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Oglethorpe University

In research, Oglethorpe University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,244 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,695 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,460
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,914
of 8,685
Research works
407
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Oglethorpe 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 #9,244 of 16,945 12.5%241
Social SciencesField #5,695 of 10,206 15.7%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oglethorpe 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: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.13× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.42× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 17 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.59× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Oglethorpe University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerhart Niemeyer and Brian F. Patterson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oglethorpe University.

  1. 1 Gerhart Niemeyer United States · #290,102 worldwide 15 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Brian F. Patterson United States · #337,112 worldwide 115 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Oglethorpe University

Which keywords describe research at Oglethorpe University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Risk Factors, Tumor Microenvironment, Nationalism, Cancer, Literature, Immunotherapy and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.73×11 topics
  2. Cancer4▲ 4.6×8 topics
  3. Identity4▲ 8.5×10 topics
  4. Risk Factors4▲ 5.5×2 topics
  5. Nationalism3▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Literature3▲ 8.9×7 topics
  8. Globalization3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  9. Immunotherapy3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  10. Colonialism2▲ 8.3×6 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 2.7×3 topics
  12. Diversity2▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Health Promotion2▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Digital Divide2▲ 14×2 topics
  15. American founding2▲ 110×1 topic
  16. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Health2▲ 18×1 topic
  18. Constitutional government2▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Ideal Cardiovascular Health2▲ 108×1 topic
  20. Innate Immunity2▲ 10×4 topics
  21. Library Services2▲ 338×1 topic
  22. Social Inclusion2▲ 110×1 topic
  23. Culture2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  24. Health Disparities2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. History2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  26. Leadership2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Postcolonialism2▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Race2▲ 25×4 topics
  29. Cancer Incidence2▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Gender2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  31. Mortality Rates2▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Tumor Regression2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Cancer Progression1▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Cultural Critique1▲ 65×2 topics
  35. Gene Expression Regulation1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Migration1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  37. Neoliberalism1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Psychological Capital1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Feminism1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  40. Survival1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Oglethorpe University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors, Library Science and Administration, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.

Cardiovascular Health an…2Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…2Library Science and Administration: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …2Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 2 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and…1Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional worksContemporary Literature and Criticism: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksCancer-related molecular mechanisms research: 1 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineLibrary and Information SciencesPolitical Science and International RelationsOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 1 works
  6. 6 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Contemporary Literature and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research Cancer Research 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oglethorpe University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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