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Furman University

In research, Furman University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,787 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,472 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,027 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,442
of 28,054 · #5,597 all time
Rank in United States
#1,121
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Furman 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 #3,787 of 10,521 16.0%154 #1678
Social SciencesField #2,472 of 6,365 19.1%92 #1718
Physical SciencesDomain #6,027 of 12,888 11.8%104 #5101

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Furman 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#1,678 #3,787
  2. Social Sciences#1,718 #2,472
  3. Physical Sciences#5,101 #6,027
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: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.42× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.90× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.87× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.27× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Furman University?

Ranked on the composite score, James L. Guth, Gilles O. Einstein and Edward Jones lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Furman University.

  1. 1 James L. Guth United States · #50,035 worldwide 160 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Gilles O. Einstein United States · #326,971 worldwide 136 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Edward Jones United States · #345,432 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Lon B. Knight United States · #358,197 worldwide 130 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Douglas F. Rall United States · #362,404 worldwide 140 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Lane J. Harris United States · #455,275 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 J. D. Cline United States · #604,327 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Christopher W. Blackwell United States · #612,676 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Caleb A. Arrington United States · #648,711 worldwide 94 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 John R. Sampey United States · #812,088 worldwide 20 citations · 195 works
All ranked researchers at Furman University

Which keywords describe research at Furman University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Nationalism, Identity, Gender, Globalization, Politics, Democracy and Feminism.

▲ 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. Globalization18▲ 2.8×25 topics
  2. Epidemiology15◆ 1.14×32 topics
  3. Religion15▲ 9.4×13 topics
  4. Nationalism14▲ 8.9×9 topics
  5. Identity14▲ 5.6×19 topics
  6. Climate Change13▲ 1.46×33 topics
  7. Gender12▲ 6.6×20 topics
  8. Sustainability11▲ 1.38×16 topics
  9. Politics11▲ 12×6 topics
  10. History10▲ 4.4×16 topics
  11. Democracy10▲ 8.2×9 topics
  12. Feminism9▲ 9.9×10 topics
  13. Literature9▲ 5.0×20 topics
  14. Memory8▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation8▲ 6.4×7 topics
  16. Colonialism8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  17. Secularism7▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Public Sphere7▲ 34×3 topics
  19. Culture6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  20. Atheism6▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Pluralism6▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Injury Prevention6▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  24. Circadian Rhythms6▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Land Use Change6▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Social Movements5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Emotion5▲ 7.0×7 topics
  28. Graph Theory5▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Society5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Cold War4▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Athletic Training4▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Neural Correlates4▲ 14×6 topics
  34. Social Identity4▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Muscle Injuries4▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Resistance Training4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Sports Injury4▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Public Opinion4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Consolidation4▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Sleep4▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Furman University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion and Society Interactions, Sports injuries and prevention, Sleep and Wakefulness Research and Sports Performance and Training.

Religion and Society Int…6Religion and Society Interactions: 6 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…4Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 4 fractional worksSports Performance and T…4Sports Performance and Training: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Re…3Advanced Graph Theory Research: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOrthopedics and Sports MedicineCognitive NeuroscienceArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 3 works
  9. 9 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 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 available27.8%not open72.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Furman University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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