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Buena Vista University

In research, Buena Vista University stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,131 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#38,275
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,042
of 8,685
Research works
240
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Buena Vista University 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 #15,131 of 16,945 16.7%139

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

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: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.46× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Buena Vista University?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Theobald, Leslie Haas and Norman H. Russell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Buena Vista University.

  1. 1 Paul Theobald United States · #462,228 worldwide 59 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Leslie Haas United States · #1,204,551 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Norman H. Russell United States · #1,402,441 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Buena Vista University

Which keywords describe research at Buena Vista University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Teacher Training, Education, Nationalism, STEM Education, Technology Integration, Globalization and Student Engagement.

▲ 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health3▲ 5.4×12 topics
  2. Education2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  4. Teacher Training2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  5. Nationalism2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology2◆ 1.11×8 topics
  7. STEM Education2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  8. Student Engagement2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  9. Technology Integration2▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation1▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Educational Technology1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  12. Gender1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  13. Religion1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  14. Resilience1▲ 7.0×5 topics
  15. 21st Century Skills1▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Curriculum Development1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  17. Democracy1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  18. Federalism1▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Risk Assessment1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  20. Secularism1▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Child Development1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  22. Climate Change1◆ 1.11×9 topics
  23. Cultural Studies1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  24. Active Learning1▲ 15×3 topics
  25. American founding1▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Colonialism1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  27. Constitutional government1▲ 86×1 topic
  28. DNA Methylation1▲ 23×1 topic
  29. Histone Modification1▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Politics1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  31. Project-Based Learning1▲ 70×3 topics
  32. Teaching Strategies1▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Buena Vista University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teaching and Learning Programming, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Christian Theology and Mission.

Teaching and Learning Pr…1Teaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…1Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…1Christian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksEducation Methods and Pr…1Education Methods and Practices: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methods: 0 fractional worksHannah Arendt's Politica…0Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy: 0 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsMolecular BiologyPolitical Science and International RelationsReligious studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  2. 2 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  5. 5 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  7. 7 Education Methods and Practices Education 1 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 0 works
  10. 10 Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy Political Science and International Relations 0 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Buena Vista University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.