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Piedmont University

In research, Piedmont University stands highest in Medicine (#4,010 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#4,770 of 16,688 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,572 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,657
of 22,385 · #8,322 all time
Rank in United States
#1,627
of 3,332
Research works
515
▲ 72% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
68%
world 18%
Piedmont University

What is Piedmont 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
MedicineField #4,010 of 14,558 11.4%204
Health SciencesDomain #4,770 of 16,688 11.3%228
Social SciencesDomain #9,572 of 14,833 8.5%142

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Piedmont 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 Piedmont University work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Piedmont University is in Health Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 68 fractional works · 40.2% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 29.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 21.2% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPiedmontUniversity169fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences40%Social Sciences29%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6136.1%
    2. Health Professions63.4%
    3. Dentistry10.4%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2112.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities85.0%
    3. Psychology74.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance53.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting42.6%
    6. Decision Sciences21.3%
    1. Engineering116.8%
    2. Environmental Science63.7%
    3. Computer Science63.5%
    4. Materials Science42.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy42.2%
    6. Mathematics31.5%
    7. Chemistry10.4%
    8. Energy10.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology31.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    4. Neuroscience21.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine1.88×61 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology1.85×3 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.73×8 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×6 works
  5. Psychology1.41×7 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.38×2 works
  7. Mathematics1.31×3 works
  8. Health Professions1.29×6 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×1 works
  10. Social Sciences1.00×21 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.97×4 works
  12. Dentistry0.86×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×4 works
  14. Neuroscience0.81×2 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.80×7 works
  16. Veterinary0.77×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.74×6 works
  18. Materials Science0.73×4 works
  19. Computer Science0.45×6 works
  20. Engineering0.45×11 works
  21. Nursing0.39×0 works
  22. Energy0.36×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×2 works
  24. Chemistry0.24×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.19×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Piedmont University?

Ranked on the quality score, Louise Ballard and Harold Lamb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Piedmont University.

  1. 1 Louise Ballard United States · #1,753,589 worldwide 225 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Harold Lamb United States · #3,061,002 worldwide 60 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Piedmont University

What are the most cited papers from Piedmont University?

The most cited paper from Piedmont University is "Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis" (Stephen J. Sawcer et al., 2011), with 2,772 citations. Next come "Targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling in Cancer" (1,505) and "Alcohol, oxidative stress and free radical damage" (1,223).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis Stephen J. Sawcer et al. · Nature Open access241 authors Aug 2011 2,772
2 Targeting PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling in Cancer Camillo Porta, Chiara Paglino, Alessandra Mosca · Frontiers in Oncology Open access 14 Apr 2014 1,505
3 Alcohol, oxidative stress and free radical damage Emanuele Albano · Proceedings of The Nutrition Society Open access Aug 2006 1,223
4 Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score Richard H Roxburgh et al. · Neurology 12 Apr 2005 965
5 Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Accuracy of Percutaneous Renal Tumour Biopsy Lorenzo SO Marconi, Saeed Dabestani, Thomas B. L. Lam et al. · European Urology ReviewOpen access 29 Aug 2015 603
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Piedmont University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Echocardiography, Heart Failure, Quality of Life, Viral Transmission, Two-Dimensional Materials and Historical Astronomy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology9▲ 1.39×65 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 1.64×36 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 1.78×30 topics
  4. Education4▲ 1.37×21 topics
  5. Globalization4◆ 1.11×19 topics
  6. Risk Factors4▲ 1.86×17 topics
  7. Obesity3▲ 2.3×13 topics
  8. Pandemic3▲ 1.81×4 topics
  9. Heart Failure3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  10. Immunotherapy3▲ 2.4×14 topics
  11. Treatment3▲ 1.43×22 topics
  12. Echocardiography3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 1.90×4 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 2.7×13 topics
  15. Guidelines2▲ 2.9×10 topics
  16. Immune Response2▲ 2.3×11 topics
  17. Literature2▲ 2.3×9 topics
  18. Prognostic Factors2▲ 3.0×9 topics
  19. Immunity2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  20. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  21. Thrombosis2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  22. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  23. Breast Cancer2▲ 4.2×10 topics
  24. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-22▲ 3.4×4 topics
  26. Viral Transmission2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  27. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  28. Historical Astronomy2▲ 57×2 topics
  29. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  30. Autoimmune Disease2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Cesarean Section2▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Conservation Biology2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  33. Global Trends2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Vaginal Birth2▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Biodiversity Loss1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Clinical Characteristics1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  37. Empire1▲ 9.1×3 topics
  38. Silicon1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Urban Planning1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Point-of-Care Testing1▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Piedmont University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

Maternal and Perinatal H…2Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …1Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 1 fractional worksParvovirus B19 Infection Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Architect…1Historical and Architectural Studies: 1 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 1 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInfectious DiseasesGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 1 works
  9. 9 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 1 works
  10. 10 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.5%domestic only32.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Piedmont University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 72% higher 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 Piedmont University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00062% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Piedmont University0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Piedmont 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 counting5%10%15%Piedmont University11.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 2025.

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