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Park University

In research, Park University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,664 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,336 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,734
of 22,385 · #1,028 all time
Rank in United States
#894
of 3,332
Research works
2.5k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
54k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Park University

What is Park University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,664 of 10,670 12.9%91 #826
Social SciencesDomain #5,336 of 9,585 7.3%112 #875

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Park 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Park University work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Park University is in Social Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (15%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 128 fractional works · 43.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 20.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 5.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 119 fractional works · 40.5% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 15.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 23 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPark University293fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences44%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6020.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities3010.4%
    3. Psychology175.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting124.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.6%
    6. Decision Sciences31.0%
    1. Engineering4415.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy237.9%
    3. Computer Science196.4%
    4. Materials Science113.6%
    5. Environmental Science62.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.9%
    7. Mathematics51.6%
    8. Chemistry31.1%
    9. Energy20.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine186.3%
    2. Health Professions51.7%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences113.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.0%
    3. Neuroscience41.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.01× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.53× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.59× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.59×30 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.53×23 works
  3. Psychology1.94×17 works
  4. Social Sciences1.63×60 works
  5. Mathematics1.33×5 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.32×12 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.19×6 works
  8. Materials Science1.04×11 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.04×3 works
  10. Engineering1.01×44 works
  11. Computer Science0.82×19 works
  12. Neuroscience0.81×4 works
  13. Energy0.79×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×11 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×5 works
  16. Chemistry0.69×3 works
  17. Health Professions0.63×5 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.62×1 works
  19. Nursing0.46×1 works
  20. Dentistry0.43×1 works
  21. Environmental Science0.42×6 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.41×0 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×6 works
  24. Medicine0.33×18 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Park University?

Ranked on the quality score, E. Lanciotti, Minoo Niknian and Theodore H. Haskell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Park University.

  1. 1 E. Lanciotti United States · #756,534 worldwide 1.3k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Minoo Niknian United States · #868,919 worldwide 2.6k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Theodore H. Haskell United States · #1,088,194 worldwide 1.8k citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Peter Petkoff United States · #1,349,648 worldwide 63 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Amber Dailey–Hebert United States · #1,412,782 worldwide 704 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 J. Alison Rosenblitt United States · #1,463,577 worldwide 102 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Clive Ashwin United States · #1,489,389 worldwide 601 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 G. Henton Davies United States · #1,617,941 worldwide 121 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 H. Wheeler Robinson United States · #1,756,353 worldwide 261 citations · 75 works
  10. 10 Herbert A. Howe United States · #1,799,388 worldwide 64 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Park University

What are the most cited papers from Park University?

The most cited paper from Park University is "GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs" (B. P. Abbott et al., 2019), with 3,658 citations. Next come "GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence" (2,195) and "Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems" (2,052).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 GWTC-1: A Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog of Compact Binary Mergers Observed by LIGO and Virgo during the First and Second Observing Runs B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review X Open access1,149 authors 4 Sep 2019 3,658
2 GW170814: A Three-Detector Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Coalescence B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,108 authors 6 Oct 2017 2,195
3 Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems John Robert Varcoe, Plamen B. Atanassov, Dario R. Dekel et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2014 2,052
4 Methane storage in metal–organic frameworks Yabing He, Wei Zhou, Guodong Qian et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2014 1,683
5 Energy storage applications of activated carbons: supercapacitors and hydrogen storage Marta Sevilla, Robert Mokaya · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2014 1,613
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Park University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Astrobiology, Extraterrestrial Life, SETI, Religion, Race, Gender and African Christianity.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization12▲ 2.1×34 topics
  2. Mental Health8▲ 1.96×23 topics
  3. Climate Change8◆ 1.01×40 topics
  4. Gender7▲ 4.3×12 topics
  5. Identity7▲ 3.2×18 topics
  6. Religion7▲ 5.0×12 topics
  7. Astrobiology6▲ 65×2 topics
  8. Social Justice6▲ 3.3×13 topics
  9. Extraterrestrial Life6▲ 89×1 topic
  10. SETI6▲ 89×1 topic
  11. Race6▲ 16×7 topics
  12. Culture5▲ 3.6×10 topics
  13. Nationalism5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  14. Ethics5▲ 3.6×15 topics
  15. Literature5▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. African Christianity5▲ 75×2 topics
  17. Social Capital5▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Colonialism5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  19. Secularism5▲ 16×5 topics
  20. Feminism4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  21. Instructional Design4▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Psychological Impact4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  23. Public Opinion4▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Hermeneutics3▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Cognitive Engagement3▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Engineering Education3▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Federalism3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Global Christianity3▲ 74×1 topic
  29. Short-Term Missions3▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Religious Identity3▲ 17×4 topics
  31. American founding3▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Constitutional government3▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Community3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  34. Blended Learning3▲ 6.9×1 topic
  35. Quality Assurance3▲ 5.6×4 topics
  36. NGOs2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  37. Radio Astronomy2▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Pilgrimage2▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Religious Tourism2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Spirituality2▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Park University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Christian Theology and Mission, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Online and Blended Learning.

Space Science and Extrat…6Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …3American Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…3Online and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…2Latin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 2 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 2 fractional worksEvolution and Science Education: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsReligious studiesPolitical Science and International RelationsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
  2. 2 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 3 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  5. 5 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 2 works
  9. 9 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Evolution and Science Education History and Philosophy of Science 2 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.2%domestic only79.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Park University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Park University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Park University0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Park University19.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2025.

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