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Belmont University

In research, Belmont University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,669 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,760 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,208 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,757
of 22,385 · #8,033 all time
Rank in United States
#1,044
of 3,332
Research works
1.3k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Belmont University

What is Belmont University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,669 of 9,585 4.6%147 #4770
Social SciencesField #3,760 of 5,988 4.3%78 #3563
Health SciencesDomain #7,208 of 9,902 5.1%84 #10704

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Belmont 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#4,770 #4,669
  2. Social Sciences#3,563 #3,760
  3. Health Sciences#10,704 #7,208
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Belmont University work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Belmont University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (20%), Psychology (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 165 fractional works · 48.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 84 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 32 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 28 fractional works · 8.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 5.4% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 99 fractional works · 29.0% of its workMedicine: 68 fractional works · 20.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLeadership and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 15.0% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 7.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 7.6% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBelmontUniversity341fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences48%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8424.7%
    2. Psychology288.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities185.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting164.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance133.7%
    6. Decision Sciences61.6%
    1. Medicine6820.0%
    2. Health Professions257.3%
    3. Nursing51.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Computer Science247.1%
    2. Engineering144.0%
    3. Environmental Science51.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy30.8%
    5. Mathematics20.6%
    6. Materials Science10.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    8. Chemistry10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Neuroscience113.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.6%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.97× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.77× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 3.20× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.86× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing3.20×5 works
  2. Health Professions2.77×25 works
  3. Psychology2.68×28 works
  4. Neuroscience1.97×11 works
  5. Social Sciences1.95×84 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.86×18 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.74×13 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.67×6 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.61×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×16 works
  11. Medicine1.04×68 works
  12. Computer Science0.91×24 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×9 works
  15. Mathematics0.48×2 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.34×3 works
  17. Environmental Science0.31×5 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.28×0 works
  19. Engineering0.27×14 works
  20. Veterinary0.26×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.12×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.11×1 works
  25. Energy0.11×0 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Belmont University?

Ranked on the quality score, John M. Maslyn, Gary Garrison and Michael D. Oliver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Belmont University.

  1. 1 John M. Maslyn United States · #758,523 worldwide 2.2k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Gary Garrison United States · #762,452 worldwide 1.6k citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Michael D. Oliver United States · #1,124,164 worldwide 2.8k citations · 81 works
  4. 4 David K. Wyant United States · #1,288,958 worldwide 914 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 David L. Hudson United States · #1,469,318 worldwide 2.5k citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Mark T. Schenkel United States · #1,679,762 worldwide 790 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Michael L. Voight United States · #1,763,290 worldwide 3.5k citations · 110 works
  8. 8 Scott H. Hawley United States · #1,809,487 worldwide 1.4k citations · 68 works
  9. 9 Esteban Parra United States · #1,945,410 worldwide 270 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 R. T. Denton United States · #2,017,724 worldwide 714 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Belmont University

What are the most cited papers from Belmont University?

The most cited paper from Belmont University is "The effects of utilitarian and hedonic online shopping value on consumer preference and intentions" (Jeffrey W. Overby, Eun‐Ju Lee, 2006), with 1,078 citations. Next come "Diagnostic Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurofilament Light Protein in Neurology" (785) and "Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies" (493).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The effects of utilitarian and hedonic online shopping value on consumer preference and intentions Jeffrey W. Overby, Eun‐Ju Lee · Journal of Business Research Oct 2006 1,078
2 Diagnostic Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurofilament Light Protein in Neurology Claire Bridel et al. · JAMA Neurology Open access 17 Jun 2019 785
3 Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies Joel F. Meresman · American Journal of Psychiatry Apr 1989 493
4 Using the P y MOL application to reinforce visual understanding of protein structure Rachel E. Rigsby, Alison B. Parker · Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Open access 31 May 2016 462
5 Functional movement screening: the use of fundamental movements as an assessment of function - part 1. Gray Cook, Lee Burton, Barbara J. Hoogenboom et al. · PubMed Open access May 2014 390
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Belmont University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Student Engagement, Mental Health, Well-being, Nationalism, Job Satisfaction, History and Assessment Methods.

▲ 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-now 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. Religion15▲ 9.3×10 topics
  2. Epidemiology14◆ 1.05×46 topics
  3. Mental Health14▲ 2.8×21 topics
  4. Quality of Life11▲ 2.2×27 topics
  5. Globalization11▲ 1.58×24 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 2.1×23 topics
  7. Student Engagement10▲ 7.2×10 topics
  8. Depression9▲ 3.0×16 topics
  9. History9▲ 3.8×7 topics
  10. Nationalism8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  11. Well-being8▲ 6.3×11 topics
  12. Job Satisfaction8▲ 5.4×8 topics
  13. Social Support8▲ 4.2×11 topics
  14. Gender8▲ 4.1×14 topics
  15. Social Justice7▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Assessment Methods6▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Identity6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  18. Politics6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  19. Reflective Practice6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  20. Regulation6▲ 3.3×5 topics
  21. Self-Efficacy6▲ 6.7×7 topics
  22. Medical Education6▲ 6.4×10 topics
  23. Christianity6▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Philosophy6▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Anxiety6▲ 3.4×7 topics
  26. Elderly6▲ 6.6×4 topics
  27. Culture5▲ 3.0×7 topics
  28. Faculty Development5▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Competency-Based Education5▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Professional Identity Formation5▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Democracy5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  32. Community Engagement5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  33. China4▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Confucianism4▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Interventions4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  36. Teaching Methods4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Patient Care4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Professionalism4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  40. Inappropriate Medication Use3▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Belmont University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovations in Medical Education, Chinese history and philosophy, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout.

Innovations in Medical E…5Innovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksChinese history and phil…4Chinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…3Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…3Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 3 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional worksService-Learning and Com…2Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksCommunication in Education and Healthcare: 2 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sou…2Music Technology and Sound Studies: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceGeriatrics and GerontologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  4. 4 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 3 works
  6. 6 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Communication in Education and Healthcare Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Belmont University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Belmont University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Belmont University0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Belmont University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Belmont University3.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2008.

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