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Elizabeth City State University

In research, Elizabeth City State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,840 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,870 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,519
of 28,054 · #17,940 all time
Rank in United States
#2,510
of 4,192
Research works
546
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Elizabeth City State 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,840 of 21,541 12.3%203
Social SciencesDomain #10,870 of 16,945 19.5%223

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

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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.50× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Elizabeth City State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bijandra Kumar, James McClenon and Linda Hayden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Elizabeth City State University.

  1. 1 Bijandra Kumar United States · #436,082 worldwide 115 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 James McClenon United States · #747,549 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Linda Hayden United States · #1,357,878 worldwide 10 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Malcolm A. LeCompte United States · #1,510,541 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Elizabeth City State University

Which keywords describe research at Elizabeth City State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Colonialism, Identity, History, Feminism, Cold War, Politics and Professional Development.

▲ 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. Gender5▲ 10×8 topics
  2. Identity5▲ 6.6×8 topics
  3. Colonialism4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  4. Education4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  5. History4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  6. Feminism4▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 1.90×13 topics
  8. Cold War3▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Human Rights3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  10. Politics3▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Culture3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  12. Ethics3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  13. Professional Development3▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Nationalism2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  15. Reflective Practice2▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Religion2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  17. Economy2▲ 28×2 topics
  18. International Relations2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  19. Solar Energy2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Global South2▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Higher Education2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  22. Inclusive Education2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  23. CO2 Reduction2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  24. Social Movements2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  25. Electrocatalysis2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  26. Special Education2▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Support Vector Machines2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  28. Society2▲ 9.7×1 topic
  29. Vietnam2▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Black Studies2▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Critical Thinking2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Information Literacy2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  34. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Catalysts2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  36. Academic Achievement2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Community2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Social Change2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Transnational2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Women's Rights2▲ 88×1 topic

Which research topics does Elizabeth City State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vietnamese History and Culture Studies, Race, History, and American Society, Historical Gender and Feminism Studies and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion.

Vietnamese History and C…2Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksHistorical Gender and Feminism Studies: 2 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching a…1Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 1 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…1Canadian Identity and History: 1 fractional worksOral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis: 1 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 1 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and…1Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 1 fractional worksEducational Strategies and Epistemologies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationHistoryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Historical Gender and Feminism Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 1 works
  5. 5 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Oral History, Memory, Narrative Analysis History 1 works
  7. 7 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Strategies and Epistemologies Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Elizabeth City State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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