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Belmont University

In research, Belmont University stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,922 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,233 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,433 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,454
of 28,054 · #13,921 all time
Rank in United States
#1,561
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Belmont 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,922 of 11,982 10.3%84 #6886
Social SciencesDomain #7,233 of 10,521 12.3%147 #4006
Social SciencesField #5,433 of 6,365 12.7%78 #2732

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 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. Health Sciences#6,886 #4,922
  2. Social Sciences#4,006 #7,233
  3. Social Sciences#2,732 #5,433
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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.66× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 3.13× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.84× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Belmont University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jennifer Scanlon, Hudson and Laura Barrett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Belmont University.

  1. 1 Jennifer Scanlon United States · #344,944 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Hudson United States · #503,717 worldwide 35 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Laura Barrett United States · #685,295 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 S. Robinson United States · #724,964 worldwide 71 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Ronnie Littlejohn United States · #822,162 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Mark T. Schenkel United States · #911,561 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Michael Voight United States · #1,107,300 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Benjamin J. Ryan United States · #1,156,385 worldwide 25 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Susan D Williams United States · #1,262,892 worldwide 1 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Genevieve Ness United States · #1,476,044 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Belmont University

Which keywords describe research at Belmont University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Well-being, Nationalism, Student Engagement, Mental Health, Job Satisfaction, History and Politics.

▲ 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. Religion14▲ 10×9 topics
  2. Epidemiology13◆ 1.12×40 topics
  3. Mental Health12▲ 2.6×20 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 1.72×22 topics
  5. Quality of Life10▲ 2.2×24 topics
  6. Nationalism8▲ 6.1×5 topics
  7. Well-being8▲ 7.4×11 topics
  8. History8▲ 4.0×6 topics
  9. Student Engagement8▲ 6.7×10 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 1.77×17 topics
  11. Depression8▲ 2.9×13 topics
  12. Job Satisfaction7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  13. Gender7▲ 4.5×14 topics
  14. Social Justice7▲ 3.9×12 topics
  15. Politics6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  16. Social Support6▲ 3.7×11 topics
  17. Identity6▲ 2.8×11 topics
  18. Regulation6▲ 3.7×4 topics
  19. Assessment Methods6▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Christianity6▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Philosophy5▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Self-Efficacy5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  23. Reflective Practice5▲ 9.4×5 topics
  24. Anxiety5▲ 3.6×6 topics
  25. Democracy5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  26. Elderly5▲ 6.5×4 topics
  27. Medical Education5▲ 6.3×9 topics
  28. Community Engagement5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  29. China4▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Confucianism4▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Faculty Development4▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Competency-Based Education4▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Pain Management4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  35. Patient Care4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Professionalism4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  37. Interventions4▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Teaching Methods4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  39. Civic Engagement3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Physician Burnout3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Belmont University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Innovations in Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout.

Chinese history and phil…4Chinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…4Innovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…3Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…3Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing2Music and Audio Processing: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeriatrics and GerontologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  7. 7 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 2 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  10. 10 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Belmont University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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