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Charleston Southern University

In research, Charleston Southern University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,566 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,203
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,614
of 8,685
Research works
244
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Charleston Southern 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 #7,566 of 16,945 19.3%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Charleston Southern 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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.17× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.91× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.87× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Charleston Southern University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Theology, Religion, Social Support, Quality of Life, Cultural Identity, Self-Efficacy and Stress.

▲ 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. Mental Health5▲ 5.4×8 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 4.3×13 topics
  3. Theology3▲ 58×3 topics
  4. Religion3▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Depression3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  6. Machine Learning3▲ 1.52×6 topics
  7. Social Support3▲ 8.8×7 topics
  8. Cultural Identity3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  9. Self-Efficacy3▲ 17×6 topics
  10. Stress3▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Identity2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  12. Literature2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  13. Elderly2▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Public Health2▲ 2.9×11 topics
  15. History2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Nursing2▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Educational Achievement2▲ 57×1 topic
  18. Job Stress2▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Postcolonialism2▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Gender2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  21. Network Security2▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 103×1 topic
  23. Jewish Society2▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Psychological Impact2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  25. Primary Care1▲ 6.3×9 topics
  26. Calvinism1▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Colonialism1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  28. Community Development1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. End-of-Life1▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Literary Criticism1▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Palliative Care1▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Race1▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Reformation1▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Resilience1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. Society1▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Well-being1▲ 5.4×8 topics
  37. American Literature1▲ 137×2 topics
  38. Aristotle1▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Communication Technologies1▲ 177×1 topic
  40. Science1▲ 7.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Charleston Southern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Well-being Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory.

Health and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksWeber, Simmel, Sociologi…1Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional worksCybersecurity and Information Systems: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyReligious studiesHistorySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  4. 4 Weber, Simmel, Sociological Theory Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Cybersecurity and Information Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers Polymers and Plastics 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Charleston Southern University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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.

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