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Lipscomb University

In research, Lipscomb University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,236 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,226
of 28,054 · #25,199 all time
Rank in United States
#2,626
of 4,192
Research works
595
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Lipscomb 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 #8,236 of 10,521 11.7%67 #10989

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lipscomb 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: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.52× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.36× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.41× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lipscomb University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zachary L. Cox, Batsell Barrett Baxter and Jeremy R. Townsend lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lipscomb University.

  1. 1 Zachary L. Cox United States · #271,722 worldwide 128 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Batsell Barrett Baxter United States · #1,131,573 worldwide 3 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Jeremy R. Townsend United States · #1,385,691 worldwide 15 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Ben Gross United States · #1,541,326 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Megan Jones United States · #1,563,135 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Lipscomb University

Which keywords describe research at Lipscomb University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heart Failure, Engineering Education, Assessment Methods, Leadership, Curriculum Development, Student Engagement, Professional Skills and Organizational Performance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning7▲ 1.46×13 topics
  2. Epidemiology6◆ 1.15×22 topics
  3. Heart Failure6▲ 9.7×13 topics
  4. Globalization6▲ 2.0×6 topics
  5. Engineering Education6▲ 43×4 topics
  6. Education5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  7. Sustainability5▲ 1.53×10 topics
  8. Assessment Methods5▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Curriculum Development5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  10. Leadership5▲ 7.5×9 topics
  11. Treatment4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.7×16 topics
  13. Diagnosis4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  14. Student Engagement4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  15. Healthcare4▲ 2.4×5 topics
  16. Professional Skills4▲ 81×2 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  18. Organizational Performance4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  19. Big Data3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  20. Lifelong Learning3▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Employee Engagement3▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Social Capital3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Social Impact3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  24. Well-being3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  26. Risk Management3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  27. Accreditation3▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Critical Thinking3▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Finance3▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Outcome-Based Education3▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Active Learning3▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Career Development2▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Project-Based Learning2▲ 44×2 topics
  34. Performance Analysis2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Renal Function2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Archaeology2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Poverty Reduction2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Emerging Markets2▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Problem-Based Learning2▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Team-Based Learning2▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does Lipscomb University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Problem and Project Based Learning, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Engineering Education an…3Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksProblem and Project Base…2Problem and Project Based Learning: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 2 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment and Management: 2 fractional worksDoctoral Education Challenges and Solutions: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyEducationBusiness and International ManagementBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  2. 2 Problem and Project Based Learning Education 2 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 2 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 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 available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lipscomb University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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