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Greensboro College

In research, Greensboro College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,209 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#12,573 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,979 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,537
of 28,054 · #20,845 all time
Rank in United States
#3,689
of 4,192
Research works
590
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Greensboro College 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,209 of 16,945 11.0%258
Health SciencesDomain #12,573 of 20,462 9.1%169
Social SciencesField #6,979 of 10,206 12.0%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Greensboro College 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.35× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.52× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 4.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.09× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Greensboro College?

Ranked on the composite score, Sheila J. Nayar and Scott MacDiarmid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Greensboro College.

  1. 1 Sheila J. Nayar United States · #615,444 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Scott MacDiarmid United States · #885,442 worldwide 49 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Greensboro College

Which keywords describe research at Greensboro College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Higher Education, Marketization, Academic Identity, Internationalization, Medical Ethics and Diversity.

▲ 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. Globalization12▲ 6.0×21 topics
  2. Neoliberalism10▲ 26×9 topics
  3. Higher Education9▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Marketization6▲ 144×2 topics
  5. Academic Identity6▲ 208×1 topic
  6. Internationalization6▲ 100×1 topic
  7. Education4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  8. Medical Ethics4▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Diversity3▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Mental Health3▲ 1.95×12 topics
  11. Social Support3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  12. Student Engagement3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  13. Educational Inequality3▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Ethics3▲ 5.5×9 topics
  15. Academic Performance3▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Primary Care3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  17. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. College Retention2▲ 115×1 topic
  19. First-Generation Students2▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Quality Improvement2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Student Perception2▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Academic Freedom2▲ 535×1 topic
  23. Political Bias2▲ 535×1 topic
  24. Burnout2▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Ethical Climate2▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Moral Distress2▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Nationalism2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  28. Publication Bias2▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Intersectionality2▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Conflict of Interest2▲ 208×1 topic
  31. Pharmaceutical Industry2▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Democracy2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  33. Patient Engagement2▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Career Development2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Clinical Practice2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Choosing Wisely2▲ 72×1 topic
  37. Low-Value Care2▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Surveillance2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  39. Chronic Disease2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Health Care Utilization2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Greensboro College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Higher Education Governance and Development, Higher Education Research Studies, Academic Freedom and Politics and Ethics in medical practice.

Higher Education Governa…6Higher Education Governance and Development: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksAcademic Freedom and Pol…2Academic Freedom and Politics: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical industry and healthcare: 2 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality…2Healthcare cost, quality, practices: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and Data Protection: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEducationGeneral Health ProfessionsPharmacology2 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Academic Freedom and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Greensboro College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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