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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#3,913 #5,090
- Social Sciences#3,336 #4,599
- Physical Sciences#10,248 #9,837
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.
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
- Social Sciences17650.0%
- Social Sciences9627.1%
- Psychology3610.3%
- Arts and Humanities175.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting143.9%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.4%
- Decision Sciences51.3%
- Physical Sciences8524.0%
- Environmental Science246.7%
- Computer Science185.0%
- Engineering133.6%
- Mathematics113.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences113.0%
- Physics and Astronomy41.1%
- Chemistry20.7%
- Materials Science10.4%
- Energy10.3%
- Chemical Engineering00.1%
- Health Sciences6017.1%
- Medicine349.7%
- Health Professions236.5%
- Nursing20.4%
- Veterinary20.4%
- Dentistry00.0%
- Life Sciences318.8%
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, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology3.38×36 works
- Veterinary3.13×2 works
- Mathematics2.65×11 works
- Health Professions2.48×23 works
- Social Sciences2.14×96 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.93×11 works
- Arts and Humanities1.72×17 works
- Decision Sciences1.39×5 works
- Environmental Science1.35×24 works
- Neuroscience1.29×7 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.20×14 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×8 works
- Nursing0.88×2 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×13 works
- Computer Science0.65×18 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×10 works
- Medicine0.50×34 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.47×4 works
- Chemistry0.42×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.39×0 works
- Energy0.34×1 works
- Engineering0.24×13 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
- Materials Science0.11×1 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
- Dentistry0.07×0 works
- Psychology 3.4×
- Veterinary 3.1×
- Mathematics 2.6×
- Health Professions 2.5×
- Social Sciences 2.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.9×
- Arts and Humanities 1.7×
- Decision Sciences 1.4×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Neuroscience 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.1×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Chemical Engineering 0.4×
- Energy 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
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
Tyler J. Wall
United States · #533,396 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
- 2
Jaime B. Henning
United States · #897,833 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
- 3
Bill McClanahan
United States · #1,457,166 worldwide 565 citations · 79 works
- 4
Peter B. Kraska
United States · #1,546,971 worldwide 2.1k citations · 69 works
- 5
Victor E. Kappeler
United States · #1,603,181 worldwide 2.2k citations · 117 works
- 6
Cynthia Harter
United States · #1,635,683 worldwide 492 citations · 24 works
- 7
Patrick J. Calie
United States · #1,796,577 worldwide 2.5k citations · 34 works
- 8
David S. Sefton
United States · #1,861,854 worldwide 298 citations · 18 works
- 9
Dan Florell
United States · #1,874,842 worldwide 916 citations · 34 works
- 10
Avi Brisman
United States · #1,895,454 worldwide 2k citations · 201 works
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.
- Teacher Education
- Teacher Identity
- Anthropocene
- Educational Leadership
- Intersectionality
- Disability
- Language Development
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Academic Achievement
- Technology Integration
- Resilience
- Meta-Analysis
- Identity
- Occupational Science
- Gender
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Higher Education
- Well-being
- Mental Health
- Quality of Life
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Invasive Species
- Education
- Biodiversity
- Reflective Practice
- Therapy Practice
- Ethics
- Feminism
- Emotion
- Student Perceptions
- Conservation
- Health
- Teacher Professional Development
- Professional Development
- Professional Learning Communities
- Affect
- Qualitative Research Methods
- Assessment
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
- Epidemiology18▲ 1.26×40 topics
- Quality of Life17▲ 3.3×18 topics
- Climate Change15▲ 1.58×27 topics
- Mental Health15▲ 3.0×30 topics
- Globalization14▲ 1.97×32 topics
- Well-being12▲ 9.0×9 topics
- Invasive Species11▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Higher Education10▲ 5.1×11 topics
- Education9▲ 1.54×21 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 18×5 topics
- Biodiversity8▲ 3.0×11 topics
- Gender8▲ 4.2×17 topics
- Reflective Practice8▲ 12×5 topics
- Occupational Science7▲ 102×1 topic
- Therapy Practice7▲ 102×1 topic
- Identity7▲ 2.7×16 topics
- Ethics6▲ 3.7×11 topics
- Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.2×8 topics
- Feminism6▲ 6.2×9 topics
- Resilience6▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Emotion6▲ 8.2×7 topics
- Technology Integration6▲ 5.4×5 topics
- Student Perceptions6▲ 9.2×6 topics
- Academic Achievement6▲ 9.4×6 topics
- Conservation6▲ 3.7×9 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 7.2×5 topics
- Health5▲ 3.7×6 topics
- Language Development5▲ 11×4 topics
- Teacher Professional Development5▲ 8.5×4 topics
- Disability5▲ 12×3 topics
- Professional Development5▲ 6.4×5 topics
- Intersectionality4▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Professional Learning Communities4▲ 26×2 topics
- Educational Leadership4▲ 8.9×2 topics
- Affect4▲ 27×2 topics
- Anthropocene4▲ 18×2 topics
- Qualitative Research Methods4▲ 27×1 topic
- Teacher Identity4▲ 27×1 topic
- Assessment4▲ 10×3 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 7 works
- 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
- 3 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
- 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
- 5 Reflective Practices in Education Education 3 works
- 6 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
- 7 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
- 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
- 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Richmond
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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