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Ferrum College

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World rank, all time
#30,281
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,492
of 8,685
Research works
164
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

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: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.37× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 8.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.48× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ferrum College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Fragmentation, Biodiversity Conservation, Neoliberalism, Globalization, Invasive Species, Politics and Nationalism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Climate Change15▲ 3.4×25 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 3.1×20 topics
  3. Invasive Species6▲ 6.7×7 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 13×4 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 14×6 topics
  6. Neoliberalism6▲ 10×6 topics
  7. Social Media6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  8. Nationalism6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  9. Politics5▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Religion5▲ 5.4×9 topics
  11. History5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  12. Cultural Identity5▲ 6.5×7 topics
  13. Ethics5▲ 6.0×5 topics
  14. Innovation4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  15. Identity4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  16. Biodiversity4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  17. Development4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  18. Capitalism4▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Gender4▲ 3.8×9 topics
  20. Colonialism4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Resistance4▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Subjectivity4▲ 146×2 topics
  23. Theology3▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Psychoanalysis3▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Conservation3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Desire3▲ 392×1 topic
  28. Lacanian Discourse Analysis3▲ 392×1 topic
  29. Conservation Challenges3▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Flow Regulation3▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Global Change3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Community Development3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Metabolic Rate3▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Nematodes3▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Environmental Services2▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Humanitarianism2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. International Aid2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Physiological Adaptation2▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Temperature2▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Tropical Deforestation2▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does Ferrum College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ancient Egypt and Archaeology, Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies, Colonialism, slavery, and trade and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration.

Ancient Egypt and Archae…1Ancient Egypt and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, a…1Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 1 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…0Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 0 fractional worksInterprofessional Educat…0Interprofessional Education and Collaboration: 0 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksCold Fusion and Nuclear …0Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions: 0 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 0 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 0 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyAnthropologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  2. 2 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 1 works
  3. 3 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 0 works
  4. 4 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Cold Fusion and Nuclear Reactions Geochemistry and Petrology 0 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 0 works
  10. 10 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 0 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ferrum College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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.

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.