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Citadel

In research, Citadel stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,366 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,853 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,155 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Media Technology — Media Technology is 18.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,967
of 28,054 · #10,233 all time
Rank in United States
#2,418
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Citadel 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 #6,366 of 10,521 16.5%181 #3779
Social SciencesField #4,853 of 6,365 16.7%87 #2302
Physical SciencesDomain #10,155 of 12,888 7.8%130 #7409

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Citadel 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#3,779 #6,366
  2. Social Sciences#2,302 #4,853
  3. Physical Sciences#7,409 #10,155
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.

What does Citadel specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Media Technology takes 18.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 20.1 works18×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 55 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.15× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.93× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.78× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Citadel?

Ranked on the composite score, Russell S. Sobel, Richard M. Ebeling and Mary Watson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Citadel.

  1. 1 Russell S. Sobel United States · #165,856 worldwide 230 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Richard M. Ebeling United States · #569,661 worldwide 29 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Mary Watson United States · #604,081 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Robert L. King United States · #643,438 worldwide 74 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Scott E. Buchanan United States · #680,795 worldwide 1 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Bruce Strauch United States · #810,821 worldwide 1 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Keith N. Knapp United States · #849,940 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Elizabeth Connor United States · #866,150 worldwide 14 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Robert Rabb United States · #875,643 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Ronald Welch United States · #898,139 worldwide 19 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Citadel

Which keywords describe research at Citadel?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Curriculum Development, Globalization, Lifelong Learning, Student Engagement, Assessment Methods, Outcome-Based Education and Professional Skills.

▲ 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. Engineering Education26▲ 84×4 topics
  2. Globalization21▲ 3.1×26 topics
  3. Curriculum Development19▲ 7.8×5 topics
  4. Educational Technology14▲ 3.5×11 topics
  5. Lifelong Learning14▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Student Engagement13▲ 9.7×10 topics
  7. Assessment Methods13▲ 34×3 topics
  8. Outcome-Based Education11▲ 125×1 topic
  9. Professional Skills11▲ 100×1 topic
  10. STEM Education11▲ 7.2×6 topics
  11. Higher Education11▲ 5.8×9 topics
  12. Education10▲ 1.76×21 topics
  13. History10▲ 4.0×16 topics
  14. Distance Learning10▲ 8.1×3 topics
  15. Neoliberalism9▲ 7.4×7 topics
  16. Innovation8▲ 2.3×12 topics
  17. Middle East8▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Entrepreneurship8▲ 5.7×4 topics
  19. Project-Based Learning8▲ 58×3 topics
  20. Identity8▲ 3.0×16 topics
  21. Remote Laboratories8▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Virtual Labs8▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Colonialism7▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Gender7▲ 4.0×15 topics
  25. Politics7▲ 7.8×5 topics
  26. Leadership7▲ 4.3×9 topics
  27. Religion7▲ 4.4×12 topics
  28. Teaching Strategies7▲ 6.4×4 topics
  29. Learning Outcomes6▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Motivation6▲ 4.2×3 topics
  31. Peacebuilding6▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Hands-On Learning6▲ 203×1 topic
  33. Integrated First-Year Curriculum6▲ 203×1 topic
  34. Teacher Professional Development6▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Feminism6▲ 6.0×7 topics
  36. Genocide6▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Active Learning5▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Local Turn5▲ 96×1 topic
  39. Resilience Governance5▲ 96×1 topic
  40. Media5▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Citadel publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Experimental Learning in Engineering, Engineering Education and Pedagogy and Peacebuilding and International Security.

Engineering Education an…11Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 11 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 8 fractional worksEngineering Education an…6Engineering Education and Pedagogy: 6 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…5Peacebuilding and International Security: 5 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 4 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methods: 4 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…4Islamic Studies and History: 4 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 3 fractional worksEducation and Military Integration: 3 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 3 fractional works
Media TechnologyArchitectureSociology and Political ScienceEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 11 works
  2. 2 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 8 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 6 works
  4. 4 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 4 works
  7. 7 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Education and Military Integration Education 3 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Citadel's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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