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Campbell University

In research, Campbell University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,486 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,999 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,844 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,609
of 28,054 · #10,697 all time
Rank in United States
#1,727
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Campbell 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 #5,486 of 11,982 9.1%208 #4515
MedicineField #4,999 of 10,443 9.0%182 #4282
Social SciencesDomain #7,844 of 10,521 9.6%101 #4733

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Campbell 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#4,515 #5,486
  2. Medicine#4,282 #4,999
  3. Social Sciences#4,733 #7,844
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: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.45× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.54× its world share, 182 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Campbell University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wendy Gattis Stough, James Elisha Taneti and Lucas S. Osborn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Campbell University.

  1. 1 Wendy Gattis Stough United States · #125,061 worldwide 258 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 James Elisha Taneti United States · #380,823 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Lucas S. Osborn United States · #582,438 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Richard H. Drew United States · #606,570 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Tony W. Cartledge United States · #701,503 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Barry A. Jones United States · #742,227 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Hong Zhu United States · #789,988 worldwide 51 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 N. J. Pennings United States · #830,197 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Adam C. English United States · #922,525 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Shawn Fields United States · #954,327 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Campbell University

Which keywords describe research at Campbell University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Assessment Methods, Engineering Education, Reflective Practice, Medical Education, Faculty Development, Competency-Based Education and Religion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology36▲ 2.4×89 topics
  2. Inflammation12▲ 1.48×41 topics
  3. Human Rights10▲ 2.7×9 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 1.94×37 topics
  5. Assessment Methods10▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Risk Factors10▲ 2.5×28 topics
  7. Treatment9▲ 2.0×28 topics
  8. Engineering Education8▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Religion8▲ 4.7×12 topics
  10. Healthcare8▲ 1.95×9 topics
  11. Reflective Practice8▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Diagnosis8▲ 2.2×25 topics
  13. Management7▲ 2.5×20 topics
  14. Medical Education7▲ 7.6×10 topics
  15. Patient Satisfaction7▲ 6.1×9 topics
  16. Clinical Trials7▲ 2.7×15 topics
  17. Complications7▲ 3.7×14 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders7▲ 3.3×17 topics
  19. Faculty Development7▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Competency-Based Education7▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Continuing Medical Education7▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Professional Identity Formation7▲ 28×1 topic
  23. STEM Education6▲ 3.8×5 topics
  24. Chronic Pain6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  25. Career Development6▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. Gender Differences6▲ 4.1×8 topics
  28. Feminism6▲ 5.4×8 topics
  29. Science6▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. Theology6▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Academic Medicine5▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Pathophysiology5▲ 4.7×11 topics
  33. Discrimination5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  34. Elderly5▲ 5.2×6 topics
  35. Intellectual Property5▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Regeneration5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  37. Low Back Pain4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  38. Constitutional Law4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Equality4▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Arthroplasty4▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Campbell University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Law, Rights, and Freedoms, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Legal Systems and Judicial Processes.

Innovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms4Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…4Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judici…4Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…3Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…3Biomedical and Engineering Education: 3 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceGeriatrics and GerontologyPolitical Science and International Relations5 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 7 works
  2. 2 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  4. 4 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  8. 8 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 3 works
  9. 9 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 3 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Campbell University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% 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.