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Frostburg State University

In research, Frostburg State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,521 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 5.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,316
of 28,054 · #16,668 all time
Rank in United States
#3,309
of 4,192
Research works
955
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Frostburg State 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 #7,521 of 10,521 16.7%69 #3950

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

What does Frostburg State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 5.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 21.9 works5.9×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.91× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.78× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Frostburg State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Lyons, Rebecca M. Chory and Zhen Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Frostburg State University.

  1. 1 Paul Lyons United States · #196,766 worldwide 114 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Rebecca M. Chory United States · #362,213 worldwide 152 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Zhen Liu United States · #515,672 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Gregory Wood United States · #840,072 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 William L. Anderson United States · #978,776 worldwide 68 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Frostburg State University

Which keywords describe research at Frostburg State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction, Work Engagement, Supply Chain Management, Psychological Capital, Social Media and Transformational Leadership.

▲ 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. Leadership10▲ 18×11 topics
  2. Social Media5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.3×6 topics
  4. Organizational Culture4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  5. Job Satisfaction4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  6. Knowledge Management4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  7. Psychological Capital4▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Work Engagement4▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Transformational Leadership3▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Job Demands-Resources Model3▲ 45×1 topic
  11. Organizational Behavior3▲ 18×1 topic
  12. Technology Integration3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  13. Higher Education3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  14. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.5×5 topics
  15. Environmental Management3▲ 6.6×2 topics
  16. Reflective Practice3▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Knowledge Sharing3▲ 15×6 topics
  18. Professional Development3▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Entrepreneurship3▲ 6.1×7 topics
  20. Educational Leadership2▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Employee Development2▲ 93×2 topics
  22. Organizational Learning2▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Academic Libraries2▲ 104×3 topics
  24. Firm Performance2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Organizational Performance2▲ 8.4×7 topics
  26. Institutional Theory2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Organizational Identity2▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Professionalism2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Circular Economy2▲ 6.9×1 topic
  30. Dimensions of Learning2▲ 203×1 topic
  31. Learning Organization2▲ 151×1 topic
  32. Student Engagement2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Sustainable Supply Chain Management2▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Diversity2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  35. Strategic Alliances2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Institutional Entrepreneurship2▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Organizational Change2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Engineering Education2▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Offshoring2▲ 108×1 topic
  40. Outsourcing2▲ 108×1 topic

Which research topics does Frostburg State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Organizational Learning and Leadership and Management and Organizational Studies.

Job Satisfaction and Org…3Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…2Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksOrganizational Learning …2Organizational Learning and Leadership: 2 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…2Management and Organizational Studies: 2 fractional worksOutsourcing and Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…2Big Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksChemistry and Stereochemistry Studies: 1 fractional worksWeb and Library Services: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…1Digital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementStrategy and ManagementManagement Information SystemsEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  2. 2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Organizational Learning and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  4. 4 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  5. 5 Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies Organic Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Web and Library Services Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Frostburg State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.