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East Carolina University

In research, East Carolina University stands highest in Social Sciences (#710 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#560 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,086 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences — Library and Information Sciences is 47.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,953
of 28,054 · #1,356 all time
Rank in United States
#299
of 4,192
Research works
23k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
490k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is East Carolina 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 #710 of 10,521 21.2%893 #457
Social SciencesField #560 of 6,365 22.7%436 #337
Health SciencesDomain #1,086 of 11,982 10.9%1,193 #605
MedicineField #1,175 of 10,443 9.9%980 #903
Life SciencesDomain #1,547 of 7,800 17.3%329 #997
Physical SciencesDomain #3,907 of 12,888 15.6%466 #2500
Arts and HumanitiesField #652 of 1,998 23.0%86 #800
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,213 of 3,579 15.1%181 #804
Business, Management and AccountingField #938 of 2,578 23.0%78 #445
PsychologyField #832 of 2,181 19.0%200 #560

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where East Carolina 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#457 #710
  2. Social Sciences#337 #560
  3. Health Sciences#605 #1,086
  4. Medicine#903 #1,175
  5. Life Sciences#997 #1,547
  6. Physical Sciences#2,500 #3,907
  7. Arts and Humanities#800 #652
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#804 #1,213
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#445 #938
  10. Psychology#560 #832
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 East Carolina University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Library and Information Sciences takes 47.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 25.9 works47×
← 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, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 181 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 50 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 108 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 114 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 122 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.81× its world share, 25 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.23× its world share, 169 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 980 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.03× its world share, 86 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 200 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 436 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at East Carolina University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zi-Wei Lin, Baohong Zhang and Bob Edwards lead among researchers whose main affiliation is East Carolina University.

  1. 1 Zi-Wei Lin United States · #41,654 worldwide 538 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Baohong Zhang United States · #50,347 worldwide 349 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Bob Edwards United States · #63,163 worldwide 422 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 James A. McCubrey United States · #67,359 worldwide 542 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Venkat N. Gudivada United States · #68,378 worldwide 285 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Scott Curtis United States · #74,445 worldwide 353 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Walter J. Pories United States · #80,510 worldwide 236 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Todd L. Savitt United States · #91,098 worldwide 99 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Derek H. Alderman United States · #93,840 worldwide 202 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Paul J. Gemperline United States · #96,012 worldwide 292 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at East Carolina University

Which keywords describe research at East Carolina University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Health Outcomes, Diversity and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology204▲ 1.79×122 topics
  2. Mental Health100▲ 2.4×37 topics
  3. Public Health92▲ 2.2×49 topics
  4. Risk Factors83▲ 2.6×34 topics
  5. Inflammation82▲ 1.37×73 topics
  6. Quality of Life80▲ 1.91×50 topics
  7. Climate Change68◆ 0.88×74 topics
  8. Treatment64▲ 1.82×45 topics
  9. Diagnosis58▲ 2.1×40 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease58▲ 1.80×35 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress52◆ 1.11×49 topics
  12. Depression50▲ 1.96×21 topics
  13. Obesity48▲ 2.2×24 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome41▲ 1.76×22 topics
  15. Health Outcomes41▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Mortality40▲ 2.4×13 topics
  17. Social Support39▲ 2.5×16 topics
  18. Guidelines39▲ 2.9×13 topics
  19. Global Burden38▲ 2.4×12 topics
  20. Primary Care37▲ 3.4×12 topics
  21. Heart Failure36▲ 2.9×13 topics
  22. Physical Activity36▲ 2.5×11 topics
  23. Health Effects35▲ 2.0×20 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis35▲ 2.1×18 topics
  25. Diversity35▲ 6.9×7 topics
  26. Adolescents35▲ 3.2×7 topics
  27. Digital Divide34▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Echocardiography34▲ 4.4×8 topics
  29. Well-being34▲ 3.0×12 topics
  30. Anxiety33▲ 2.4×11 topics
  31. Prevalence32▲ 2.7×14 topics
  32. Student Engagement31▲ 2.7×13 topics
  33. Cultural Competence28▲ 7.5×6 topics
  34. Self-Regulation26▲ 5.1×6 topics
  35. Reflective Practice24▲ 4.5×7 topics
  36. Intersectionality22▲ 4.3×9 topics
  37. Social Inclusion19▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Information Practices19▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Library Services19▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Academic Medicine18▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does East Carolina University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Library Science and Admi…19Library Science and Administration: 19 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…13Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 13 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 11 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health10COVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 9 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 9 fractional worksOlder Adults Driving Stu…9Older Adults Driving Studies: 9 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 9 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 9 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsArcheology6 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 19 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 13 works
  3. 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 11 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 10 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 9 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  8. 8 Older Adults Driving Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 9 works
  9. 9 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 9 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 9 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has East Carolina University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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