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Lenoir–Rhyne University

In research, Lenoir–Rhyne University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,361 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,571
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,474
of 7,310
Research works
293
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Lenoir–Rhyne University

What is Lenoir–Rhyne 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 #9,361 of 14,833 6.0%191

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lenoir–Rhyne 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Lenoir–Rhyne University work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Lenoir–Rhyne University is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Psychology (20%), Arts and Humanities (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 24 fractional works · 64.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 19.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKLenoir–RhyneUniversity37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences65%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1129.6%
    2. Psychology719.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities37.1%
    4. Decision Sciences24.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting13.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Computer Science37.1%
    2. Mathematics12.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.5%
    4. Engineering11.4%
    5. Chemistry00.9%
    6. Environmental Science00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26.0%
    2. Neuroscience13.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
    1. Medicine13.7%
    2. Health Professions13.4%
    3. Nursing01.2%
    4. Veterinary00.9%
    5. Dentistry00.5%
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: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.47× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.43× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.55×0 works
  2. Psychology6.43×7 works
  3. Decision Sciences4.15×2 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.47×3 works
  5. Nursing2.42×0 works
  6. Social Sciences2.34×11 works
  7. Neuroscience2.06×1 works
  8. Mathematics2.02×1 works
  9. Health Professions1.29×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.26×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.13×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.92×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.91×3 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.66×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.57×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×1 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  18. Medicine0.19×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.13×0 works
  20. Engineering0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lenoir–Rhyne University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jayme Nixon Linton, Paula J. Swindle and Brad E. Egan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lenoir–Rhyne University.

  1. 1 Jayme Nixon Linton United States · #2,478,082 worldwide 146 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Paula J. Swindle United States · #2,968,526 worldwide 76 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Brad E. Egan United States · #3,193,274 worldwide 126 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Rand Brandes United States · #3,430,148 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Dawn Behrend United States · #3,832,121 worldwide 30 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Carly A. York United States · #3,999,723 worldwide 256 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Craig Schreiber United States · #4,094,824 worldwide 316 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 David C. Ratke United States · #4,301,206 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Gail Miles United States · #4,365,828 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Michael Funk Deckard United States · #4,586,247 worldwide 98 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Lenoir–Rhyne University

What are the most cited papers from Lenoir–Rhyne University?

The most cited paper from Lenoir–Rhyne University is "Video Game Characters and the Socialization of Gender Roles: Young People’s Perceptions Mirror Sexist Media Depictions" (Karen E. Dill, Kathryn P. Thill, 2007), with 382 citations. Next come "Video game violence" (322) and "The creatine kinase response to resistance exercise." (229).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Video Game Characters and the Socialization of Gender Roles: Young People’s Perceptions Mirror Sexist Media Depictions Karen E. Dill, Kathryn P. Thill · Sex Roles 16 Oct 2007 382
2 Video game violence Karen E. Dill, Jody C. Dill · Aggression and Violent Behavior Dec 1998 322
3 The creatine kinase response to resistance exercise. Alexander J. Koch, Rafael Pereira, Marco Machado · PubMed Mar 2014 229
4 Effects of exposure to sex-stereotyped video game characters on tolerance of sexual harassment Karen E. Dill, Brian P. Brown, Michael Collins · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 19 Jun 2008 186
5 Violence, Sex, Race, and Age in Popular Video Games: A Content Analysis. Karen E. Dill, Douglas A. Gentile, William A. Richter et al. · American Psychological Association eBooks Book chapter 2005 140
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Which keywords describe research at Lenoir–Rhyne University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Policy, Motivation, Education, Social Justice, Gender, Educational Technology and Self-Regulation.

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  2. Education2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  3. Educational Technology2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  4. Economic Policy2▲ 87×2 topics
  5. Mental Health2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  6. Motivation2▲ 10×2 topics
  7. Social Justice2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  8. Gender1▲ 7.2×5 topics
  9. Self-Regulation1▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Collaborative Learning1▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Metacognition1▲ 22×1 topic
  12. Qualitative Research1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  13. Church History1▲ 73×2 topics
  14. Depression1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  15. Urban Development1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  16. Content Analysis1▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Cultural Competence1▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  19. Quality of Life1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  20. Agenda Setting1▲ 81×1 topic
  21. British Politics1▲ 204×1 topic
  22. Ceremonial1▲ 138×1 topic
  23. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy1▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Depoliticisation1▲ 204×1 topic
  25. Internet-based Interventions1▲ 41×1 topic
  26. Media Framing1▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Public Opinion1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Rome1▲ 225×1 topic

Which research topics does Lenoir–Rhyne University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods, Historical and Religious Studies of Rome, Political and Economic history of UK and US and Media Studies and Communication.

Innovative Teaching and …1Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Religious…1Historical and Religious Studies of Rome: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 1 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…1Media Studies and Communication: 1 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…1Digital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksHearing Impairment and Communication: 1 fractional worksInternational Business a…1International Business and FDI: 1 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 1 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 1 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyHistoryPolitical Science and International RelationsCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 1 works
  3. 3 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 1 works
  5. 5 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lenoir–Rhyne University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lenoir–Rhyne University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Lenoir–Rhyne University0.000068% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lenoir–Rhyne University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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