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University · Port Moresby · Papua New Guinea

Pacific Adventist University

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Research works
66
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
423
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Pacific Adventist University

Not ranked overall: Pacific Adventist University is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Pacific Adventist University work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Pacific Adventist University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Environmental Science (21%), Medicine (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 28 fractional works · 42.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 27.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 27.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEcology: 9 fractional works · 13.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPacific AdventistUniversity66fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1827.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities46.9%
    3. Psychology35.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    1. Environmental Science1421.2%
    2. Engineering23.5%
    3. Computer Science11.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine812.9%
    2. Health Professions34.4%
    3. Nursing11.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences58.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.12× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.12×2 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.60×0 works
  3. Social Sciences2.24×4 works
  4. Health Professions1.56×0 works
  5. Medicine1.03×3 works
  6. Nursing1.02×0 works
  7. Engineering1.00×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.87×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.78×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.69×0 works
  12. Psychology0.53×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pacific Adventist University?

Ranked on the quality score, Lalen Simeon and Michael K. Tarburton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific Adventist University.

  1. 1 Lalen Simeon Papua New Guinea · #3,858,274 worldwide 50 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Michael K. Tarburton Papua New Guinea · #6,147,627 worldwide 136 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific Adventist University

What are the most cited papers from Pacific Adventist University?

The most cited paper from Pacific Adventist University is "The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project" (Lawrence N. Hudson et al., 2016), with 282 citations. Next come "The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts" (256) and "Dynamics of Logging in Solomon Islands: The Need for Restoration and Conservation Alternatives" (56).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project Lawrence N. Hudson et al. · Ecology and Evolution Open access515 authors 16 Dec 2016 282
2 The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts Lawrence N. Hudson et al. · Ecology and Evolution Open access243 authors Dec 2014 256
3 Dynamics of Logging in Solomon Islands: The Need for Restoration and Conservation Alternatives Eric Katovai, Will Edwards, William Frederick Laurance · Tropical Conservation Science Open access Sep 2015 56
4 Ancylostoma ceylanicumHookworm in the Solomon Islands Richard Stewart Bradbury, Sze Fui Hii, Humpress Harrington et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 4 Jan 2017 55
5 Responses of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) to new attractants in Papua New Guinea Jane E Royer, Sharon Agovaua, John Bokosou et al. · Austral Entomology 10 Feb 2017 38
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Adventist University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Habitat Selection, Population Dynamics, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns, Genetic Diversity, Conservation and Resilience.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Climate Change12▲ 6.9×22 topics
  2. Habitat Selection8▲ 124×2 topics
  3. Population Dynamics6▲ 28×10 topics
  4. Avian Ecology5▲ 236×1 topic
  5. Migration Patterns5▲ 207×1 topic
  6. Globalization5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity4▲ 13×4 topics
  8. Conservation4▲ 13×10 topics
  9. Biodiversity4▲ 7.3×11 topics
  10. Resilience4▲ 14×4 topics
  11. Sustainability3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  12. Decolonization3▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Vulnerability3▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Invasive Species3▲ 8.2×9 topics
  15. Economic Development3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  16. Governance3▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Health Inequalities3▲ 44×3 topics
  18. Community Health Workers3▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Islands3▲ 297×1 topic
  20. Small States3▲ 297×1 topic
  21. Child Mortality3▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.0×2 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Maternal Mortality3▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Mental Health3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  26. Pacific Islands3▲ 254×1 topic
  27. settlement3▲ 254×1 topic
  28. Animal Movement2▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Occupancy Rates2▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Trophic Cascades2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Social Justice2▲ 6.4×9 topics
  32. Theology2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Biogeography2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  34. Phylogeny2▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Evolution2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  36. Vocational Education2▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Conservation Challenges1▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Student Retention1▲ 48×2 topics

Which research topics does Pacific Adventist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Maternal and Child Health, Reliability and Maintenance Optimization, Power System Reliability and Maintenance and Island Studies and Pacific Affairs.

Global Maternal and Chil…1Global Maternal and Child Health: 1 fractional worksReliability and Maintena…1Reliability and Maintenance Optimization: 1 fractional worksPower System Reliability…1Power System Reliability and Maintenance: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…1Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 1 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 0 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…0Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 0 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityDemographyControl and Systems Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  2. 2 Reliability and Maintenance Optimization Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  3. 3 Power System Reliability and Maintenance Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  4. 4 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  5. 5 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 0 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  10. 10 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.4%domestic only58.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Adventist University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pacific Adventist University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000043% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Pacific Adventist University0.000063% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Pacific Adventist University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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