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Francis Marion University

In research, Francis Marion University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,438 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 6.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,161
of 22,385 · #11,550 all time
Rank in United States
#2,168
of 3,332
Research works
727
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
7k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Francis Marion University

What is Francis Marion University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,438 of 9,585 4.0%76 #7621

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Francis Marion 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 fields of science does Francis Marion University work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Francis Marion University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (18%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 85 fractional works · 65.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 27.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 7.9% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 17.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 10.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 19.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFrancis MarionUniversity131fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences65%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3627.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities2317.8%
    3. Psychology1410.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance64.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting53.8%
    6. Decision Sciences21.3%
    1. Engineering97.1%
    2. Environmental Science75.2%
    3. Computer Science53.5%
    4. Chemistry10.8%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Mathematics10.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    8. Energy10.5%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine85.9%
    2. Health Professions54.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.7%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Francis Marion University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 23.3 works6.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.16× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.39× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.16×23 works
  2. Psychology3.39×14 works
  3. Social Sciences2.19×36 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.01×6 works
  5. Health Professions1.55×5 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.31×2 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.16×5 works
  8. Environmental Science1.05×7 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.72×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×4 works
  11. Energy0.55×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.54×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.54×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.51×1 works
  15. Engineering0.48×9 works
  16. Computer Science0.45×5 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×2 works
  19. Medicine0.31×8 works
  20. Materials Science0.19×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Francis Marion University?

Ranked on the quality score, Travis W. Knowles, Hari K. Rajagopalan and Jeremy D. Rentsch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Francis Marion University.

  1. 1 Travis W. Knowles United States · #1,693,477 worldwide 573 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Hari K. Rajagopalan United States · #2,126,918 worldwide 783 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Jeremy D. Rentsch United States · #2,474,970 worldwide 284 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Eunjung Chang United States · #2,610,388 worldwide 223 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey J. Pompe United States · #2,742,472 worldwide 907 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 James R. Rinehart United States · #2,780,526 worldwide 901 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Larry Engelhardt United States · #3,171,361 worldwide 1.3k citations · 79 works
  8. 8 Claire DeCristofaro United States · #3,385,700 worldwide 357 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Jason C. Doll United States · #3,577,919 worldwide 1.1k citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Suzanne L. Barnett United States · #3,649,551 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Francis Marion University

What are the most cited papers from Francis Marion University?

The most cited paper from Francis Marion University is "Multiepoch Very Long Baseline Array Observations of EGRET‐detected Quasars and BL Lacertae Objects: Superluminal Motion of Gamma‐Ray Bright Blazars" (S. G. Jorstad, Alan P. Marscher, John R. Mattox II et al., 2001), with 402 citations. Next come "Fragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams" (369) and "A multiperiod set covering location model for dynamic redeployment of ambulances" (313).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiepoch Very Long Baseline Array Observations of EGRET‐detected Quasars and BL Lacertae Objects: Superluminal Motion of Gamma‐Ray Bright Blazars S. G. Jorstad, Alan P. Marscher, John R. Mattox II et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access Jun 2001 402
2 Fragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams Elizabeth P. Anderson, Clinton N. Jenkins, Sebastián Heilpern et al. · Science Advances Open access 5 Jan 2018 369
3 A multiperiod set covering location model for dynamic redeployment of ambulances Hari K. Rajagopalan, Cem Saydam, Jing Xiao · Computers & Operations Research 7 Jun 2006 313
4 An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when? Roland Kays et al. · Methods in Ecology and Evolution Open access 4 Feb 2020 284
5 Links between intellectual humility and acquiring knowledge Elizabeth J. Krumrei-Mancuso, Megan C. Haggard, Jordan P. LaBouff et al. · The Journal of Positive Psychology Open access 14 Feb 2019 236
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Francis Marion University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Gender, Literature, Identity, Colonialism, Postcolonialism, Globalization and Race.

▲ 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-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
  1. History13▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Gender12▲ 17×15 topics
  3. Literature12▲ 16×12 topics
  4. Identity11▲ 12×13 topics
  5. Colonialism9▲ 15×10 topics
  6. Globalization8▲ 3.3×18 topics
  7. Postcolonialism6▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 3.1×14 topics
  9. Race5▲ 34×4 topics
  10. Society5▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Power4▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Culture4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  13. Public Sphere4▲ 53×1 topic
  14. Innovation4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  15. Social Capital4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Nationalism3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  17. Academic Achievement3▲ 14×6 topics
  18. Diversity3▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Ethics3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  21. Religion3▲ 4.7×4 topics
  22. Cultural Identity3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  23. Psychology3▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Neoliberalism3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  25. Feminism2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  26. Imperialism2▲ 25×3 topics
  27. Engineering Education2▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Science2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Student Engagement2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  30. Community2▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Invasive Species2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  34. Psychological Interventions2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Criminal Behavior2▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Exploration2▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Travel Writing2▲ 191×1 topic
  38. Academic Performance2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Career Development2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Epistemology2▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Francis Marion University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Literature: history, themes, analysis, Travel Writing and Literature, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications.

Literature: history, the…4Literature: history, themes, analysis: 4 fractional worksTravel Writing and Literature: 2 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksAmerican Sports and Literature: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…1Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…1Early Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryHistoryGeneral PsychologyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  2. 2 Travel Writing and Literature History 2 works
  3. 3 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 American Sports and Literature History 2 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Research Studies Education 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 1 works
  10. 10 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Francis Marion University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Francis Marion University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00057% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Francis Marion University0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Francis Marion 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Francis Marion University8.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2019.

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