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Heritage Christian University

In research, Heritage Christian University stands highest in Engineering (#2,165 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,384 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,920 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,566
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,543
of 8,685
Research works
7.5k
▼ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
1%
world 28%

What is Heritage Christian University 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
EngineeringField #2,165 of 11,412 0.9%2,214
Physical SciencesDomain #7,384 of 21,541 0.8%4,479
Life SciencesDomain #10,920 of 14,347 0.3%1,436
MedicineField #13,912 of 17,978 0.7%959
Health SciencesDomain #15,888 of 20,462 0.7%1,053
Social SciencesDomain #14,011 of 16,945 2.3%496
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #1,714 of 2,019 0.7%479
Computer ScienceField #5,988 of 7,020 1.4%559
Environmental ScienceField #5,647 of 6,208 0.6%627
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,447 of 2,661 1.0%209

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Heritage Christian 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).

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: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.03× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.39× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Heritage Christian University?

Ranked on the composite score, 高琴, Fan Ming and Zhao Yuan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Heritage Christian University.

  1. 1 高琴 United States · #677,278 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Fan Ming United States · #812,301 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Zhao Yuan United States · #916,881 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 WU Xiao-gang United States · #1,089,990 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 袁伟 United States · #1,247,856 worldwide 0 citations · 63 works
  6. 6 Cao Guang United States · #1,478,324 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Zhao Xiao United States · #1,533,226 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 HE Ya United States · #1,612,985 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Heritage Christian University

Which keywords describe research at Heritage Christian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Fuzzy Mathematics, Set Pair Analysis, Religion, History, Christian-Muslim Relations, Gospel Translation and Philosophy.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Risk Assessment3▲ 18×2 topics
  2. Fuzzy Mathematics3▲ 561×1 topic
  3. Set Pair Analysis3▲ 561×1 topic
  4. Religion2▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 190×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.29×14 topics
  7. Gospel Translation2▲ 226×1 topic
  8. History2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  9. Management2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  10. Philosophy1▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Culture1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  12. Migration1▲ 14×2 topics
  13. Identity1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  14. Cultural Studies1▲ 10×2 topics
  15. Education1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  16. Ethics1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  17. Narrative1▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Biblical Monotheism1▲ 133×1 topic
  19. Economy1▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Hermeneutics1▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Interpretation1▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Jewish Society1▲ 133×1 topic
  23. Language1▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Performance Analysis1▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Training Load1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Heritage Christian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Research studies in Vietnam, Historical and Linguistic Studies, Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity and Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies.

Research studies in Viet…3Research studies in Vietnam: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…2Historical and Linguistic Studies: 2 fractional worksHermeneutics and Narrati…1Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity: 1 fractional worksCultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…1Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 0 fractional worksMRI in cancer diagnosis: 0 fractional works
EcologySociology and Political SciencePhilosophyGeneral Social Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity Philosophy 1 works
  4. 4 Cultural, Linguistic, Economic Studies General Social Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  7. 7 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 0 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 0 works
  10. 10 MRI in cancer diagnosis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 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 available0.9%not open99.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.3%domestic only98.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Heritage Christian University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% 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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