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Hampton University

In research, Hampton University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,173 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,930
of 28,054 · #5,498 all time
Rank in United States
#1,486
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Hampton 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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,173 of 12,888 14.5%89 #3300

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Hampton University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 21.1 works4.8×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.70× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.38× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.03× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.85× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hampton University?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Perrino, W. L. Ebenstein and G. Fischer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hampton University.

  1. 1 R. Perrino United States · #326 worldwide 5k citations · 156 works
  2. 2 W. L. Ebenstein United States · #731 worldwide 3.4k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 G. Fischer United States · #971 worldwide 3.7k citations · 140 works
  4. 4 G. D. Kekelidze United States · #1,895 worldwide 3.6k citations · 81 works
  5. 5 P. Cwetanski United States · #2,560 worldwide 3.6k citations · 72 works
  6. 6 R. Davidson United States · #2,635 worldwide 3.5k citations · 72 works
  7. 7 H. O. Danielsson United States · #2,783 worldwide 3.5k citations · 71 works
  8. 8 N. Dressnandt United States · #3,078 worldwide 3.4k citations · 68 works
  9. 9 G. Luijckx United States · #3,949 worldwide 3.4k citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Н. Григалашвили United States · #6,450 worldwide 1.6k citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Hampton University

Which keywords describe research at Hampton University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Lattice QCD, Student Engagement, Public Health, Neighborhood Effects, Leadership, Nonlinear Equations 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. Climate Change9▲ 1.78×31 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 1.48×13 topics
  3. Public Health6▲ 1.96×16 topics
  4. Student Engagement4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  5. Lattice QCD4▲ 30×2 topics
  6. Leadership3▲ 3.7×5 topics
  7. Social Support3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  8. Nationalism3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  10. Neighborhood Effects2▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Nonlinear Equations2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  12. Air Quality2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  13. Assessment Methods2▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Engineering Education2▲ 13×4 topics
  15. Renormalization Group2▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Stem Cells2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  17. Youth Violence2▲ 26×3 topics
  18. Crystal Growth2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  19. Dark Matter2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  20. Particle Physics2▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Higgs Boson2▲ 21×1 topic
  22. High-Energy Collider2▲ 21×1 topic
  23. QCD2▲ 32×1 topic
  24. charmonium2▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Authoritarianism2▲ 12×3 topics
  26. Diversity2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  27. Raman Lasers2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  28. Solitons2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Crime2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Fiber Lasers2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Optical Lattices2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Ozone Depletion2▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Social Structure2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Stratospheric Water Vapor2▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Discrete2▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Educational Inequality2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Nonlinear Photonic Systems2▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Spirituality2▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Hampton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

Particle physics theoret…2Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…2Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 2 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…2Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 2 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems2Nonlinear Photonic Systems: 2 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 2 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…1Higher Education Research Studies: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksTelomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSociology and Political ScienceAtmospheric ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  2. 2 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  7. 7 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Research Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence Physiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hampton University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.