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Lock Haven University

In research, Lock Haven University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,351 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,968 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,243
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,144
of 7,310
Research works
496
▼ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
8k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Lock Haven University

What is Lock Haven 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,351 of 17,446 3.6%183
Social SciencesDomain #9,968 of 14,833 10.0%210

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lock Haven 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 Lock Haven University work in?

In 2022-now, 68% of research at Lock Haven University is in Social Sciences, 14% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Arts and Humanities (28%), Social Sciences (23%), Psychology (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 26 fractional works · 67.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 28.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 18.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 23.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 11.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLock HavenUniversity39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences68%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities1128.1%
    2. Social Sciences923.3%
    3. Psychology411.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    1. Medicine37.1%
    2. Health Professions37.0%
    1. Environmental Science24.3%
    2. Engineering13.2%
    3. Computer Science12.6%
    4. Materials Science11.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Neuroscience12.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.67× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.74× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.68× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities9.74×11 works
  2. Psychology3.68×4 works
  3. Health Professions2.67×3 works
  4. Social Sciences1.84×9 works
  5. Neuroscience1.58×1 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.06×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.86×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.38×0 works
  11. Medicine0.37×3 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.33×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.27×0 works
  15. Engineering0.21×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.12×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lock Haven University?

Ranked on the quality score, Reynol Junco, Dongdong Jia and James T. Knauer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lock Haven University.

  1. 1 Reynol Junco United States · #209,258 worldwide 7k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Dongdong Jia United States · #1,750,470 worldwide 2k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 James T. Knauer United States · #1,865,501 worldwide 1.5k citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Muhammad Aslam United States · #2,001,909 worldwide 456 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Barrie E. Overton United States · #2,231,547 worldwide 801 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Douglas S. Campbell United States · #2,580,395 worldwide 169 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 R. S. Macdougall United States · #2,783,339 worldwide 68 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Ivor Atkins United States · #2,836,531 worldwide 97 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Elizabeth D. Gruber United States · #3,016,111 worldwide 86 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Boris Morozov United States · #3,127,677 worldwide 92 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Lock Haven University

What are the most cited papers from Lock Haven University?

The most cited paper from Lock Haven University is "The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades" (Reynol Junco, Greg Heiberger, Eric Loken, 2010), with 1,543 citations. Next come "The relationship between frequency of Facebook use, participation in Facebook activities, and student engagement" (1,235) and "Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance" (846).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades Reynol Junco, Greg Heiberger, Eric Loken · Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 12 Nov 2010 1,543
2 The relationship between frequency of Facebook use, participation in Facebook activities, and student engagement Reynol Junco · Computers & Education 14 Aug 2011 1,235
3 Too much face and not enough books: The relationship between multiple indices of Facebook use and academic performance Reynol Junco · Computers in Human Behavior Oct 2011 846
4 No A 4 U: The relationship between multitasking and academic performance Reynol Junco, Shelia R. Cotten · Computers & Education 6 Jan 2012 810
5 The dynamics of travel avoidance: The case of Ebola in the U.S. Ignatius Cahyanto, Michael J. Wiblishauser, Lori Pennington‐Gray et al. · Tourism Management Perspectives Open access 17 Sep 2016 376
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Which keywords describe research at Lock Haven University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Gender, Colonialism, History, Identity, Culture, Postcolonialism and Anthropocene.

▲ 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. Literature8▲ 37×11 topics
  2. Gender5▲ 26×10 topics
  3. Colonialism5▲ 27×7 topics
  4. History4▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Identity3▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Culture3▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Postcolonialism2▲ 45×4 topics
  8. Anthropocene2▲ 99×2 topics
  9. Feminism2▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Modernization2▲ 28×2 topics
  11. Society2▲ 27×3 topics
  12. Mental Health2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  13. Narrative Analysis2▲ 89×2 topics
  14. Imperialism2▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Nationalism2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  16. Philosophy2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  17. Ethics2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  18. Adaptation1▲ 11×1 topic
  19. Film1▲ 252×1 topic
  20. Joseph Conrad1▲ 1246×1 topic
  21. Literary Modernism1▲ 1246×1 topic
  22. Patient Engagement1▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Professionalism1▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Sport Psychology1▲ 35×2 topics
  25. Affect1▲ 72×1 topic
  26. Ecocriticism1▲ 201×1 topic
  27. Environmental Humanities1▲ 201×1 topic
  28. Geography1▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Medical Education1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis1▲ 105×1 topic
  31. Body Mass Index1▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Cultural Memory1▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Healthcare Communication1▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Japan1▲ 121×1 topic
  35. Modernism1▲ 121×1 topic
  36. Motor Learning1▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Online Recruitment1▲ 103×1 topic
  38. Politics1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Privacy1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. Race1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Lock Haven University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Joseph Conrad and Literature, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

Joseph Conrad and Litera…1Joseph Conrad and Literature: 1 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation,…1Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 1 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 1 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksThoreau and American Literature: 1 fractional worksSamuel Beckett and Modernism: 1 fractional worksSocial Media in Health Education: 1 fractional worksBody Composition Measure…1Body Composition Measurement Techniques: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryGeography, Planning and DevelopmentInformation SystemsHealth2 others

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

  1. 1 Joseph Conrad and Literature Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  2. 2 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  3. 3 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  5. 5 Thoreau and American Literature Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Samuel Beckett and Modernism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Social Media in Health Education Health 1 works
  8. 8 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lock Haven University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Lock Haven University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Lock Haven University0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lock Haven University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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