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Juniata College

In research, Juniata College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,869 of 17,446 worldwide), Medicine (#7,590 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,890 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,779
of 22,385 · #9,279 all time
Rank in United States
#2,270
of 3,332
Research works
872
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Juniata College

What is Juniata College 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,869 of 17,446 11.4%280
MedicineField #7,590 of 14,558 10.2%174
Health SciencesDomain #8,890 of 16,688 9.8%192
Social SciencesDomain #9,595 of 14,833 9.4%268
Life SciencesDomain #7,882 of 11,023 8.8%132
Social SciencesField #7,457 of 9,330 9.4%168

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

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Juniata College is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (22%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (11%).

Physical Sciences: 52 fractional works · 47.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 24 fractional works · 21.6% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 8.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.9% of its workGeophysics: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 31 fractional works · 28.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 12.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 10.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJuniata College110fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences28%

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. Environmental Science2421.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences108.9%
    3. Engineering76.1%
    4. Computer Science54.7%
    5. Mathematics32.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.7%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Materials Science10.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1816.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities65.2%
    3. Psychology32.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.1%
    5. Decision Sciences10.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology76.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences43.5%
    3. Neuroscience21.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    1. Medicine1210.7%
    2. Nursing11.0%
    3. Health Professions10.5%
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: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.65× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.34× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.65×10 works
  2. Environmental Science4.34×24 works
  3. Mathematics2.04×3 works
  4. Nursing1.99×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.80×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.32×18 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.24×7 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.06×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.98×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.96×2 works
  11. Psychology0.94×3 works
  12. Neuroscience0.92×2 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.78×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.73×4 works
  15. Computer Science0.60×5 works
  16. Medicine0.56×12 works
  17. Chemistry0.49×1 works
  18. Engineering0.41×7 works
  19. Materials Science0.22×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.20×1 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.17×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.14×0 works
  23. Energy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Juniata College?

Ranked on the quality score, Douglas Stewart Glazier, Regina Lamendella and Ryan D. Mathur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Juniata College.

  1. 1 Douglas Stewart Glazier United States · #181,394 worldwide 6.7k citations · 113 works
  2. 2 Regina Lamendella United States · #344,678 worldwide 11k citations · 143 works
  3. 3 Ryan D. Mathur United States · #400,651 worldwide 5.4k citations · 221 works
  4. 4 Justin R. Wright United States · #902,344 worldwide 1.5k citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Richard R. Hark United States · #949,666 worldwide 1.4k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Christopher J. McLimans United States · #1,052,529 worldwide 631 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 J. Jackson Barlow United States · #1,501,307 worldwide 222 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 M E Wilson United States · #1,867,649 worldwide 492 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Jas. Platt United States · #1,916,427 worldwide 36 citations · 341 works
  10. 10 Hoi Tong Wong United States · #1,934,351 worldwide 369 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Juniata College

What are the most cited papers from Juniata College?

The most cited paper from Juniata College is "A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity" (Luke Thompson et al., 2017), with 2,968 citations. Next come "Dynamics of the human gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease" (1,272) and "Synthesis and Study of Silver Nanoparticles" (1,151).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity Luke Thompson et al. · Nature Open access303 authors 30 Oct 2017 2,968
2 Dynamics of the human gut microbiome in inflammatory bowel disease Jonas Halfvarson, Colin Brislawn, Regina Lamendella et al. · Nature Microbiology Open access 13 Feb 2017 1,272
3 Synthesis and Study of Silver Nanoparticles Lorraine M. Mulfinger, Sally D. Solomon, Mozghan Bahadory et al. · Journal of Chemical Education Feb 2007 1,151
4 Beyond the ‘3/4‐power law’: variation in the intra‐and interspecific scaling of metabolic rate in animals Douglas Stewart Glazier · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society Review 26 Aug 2005 1,097
5 Disentangling the numbers behind agriculture-driven tropical deforestation Florence Pendrill et al. · Science Open access 8 Sep 2022 569
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Juniata College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Temperature, Metabolic Rate, Physiological Adaptation, Thermal Tolerance, Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics and Tectonics.

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 4.7×22 topics
  2. Temperature6▲ 55×2 topics
  3. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  4. Metabolic Rate6▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Physiological Adaptation6▲ 158×1 topic
  6. Thermal Tolerance6▲ 245×1 topic
  7. Globalization4▲ 2.0×14 topics
  8. Plate Tectonics4▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Invasive Species4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  10. Tectonics4▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Thermodynamic Modeling4▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Environmental Impacts3▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.91×10 topics
  14. Geochronology3▲ 44×1 topic
  15. Zircon3▲ 44×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact3▲ 1.74×12 topics
  17. Hyperspectral Imaging3▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Support Vector Machines3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  19. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Innovation3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  21. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Culture3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  23. Geochemistry3▲ 39×3 topics
  24. Colonialism3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  25. Gender3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  26. Water Quality3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  27. Identity2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  28. Population Dynamics2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  29. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  30. Rare Earth Elements2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Genetic Variation2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Metabolic Regulation2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Natural Selection2▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Remediation2▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Manganese Oxides2▲ 50×1 topic
  36. Sedimentary Rocks2▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  38. Adaptive Evolution2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Contamination1▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Evolutionary Dynamics1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Juniata College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping and Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis.

Physiological and bioche…6Physiological and biochemical adaptations: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 1 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverticular Disease and Complications: 1 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 1 fractional works
EcologyGeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceGeochemistry and Petrology5 others

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

  1. 1 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Diverticular Disease and Complications Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Juniata College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Juniata College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Juniata College0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Juniata College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Juniata College8.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2024.

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