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Bucknell University

In research, Bucknell University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,455 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,967 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,518 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory — Literature and Literary Theory is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,814
of 28,054 · #3,691 all time
Rank in United States
#1,039
of 4,192
Research works
6.2k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
101k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Bucknell 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 #2,455 of 10,521 16.3%398 #1641
Social SciencesField #2,967 of 6,365 17.7%205 #1729
Physical SciencesDomain #6,518 of 12,888 8.4%264 #2996
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,716 of 2,578 17.4%80 #1144
Life SciencesDomain #6,297 of 7,800 12.2%75 #4287
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,719 of 1,998 10.8%82 #1252
EngineeringField #5,885 of 6,636 5.2%103 #3129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bucknell 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#1,641 #2,455
  2. Social Sciences#1,729 #2,967
  3. Physical Sciences#2,996 #6,518
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,144 #1,716
  5. Life Sciences#4,287 #6,297
  6. Arts and Humanities#1,252 #1,719
  7. Engineering#3,129 #5,885
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.

What does Bucknell University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 25.6 works6.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.83× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.84× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.60× its world share, 82 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 205 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bucknell University?

Ranked on the composite score, William H. Becker, Paul Shrivastava and M. D. Thornley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bucknell University.

  1. 1 William H. Becker United States · #4,852 worldwide 944 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Paul Shrivastava United States · #88,669 worldwide 171 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 M. D. Thornley United States · #111,097 worldwide 332 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Richard J. Kozick United States · #117,669 worldwide 229 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Sherman Ross United States · #178,417 worldwide 133 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Karen M. Morin United States · #199,067 worldwide 32 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Alan I. Leshner United States · #213,589 worldwide 178 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Éric Martin United States · #258,537 worldwide 77 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Michael A. Malusis United States · #262,309 worldwide 187 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Geoffrey Schneider United States · #273,100 worldwide 68 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Bucknell University

Which keywords describe research at Bucknell University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Globalization, Identity, History, Literature, Religion, Culture and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization50▲ 3.2×60 topics
  2. Gender37▲ 8.6×31 topics
  3. Identity36▲ 6.2×36 topics
  4. History34▲ 6.1×29 topics
  5. Climate Change31▲ 1.46×51 topics
  6. Literature28▲ 6.7×22 topics
  7. Sustainability28▲ 1.47×44 topics
  8. Religion26▲ 7.0×19 topics
  9. Culture26▲ 6.2×20 topics
  10. Colonialism24▲ 6.5×26 topics
  11. Education22▲ 1.59×32 topics
  12. Nationalism19▲ 5.1×19 topics
  13. Innovation18▲ 2.2×16 topics
  14. Neoliberalism18▲ 6.4×17 topics
  15. Society18▲ 12×12 topics
  16. Ethics18▲ 4.7×25 topics
  17. Engineering Education16▲ 23×4 topics
  18. Politics16▲ 7.5×12 topics
  19. Race16▲ 18×13 topics
  20. Feminism15▲ 6.7×15 topics
  21. Philosophy14▲ 4.0×14 topics
  22. Higher Education13▲ 3.1×13 topics
  23. Social Justice13▲ 2.7×23 topics
  24. Curriculum Development12▲ 2.2×4 topics
  25. Cultural Identity12▲ 3.0×10 topics
  26. Postcolonialism12▲ 12×12 topics
  27. Democracy12▲ 4.1×15 topics
  28. Student Engagement11▲ 3.5×9 topics
  29. Social Capital11▲ 2.6×14 topics
  30. Inequality10▲ 5.3×11 topics
  31. Adaptation9▲ 4.0×9 topics
  32. Lifelong Learning9▲ 5.4×4 topics
  33. Assessment Methods8▲ 9.7×3 topics
  34. Intersectionality8▲ 5.5×9 topics
  35. Power8▲ 14×6 topics
  36. Cold War7▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Public Opinion7▲ 7.1×4 topics
  38. Professional Skills7▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Accreditation7▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Outcome-Based Education7▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Bucknell University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Race, History, and American Society, Experimental Learning in Engineering and Culinary Culture and Tourism.

Engineering Education an…7Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 7 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…5Race, History, and American Society: 5 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 4 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 4 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 4 fractional worksLiterature: history, themes, analysis: 4 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…4American Environmental and Regional History: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 4 fractional worksMoravian Church and William Blake: 4 fractional works
Media TechnologySociology and Political ScienceFood ScienceArchitecture4 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 7 works
  2. 2 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 4 works
  4. 4 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 4 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 4 works
  6. 6 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  8. 8 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Moravian Church and William Blake Literature and Literary Theory 4 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bucknell University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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