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James Madison University

In research, James Madison University stands highest in Social Sciences (#830 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#862 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#379 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,367
of 28,054 · #3,023 all time
Rank in United States
#613
of 4,192
Research works
8.5k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
136k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is James Madison 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 #830 of 10,521 20.1%711 #486
Social SciencesField #862 of 6,365 22.1%365 #388
PsychologyField #379 of 2,181 16.9%126 #294
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,045 of 2,578 21.9%109 #888
Arts and HumanitiesField #858 of 1,998 15.6%99 #671
Health SciencesDomain #5,469 of 11,982 10.7%142 #4184
Physical SciencesDomain #6,569 of 12,888 9.7%322 #4621
EducationSubfield #1,074 of 1,892 22.6%99 #611
MedicineField #7,749 of 10,443 8.9%96 #7248
Computer ScienceField #3,657 of 4,667 12.0%83 #2570

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where James Madison 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. Social Sciences#486 #830
  2. Social Sciences#388 #862
  3. Psychology#294 #379
  4. Sociology and Political Science#888 #1,045
  5. Arts and Humanities#671 #858
  6. Health Sciences#4,184 #5,469
  7. Physical Sciences#4,621 #6,569
  8. Education#611 #1,074
  9. Medicine#7,248 #7,749
  10. Computer Science#2,570 #3,657
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.

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: 0.43× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 83 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.68× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 64 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.25× its world share, 126 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 365 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at James Madison University?

Ranked on the composite score, David Bernstein, J. Barkley Rosser and Richard F. West lead among researchers whose main affiliation is James Madison University.

  1. 1 David Bernstein United States · #53,041 worldwide 496 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 J. Barkley Rosser United States · #58,276 worldwide 536 citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Richard F. West United States · #65,665 worldwide 485 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 J. Hardie United States · #106,981 worldwide 248 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Sara J. Finney United States · #129,086 worldwide 373 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 D. Cords United States · #143,794 worldwide 308 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 R. Bradford United States · #145,615 worldwide 234 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 K. S. Egiyan United States · #149,313 worldwide 159 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Paul L. Raston United States · #161,505 worldwide 357 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Kenneth E. Barron United States · #162,935 worldwide 925 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at James Madison University

Which keywords describe research at James Madison University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Globalization, History, Gender, Higher Education, Social Justice, Education and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Globalization50▲ 1.99×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning42◆ 1.00×41 topics
  3. Education41▲ 1.88×46 topics
  4. Climate Change41▲ 1.18×60 topics
  5. Mental Health38▲ 2.0×29 topics
  6. History34▲ 3.7×28 topics
  7. Student Engagement32▲ 6.3×12 topics
  8. Gender29▲ 4.2×34 topics
  9. Higher Education29▲ 4.2×17 topics
  10. Social Justice28▲ 3.8×21 topics
  11. Social Media27▲ 1.49×22 topics
  12. Identity27▲ 2.9×34 topics
  13. Innovation24▲ 1.77×19 topics
  14. Ethics22▲ 3.5×20 topics
  15. Religion21▲ 3.5×19 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis21▲ 2.8×13 topics
  17. Corporate Governance21▲ 2.2×13 topics
  18. Colonialism20▲ 3.4×24 topics
  19. Feminism20▲ 5.6×13 topics
  20. Culture19▲ 2.8×20 topics
  21. Reflective Practice18▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Well-being18▲ 3.7×13 topics
  23. Literature18▲ 2.6×21 topics
  24. Technology Integration18▲ 4.5×9 topics
  25. Neoliberalism17▲ 3.8×18 topics
  26. Nationalism17▲ 2.9×20 topics
  27. Community Engagement16▲ 3.7×9 topics
  28. Professional Development16▲ 6.2×10 topics
  29. Society15▲ 6.1×13 topics
  30. Student Perceptions14▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Diversity13▲ 6.0×8 topics
  32. Academic Achievement13▲ 6.1×9 topics
  33. Emotion13▲ 4.9×10 topics
  34. Experiential Learning13▲ 20×6 topics
  35. Psychology11▲ 6.9×6 topics
  36. Teacher Preparation11▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Informal Learning11▲ 6.8×4 topics
  38. Race11▲ 7.8×13 topics
  39. Learning Analytics11▲ 7.0×2 topics
  40. Engineering Education10▲ 9.2×4 topics

Which research topics does James Madison University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Online Learning and Analytics, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Teacher Education and Le…7Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 7 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…7Online Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksAcademic and Historical …5Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 5 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 5 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 5 fractional works
EducationComputer Science ApplicationsAtmospheric ScienceAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 7 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 6 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Research Studies Education 6 works
  7. 7 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  8. 8 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 5 works
  10. 10 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 5 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has James Madison University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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