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Harding University Main Campus

In research, Harding University Main Campus stands highest in Psychology (#286 of 3,744 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,089 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#910 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,397
of 28,054 · #17,091 all time
Rank in United States
#3,972
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
2.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
80%
world 28%

What is Harding University Main 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
PsychologyField #286 of 3,744 26.3%134
Social SciencesDomain #3,089 of 16,945 60.0%1,316
Arts and HumanitiesField #910 of 3,836 66.3%480
Health SciencesDomain #6,341 of 20,462 35.6%315
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #1,033 of 2,376 75.3%191
HistorySubfield #313 of 716 67.1%167
Literature and Literary TheorySubfield #476 of 967 71.3%141
Social SciencesField #5,083 of 10,206 62.5%579
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,524 of 4,340 59.1%123
MedicineField #10,475 of 17,978 36.2%281

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harding University Main 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: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.85× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.13× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harding University Main Campus?

Ranked on the composite score, John Allen Chalk, John Allen Chalk and Michael V. Plummer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harding University Main Campus.

  1. 1 John Allen Chalk United States · #561,630 worldwide 0 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 John Allen Chalk United States · #618,876 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Michael V. Plummer United States · #1,056,261 worldwide 64 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 John Allen Chalk United States · #1,357,735 worldwide 0 citations · 221 works
  5. 5 John Allen Chalk United States · #1,374,611 worldwide 0 citations · 305 works
  6. 6 James Huff United States · #1,591,752 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Harding University Main Campus

Which keywords describe research at Harding University Main Campus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Globalization, Student Engagement, Identity, Gender, Ethics, Education and Religion.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  2. Social Justice4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  3. Climate Change4▲ 1.87×17 topics
  4. Education4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  5. Identity4▲ 5.8×6 topics
  6. Gender3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  7. Student Engagement3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  8. Ethics3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  9. Religion3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  10. STEM Education2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  11. Church History2▲ 64×2 topics
  12. History2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  13. Literature2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  14. Spirituality2▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Health Education2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  16. African Christianity2▲ 110×2 topics
  17. Conservation2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  18. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  19. Theology2▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  21. Cultural Competence2▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Psychology2▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Career Development2▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Engineering Design2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Imperialism2▲ 25×3 topics
  26. Race2▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Social History2▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Student Motivation2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Learning Environments2▲ 64×2 topics
  30. Memory2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  31. Student Participation2▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Assessment Methods1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Classroom Justice1▲ 115×1 topic
  34. Neuropathology1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Teacher Immediacy1▲ 115×1 topic
  36. American1▲ 612×1 topic
  37. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Catholicism1▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Cultural Transmission1▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Mythology1▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Harding University Main Campus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Communication in Education and Healthcare, Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies, Educational Robotics and Engineering and Catholicism and Religious Studies.

Communication in Educati…1Communication in Education and Healthcare: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…1Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksEducational Robotics and Engineering: 1 fractional worksCatholicism and Religiou…1Catholicism and Religious Studies: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury R…1Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 1 fractional worksEmotions and Moral Behavior: 1 fractional worksAmerican and British Literature Analysis: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyReligious studiesArtificial IntelligenceHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 Communication in Education and Healthcare Social Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  3. 3 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Catholicism and Religious Studies History 1 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  6. 6 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Emotions and Moral Behavior Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 American and British Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 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 available79.8%not open20.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.4%domestic only97.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harding University Main Campus's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

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.