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Austin Peay State University

In research, Austin Peay State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,763 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,301 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,701 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,275
of 28,054 · #11,873 all time
Rank in United States
#1,106
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Austin Peay State 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 #2,763 of 10,521 24.8%196 #2907
Social SciencesField #2,301 of 6,365 26.5%106 #1819
Physical SciencesDomain #8,701 of 12,888 12.8%91 #11427

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,907 #2,763
  2. Social Sciences#1,819 #2,301
  3. Physical Sciences#11,427 #8,701
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.73× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.45× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.08× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.37× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austin Peay State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles L. Gary, D’Ann Campbell and Larry Hoehn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austin Peay State University.

  1. 1 Charles L. Gary United States · #219,944 worldwide 59 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 D’Ann Campbell United States · #343,871 worldwide 43 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Larry Hoehn United States · #619,938 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Edward W. Chester United States · #628,313 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Carl Moun-shen Lee United States · #1,502,227 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Tianyang Wang United States · #1,502,648 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Austin Peay State University

Which keywords describe research at Austin Peay State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Psychological Impact, Reflective Practice, Lifelong Learning, Job Satisfaction, Stress and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Mental Health21▲ 3.8×26 topics
  2. Climate Change18▲ 1.85×40 topics
  3. Machine Learning16▲ 1.28×38 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 1.33×19 topics
  5. Public Health10▲ 1.77×17 topics
  6. Social Media9▲ 1.73×16 topics
  7. Psychological Impact8▲ 7.0×5 topics
  8. Healthcare8▲ 1.93×10 topics
  9. Job Satisfaction8▲ 4.9×10 topics
  10. Big Data8▲ 2.3×8 topics
  11. Data Mining7▲ 2.6×7 topics
  12. Higher Education7▲ 3.6×15 topics
  13. Economic Growth7▲ 2.2×14 topics
  14. Reflective Practice7▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Stress7▲ 5.2×7 topics
  16. Lifelong Learning7▲ 9.0×7 topics
  17. Social Justice6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  18. Leadership6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  19. Discrimination6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  20. Coping Strategies6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  21. Engineering Education6▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Well-being6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  23. Cultural Competence5▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Gender Differences5▲ 3.8×8 topics
  25. Technology Integration5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Health Outcomes5▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Health Disparities5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  28. Stigma4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  30. Academic Achievement4▲ 6.8×9 topics
  31. Assessment Methods4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Soil Properties4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Career Development4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  34. Intersectionality4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Student Perceptions4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Workplace4▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Gender Identity4▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Racial Disparities4▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Bystander Education4▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Sexual Violence Prevention4▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does Austin Peay State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Sexual Assault and Victi…4Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 4 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …3LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 3 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 3 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…3Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education an…3Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 3 fractional worksPediatric Pain Managemen…3Pediatric Pain Management Techniques: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 2 fractional works
Gender StudiesSocial PsychologyEducationMedia Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 4 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 3 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  9. 9 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 2 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 available29.9%not open70.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austin Peay State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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