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East Tennessee State University

In research, East Tennessee State University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,373 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,764 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,844 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,220
of 28,054 · #3,394 all time
Rank in United States
#590
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is East Tennessee State 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,373 of 11,982 8.5%558 #1987
Social SciencesDomain #2,764 of 10,521 20.4%411 #1663
MedicineField #3,844 of 10,443 7.4%468 #2279
Social SciencesField #2,348 of 6,365 19.8%187 #1302
Life SciencesDomain #2,953 of 7,800 14.8%166 #1702
Physical SciencesDomain #6,974 of 12,888 11.6%196 #6584
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,501 of 2,578 23.7%67 #1429
PsychologyField #1,677 of 2,181 21.7%83 #1442
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,581 of 1,998 15.7%63 #1305
Health ProfessionsField #1,576 of 1,928 14.2%79 #1491

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where East Tennessee State 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. Health Sciences#1,987 #2,373
  2. Social Sciences#1,663 #2,764
  3. Medicine#2,279 #3,844
  4. Social Sciences#1,302 #2,348
  5. Life Sciences#1,702 #2,953
  6. Physical Sciences#6,584 #6,974
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,429 #1,501
  8. Psychology#1,442 #1,677
  9. Arts and Humanities#1,305 #1,581
  10. Health Professions#1,491 #1,576
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: 0.55× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.29× its world share, 17 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 53 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.26× its world share, 79 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 468 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 83 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 187 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at East Tennessee State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Allen, Hugh LaFollette and Jameson K. Hirsch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is East Tennessee State University.

  1. 1 Michael Allen United States · #58,001 worldwide 121 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Hugh LaFollette United States · #59,315 worldwide 230 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Jameson K. Hirsch United States · #69,035 worldwide 232 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 William Browder United States · #69,944 worldwide 157 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 David Harker United States · #72,667 worldwide 328 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Michael L. Woodruff United States · #89,335 worldwide 278 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Robert T. Means United States · #129,190 worldwide 227 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 John H. Kalbfleisch United States · #163,866 worldwide 167 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Mahmoud M. Yasin United States · #171,255 worldwide 145 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 John T. Whitehead United States · #175,155 worldwide 175 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at East Tennessee State University

Which keywords describe research at East Tennessee State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Treatment, Depression, Risk Factors, Inflammation, Children and Public 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. Epidemiology93▲ 1.77×109 topics
  2. Mental Health48▲ 2.5×36 topics
  3. Climate Change38◆ 1.07×53 topics
  4. Inflammation37▲ 1.34×66 topics
  5. Treatment36▲ 2.2×42 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress30▲ 1.40×48 topics
  7. Public Health30▲ 1.56×41 topics
  8. Depression30▲ 2.5×18 topics
  9. Risk Factors29▲ 1.99×30 topics
  10. Quality of Life26▲ 1.35×43 topics
  11. Diagnosis25▲ 2.0×31 topics
  12. Social Media22◆ 1.15×21 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease21▲ 1.44×29 topics
  14. Complications20▲ 3.0×16 topics
  15. Social Support20▲ 2.6×15 topics
  16. Gender18▲ 2.5×22 topics
  17. Primary Care18▲ 3.6×11 topics
  18. Social Justice18▲ 2.2×20 topics
  19. Guidelines18▲ 2.8×12 topics
  20. Surgical Management17▲ 3.1×18 topics
  21. Resilience17▲ 2.6×13 topics
  22. Mortality16▲ 2.1×12 topics
  23. Children16▲ 5.2×7 topics
  24. Anxiety16▲ 2.5×11 topics
  25. Literature15▲ 2.1×15 topics
  26. Culture15▲ 2.1×14 topics
  27. Heart Failure14▲ 2.5×13 topics
  28. Stress14▲ 2.9×9 topics
  29. Myocardial Infarction14▲ 4.6×7 topics
  30. Health Outcomes14▲ 3.8×7 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation14▲ 3.3×8 topics
  32. Invasive Species14▲ 2.4×13 topics
  33. Quality Improvement13▲ 5.0×7 topics
  34. Psychiatric Disorders13▲ 7.1×4 topics
  35. Chronic Disease11▲ 4.8×4 topics
  36. Reflective Practice11▲ 4.5×6 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 6.4×6 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders10▲ 9.8×2 topics
  39. Teacher Preparation8▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Impulsivity7▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does East Tennessee State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Advanced Graph Theory Research, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes and Innovations in Medical Education.

Child and Adolescent Psy…6Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Re…6Advanced Graph Theory Research: 6 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 5 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 5 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 5 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…5Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyComputational Theory and MathematicsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 6 works
  3. 3 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  5. 5 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 5 works
  6. 6 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  8. 8 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 5 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 5 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has East Tennessee State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower 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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