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Ouachita Baptist University

In research, Ouachita Baptist University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,100 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,001
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,207
of 8,685
Research works
310
▼ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Ouachita Baptist 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 #8,100 of 16,945 10.2%226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ouachita Baptist 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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.85× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.50× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× 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, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ouachita Baptist University?

Ranked on the composite score, John C. Cox, Gleaves Whitney and Trennis Henderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ouachita Baptist University.

  1. 1 John C. Cox United States · #398,387 worldwide 141 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Gleaves Whitney United States · #585,915 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Trennis Henderson United States · #675,273 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Kent W. Thornton United States · #1,351,934 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ouachita Baptist University

Which keywords describe research at Ouachita Baptist University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Human Rights, Colonialism, Decolonization, Biogenesis and Humanitarianism.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Theology4▲ 120×2 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 394×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society3▲ 394×1 topic
  4. Human Rights3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  5. Colonialism2▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Decolonization2▲ 88×3 topics
  7. Biogenesis2▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Humanitarianism2▲ 88×2 topics
  9. International Aid2▲ 112×2 topics
  10. Cancer2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  11. Regulation2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  12. Evolution1▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Genomics1▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Amnesty International1▲ 253×1 topic
  15. Global South1▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Religion1▲ 8.9×5 topics
  17. Biomarkers1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  18. Ecology1▲ 27×1 topic
  19. Social Movements1▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Virus1▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Gene Expression1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  22. Cancer Cachexia1▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 11×1 topic
  24. Qualitative Data1▲ 665×1 topic
  25. RNA-Seq1▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Sarcopenia1▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Secondary Analysis1▲ 665×1 topic
  28. sequence alignment1▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Ouachita Baptist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Biblical Studies and Int…3Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Contempor…1Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…1Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksData Analysis and Archiving: 1 fractional worksNutrition and Health in …1Nutrition and Health in Aging: 1 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 1 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 1 fractional worksSouth African History and Culture: 1 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 0 fractional works
Religious studiesHistoryEcologyMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  2. 2 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 1 works
  3. 3 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Data Analysis and Archiving Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Nutrition and Health in Aging Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 1 works
  8. 8 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 1 works
  9. 9 South African History and Culture Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 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 available48.2%not open51.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.5%domestic only97.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ouachita Baptist University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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