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Bethany College - West Virginia

In research, Bethany College - West Virginia stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,060 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,449
of 22,385 · #20,717 all time
Rank in United States
#3,025
of 3,332
Research works
440
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.6k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Bethany College - West Virginia

What is Bethany College - West Virginia 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 #8,060 of 14,833 7.5%196

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bethany College - West Virginia 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 fields of science does Bethany College - West Virginia work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Bethany College - West Virginia is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (24%), Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (14%).

Physical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 45.0% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 24.0% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 30.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 18.0% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 14.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBethany College -West Virginia74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences31%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1824.0%
    2. Engineering68.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy34.3%
    4. Chemistry23.3%
    5. Materials Science11.9%
    6. Environmental Science11.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1318.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities33.8%
    4. Psychology33.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine1114.5%
    2. Health Professions22.8%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Neuroscience22.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.09× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.09×18 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.57×1 works
  3. Chemistry2.08×2 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.94×3 works
  5. Social Sciences1.43×13 works
  6. Neuroscience1.32×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.32×3 works
  8. Psychology1.23×3 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.21×3 works
  10. Health Professions1.07×2 works
  11. Nursing0.76×0 works
  12. Medicine0.75×11 works
  13. Engineering0.56×6 works
  14. Materials Science0.54×1 works
  15. Dentistry0.46×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.43×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×2 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.35×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.32×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×0 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.16×0 works
  24. Energy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bethany College - West Virginia?

Ranked on the quality score, J. Louis Martyn, Bimo Setyo Utomo and Bernal R. Weimer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bethany College - West Virginia.

  1. 1 J. Louis Martyn United States · #1,410,289 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Bimo Setyo Utomo United States · #1,608,056 worldwide 88 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Bernal R. Weimer United States · #3,015,837 worldwide 156 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Ruth Endam Mbah United States · #3,171,517 worldwide 371 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Forrest H. Kirkpatrick United States · #3,306,334 worldwide 32 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Everett A. Wilson United States · #3,500,358 worldwide 52 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Holly Hillgardner United States · #3,525,036 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Linda M. Lewis United States · #3,559,653 worldwide 106 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Reuben H. Eliassen United States · #3,695,347 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Patrick J. Sutherland United States · #3,919,513 worldwide 64 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Bethany College - West Virginia

What are the most cited papers from Bethany College - West Virginia?

The most cited paper from Bethany College - West Virginia is "Overview of Focus Group Research" (Jo-Ellen Asbury, 1995), with 405 citations. Next come "The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe" (313) and "Thinking Aloud and Reading Comprehension Research: Inquiry, Instruction, and Social Interaction" (298).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Overview of Focus Group Research Jo-Ellen Asbury · Qualitative Health Research Nov 1995 405
2 The Myth of Nations: The Medieval Origins of Europe Kelly McFall · History Reviews of New Books 2002 313
3 Thinking Aloud and Reading Comprehension Research: Inquiry, Instruction, and Social Interaction Linda Kucan, Isabel L. Beck · Review of Educational Research Sep 1997 298
4 Paper-based microfluidic devices for analysis of clinically relevant analytes present in urine and saliva Scott A. Klasner, Alexander K. Price, Kurt W. Hoeman et al. · Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry 27 Apr 2010 296
5 Ageing and the glomerular filtration rate: truths and consequences. Richard J. Glassock, Christopher G. Winearls · PubMed Open access 2009 234
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bethany College - West Virginia?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Security, Cybersecurity, Quantum Information, IoT Security, Bell Inequality, Decoherence and Privacy.

▲ 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. Machine Learning8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  2. Security5▲ 10×6 topics
  3. Cybersecurity5▲ 26×3 topics
  4. Deep Learning5▲ 1.89×5 topics
  5. Quantum Information4▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  7. Healthcare3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  8. IoT Security3▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Data Mining3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  10. Bell Inequality3▲ 111×1 topic
  11. Decoherence3▲ 111×1 topic
  12. Internet of Things3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  13. Big Data3▲ 4.1×6 topics
  14. Privacy3▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Intrusion Detection2▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Network Security2▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Cybercrime2▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Decentralization2▲ 15×2 topics
  19. Information Security2▲ 31×3 topics
  20. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  21. Dark Web2▲ 108×1 topic
  22. Identity Theft2▲ 108×1 topic
  23. Smart Contracts2▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Policy Compliance2▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Security Awareness2▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Blockchain2▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Community Empowerment2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  28. Cryptocurrencies2▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Organic Synthesis2▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis2▲ 83×1 topic
  31. Adversarial Examples2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Discrimination2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Robustness2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Digitalization1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 53×2 topics
  37. Cementitious Materials1▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Ethical Issues1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Geopolymer1▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Cultural Competence1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Bethany College - West Virginia publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies and Information and Cyber Security.

Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enfor…2Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…2Information and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Reactions: 2 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness i…2Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 2 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsOrganic Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  3. 3 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bethany College - West Virginia's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bethany College - West Virginia as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Bethany College - West Virginia0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bethany College - West Virginia over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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