East Carolina University
In research, East Carolina University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,532 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,513 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,792 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences (Library and Information Sciences is 44.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,891 of 22,385 · #1,820 all time
- Rank in United States
- #370 of 3,332
- Research works
- 23k ▼ 18% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 497k 21.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.74× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 27% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is East Carolina University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,532 of 9,902 | 7.2% | 1,234 | #1506 | |
| MedicineField | #1,513 of 8,541 | 6.9% | 1,019 | #1475 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,792 of 9,585 | 9.6% | 898 | #1493 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,527 of 6,403 | 9.3% | 334 | #1996 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,192 of 5,988 | 9.3% | 439 | #1403 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #757 of 1,896 | 12.6% | 86 | #1067 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,361 of 3,334 | 6.6% | 121 | #1540 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #4,383 of 10,670 | 7.9% | 469 | #2373 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #1,219 of 2,964 | 8.5% | 183 | #1274 | |
| PsychologyField | #977 of 2,121 | 9.9% | 201 | #1062 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#1,506 #1,532
- Medicine#1,475 #1,513
- Social Sciences#1,493 #1,792
- Life Sciences#1,996 #1,527
- Social Sciences#1,403 #2,192
- Arts and Humanities#1,067 #757
- Environmental Science#1,540 #1,361
- Physical Sciences#2,373 #4,383
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,274 #1,219
- Psychology#1,062 #977
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does East Carolina University work in?
In 2022-now, 42% of research at East Carolina University is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Social Sciences (15%), Psychology (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences1,39142.2%
- Medicine1,15134.9%
- Health Professions1905.8%
- Dentistry290.9%
- Nursing190.6%
- Veterinary20.1%
- Social Sciences99930.3%
- Social Sciences48414.7%
- Psychology2317.0%
- Arts and Humanities962.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting882.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance641.9%
- Decision Sciences361.1%
- Physical Sciences52916.0%
- Environmental Science1434.3%
- Engineering1253.8%
- Computer Science1243.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences541.6%
- Physics and Astronomy280.8%
- Mathematics210.6%
- Chemistry160.5%
- Materials Science120.4%
- Energy50.1%
- Chemical Engineering20.0%
- Life Sciences38111.5%
What does East Carolina University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Library and Information Sciences takes 44.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 28.1 works45×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology2.29×231 works
- Health Professions2.19×190 works
- Medicine1.81×1,151 works
- Dentistry1.79×29 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×208 works
- Nursing1.18×19 works
- Social Sciences1.16×484 works
- Decision Sciences1.14×36 works
- Neuroscience1.09×58 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.07×35 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.04×54 works
- Arts and Humanities1.01×96 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.90×64 works
- Environmental Science0.87×143 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.83×88 works
- Mathematics0.53×21 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×6 works
- Computer Science0.48×124 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×73 works
- Veterinary0.42×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.38×28 works
- Chemistry0.31×16 works
- Engineering0.25×125 works
- Energy0.16×5 works
- Chemical Engineering0.14×2 works
- Materials Science0.10×12 works
- Psychology 2.3×
- Health Professions 2.2×
- Medicine 1.8×
- Dentistry 1.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Social Sciences 1.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Veterinary 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Energy 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at East Carolina University?
Ranked on the quality score, Baohong Zhang, Peter Darrell Neufer and Jamie C. DeWitt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is East Carolina University.
- 1
Baohong Zhang
United States · #41,541 worldwide 23k citations · 359 works
- 2
Peter Darrell Neufer
United States · #51,243 worldwide 16k citations · 211 works
- 3
Jamie C. DeWitt
United States · #83,799 worldwide 15k citations · 148 works
- 4
Yajiong Xue
United States · #87,010 worldwide 6.1k citations · 103 works
- 5
Thomas Bruce Ferguson
United States · #125,588 worldwide 46k citations · 403 works
- 6
Huigang Liang
United States · #127,921 worldwide 15k citations · 149 works
- 7
Joseph A. Houmard
United States · #129,190 worldwide 23k citations · 400 works
- 8
Catherine Gray
United States · #158,579 worldwide 6.3k citations · 77 works
- 9
David A. Rodeberg
United States · #176,795 worldwide 6.1k citations · 149 works
- 10
Fuliang Xie
United States · #189,656 worldwide 5k citations · 54 works
Which keywords describe research at East Carolina University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Health Outcomes and Treatment.
- Academic Medicine
- Information Practices
- Reflective Practice
- Health Disparities
- Cultural Competence
- Prevalence
- Diversity
- Digital Divide
- Echocardiography
- Physical Activity
- Social Support
- Heart Failure
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Guidelines
- Depression
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Quality of Life
- Inflammation
- Mental Health
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Risk Factors
- Climate Change
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Oxidative Stress
- Obesity
- Health Outcomes
- Mortality
- Primary Care
- Global Burden
- Adolescents
- Anxiety
- Health Effects
- Well-being
- Student Engagement
- Self-Regulation
- Myocardial Infarction
- Social Inclusion
- Library Services
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
- Epidemiology238▲ 1.81×123 topics
- Mental Health114▲ 2.4×39 topics
- Public Health107▲ 2.2×51 topics
- Inflammation98▲ 1.40×74 topics
- Risk Factors95▲ 2.6×35 topics
- Quality of Life91▲ 1.91×50 topics
- Climate Change83◆ 0.93×82 topics
- Treatment77▲ 1.92×45 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease70▲ 1.86×36 topics
- Diagnosis69▲ 2.2×40 topics
- Oxidative Stress62◆ 1.15×53 topics
- Depression59▲ 2.0×22 topics
- Obesity57▲ 2.2×24 topics
- Guidelines48▲ 3.1×13 topics
- Health Outcomes47▲ 5.2×8 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome46▲ 1.71×22 topics
- Mortality45▲ 2.4×13 topics
- Heart Failure45▲ 3.0×13 topics
- Primary Care44▲ 3.6×12 topics
- Social Support44▲ 2.5×16 topics
- Global Burden43▲ 2.4×12 topics
- Physical Activity40▲ 2.5×11 topics
- Adolescents39▲ 3.3×8 topics
- Echocardiography39▲ 4.3×8 topics
- Anxiety38▲ 2.5×11 topics
- Digital Divide38▲ 4.5×7 topics
- Health Effects38▲ 1.92×22 topics
- Diversity38▲ 6.6×7 topics
- Well-being37▲ 2.9×12 topics
- Prevalence36▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Student Engagement33▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Cultural Competence31▲ 7.3×6 topics
- Self-Regulation29▲ 5.0×6 topics
- Health Disparities28▲ 3.3×8 topics
- Myocardial Infarction28▲ 3.5×7 topics
- Reflective Practice27▲ 4.3×7 topics
- Social Inclusion21▲ 20×2 topics
- Information Practices21▲ 60×1 topic
- Library Services21▲ 60×1 topic
- Academic Medicine20▲ 7.7×3 topics
Which research topics does East Carolina University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Library Science and Administration, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 21 works
- 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
- 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 12 works
- 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 11 works
- 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 11 works
- 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 10 works
- 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 10 works
- 8 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 10 works
- 9 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 works
- 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has East Carolina University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 East Carolina University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.
Fractional works of East Carolina 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.4% in 2000.
Other research institutions in Greenville
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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