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Jacksonville State University

In research, Jacksonville State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,832 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,216
of 28,054 · #10,603 all time
Rank in United States
#1,837
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
10.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Jacksonville State 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,832 of 10,521 13.4%106 #1645

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jacksonville State 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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.79× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.53× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.85× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Jacksonville State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Herbig, Charles E. Notar and Russel Lemmons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jacksonville State University.

  1. 1 Paul Herbig United States · #478,635 worldwide 103 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Charles E. Notar United States · #498,707 worldwide 78 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Russel Lemmons United States · #529,155 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Landry United States · #637,301 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Donald S. Prudlo United States · #679,657 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Bernard McCarthy United States · #800,138 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Jimmy D. Lindsey United States · #1,002,198 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Jodi Poe United States · #1,012,155 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Jihye Lee United States · #1,370,566 worldwide 4 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Greg H. Frith United States · #1,413,566 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Jacksonville State University

Which keywords describe research at Jacksonville State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Vulnerability, Resilience, Social Capital, Community, Globalization, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster.

▲ 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. Globalization9▲ 2.4×19 topics
  2. Gender8▲ 8.0×12 topics
  3. Social Media7▲ 2.6×13 topics
  4. Resilience6▲ 7.4×5 topics
  5. Social Capital6▲ 6.7×7 topics
  6. Vulnerability6▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Mental Health6▲ 2.4×18 topics
  8. Community6▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Educational Technology6▲ 2.6×12 topics
  10. Culture5▲ 5.2×7 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 1.91×9 topics
  12. Online Learning5▲ 3.2×6 topics
  13. Climate Change Adaptation5▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Literature5▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Disaster5▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Risk5▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Feminism4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  18. Student Engagement4▲ 5.8×10 topics
  19. History4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. IoT Security4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Higher Education4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  22. Leadership4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  23. Teacher Education4▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Disaster Management3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Adaptation3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  26. Society3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  27. Community Engagement3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  28. Instructional Design3▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Cybersecurity3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  30. Distributed Systems3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  31. Diversity3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  32. Reflective Practice3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Cultural Competence2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Emotions2▲ 30×3 topics
  35. Media2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  36. Professional Development2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Resettlement2▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Academic Libraries2▲ 63×3 topics
  39. Activism2▲ 31×3 topics
  40. Virtualization2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Jacksonville State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Management and Resilience, Public Relations and Crisis Communication, Online and Blended Learning and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Disaster Management and …5Disaster Management and Resilience: 5 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…2Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…2Online Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptati…1Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education an…1Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCommunicationEducationComputer Networks and Communications3 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 2 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  5. 5 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Jacksonville State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.