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Christopher Newport University

In research, Christopher Newport University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,825 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,522 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,329 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,064
of 28,054 · #7,726 all time
Rank in United States
#1,803
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Christopher Newport 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 #3,825 of 10,521 19.0%240 #1677
Social SciencesField #3,522 of 6,365 15.7%108 #1292
Physical SciencesDomain #11,329 of 12,888 6.2%91 #7320

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Christopher Newport 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#1,677 #3,825
  2. Social Sciences#1,292 #3,522
  3. Physical Sciences#7,320 #11,329
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: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.12× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.12× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.95× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Christopher Newport University?

Ranked on the composite score, John M. Thompson, Sherman A. Lee and James M. Morris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Christopher Newport University.

  1. 1 John M. Thompson United States · #164,423 worldwide 36 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Sherman A. Lee United States · #205,687 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 James M. Morris United States · #368,441 worldwide 1 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 B. Reichman United States · #445,963 worldwide 163 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Stephen Strehle United States · #667,536 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Tarek M. Abdel‐Fattah United States · #780,283 worldwide 139 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Graham M. Schweig United States · #833,413 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 John C. Finn United States · #848,096 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Peter Hamilton United States · #1,020,232 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Nathan Harter United States · #1,124,559 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Christopher Newport University

Which keywords describe research at Christopher Newport University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Gender, Colonialism, Social Movements, Religion, Identity, History and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Nationalism20▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Globalization17▲ 2.3×31 topics
  3. Mental Health17▲ 3.0×20 topics
  4. Climate Change16▲ 1.58×30 topics
  5. Gender15▲ 7.4×29 topics
  6. Identity14▲ 4.8×29 topics
  7. History13▲ 4.9×21 topics
  8. Colonialism12▲ 6.7×18 topics
  9. Religion12▲ 6.6×17 topics
  10. Literature12▲ 5.6×22 topics
  11. Social Movements11▲ 9.8×10 topics
  12. Education10▲ 1.57×23 topics
  13. Nanomaterials10▲ 2.5×9 topics
  14. Culture9▲ 4.5×15 topics
  15. Feminism9▲ 8.2×9 topics
  16. Innovation9▲ 2.2×9 topics
  17. Ethics8▲ 4.6×16 topics
  18. Public Opinion8▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Cultural Identity8▲ 4.2×13 topics
  20. Democracy8▲ 5.7×9 topics
  21. Politics8▲ 7.3×11 topics
  22. Political Philosophy7▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Resilience7▲ 3.7×8 topics
  24. Leadership7▲ 3.7×10 topics
  25. American founding7▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Constitutional government7▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Migration7▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Race7▲ 16×12 topics
  29. Neoliberalism6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  30. Intersectionality6▲ 8.3×9 topics
  31. Medical Education6▲ 5.8×8 topics
  32. Market Dynamics6▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Catalysts5▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Society5▲ 7.3×10 topics
  35. Secularism5▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Hydrogen Storage5▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Gender Studies5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  38. Empathy5▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Gender Dynamics4▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Medicine4▲ 14×5 topics

Which research topics does Christopher Newport University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Hydrogen Storage and Materials, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Religion and Society Interactions.

American Constitutional …7American Constitutional Law and Politics: 7 fractional worksHydrogen Storage and Mat…4Hydrogen Storage and Materials: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…3Race, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 3 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 3 fractional worksLatin American Literatur…3Latin American Literature Studies: 3 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 3 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsMaterials ChemistryClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Hydrogen Storage and Materials Materials Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  7. 7 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Latin American Literature Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  9. 9 Law in Society and Culture Law 3 works
  10. 10 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Christopher Newport University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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