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Atlantic University

In research, Atlantic University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,588 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,002 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,441 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,015
of 28,054 · #15,690 all time
Rank in United States
#2,595
of 4,192
Research works
692
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Atlantic 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 #6,588 of 16,945 20.3%251
Physical SciencesDomain #14,002 of 21,541 18.7%273
EngineeringField #7,441 of 11,412 21.3%150

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Atlantic 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.99× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 25 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.21× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.17× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Atlantic University?

Ranked on the composite score, James Britton, Merrill K. King and Gbadebo Odularu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Atlantic University.

  1. 1 James Britton United States · #251,750 worldwide 54 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Merrill K. King United States · #514,053 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Gbadebo Odularu United States · #788,307 worldwide 54 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Shanshan Xu United States · #1,039,860 worldwide 26 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Jerome R. Klingbeil United States · #1,200,144 worldwide 16 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Atlantic University

Which keywords describe research at Atlantic University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Higher Education, Patient Engagement, Educational Technology, Stakeholder Engagement, Machine Learning, Climate Change and Anonymity.

▲ 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. Public Health6▲ 2.9×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 1.26×28 topics
  3. Deep Learning6▲ 1.18×29 topics
  4. Epidemiology6◆ 1.02×36 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 1.41×25 topics
  6. Sustainability5▲ 1.40×26 topics
  7. Educational Technology4▲ 2.4×21 topics
  8. Education4▲ 1.52×19 topics
  9. Neural Networks3▲ 1.46×10 topics
  10. Higher Education3▲ 4.2×12 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 1.57×14 topics
  12. Online Learning3▲ 2.5×10 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Ethics3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  15. Internet of Things3▲ 2.2×7 topics
  16. Risk Factors3▲ 1.80×14 topics
  17. Qualitative Research3▲ 2.2×7 topics
  18. Student Engagement3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  19. Social Capital2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  20. Patient Engagement2▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Anonymity2▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Brain Activity2▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Physical Activity2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  25. Public Involvement2▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Recovery Model2▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Reflexivity2▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis2▲ 117×1 topic
  29. Interviewing2▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Hypersonic Effect2▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Ultrasonic Perception2▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Finance2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Financial Crisis1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Learning Analytics1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Acoustic Communications1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Active Travel1▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Built Environment1▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Gender Dynamics1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  40. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Atlantic University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mental Health and Patient Involvement, Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems.

Mental Health and Patien…2Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 2 fractional worksQualitative Research Met…2Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics: 2 fractional worksHuman auditory perceptio…2Human auditory perception and evaluation: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and …1Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksSex and Gender in Health…1Sex and Gender in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringOcean Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  6. 6 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  7. 7 Sex and Gender in Healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 1 works
  9. 9 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 1 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Atlantic University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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