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Longwood University

In research, Longwood University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,611 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,733
of 28,054 · #15,261 all time
Rank in United States
#2,069
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Longwood 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 #3,611 of 10,521 20.7%95 #3458

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Longwood 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.41× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 3.52× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.91× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.90× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.50× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Longwood University?

Ranked on the composite score, Elizabeth W. Etheridge, Francis B. Simkins and Raymond Cormier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Longwood University.

  1. 1 Elizabeth W. Etheridge United States · #99,465 worldwide 78 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Francis B. Simkins United States · #215,880 worldwide 39 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Raymond Cormier United States · #374,825 worldwide 10 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Larissa Tracy United States · #604,869 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 E. Derek Taylor United States · #719,408 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Sean Ruday United States · #1,470,154 worldwide 0 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Linda Wright United States · #1,503,699 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Longwood University

Which keywords describe research at Longwood University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Culture, History, Globalization, Mental Health, Emotion, Inequality and Society.

▲ 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▲ 2.4×10 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 2.8×17 topics
  3. Gender6▲ 7.3×11 topics
  4. History5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  5. Culture5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  6. Economic Growth4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  7. Literature4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  8. Identity4▲ 3.4×9 topics
  9. Nationalism4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  10. Social Justice4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  11. Emotion3▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Health3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  13. Inequality3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  14. Society3▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Philosophy3▲ 4.7×4 topics
  16. Resilience3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  17. Religion3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  18. Colonialism3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  19. Doping3▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Ethics3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Height3▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Performance-Enhancing Drugs3▲ 285×1 topic
  23. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Wages3▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Psychological Impact3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Neuroscience3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Technology Integration3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  29. Forecasting2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  30. Medicine2▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Muscle Strength2▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Social History2▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Social Identity2▲ 17×5 topics
  34. Teacher Preparation2▲ 22×4 topics
  35. Diversity2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Nursing Education2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  38. Church History2▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Content Analysis2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Gender Roles2▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Longwood University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Economic and Social Studies, Doping in Sports, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health and Coastal and Marine Management.

Historical Economic and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksDoping in Sports3Doping in Sports: 3 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 2 fractional worksHormonal and reproductive studies: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…2Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional worksNursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 2 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and …1Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Doping in Sports Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  5. 5 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2 works
  9. 9 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Longwood University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.