Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Mansfield · United States

Mansfield University

In research, Mansfield University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,161 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,288 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 13.3× its share of world research.

mansfield.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#4,537
of 28,054 · #3,190 all time
Rank in United States
#630
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
35.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Mansfield 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,161 of 12,888 25.8%105 #3083
Social SciencesDomain #9,288 of 10,521 6.8%71 #2796

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mansfield 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).

What does Mansfield University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 27.7 works13×
  2. ChemistryField · 39.2 works9.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.06× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.62× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.62× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.07× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.54× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.84× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mansfield University?

Ranked on the composite score, Percy A. Scholes, Edward J. Dent and Karen Guenther lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mansfield University.

  1. 1 Percy A. Scholes United States · #252,477 worldwide 39 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Edward J. Dent United States · #399,442 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Karen Guenther United States · #434,096 worldwide 2 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Arthur Bliss United States · #460,054 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Michael Freeden United States · #480,785 worldwide 43 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Ros Ballaster United States · #502,923 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Allan H. Frey United States · #579,021 worldwide 34 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 David Marquand United States · #618,747 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 R. M. Spence United States · #622,777 worldwide 6 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Nathaniel Micklem United States · #644,137 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Mansfield University

Which keywords describe research at Mansfield University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Hydrogenation, Medicinal Chemistry, Self-Assembly, Organometallic Chemistry, Transition Metal Catalysis, Ethics and Enantioselective Synthesis.

▲ 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. Catalysis12▲ 6.5×18 topics
  2. Climate Change9▲ 1.20×32 topics
  3. Hydrogenation9▲ 18×4 topics
  4. Medicinal Chemistry7▲ 9.1×11 topics
  5. Self-Assembly6▲ 7.2×7 topics
  6. Ethics6▲ 4.7×14 topics
  7. Organometallic Chemistry6▲ 47×5 topics
  8. Innovation6▲ 1.92×17 topics
  9. Transition Metal Catalysis5▲ 22×4 topics
  10. Enantioselective Synthesis5▲ 29×7 topics
  11. Synthesis5▲ 4.8×16 topics
  12. Polymerization5▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Supramolecular Chemistry5▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Metal-Catalyzed Reactions4▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Drug Discovery4▲ 7.0×7 topics
  16. Organic Synthesis4▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Bioimaging4▲ 6.1×3 topics
  18. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  19. Enantioselective Reactions4▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  21. Heterocycles4▲ 15×8 topics
  22. Transition Metal Complexes4▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Empathy4▲ 11×7 topics
  24. Molecular Machines4▲ 9.2×2 topics
  25. Biodegradable Polymers3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  26. Bond Activation3▲ 85×1 topic
  27. Neurodegenerative Diseases3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  28. Transition Metal3▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Homogeneous Catalysts3▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Phenomenology3▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Asymmetric Catalysis3▲ 29×4 topics
  32. Macrocycles3▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Psychology3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. C-C Bond Formation3▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Chemical Synthesis3▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Ontology3▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Cyclic Carbonates3▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Formic Acid3▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Husserl3▲ 117×1 topic
  40. Merleau-Ponty3▲ 117×1 topic

Which research topics does Mansfield University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy, Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection.

Organometallic Complex S…3Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 3 fractional worksPhenomenology and Existe…3Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy: 3 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 3 fractional worksMolecular Sensors and Io…3Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection: 3 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…2biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 2 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 2 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 2 fractional worksSulfur-Based Synthesis T…2Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 2 fractional worksSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds: 2 fractional works
Organic ChemistryExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyProcess Chemistry and TechnologySpectroscopy3 others

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

  1. 1 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 3 works
  2. 2 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection Spectroscopy 3 works
  5. 5 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 2 works
  6. 6 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques Organic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds Inorganic Chemistry 2 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.4%domestic only53.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mansfield University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.