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Hampton University

In research, Hampton University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,921 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy (Physics and Astronomy is 4.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#9,313
of 22,385 · #5,830 all time
Rank in United States
#1,268
of 3,332
Research works
2.3k
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
34k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%

What is Hampton University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,921 of 10,670 8.2%89 #3818

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hampton 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Hampton University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Hampton University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (12%), Physics and Astronomy (10%).

Physical Sciences: 111 fractional works · 47.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 9.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 9.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 7.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 67 fractional works · 28.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 40 fractional works · 16.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 34 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 29 fractional works · 12.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHamptonUniversity236fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences28%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy239.8%
    2. Engineering239.6%
    3. Environmental Science187.7%
    4. Computer Science125.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences114.6%
    6. Materials Science114.6%
    7. Mathematics83.4%
    8. Energy20.9%
    9. Chemistry20.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    1. Social Sciences4016.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities93.9%
    3. Psychology72.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting62.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine2912.1%
    2. Health Professions52.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology177.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.7%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Hampton University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 4.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 23.1 works4.4×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.31× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.90× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.40× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.95× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.40×23 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.96×11 works
  3. Mathematics2.90×8 works
  4. Environmental Science1.55×18 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.43×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.35×9 works
  7. Social Sciences1.34×40 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.31×16 works
  9. Materials Science1.31×11 works
  10. Energy1.01×2 works
  11. Psychology0.95×7 works
  12. Health Professions0.85×5 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×4 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×6 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.73×2 works
  16. Computer Science0.64×12 works
  17. Engineering0.64×23 works
  18. Medicine0.63×29 works
  19. Chemistry0.54×2 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.41×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×4 works
  23. Neuroscience0.32×1 works
  24. Nursing0.31×0 works
  25. Veterinary0.26×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hampton University?

Ranked on the quality score, Н. Григалашвили, V. I. Vassilakopoulos and P. Cwetanski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hampton University.

  1. 1 Н. Григалашвили United States · #52,567 worldwide 32k citations · 332 works
  2. 2 V. I. Vassilakopoulos United States · #62,893 worldwide 30k citations · 251 works
  3. 3 P. Cwetanski United States · #67,696 worldwide 41k citations · 330 works
  4. 4 G. Luijckx United States · #78,179 worldwide 37k citations · 305 works
  5. 5 C. Driouichi United States · #91,259 worldwide 20k citations · 211 works
  6. 6 L. Yuan United States · #97,094 worldwide 9.5k citations · 149 works
  7. 7 O. K. Baker United States · #106,242 worldwide 19k citations · 606 works
  8. 8 H. O. Danielsson United States · #137,596 worldwide 42k citations · 345 works
  9. 9 N. Dressnandt United States · #176,063 worldwide 36k citations · 298 works
  10. 10 В. Г. Бондаренко United States · #189,994 worldwide 23k citations · 228 works
All ranked researchers at Hampton University

What are the most cited papers from Hampton University?

The most cited paper from Hampton University is "Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma" (Frank Stephen Hodi et al., 2010), with 15,337 citations. Next come "Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC" (10,856) and "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (6,023).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Improved Survival with Ipilimumab in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma Frank Stephen Hodi et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Jun 2010 15,337
2 Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC G. Aad et al. · Physics Letters B Open access2,932 authors 14 Aug 2012 10,856
3 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
4 Cisplatin plus Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine for Biliary Tract Cancer Juan W. Valle, Harpreet Singh Wasan, Daniel H. Palmer et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 7 Apr 2010 4,489
5 The ATLAS Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider G. Aad et al. · Journal of Instrumentation Open access2,047 authors 14 Aug 2008 4,271
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hampton University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Student Engagement, Lattice QCD, Engineering Education, Nationalism, Globalization, Machine Learning and Global Warming.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change12▲ 1.84×35 topics
  2. Machine Learning8◆ 1.06×22 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 1.48×14 topics
  4. Sustainability7◆ 1.13×19 topics
  5. Public Health6▲ 1.62×16 topics
  6. Big Data5▲ 2.1×7 topics
  7. Student Engagement5▲ 5.1×6 topics
  8. Nationalism4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  9. Global Warming4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  10. Lattice QCD4▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Leadership3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  12. Engineering Education3▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Nonlinear Equations3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  14. Assessment Methods3▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Crystal Growth3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  16. Stem Cells3▲ 4.1×6 topics
  17. Air Quality2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Neighborhood Effects2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  19. Authoritarianism2▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Dark Matter2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  21. Renormalization Group2▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Rogue Waves2▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Youth Violence2▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Active Learning2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  25. Higgs Boson2▲ 18×1 topic
  26. High-Energy Collider2▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  28. Particle Physics2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. QCD2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. charmonium2▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Random Matrix Theory2▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Tumor Suppression2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Hypergeometric Functions2▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Integrable Equations2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Optical Lattices2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Raman Lasers2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  39. Soliton Solutions2▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Solitons2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Hampton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

  1. 1 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  2. 2 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence Physiology 2 works
  8. 8 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Mathematical functions and polynomials Applied Mathematics 1 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hampton University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hampton University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00097% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Hampton University0.00087% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Hampton University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Hampton University6.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2008.

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