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Old Dominion University

In research, Old Dominion University stands highest in Social Sciences (#879 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#417 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#575 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Oceanography and Safety Research — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,560
of 28,054 · #1,033 all time
Rank in United States
#248
of 4,192
Research works
21k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
418k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Old Dominion 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
Social SciencesDomain #879 of 10,521 26.6%896 #644
Computer ScienceField #417 of 4,667 25.9%369 #469
Social SciencesField #575 of 6,365 29.1%435 #552
Physical SciencesDomain #1,282 of 12,888 19.5%1,226 #861
Health SciencesDomain #2,451 of 11,982 13.9%406 #1700
EducationSubfield #468 of 1,892 35.0%103 #386
EngineeringField #1,731 of 6,636 15.6%392 #580
MedicineField #2,804 of 10,443 13.6%306 #2916
Information SystemsSubfield #366 of 1,291 35.5%77 #218
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #855 of 2,578 29.3%142 #613

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Old Dominion 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. Social Sciences#644 #879
  2. Computer Science#469 #417
  3. Social Sciences#552 #575
  4. Physical Sciences#861 #1,282
  5. Health Sciences#1,700 #2,451
  6. Education#386 #468
  7. Engineering#580 #1,731
  8. Medicine#2,916 #2,804
  9. Information Systems#218 #366
  10. Sociology and Political Science#613 #855
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.

What does Old Dominion University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 43.2 works5.0×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 26.5 works3.4×
  3. Safety ResearchSubfield · 22.8 works3.0×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 47 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.73× its world share, 368 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 85 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 392 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 121 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 48 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.22× its world share, 136 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 85 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 306 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.17× its world share, 104 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 60 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.16× its world share, 180 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 435 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Old Dominion University?

Ranked on the composite score, Li Da Xu, Mounir Laroussi and Wu He lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Old Dominion University.

  1. 1 Li Da Xu United States · #3,088 worldwide 2.3k citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Mounir Laroussi United States · #5,347 worldwide 991 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Wu He United States · #22,360 worldwide 1.4k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Li‐Shi Luo United States · #25,542 worldwide 1.1k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Thomas F. Cash United States · #31,916 worldwide 496 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Brian Boyd United States · #34,004 worldwide 489 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Murat Kuzlu United States · #38,470 worldwide 390 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Johan Bollen United States · #39,309 worldwide 582 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Stephen J. Beebe United States · #40,779 worldwide 480 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 K. A. Griffioen United States · #48,475 worldwide 464 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Old Dominion University

Which keywords describe research at Old Dominion University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Climate Change, Neural Networks, Social Media, Reflective Practice and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Deep Learning152▲ 1.63×75 topics
  2. Machine Learning145▲ 1.61×81 topics
  3. Climate Change92▲ 1.24×72 topics
  4. Epidemiology81▼ 0.75×89 topics
  5. Mental Health72▲ 1.81×33 topics
  6. Neural Networks61▲ 1.44×31 topics
  7. Social Media56▲ 1.44×24 topics
  8. Sustainability53▼ 0.79×52 topics
  9. Healthcare49▲ 1.58×21 topics
  10. Globalization48◆ 0.89×62 topics
  11. Education45◆ 0.95×42 topics
  12. Internet of Things43▲ 1.79×19 topics
  13. Big Data41▲ 1.66×23 topics
  14. Security39▲ 2.2×22 topics
  15. Public Health39◆ 0.98×39 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management39▲ 1.51×16 topics
  17. Quality of Life39◆ 0.98×40 topics
  18. Remote Sensing37◆ 1.10×31 topics
  19. Innovation35▲ 1.20×32 topics
  20. Social Justice30▲ 1.83×22 topics
  21. Social Capital29▲ 2.0×15 topics
  22. Student Engagement29▲ 2.6×13 topics
  23. IoT Security27▲ 3.0×3 topics
  24. Reflective Practice26▲ 5.1×7 topics
  25. Resilience26▲ 1.93×13 topics
  26. Global Warming25▲ 2.2×12 topics
  27. Technology Integration24▲ 2.9×10 topics
  28. Intersectionality24▲ 4.9×11 topics
  29. Privacy22▲ 2.7×8 topics
  30. Cultural Competence21▲ 6.0×7 topics
  31. Lattice QCD18▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Inclusion18▲ 4.5×4 topics
  33. Dark Matter17▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Driver Behavior16▲ 7.7×2 topics
  35. Particle Physics16▲ 7.6×2 topics
  36. Developmental Trajectories15▲ 4.6×3 topics
  37. Engineering Education14▲ 5.8×4 topics
  38. Human Factors14▲ 6.4×3 topics
  39. Cognitive Load12▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Small-Angle Scattering12▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Old Dominion University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy.

Blockchain Technology Ap…15Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 15 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…12Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 12 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 11 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 10 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 10 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 10 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 10 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics a…10Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 10 fractional worksPlasma Applications and Diagnostics: 10 fractional worksInclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 10 fractional works
Information SystemsEducationNuclear and High Energy PhysicsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 15 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 12 works
  3. 3 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 11 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 10 works
  5. 5 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 10 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 10 works
  8. 8 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  9. 9 Plasma Applications and Diagnostics Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 10 works
  10. 10 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 10 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Old Dominion University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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