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Mary Baldwin University

In research, Mary Baldwin University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,201 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,966 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,991
of 28,054 · #32,672 all time
Rank in United States
#4,189
of 4,192
Research works
380
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Mary Baldwin 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 #9,201 of 16,945 16.1%251
Social SciencesField #5,966 of 10,206 19.4%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mary Baldwin 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 Mary Baldwin University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 24.6 works13×
← 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: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 13.36× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mary Baldwin University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ashton D. Trice, Mary Watters and Sara Nair James lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mary Baldwin University.

  1. 1 Ashton D. Trice United States · #352,473 worldwide 78 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Mary Watters United States · #405,820 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Sara Nair James United States · #525,234 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Susan E. Daniels United States · #1,427,135 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Mary Baldwin University

Which keywords describe research at Mary Baldwin University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Culture, Gender, Theology, Adaptation, Film, Theory and Church History.

▲ 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. Literature7▲ 20×6 topics
  2. Culture5▲ 14×3 topics
  3. Gender5▲ 14×3 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  5. Theology4▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Adaptation4▲ 20×2 topics
  7. Film4▲ 393×1 topic
  8. Theory4▲ 348×1 topic
  9. Church History3▲ 107×2 topics
  10. Cultural Identity3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  11. Urban Development3▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 138×1 topic
  13. Jewish Society2▲ 138×1 topic
  14. Ethnography2▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Nationalism2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  16. Postcolonialism2▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 23×3 topics
  18. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Calvinism2▲ 118×1 topic
  20. Colonialism2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  21. Medieval Europe2▲ 141×2 topics
  22. Reformation2▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Archaeoastronomy2▲ 283×1 topic
  24. Cultural Landscapes2▲ 127×1 topic
  25. Political Economy2▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Resistance Training2▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Theatre2▲ 80×2 topics
  28. Health1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  29. Performance Analysis1▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Training Load1▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Agroecology1▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Food Sovereignty1▲ 93×1 topic
  33. Historiography1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Intellectual Movements1▲ 96×2 topics
  35. Italian Renaissance1▲ 231×1 topic
  36. Linguistics1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Renaissance Florence1▲ 231×1 topic
  38. Ceremonial1▲ 91×1 topic
  39. Drama Education1▲ 116×1 topic
  40. Performance Art1▲ 116×1 topic

Which research topics does Mary Baldwin University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Historical and Architectural Studies.

Shakespeare, Adaptation,…4Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Architect…2Historical and Architectural Studies: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Mo…1Renaissance and Early Modern Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 1 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 1 fractional worksFood and Agricultural Sciences: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryReligious studiesHistoryArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  4. 4 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 2 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 1 works
  8. 8 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 1 works
  9. 9 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 Food and Agricultural Sciences Food Science 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mary Baldwin University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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