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Millersville University

In research, Millersville University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,861 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,487
of 22,385 · #9,826 all time
Rank in United States
#2,883
of 3,332
Research works
1.7k
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Millersville University

What is Millersville University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,861 of 9,585 7.9%90 #4849

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

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Millersville University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Psychology (12%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 97 fractional works · 56.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 33.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 11.6% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 7.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 25.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 8.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMillersvilleUniversity171fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences57%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5733.4%
    2. Psychology2011.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities137.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting42.5%
    5. Decision Sciences10.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Computer Science148.1%
    2. Chemistry74.1%
    3. Environmental Science63.6%
    4. Engineering52.7%
    5. Mathematics42.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    9. Materials Science10.4%
    1. Medicine105.8%
    2. Health Professions63.3%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences74.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.4%
    3. Neuroscience21.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.89× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.67× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.61× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.05× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.73× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.78× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.78×20 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.73×14 works
  3. Social Sciences2.64×57 works
  4. Chemistry2.61×7 works
  5. Veterinary2.39×1 works
  6. Mathematics2.05×4 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.67×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.25×6 works
  9. Computer Science1.05×14 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.97×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×7 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.82×1 works
  13. Nursing0.80×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×4 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.78×3 works
  16. Neuroscience0.73×2 works
  17. Environmental Science0.73×6 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×4 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×1 works
  20. Medicine0.30×10 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×0 works
  22. Engineering0.18×5 works
  23. Materials Science0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Millersville University?

Ranked on the quality score, John Kelly Thornton, Delray Schultz and Ebrahim Parvaresh Karan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Millersville University.

  1. 1 John Kelly Thornton United States · #492,912 worldwide 5.3k citations · 236 works
  2. 2 Delray Schultz United States · #1,034,961 worldwide 3.7k citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Ebrahim Parvaresh Karan United States · #1,366,769 worldwide 1.7k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 John Thornton United States · #1,687,711 worldwide 604 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Judith A. Cebra‐Thomas United States · #1,813,378 worldwide 2.4k citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Timothy C. Miller United States · #2,115,481 worldwide 542 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Linda Loeb Clark United States · #2,426,632 worldwide 778 citations · 94 works
  8. 8 Gregory J. Seigworth United States · #2,480,747 worldwide 2.7k citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Sarah Brooks United States · #2,590,774 worldwide 656 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Francis J. Bremer United States · #2,738,451 worldwide 700 citations · 205 works
All ranked researchers at Millersville University

What are the most cited papers from Millersville University?

The most cited paper from Millersville University is "Order Restricted Statistical Inference" (Lewis H. Shoemaker, Tim Robertson, F. T. Wright et al., 1990), with 726 citations. Next come "Biochemical Outcome After Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiation Therapy, or Interstitial Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer" (713) and "The Organization of Cerebellar and Basal Ganglia Outputs to Primary Motor Cortex as Revealed by Retrograde Transneuronal Transport of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1" (471).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Order Restricted Statistical Inference Lewis H. Shoemaker, Tim Robertson, F. T. Wright et al. · Technometrics Feb 1990 726
2 Biochemical Outcome After Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiation Therapy, or Interstitial Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer A.V. D’Amico, Richard Whittington, Stanley Bruce Malkowicz et al. · The Journal of Urology Apr 1999 713
3 The Organization of Cerebellar and Basal Ganglia Outputs to Primary Motor Cortex as Revealed by Retrograde Transneuronal Transport of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 John E. Hoover, Peter L. Strick · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 15 Feb 1999 471
4 Reflection as a visible outcome for preservice teachers John R Ward, Suzanne Schwarz McCotter · Teaching and Teacher Education Apr 2004 423
5 Toward an integrated framework for online consumer behavior and decision making process: A review William K. Darley, Charles Blankson, Denise J. Luethge · Psychology and Marketing 6 Jan 2010 419
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Millersville University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Job Satisfaction, Reflective Practice, Professional Development, Nationalism, History, Cultural Competence and Evidence-Based Practice.

▲ 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. Identity9▲ 7.6×13 topics
  2. Job Satisfaction7▲ 9.7×6 topics
  3. Mental Health7▲ 2.9×14 topics
  4. Reflective Practice7▲ 22×4 topics
  5. History7▲ 5.9×10 topics
  6. Nationalism6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  7. Professional Development6▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Cultural Competence6▲ 26×4 topics
  9. Social Justice6▲ 5.5×12 topics
  10. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Burnout5▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Child Welfare5▲ 86×2 topics
  13. Stress5▲ 8.3×2 topics
  14. Educational Technology5▲ 2.5×11 topics
  15. Retention5▲ 171×1 topic
  16. Supervision5▲ 92×1 topic
  17. Gender5▲ 5.2×10 topics
  18. Intersectionality4▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Cultural Identity4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  20. Higher Education4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Immigration4▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Social Policy4▲ 26×3 topics
  23. Leadership4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  24. Resilience4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  25. Social Support4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Religion4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  27. Technology Integration4▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Canada3▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Feminism3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  30. Health3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  31. Positive Psychology3▲ 25×3 topics
  32. minorities3▲ 176×1 topic
  33. Cold War3▲ 30×3 topics
  34. Democracy3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  35. Discrimination3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  36. Teacher Education3▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Psychological Capital3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Asymmetric Catalysis3▲ 41×2 topics
  39. Black Studies2▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Millersville University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Work Education and Practice, Canadian Identity and History, Race, History, and American Society and Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies.

Social Work Education an…5Social Work Education and Practice: 5 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …2Critical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …2Homelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksRhetoric and Communicati…1Rhetoric and Communication Studies: 1 fractional works
Public AdministrationSociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyOrganic Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 5 works
  2. 2 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry Organic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Rhetoric and Communication Studies Philosophy 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 available21.5%not open78.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Millersville University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Millersville University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Millersville University0.00051% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Millersville University6.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.2% in 1993.

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