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Eastern Mennonite University

In research, Eastern Mennonite University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,338 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,646 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,409
of 28,054 · #23,836 all time
Rank in United States
#3,830
of 4,192
Research works
408
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Eastern Mennonite University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,338 of 16,945 19.0%259
Social SciencesField #7,646 of 10,206 24.4%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern Mennonite 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).

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: 1.75× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 8.19× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Eastern Mennonite University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Identity, Depression, Human Rights, Agricultural Safety, Farm Injuries and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Mental Health5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 12×5 topics
  3. Identity4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  4. Depression4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  6. Human Rights4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  7. Agricultural Safety3▲ 472×1 topic
  8. Farm Injuries3▲ 472×1 topic
  9. Social Justice3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  10. Ethics3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  11. Cultural Diversity3▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Colonialism2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  13. Literature2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  14. Religion2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  15. Nationalism2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  16. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  17. Environmental Ethics2▲ 53×3 topics
  18. Politics2▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Psychology2▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Race2▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Citizenship Education2▲ 47×1 topic
  22. Historical Thinking2▲ 122×1 topic
  23. Imperialism2▲ 34×2 topics
  24. Student Engagement2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  25. Diaspora2▲ 48×3 topics
  26. Ethnography2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Hemingway2▲ 528×1 topic
  28. Masculinity2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. NGOs2▲ 26×4 topics
  30. National Identity2▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Critical Thinking2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Dalit Politics2▲ 243×1 topic
  33. Partition of India2▲ 243×1 topic
  34. Psychological Well-being2▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Social Change2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Teaching Methods2▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Active Learning1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Insulin Signaling1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Memory1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Public Perception1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Eastern Mennonite University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Farm Safety, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, American and British Literature Analysis and South Asian Studies and Diaspora.

Agriculture and Farm Saf…3Agriculture and Farm Safety: 3 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksAmerican and British Lit…2American and British Literature Analysis: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and …2South Asian Studies and Diaspora: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…1South Asian Cinema and Culture: 1 fractional worksOral History, Memory, Na…1Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis: 1 fractional worksCultural and Sociopoliti…1Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…1Indian History and Philosophy: 1 fractional works
Plant ScienceSociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Farm Safety Plant Science 3 works
  2. 2 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 American and British Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  6. 6 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  7. 7 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  8. 8 Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis History 1 works
  9. 9 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 1 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eastern Mennonite University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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