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Hollins University

In research, Hollins University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,078 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,740 of 3,511 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,820 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,564
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,404
of 7,310
Research works
641
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Hollins University

What is Hollins 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,078 of 14,833 8.8%429
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,740 of 3,511 9.1%133
Social SciencesField #5,820 of 9,330 10.3%182

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hollins 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 Hollins University work in?

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Hollins University is in Social Sciences, 15% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Arts and Humanities (20%), Psychology (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 80 fractional works · 65.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 27.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 25 fractional works · 20.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 11.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 15.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKHollinsUniversity122fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences66%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3327.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities2520.5%
    3. Psychology1411.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.1%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Environmental Science76.1%
    2. Computer Science42.9%
    3. Mathematics32.4%
    4. Engineering21.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    8. Materials Science10.6%
    9. Energy00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences53.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.1%
    3. Neuroscience32.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    1. Medicine97.2%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.08× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.72× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.08×25 works
  2. Psychology3.72×14 works
  3. Social Sciences2.15×33 works
  4. Mathematics2.00×3 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.71×4 works
  6. Neuroscience1.59×3 works
  7. Environmental Science1.22×7 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.14×1 works
  9. Nursing1.12×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×5 works
  11. Veterinary0.67×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×2 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×4 works
  15. Energy0.45×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.38×4 works
  17. Medicine0.38×9 works
  18. Chemistry0.35×1 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.31×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.29×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  23. Engineering0.09×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Hollins University?

Ranked on the quality score, Louis Decimus Rubin, George Fredric Franko and Mary‐Barbara Zeldin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hollins University.

  1. 1 Louis Decimus Rubin United States · #1,332,683 worldwide 994 citations · 143 works
  2. 2 George Fredric Franko United States · #1,501,414 worldwide 397 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Mary‐Barbara Zeldin United States · #2,030,649 worldwide 210 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Lawrence C. Becker United States · #2,060,286 worldwide 1.8k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 William Law United States · #2,365,099 worldwide 148 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Ruth Alden Doan United States · #2,510,784 worldwide 193 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Randall K. Flory United States · #2,818,745 worldwide 591 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Peter F. Coogan United States · #3,040,766 worldwide 262 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 H. C. Carrington United States · #3,177,841 worldwide 511 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Jesse Zeldin United States · #3,209,725 worldwide 82 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Hollins University

What are the most cited papers from Hollins University?

The most cited paper from Hollins University is "Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention in Pediatric Cardiac Disease" (Timothy F. Feltes, EMILE A. BACHA, Robert H. Beekman et al., 2011), with 863 citations. Next come "The ontogeny of behaviour in the albino rat" (579) and "Nonsurgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus: clinical application of the Rashkind PDA Occluder System." (416).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Indications for Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention in Pediatric Cardiac Disease Timothy F. Feltes, EMILE A. BACHA, Robert H. Beekman et al. · Circulation 2 May 2011 863
2 The ontogeny of behaviour in the albino rat Robert C. Bolles, Paul J. Woods · Animal Behaviour Oct 1964 579
3 Nonsurgical closure of patent ductus arteriosus: clinical application of the Rashkind PDA Occluder System. William J. Rashkind, C E Mullins, William E. Hellenbrand et al. · Circulation Mar 1987 416
4 Trust as Noncognitive Security about Motives Lawrence C. Becker · Ethics Oct 1996 309
5 Mutations in the Lysosomal Enzyme–Targeting Pathway and Persistent Stuttering Changsoo Paul Kang, Sheikh Amer Riazuddin, Jennifer Mundorff et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Feb 2010 271
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hollins University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Literature, Gender, Globalization, Colonialism, History, Feminism 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-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. Identity9▲ 10×20 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 3.7×18 topics
  3. Literature7▲ 11×15 topics
  4. Gender7▲ 11×16 topics
  5. Education7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  6. History6▲ 6.9×11 topics
  7. Colonialism6▲ 9.7×12 topics
  8. Feminism5▲ 14×10 topics
  9. Climate Change5▲ 1.48×16 topics
  10. Religion5▲ 8.3×11 topics
  11. Race4▲ 30×9 topics
  12. Culture4▲ 6.4×9 topics
  13. Sustainability4▲ 1.37×13 topics
  14. Biodiversity4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  15. Ethics4▲ 6.0×10 topics
  16. Cultural Studies4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  17. Conservation3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  18. Cultural Identity3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  19. Philosophy3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  20. Social Movements3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  21. Social Support3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Nationalism3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  23. Literary Criticism3▲ 43×5 topics
  24. Psychology2▲ 16×5 topics
  25. Community2▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Postcolonialism2▲ 14×8 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Discrimination2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  29. Imperialism2▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Narrative Theory2▲ 55×2 topics
  31. Society2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  32. Asset Pricing2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Atlantic History2▲ 89×1 topic
  34. Black Studies2▲ 65×1 topic
  35. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Conservation Biology2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Intersectionality2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  38. Natural Selection2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Pacific2▲ 72×2 topics
  40. Transatlantic Slave Trade2▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does Hollins University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Race, History, and American Society, Colonialism, slavery, and trade, Themes in Literature Analysis and Political Influence and Corporate Strategies.

Race, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…2Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 2 fractional worksThemes in Literature Analysis: 2 fractional worksPolitical Influence and …2Political Influence and Corporate Strategies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…1Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyLiterature and Literary TheoryStrategy and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Political Influence and Corporate Strategies Strategy and Management 2 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  6. 6 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 1 works
  10. 10 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hollins University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Hollins University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Hollins University0.00025% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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