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High Point University

In research, High Point University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,251 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,584 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,394 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 22.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,450
of 28,054 · #12,811 all time
Rank in United States
#1,869
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is High Point 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,251 of 11,982 8.5%150 #9651
Social SciencesDomain #6,584 of 10,521 17.7%123 #4591
MedicineField #7,394 of 10,443 8.4%128 #10910
Social SciencesField #4,903 of 6,365 19.3%68 #3385

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#9,651 #7,251
  2. Social Sciences#4,591 #6,584
  3. Medicine#10,910 #7,394
  4. Social Sciences#3,385 #4,903
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does High Point University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 22.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 22.3 works23×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.95× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.33× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.75× its world share, 128 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.62× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at High Point University?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander Gralnick, Kevin R. Ford and George L. Simpson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is High Point University.

  1. 1 Alexander Gralnick United States · #300,925 worldwide 52 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Kevin R. Ford United States · #477,231 worldwide 142 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 George L. Simpson United States · #575,504 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Sun Lee United States · #705,523 worldwide 64 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 John Turpin United States · #722,928 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Alexis A. Wright United States · #747,751 worldwide 23 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Henry L. Lennard United States · #839,498 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 James M. Smoliga United States · #1,412,379 worldwide 17 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Heather B. Miller United States · #1,428,980 worldwide 9 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Anh‐Dung Nguyen United States · #1,455,469 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at High Point University

Which keywords describe research at High Point University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Prevention, Injury Prevention, Risk Factors, Athletic Training, Muscle Injuries, Sports Injury and Resistance Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology32▲ 2.1×45 topics
  2. Risk Factors16▲ 3.9×15 topics
  3. Prevention14▲ 8.9×7 topics
  4. Injury Prevention14▲ 30×4 topics
  5. Athletic Training12▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Muscle Injuries11▲ 46×1 topic
  7. Sports Injury11▲ 46×1 topic
  8. Resistance Training11▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Social Media11▲ 2.0×14 topics
  10. Gender10▲ 4.7×13 topics
  11. High-Intensity Interval Training9▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Metabolic Regulation9▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Mitochondrial Dysfunction9▲ 7.9×4 topics
  14. Aging9▲ 4.2×11 topics
  15. Elderly8▲ 8.8×3 topics
  16. Exercise8▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Performance Analysis8▲ 9.9×1 topic
  18. Training Load8▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Biomechanics8▲ 6.6×8 topics
  20. Identity7▲ 2.6×13 topics
  21. Reflective Practice7▲ 9.9×4 topics
  22. Gait Analysis7▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Rehabilitation7▲ 4.5×6 topics
  24. Insulin Resistance6▲ 3.6×4 topics
  25. Kinematics6▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Foot Strike Patterns6▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Running Injuries6▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Assessment Methods6▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Brown Adipose Tissue5▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Inappropriate Medication Use5▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Polypharmacy5▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Thermogenesis5▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Chronic Pain5▲ 6.2×4 topics
  34. Faculty Development5▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Low Back Pain5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Competency-Based Education4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Continuing Medical Education4▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Rotator Cuff Tears4▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Shoulder Pathology4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does High Point University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes.

Sports injuries and prev…11Sports injuries and prevention: 11 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 8 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 5 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 5 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Trea…4Shoulder Injury and Treatment: 4 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 3 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineBiomedical EngineeringGeriatrics and GerontologyPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 5 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 4 works
  8. 8 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 3 works
  9. 9 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 3 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has High Point University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% 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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