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Piedmont University

In research, Piedmont University stands highest in Medicine (#10,037 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,623 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,336 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,968
of 28,054 · #19,907 all time
Rank in United States
#2,419
of 4,192
Research works
515
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

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 #10,037 of 17,978 16.8%204
Health SciencesDomain #11,623 of 20,462 17.1%228
Social SciencesDomain #10,336 of 16,945 19.2%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 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Piedmont University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Quality of Life, Two-Dimensional Materials, Echocardiography, Thrombosis, Heart Failure and Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 1.45×55 topics
  2. Inflammation5▲ 1.88×33 topics
  3. Quality of Life4▲ 2.0×25 topics
  4. Education4▲ 1.64×17 topics
  5. Risk Factors3▲ 1.83×15 topics
  6. Treatment3▲ 1.61×19 topics
  7. Biodiversity2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  8. Pandemic2▲ 1.68×3 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 1.96×12 topics
  10. Heart Failure2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  12. Echocardiography2▲ 5.8×7 topics
  13. Obesity2▲ 2.1×12 topics
  14. Immune Response2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  15. Literature2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  17. Thrombosis2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  19. Immunity2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  20. Prognostic Factors2▲ 3.1×9 topics
  21. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  22. Guidelines2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-22▲ 4.1×3 topics
  24. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  25. Viral Transmission2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  26. Autoimmune Disease2▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Conservation Biology2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Population Dynamics2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  29. Cesarean Section1▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Vaginal Birth1▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Silicon1▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Clinical Characteristics1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  33. Amphibian Declines1▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Antiviral Treatment1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  35. Chytridiomycosis1▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Crystalline1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Cytokine Storm1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  38. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  39. Viral Pathogenesis1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Immunopathogenesis1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Piedmont University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and solar cell performance optimization.

Maternal and Perinatal H…1Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…1COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 1 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 1 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 1 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic…1Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 1 fractional worksUrban and spatial planning: 1 fractional worksParvovirus B19 Infection Studies: 1 fractional works
Obstetrics and GynecologyInfectious DiseasesGlobal and Planetary ChangeElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Urban and spatial planning Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Parvovirus B19 Infection Studies Infectious Diseases 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Piedmont University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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