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Capella University

In research, Capella University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,737 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology (Psychology is 7.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,162
of 22,385 · #12,514 all time
Rank in United States
#1,850
of 3,332
Research works
1.2k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Capella University

What is Capella University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,737 of 9,585 4.7%98 #5281

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Capella 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Capella University work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Capella University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Psychology (22%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 107 fractional works · 64.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 25.6% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 21.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 16 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 8.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 10.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 31 fractional works · 18.7% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 8.2% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCapellaUniversity166fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences64%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4325.6%
    2. Psychology3621.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1710.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities42.1%
    6. Decision Sciences32.0%
    1. Computer Science148.2%
    2. Engineering95.1%
    3. Environmental Science32.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.3%
    5. Mathematics21.2%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine116.3%
    2. Health Professions105.9%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Capella University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 35.8 works7.1×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.23× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.11× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.06× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology7.06×36 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.11×17 works
  3. Health Professions2.23×10 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.10×3 works
  5. Social Sciences2.03×43 works
  6. Nursing1.91×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×5 works
  8. Computer Science1.06×14 works
  9. Mathematics1.06×2 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×2 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.73×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×4 works
  13. Environmental Science0.41×3 works
  14. Neuroscience0.40×1 works
  15. Engineering0.34×8 works
  16. Medicine0.33×10 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.23×1 works
  18. Energy0.22×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.03×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Capella University?

Ranked on the quality score, Adebola Folorunso, Kyle D. Killian and Craig Stringham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Capella University.

  1. 1 Adebola Folorunso United States · #496,969 worldwide 280 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Kyle D. Killian United States · #1,564,860 worldwide 1.4k citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Craig Stringham United States · #1,623,551 worldwide 336 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Janmejaya Mishra United States · #1,734,759 worldwide 173 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Marc Muchnick United States · #2,055,176 worldwide 141 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Tsun S. Chow United States · #2,415,254 worldwide 2.5k citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Roderick Sims United States · #2,674,146 worldwide 316 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Janet E. Salmons United States · #2,761,754 worldwide 885 citations · 88 works
  9. 9 Franklin Mister Lartey United States · #2,893,660 worldwide 204 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Tina M. Stavredes United States · #2,897,800 worldwide 163 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Capella University

What are the most cited papers from Capella University?

The most cited paper from Capella University is "A survey study of critical success factors in agile software projects" (Tsun S. Chow, Dac-Buu Cao, 2007), with 982 citations. Next come "Generic Qualitative Research in Psychology" (492) and "Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents" (309).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A survey study of critical success factors in agile software projects Tsun S. Chow, Dac-Buu Cao · Journal of Systems and Software 27 Aug 2007 982
2 Generic Qualitative Research in Psychology William H. Percy, Kim Kostere, Sandra Kostere · The Qualitative Report Open access 16 Feb 2015 492
3 Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents Heather Yeo, Kate V. Viola, David N. Berg et al. · JAMA 22 Sep 2009 309
4 Virtual and Physical Experimentation in Inquiry-Based Science Labs: Attitudes, Performance and Access Kevin Pyatt, Rod Sims · Journal of Science Education and Technology 28 Mar 2011 230
5 An Overview Of The Security Concerns In Enterprise Cloud Computing Anthony Bisong, Syed Shawon M. Rahman · International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications Open access 28 Jan 2011 222
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Capella University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Leadership, Job Satisfaction, Psychological Capital, Social Justice, Motivation, Transformational Leadership and Cultural Competence.

▲ 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. Mental Health16▲ 6.6×20 topics
  2. Leadership9▲ 11×8 topics
  3. Job Satisfaction8▲ 11×10 topics
  4. Machine Learning8▲ 1.43×19 topics
  5. Psychological Capital6▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Social Justice6▲ 6.4×8 topics
  7. Qualitative Research6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  8. Globalization6▲ 1.82×18 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.4×11 topics
  10. Social Media6▲ 2.4×10 topics
  11. Motivation6▲ 8.0×6 topics
  12. Resilience5▲ 6.1×8 topics
  13. Cultural Competence5▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Transformational Leadership5▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Big Data5▲ 3.0×6 topics
  16. Higher Education5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  17. Knowledge Sharing5▲ 18×6 topics
  18. Professional Identity5▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Organizational Behavior4▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Work Engagement4▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Job Demands-Resources Model4▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Mediation Analysis4▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Social Capital4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  24. Social Support4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  25. Discrimination4▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Coping Strategies4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Academic Achievement4▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Ethics4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  29. Health Disparities4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  30. Psychological Impact4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  31. Ethical Principles4▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Multicultural Counseling4▲ 182×1 topic
  33. Psychological Distress4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  34. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 16×6 topics
  35. Intersectionality3▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Cybersecurity3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Stigma3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Self-Regulation3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  40. Trauma3▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Capella University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Counseling Practices and Supervision, Information and Cyber Security and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 4 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 4 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksPerfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies: 2 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …2LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksKnowledge Management and Sharing: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and…2Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 2 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSocial PsychologyInformation SystemsSafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  2. 2 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Knowledge Management and Sharing Communication 2 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  10. 10 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Capella University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Capella University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Capella University0.00082% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Capella University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Capella University6.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2015.

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