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Georgia Southern University

In research, Georgia Southern University stands highest in Social Sciences (#689 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,240 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,384 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Statistics and Probability is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,080
of 28,054 · #2,824 all time
Rank in United States
#444
of 4,192
Research works
10k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
140k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Georgia Southern 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 SciencesField #689 of 6,365 23.0%395 #733
Social SciencesDomain #1,240 of 10,521 19.9%787 #989
Physical SciencesDomain #2,384 of 12,888 10.5%794 #2539
EngineeringField #2,335 of 6,636 9.0%309 #2704
Health SciencesDomain #4,315 of 11,982 13.5%288 #2927
EducationSubfield #685 of 1,892 31.0%114 #482
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,033 of 2,578 18.9%136 #759
MedicineField #5,065 of 10,443 13.7%200 #6430
Materials ScienceField #1,326 of 2,468 17.2%60 #2660
Computer ScienceField #2,825 of 4,667 13.0%170 #2248

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Georgia Southern 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#733 #689
  2. Social Sciences#989 #1,240
  3. Physical Sciences#2,539 #2,384
  4. Engineering#2,704 #2,335
  5. Health Sciences#2,927 #4,315
  6. Education#482 #685
  7. Sociology and Political Science#759 #1,033
  8. Medicine#6,430 #5,065
  9. Materials Science#2,660 #1,326
  10. Computer Science#2,248 #2,825
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.

What does Georgia Southern University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 23.2 works5.5×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 25.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 170 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.04× its world share, 309 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 90 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 60 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.10× its world share, 73 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 32 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 200 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 102 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 132 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 395 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Georgia Southern University?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles B. Hodges, Michael C. McKenna and Morgan P. Miles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Georgia Southern University.

  1. 1 Charles B. Hodges United States · #6,813 worldwide 1k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Michael C. McKenna United States · #56,866 worldwide 295 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Morgan P. Miles United States · #89,625 worldwide 402 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Adam M. Bossler United States · #112,706 worldwide 121 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Jeff Jones United States · #114,672 worldwide 163 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 James E. Keirans United States · #150,978 worldwide 177 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 James H. Oliver United States · #169,211 worldwide 288 citations · 90 works
  8. 8 Kathleen A. Koon United States · #175,800 worldwide 7 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Fred W. Smith United States · #187,465 worldwide 67 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Jacqueline K. Eastman United States · #205,327 worldwide 203 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Georgia Southern University

Which keywords describe research at Georgia Southern University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Student Engagement, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Deep Learning, Identity and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology80◆ 1.01×81 topics
  2. Machine Learning78▲ 1.19×73 topics
  3. Deep Learning70◆ 1.04×65 topics
  4. Globalization55▲ 1.42×62 topics
  5. Mental Health52▲ 1.79×32 topics
  6. Public Health46▲ 1.58×39 topics
  7. Sustainability44◆ 0.91×46 topics
  8. Education44▲ 1.30×43 topics
  9. Gender42▲ 3.9×31 topics
  10. Identity38▲ 2.6×34 topics
  11. Student Engagement36▲ 4.5×13 topics
  12. Social Media36▲ 1.27×24 topics
  13. Educational Technology33▲ 1.40×22 topics
  14. Higher Education31▲ 2.9×16 topics
  15. Literature30▲ 2.7×26 topics
  16. History29▲ 2.1×24 topics
  17. Online Learning28▲ 1.69×13 topics
  18. Social Justice26▲ 2.3×22 topics
  19. Colonialism25▲ 2.6×26 topics
  20. Nationalism24▲ 2.7×19 topics
  21. Religion24▲ 2.5×17 topics
  22. Technology Integration23▲ 3.7×9 topics
  23. Democracy23▲ 3.2×15 topics
  24. STEM Education22▲ 2.5×9 topics
  25. Reflective Practice20▲ 5.4×7 topics
  26. Postcolonialism19▲ 7.5×12 topics
  27. Diversity18▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Race17▲ 7.5×14 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development16▲ 5.0×4 topics
  30. Solar Cell Efficiency16▲ 7.6×2 topics
  31. Academic Achievement16▲ 4.7×10 topics
  32. Luminescent Materials16▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Teacher Education16▲ 6.3×6 topics
  34. Injury Prevention16▲ 6.5×5 topics
  35. Nanocrystal Synthesis16▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Upconversion Nanoparticles16▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Learning Analytics15▲ 6.2×2 topics
  38. High-Intensity Interval Training14▲ 6.9×2 topics
  39. Engineering Education14▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Instructional Design14▲ 9.0×3 topics

Which research topics does Georgia Southern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Sports Performance and Training, Online and Blended Learning and Sports injuries and prevention.

Luminescence Properties …16Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 16 fractional worksSports Performance and T…12Sports Performance and Training: 12 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 10 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 10 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 10 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 9 fractional worksNumerical methods for differential equations: 8 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…8Online Learning and Analytics: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksGlass properties and applications: 8 fractional works
Materials ChemistryOrthopedics and Sports MedicineEducationMedia Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 16 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 12 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 10 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 10 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 9 works
  7. 7 Numerical methods for differential equations Numerical Analysis 8 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 8 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Glass properties and applications Ceramics and Composites 8 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Georgia Southern University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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