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Hollins University

In research, Hollins University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,785 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,949 of 10,206 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#3,127 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,774
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,688
of 8,685
Research works
641
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

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 #6,785 of 16,945 16.9%429
Social SciencesField #4,949 of 10,206 18.4%182
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,127 of 3,836 14.4%133

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 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: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.23× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.85× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hollins University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald L. Webster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hollins University.

  1. 1 Ronald L. Webster United States · #1,168,711 worldwide 36 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Hollins University

Which keywords describe research at Hollins University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, History, Literature, Colonialism, Gender, Feminism, Religion and Education.

▲ 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. Identity5▲ 12×13 topics
  2. History4▲ 10×9 topics
  3. Literature4▲ 13×9 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 3.5×9 topics
  5. Education4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  6. Colonialism4▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Gender3▲ 9.8×8 topics
  8. Feminism3▲ 18×4 topics
  9. Religion3▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Cultural Studies2▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Culture2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  12. Social Movements2▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Race2▲ 32×5 topics
  14. Health2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  15. Meta-Analysis2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  16. Philosophy2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  17. Cultural Identity2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  18. Psychology2▲ 25×4 topics
  19. Black Studies2▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Ethics2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  22. Innovation2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  23. Nationalism2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Literary Criticism2▲ 57×3 topics
  25. Children's Literature2▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Critical Thinking Skills2▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Imperialism2▲ 33×4 topics
  28. Instructional Interventions2▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Young Adult2▲ 220×1 topic
  30. Postcolonialism1▲ 19×5 topics
  31. Atlantic History1▲ 142×1 topic
  32. Transatlantic Slave Trade1▲ 142×1 topic
  33. Neoliberalism1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. Society1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Community1▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Ethnomusicology1▲ 49×2 topics
  37. Acceptance1▲ 417×1 topic
  38. Calvinism1▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Corporate Lobbying1▲ 136×1 topic
  40. Data Science1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Hollins University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Themes in Literature Analysis, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Colonialism, slavery, and trade.

Race, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksThemes in Literature Ana…2Themes in Literature Analysis: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…1Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 1 fractional worksPolitical Influence and Corporate Strategies: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Science Ed…1Evolution and Science Education: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryEducationAnthropology6 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 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  4. 4 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 1 works
  7. 7 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  8. 8 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 1 works
  9. 9 Political Influence and Corporate Strategies Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Evolution and Science Education History and Philosophy of Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hollins University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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