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National University

In research, National University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,847 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,679 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,154 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,128
of 28,054 · #7,897 all time
Rank in United States
#2,136
of 4,192
Research works
3.6k
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is National 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 #8,847 of 12,888 6.6%99 #7370
Social SciencesDomain #7,679 of 10,521 9.4%202 #3103
Social SciencesField #5,154 of 6,365 10.2%110 #2664

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#7,370 #8,847
  2. Social Sciences#3,103 #7,679
  3. Social Sciences#2,664 #5,154
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.15× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter Serdyukov, Dana L. Grisham and Maureen O’Hara lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National University.

  1. 1 Peter Serdyukov United States · #338,842 worldwide 151 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Dana L. Grisham United States · #787,573 worldwide 46 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Maureen O’Hara United States · #1,214,591 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Guillermo P. Salas United States · #1,233,675 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Igor Ya. Subbotin United States · #1,369,909 worldwide 11 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Tara Rava Zolnikov United States · #1,500,642 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Pradip Peter Dey United States · #1,593,759 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Thomas M. Gatton United States · #1,621,149 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at National University

Which keywords describe research at National University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Security, Ethnicity, Science, Legal Regulation, Sustainability, Culture, Islam and Social Influence.

▲ 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. Machine Learning18▲ 1.43×31 topics
  2. Sustainability18▲ 1.93×32 topics
  3. Globalization15▲ 2.1×28 topics
  4. Mental Health14▲ 2.5×30 topics
  5. Sustainable Development13▲ 2.2×26 topics
  6. Climate Change13▲ 1.28×25 topics
  7. Social Media11▲ 2.1×22 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence11▲ 2.1×19 topics
  9. Big Data11▲ 3.2×13 topics
  10. Economic Development11▲ 3.5×16 topics
  11. Education10▲ 1.64×27 topics
  12. Educational Technology10▲ 2.4×20 topics
  13. History10▲ 3.9×5 topics
  14. Ethnicity10▲ 7.2×8 topics
  15. Culture10▲ 5.0×7 topics
  16. Healthcare10▲ 2.3×10 topics
  17. Literature10▲ 4.8×5 topics
  18. Economic Security10▲ 12×5 topics
  19. Innovation10▲ 2.5×19 topics
  20. Science9▲ 9.7×4 topics
  21. Legal Regulation9▲ 11×6 topics
  22. Philosophy9▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Higher Education8▲ 4.2×15 topics
  24. Design8▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Islam8▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Social Influence8▲ 9.9×2 topics
  27. Air Force8▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Malay Language8▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Modernization8▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Public Oversight8▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Sharia Law8▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Transport Policy8▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Data Mining8▲ 2.8×10 topics
  34. Student Engagement8▲ 5.2×9 topics
  35. Digital Transformation7▲ 3.3×11 topics
  36. Precision Medicine6▲ 3.6×5 topics
  37. Financial Security5▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Ethical Challenges5▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Special Education5▲ 22×4 topics
  40. Reflective Practice4▲ 6.5×5 topics

Which research topics does National University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 8 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 8 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…3Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 3 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksUkrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies: 2 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 2 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceHealth Informatics4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 8 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  7. 7 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 3 works
  8. 8 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  9. 9 Ukrainian Cultural and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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.

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