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Eastern Kentucky University

In research, Eastern Kentucky University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,090 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,599 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,837 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#9,520
of 22,385 · #7,873 all time
Rank in United States
#1,294
of 3,332
Research works
3.4k
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
45k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.79×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%

What is Eastern Kentucky University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,090 of 9,585 6.8%166 #3913
Social SciencesField #4,599 of 5,988 7.1%89 #3336
Physical SciencesDomain #9,837 of 10,670 4.0%75 #10248

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern Kentucky 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.

  1. Social Sciences#3,913 #5,090
  2. Social Sciences#3,336 #4,599
  3. Physical Sciences#10,248 #9,837
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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 Eastern Kentucky University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Eastern Kentucky University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Psychology (10%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 176 fractional works · 50.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 96 fractional works · 27.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 29 fractional works · 8.2% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 10.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 5.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 85 fractional works · 24.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 60 fractional works · 17.1% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 23 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 8.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEastern KentuckyUniversity352fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences50%

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
    1. Social Sciences9627.1%
    2. Psychology3610.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities175.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting143.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.4%
    6. Decision Sciences51.3%
    1. Environmental Science246.7%
    2. Computer Science185.0%
    3. Engineering133.6%
    4. Mathematics113.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences113.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy41.1%
    7. Chemistry20.7%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine349.7%
    2. Health Professions236.5%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary20.4%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences133.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology102.9%
    3. Neuroscience72.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.65× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.13× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.20× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.38× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.38×36 works
  2. Veterinary3.13×2 works
  3. Mathematics2.65×11 works
  4. Health Professions2.48×23 works
  5. Social Sciences2.14×96 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.93×11 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.72×17 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.39×5 works
  9. Environmental Science1.35×24 works
  10. Neuroscience1.29×7 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.20×14 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×8 works
  13. Nursing0.88×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×13 works
  15. Computer Science0.65×18 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×10 works
  17. Medicine0.50×34 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.47×4 works
  19. Chemistry0.42×2 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.39×0 works
  21. Energy0.34×1 works
  22. Engineering0.24×13 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Eastern Kentucky University?

Ranked on the quality score, Tyler J. Wall, Jaime B. Henning and Bill McClanahan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern Kentucky University.

  1. 1 Tyler J. Wall United States · #533,396 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Jaime B. Henning United States · #897,833 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Bill McClanahan United States · #1,457,166 worldwide 565 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Peter B. Kraska United States · #1,546,971 worldwide 2.1k citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Victor E. Kappeler United States · #1,603,181 worldwide 2.2k citations · 117 works
  6. 6 Cynthia Harter United States · #1,635,683 worldwide 492 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Patrick J. Calie United States · #1,796,577 worldwide 2.5k citations · 34 works
  8. 8 David S. Sefton United States · #1,861,854 worldwide 298 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Dan Florell United States · #1,874,842 worldwide 916 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Avi Brisman United States · #1,895,454 worldwide 2k citations · 201 works
All ranked researchers at Eastern Kentucky University

What are the most cited papers from Eastern Kentucky University?

The most cited paper from Eastern Kentucky University is "Role of ROS and RNS Sources in Physiological and Pathological Conditions" (Sergio Di Meo, Tanea T. Reed, Paola Venditti et al., 2016), with 1,626 citations. Next come "Executive Perceptions of the Top 10 Soft Skills Needed in Today’s Workplace" (1,614) and "Self-compassion and adaptive psychological functioning" (1,588).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Role of ROS and RNS Sources in Physiological and Pathological Conditions Sergio Di Meo, Tanea T. Reed, Paola Venditti et al. · Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity Open access 2016 1,626
2 Executive Perceptions of the Top 10 Soft Skills Needed in Today’s Workplace Marcel Robles · Business Communication Quarterly 8 Oct 2012 1,614
3 Self-compassion and adaptive psychological functioning Kristin D. Neff, Kristin L. Kirkpatrick, Stephanie S. Rude · Journal of Research in Personality 9 May 2006 1,588
4 Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants Norman J. Wickett et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 29 Oct 2014 1,359
5 An examination of self-compassion in relation to positive psychological functioning and personality traits Kristin D. Neff, Stephanie S. Rude, Kristin L. Kirkpatrick · Journal of Research in Personality 3 Oct 2006 1,229
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Eastern Kentucky University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Well-being, Quality of Life, Invasive Species, Mental Health, Evidence-Based Practice, Reflective Practice, Higher Education and Occupational Science.

▲ 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-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
  1. Epidemiology18▲ 1.26×40 topics
  2. Quality of Life17▲ 3.3×18 topics
  3. Climate Change15▲ 1.58×27 topics
  4. Mental Health15▲ 3.0×30 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 1.97×32 topics
  6. Well-being12▲ 9.0×9 topics
  7. Invasive Species11▲ 7.1×9 topics
  8. Higher Education10▲ 5.1×11 topics
  9. Education9▲ 1.54×21 topics
  10. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 18×5 topics
  11. Biodiversity8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Gender8▲ 4.2×17 topics
  13. Reflective Practice8▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Occupational Science7▲ 102×1 topic
  15. Therapy Practice7▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Identity7▲ 2.7×16 topics
  17. Ethics6▲ 3.7×11 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  19. Feminism6▲ 6.2×9 topics
  20. Resilience6▲ 3.7×8 topics
  21. Emotion6▲ 8.2×7 topics
  22. Technology Integration6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Student Perceptions6▲ 9.2×6 topics
  24. Academic Achievement6▲ 9.4×6 topics
  25. Conservation6▲ 3.7×9 topics
  26. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  27. Health5▲ 3.7×6 topics
  28. Language Development5▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Disability5▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Professional Development5▲ 6.4×5 topics
  32. Intersectionality4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Educational Leadership4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  35. Affect4▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Anthropocene4▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Qualitative Research Methods4▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Teacher Identity4▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Assessment4▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Teacher Education4▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Eastern Kentucky University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 7 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  5. 5 Reflective Practices in Education Education 3 works
  6. 6 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Finite Group Theory Research Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Eastern Kentucky University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Eastern Kentucky University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Eastern Kentucky University0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Eastern Kentucky 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Eastern Kentucky University7.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 1997.

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