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Point Park University

In research, Point Park University stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,547 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,308
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,696
of 8,685
Research works
234
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.6k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Point Park 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 #14,547 of 16,945 16.2%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Point 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 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 6.40× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Point Park University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Identity, Gender, Religion, STEM Education, Phenomenology, Neoliberalism and Computational Thinking.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Ethics2▲ 12×5 topics
  2. Identity2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  3. Gender1▲ 10×3 topics
  4. Religion1▲ 11×2 topics
  5. Globalization1▲ 2.4×6 topics
  6. Innovation1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  7. Mental Health1▲ 3.1×6 topics
  8. STEM Education1▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Neoliberalism1▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Phenomenology1▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Computational Thinking1▲ 120×1 topic
  12. Courage1▲ 343×1 topic
  13. Fascism1▲ 184×1 topic
  14. Heroism1▲ 343×1 topic
  15. Programming Education1▲ 120×1 topic
  16. Totalitarianism1▲ 146×1 topic

Which research topics does Point Park University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies, Teaching and Learning Programming and Mental Health and Psychiatry.

Italian Fascism and Post…1Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and…1Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…1Teaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychi…1Mental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksCultural Differences and Values: 0 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 0 fractional worksMechatronics Education a…0Mechatronics Education and Applications: 0 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 0 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…0Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyComputer Science ApplicationsPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  7. 7 Mechatronics Education and Applications Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 0 works
  10. 10 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Point Park University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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