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Northwest Nazarene University

In research, Northwest Nazarene University stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,316 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,767
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,395
of 8,685
Research works
222
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Northwest Nazarene 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 #12,316 of 16,945 17.2%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwest Nazarene 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: 2.94× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.18× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northwest Nazarene University?

Ranked on the composite score, Duke M. Bulanon and Kevin Timpe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwest Nazarene University.

  1. 1 Duke M. Bulanon United States · #574,209 worldwide 80 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Kevin Timpe United States · #785,283 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Northwest Nazarene University

Which keywords describe research at Northwest Nazarene University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wireless Sensor Networks, Environmental Monitoring, Plant Disease Detection, Smart Farming, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reformation and Student Motivation.

▲ 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  2. Deep Learning3▲ 3.1×3 topics
  3. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 26×2 topics
  4. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 22×2 topics
  5. Plant Disease Detection2▲ 93×1 topic
  6. Smart Farming2▲ 84×1 topic
  7. Reformation2▲ 211×2 topics
  8. Student Motivation2▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Religion1▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Student Engagement1▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Student Participation1▲ 182×2 topics
  12. Calvinism1▲ 213×1 topic
  13. Online Learning1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  14. Religious Controversy1▲ 213×1 topic
  15. Ancient Rome1▲ 125×1 topic
  16. Classroom Justice1▲ 274×1 topic
  17. Greek Literature1▲ 125×1 topic
  18. Teacher Immediacy1▲ 274×1 topic

Which research topics does Northwest Nazarene University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Agriculture and AI, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Classical Antiquity Studies and Communication in Education and Healthcare.

Smart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…1Classical Antiquity Studies: 1 fractional worksCommunication in Education and Healthcare: 1 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…1Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 0 fractional worksDiverse Education Studies and Reforms: 0 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksKierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceHistoryAnthropologySocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  2. 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  3. 3 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 1 works
  4. 4 Communication in Education and Healthcare Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  6. 6 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 0 works
  9. 9 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence Philosophy 0 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 available48.0%not open52.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.0%domestic only96.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwest Nazarene University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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