Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Elon · United States

Elon University

In research, Elon University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,603 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,227 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,581 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

elon.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#9,709
of 28,054 · #8,038 all time
Rank in United States
#1,298
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Elon 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,603 of 10,521 21.2%408 #1340
Social SciencesField #2,227 of 6,365 23.0%228 #1066
Health SciencesDomain #6,581 of 11,982 8.5%93 #11352
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,437 of 2,578 22.9%73 #1157
EducationSubfield #1,131 of 1,892 27.8%65 #574
PsychologyField #1,548 of 2,181 18.0%60 #874
Physical SciencesDomain #10,693 of 12,888 11.7%98 #11105
MedicineField #9,867 of 10,443 7.1%69 #14262

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Elon 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. Social Sciences#1,340 #2,603
  2. Social Sciences#1,066 #2,227
  3. Health Sciences#11,352 #6,581
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,157 #1,437
  5. Education#574 #1,131
  6. Psychology#874 #1,548
  7. Physical Sciences#11,105 #10,693
  8. Medicine#14,262 #9,867
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: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.45× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.86× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.11× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.83× its world share, 228 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Elon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Felten, Jeffrey P. Carpenter and Laura Roselle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Elon University.

  1. 1 Peter Felten United States · #89,536 worldwide 161 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey P. Carpenter United States · #91,209 worldwide 309 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Laura Roselle United States · #255,387 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 David M. Crowe United States · #333,118 worldwide 11 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Eric E. Hall United States · #477,869 worldwide 102 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Qian Xu United States · #613,055 worldwide 99 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Stephen P. Bailey United States · #677,911 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Stephen Bailey United States · #725,912 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Steven I. Friedland United States · #735,779 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Maureen Vandermaas­-Peeler United States · #870,786 worldwide 61 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Elon University

Which keywords describe research at Elon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Gender, Mental Health, Innovation, Globalization, Student Engagement and Informal Learning.

▲ 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. Globalization30▲ 2.4×52 topics
  2. Educational Technology30▲ 3.9×21 topics
  3. Mental Health29▲ 3.1×38 topics
  4. Education25▲ 2.2×45 topics
  5. Innovation24▲ 3.7×21 topics
  6. Social Media24▲ 2.6×22 topics
  7. Higher Education23▲ 6.6×14 topics
  8. Gender21▲ 6.2×22 topics
  9. Identity21▲ 4.6×25 topics
  10. E-Learning18▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Student Engagement18▲ 7.0×12 topics
  12. Technology18▲ 5.2×11 topics
  13. Informal Learning17▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Corporate Governance16▲ 3.5×14 topics
  15. Nationalism15▲ 5.1×15 topics
  16. Social Justice15▲ 4.0×22 topics
  17. History15▲ 3.3×19 topics
  18. Knowledge Management14▲ 3.9×10 topics
  19. Online Learning14▲ 2.5×9 topics
  20. Human Rights13▲ 2.0×27 topics
  21. Colonialism13▲ 4.3×19 topics
  22. Religion12▲ 4.0×18 topics
  23. Neoliberalism12▲ 5.1×17 topics
  24. Motivation12▲ 4.3×8 topics
  25. Teaching Methods11▲ 12×6 topics
  26. Open Access11▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Diversity11▲ 9.8×4 topics
  28. Digital Marketing10▲ 3.8×1 topic
  29. Educational Projects10▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Politics9▲ 5.4×11 topics
  31. Academic Achievement9▲ 8.0×9 topics
  32. Technology Integration9▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Teacher Education8▲ 10×6 topics
  34. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Career Development8▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Self-Regulation8▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Metacognition8▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Student Perceptions8▲ 6.7×5 topics
  39. Reflective Practice8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  40. Cultural Competence7▲ 9.0×6 topics

Which research topics does Elon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Statistics Education and Methodologies.

E-Learning and Knowledge Management: 10 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 5 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 5 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 5 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…4Corporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksMentoring and Academic Development: 4 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…4Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEducationStatistics and Probability5 others

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

  1. 1 E-Learning and Knowledge Management Computer Science Applications 10 works
  2. 2 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 5 works
  4. 4 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 5 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 5 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  8. 8 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Elon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.