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Lander University

In research, Lander University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,777 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,199 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,783
of 28,054 · #22,360 all time
Rank in United States
#2,551
of 4,192
Research works
500
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Lander 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 #6,777 of 16,945 16.5%312
Social SciencesField #5,199 of 10,206 17.2%164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lander 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: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.99× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.79× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Lander University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, History, Literature, Healthcare, Society, Student Engagement, Religion and Social Movements.

▲ 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. History4▲ 7.0×9 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 8.6×8 topics
  3. Healthcare4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  4. Mental Health3▲ 2.9×12 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 2.1×10 topics
  6. Literature3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  7. Public Health3▲ 2.7×8 topics
  8. Human Rights3▲ 3.6×4 topics
  9. Identity2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  10. Social Media2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  11. Religion2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  12. Student Engagement2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  13. Physical Activity2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  14. Regulation2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  15. Society2▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Feminism2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  17. Social Movements2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  18. Culture2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  19. Biodiversity2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  20. International Relations2▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Migration2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  22. Nationalism2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  23. Philosophy2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  24. Colonialism2▲ 4.6×5 topics
  25. Manuscripts2▲ 99×2 topics
  26. Medieval2▲ 59×2 topics
  27. Academic Libraries2▲ 96×3 topics
  28. Learning Outcomes2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  29. Exercise1▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Market Dynamics1▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Political Economy1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  32. Community1▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Information Systems1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Religious Identity1▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Social History1▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Structural Equation Modeling1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  37. Constitutional Law1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Israel1▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Prosocial Behavior1▲ 60×2 topics
  40. Secularism1▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Lander University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Activity and Health, Library Science and Administration, Educational Games and Gamification and Medieval Literature and History.

Physical Activity and Health: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…1Educational Games and Gamification: 1 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 1 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 1 fractional worksWeb and Library Services: 1 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Histori…1Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyLibrary and Information SciencesDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyClassics5 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 1 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Medieval Literature and History Classics 1 works
  5. 5 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Web and Library Services Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 1 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lander University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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