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George Washington University Virginia Campus

In research, George Washington University Virginia Campus stands highest in Engineering (#5,097 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,827 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,182 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,811
of 28,054 · #16,158 all time
Rank in United States
#2,734
of 4,192
Research works
640
▲ 90% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is George Washington University Virginia Campus known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #5,097 of 11,412 27.9%183
Physical SciencesDomain #12,827 of 21,541 21.2%365
Social SciencesDomain #13,182 of 16,945 28.2%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where George Washington University Virginia Campus 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).

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: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 2.14× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.16× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.26× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.09× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.40× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at George Washington University Virginia Campus?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Reddaway, Jordan S. Potash and Raj Badhwar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is George Washington University Virginia Campus.

  1. 1 Peter Reddaway United States · #140,578 worldwide 59 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Jordan S. Potash United States · #791,570 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Raj Badhwar United States · #1,091,651 worldwide 21 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at George Washington University Virginia Campus

Which keywords describe research at George Washington University Virginia Campus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Healthcare, Quality of Care, Long-Term Care, COVID-19 Impact, Epidemiology, Nursing Home, Person-Centered Care and Machine 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. Epidemiology7▲ 1.77×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 1.91×25 topics
  3. Healthcare5▲ 4.6×10 topics
  4. Quality of Care4▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Deep Learning4◆ 1.08×24 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 2.5×9 topics
  7. Long-Term Care3▲ 47×2 topics
  8. COVID-19 Impact3▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Nursing Home3▲ 81×1 topic
  10. Person-Centered Care3▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Quality of Life3▲ 2.1×11 topics
  12. Depression3▲ 3.2×9 topics
  13. Big Data3▲ 3.0×8 topics
  14. Anxiety2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  15. Gröbner Bases2▲ 197×1 topic
  16. Symbolic Computing2▲ 197×1 topic
  17. Historical Sources2▲ 132×1 topic
  18. Mathematics Education2▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Security2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  20. Aging2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  21. Health Equity2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  22. Internet of Things2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  23. Social Support2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  24. Cancer Patients2▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Global Burden2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  26. Precision Medicine2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  27. Primary Care2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Patient Safety2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Cloud Computing2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  30. Cybersecurity2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  31. Privacy2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Distributed Systems1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  33. Health Disparities1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  34. Neuroscience1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Neurodevelopmental Disorders1▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Radio Astronomy1▲ 62×2 topics
  37. Emotion Recognition1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  38. Medical Errors1▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Social Relationships1▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Socioeconomic Inequalities1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does George Washington University Virginia Campus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Polynomial and algebraic computation, History and Theory of Mathematics and Health disparities and outcomes.

Geriatric Care and Nursi…3Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksPolynomial and algebraic computation: 2 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsComputational Theory and MathematicsTheoretical Computer ScienceHealth5 others

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

  1. 1 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Polynomial and algebraic computation Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  3. 3 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 2 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has George Washington University Virginia Campus's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 90% 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.

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