment4▲ 2.6×22 topics
  12. Chemotherapy4▲ 4.0×17 topics
  13. Educational Technology3▲ 2.1×10 topics
  14. Quality of Life3▲ 1.80×24 topics
  15. Student Engagement3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.0×18 topics
  17. Management3▲ 2.7×14 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.7×10 topics
  19. Complications2▲ 4.0×10 topics
  20. Cultural Exchange2▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Autoantibodies2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  22. Slavery2▲ 77×2 topics
  23. Quality Assurance2▲ 10×2 topics
  24. Atlantic History2▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Guidelines2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  26. Transatlantic Slave Trade2▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Genetic Mutations2▲ 3.6×11 topics
  28. Learning Outcomes2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  29. Academic Identity2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Internationalization2▲ 24×1 topic
  31. Academic Performance2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Faculty Development2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Student Perceptions2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  34. Cybersecurity2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  35. Distance Education2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  36. Science2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  37. Cancer Risk2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  38. Capacity Building1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Educational Inequality1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Cultural Interaction1▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Athens State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Higher Education Learning Practices, Colonialism, slavery, and trade, Higher Education Governance and Development and Evaluation of Teaching Practices.

Higher Education Learnin…4Higher Education Learning Practices: 4 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…2Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…2Higher Education Governance and Development: 2 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Strategy and Culture: 1 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional works
EducationAnthropologyPolitical Science and International RelationsClassics3 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 4 works
  2. 2 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 1 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  6. 6 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 1 works
  7. 7 Organizational Strategy and Culture Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 1 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Research Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors63.1%domestic only36.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Athens State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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