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Lebanon Valley College

In research, Lebanon Valley College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,479 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#12,262 of 16,945 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#17,337 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,925
of 28,054 · #25,162 all time
Rank in United States
#3,246
of 4,192
Research works
604
▲ 88% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Lebanon Valley 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 #15,479 of 21,541 15.8%127
Social SciencesDomain #12,262 of 16,945 11.1%254
Health SciencesDomain #17,337 of 20,462 12.8%151
Social SciencesField #9,476 of 10,206 11.9%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lebanon Valley 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 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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.58× its world share, 9 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.49× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.51× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.52× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lebanon Valley College?

Ranked on the composite score, T F Humphrey and Courtney M. Lappas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lebanon Valley College.

  1. 1 T F Humphrey United States · #856,588 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Courtney M. Lappas United States · #1,540,961 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Lebanon Valley College

Which keywords describe research at Lebanon Valley College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, Well-being, Globalization, Global Governance, International Institutions, Power, Lattice QCD and Social Support.

▲ 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. Globalization7▲ 3.1×6 topics
  2. International Law6▲ 17×5 topics
  3. Epidemiology6▲ 1.25×23 topics
  4. Well-being5▲ 12×7 topics
  5. Mental Health5▲ 2.7×15 topics
  6. Global Governance4▲ 17×2 topics
  7. International Institutions4▲ 169×1 topic
  8. Power4▲ 50×1 topic
  9. Depression4▲ 3.9×13 topics
  10. Public Health4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  11. Lattice QCD4▲ 53×2 topics
  12. Social Support4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  13. Prefrontal Cortex3▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Neurobiology3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  15. Guidelines3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  16. Life Expectancy3▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  18. Health Disparities3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  19. International Relations3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  21. Stress3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  22. Information Warfare2▲ 65×2 topics
  23. Neural Plasticity2▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Emotion2▲ 9.6×6 topics
  25. Health2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  27. Anticoagulant Therapy2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Catheter Ablation2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Athletic Training2▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Serotonin2▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Atrial Fibrillation2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Heavy-Ion Collisions2▲ 63×1 topic
  34. High-Energy Collider2▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Mortality Risk2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  36. Particle Physics2▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Quark-Gluon Plasma2▲ 63×1 topic
  38. QCD2▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Risk Stratification2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. charmonium2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Lebanon Valley College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, High-Energy Particle Collisions Research, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

International Relations …4International Relations and Foreign Policy: 4 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 2 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Recepto…2Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…1Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineCellular and Molecular Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  3. 3 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  6. 6 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  9. 9 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lebanon Valley College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 88% 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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