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Point Park University

In research, Point Park University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,308 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,710
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,439
of 7,310
Research works
234
▼ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.18×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Point Park University

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 #6,308 of 14,833 8.4%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Point Park University work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Point Park University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Psychology (21%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 22 fractional works · 57.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 8.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 9.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 24.0% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPoint ParkUniversity38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences58%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1026.2%
    2. Psychology821.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities38.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    1. Engineering49.7%
    2. Computer Science25.3%
    3. Chemistry13.5%
    4. Environmental Science13.1%
    5. Materials Science12.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine411.2%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.8%
    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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.88× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.96× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology6.96×8 works
  2. Veterinary4.26×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.88×3 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.26×0 works
  5. Chemistry2.25×1 works
  6. Social Sciences2.07×10 works
  7. Health Professions0.81×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.68×2 works
  9. Engineering0.64×4 works
  10. Environmental Science0.63×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.58×1 works
  12. Medicine0.58×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.46×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Point Park University?

Ranked on the quality score, Marion W. Dixon, Helena Knörr and Sarah R. Kamens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Point Park University.

  1. 1 Marion W. Dixon United States · #1,426,967 worldwide 313 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Helena Knörr United States · #1,447,130 worldwide 256 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Sarah R. Kamens United States · #1,764,940 worldwide 277 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Brent Dean Robbins United States · #1,880,518 worldwide 1.4k citations · 149 works
  5. 5 Sheila J. Gibbons United States · #2,317,526 worldwide 266 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Barbara Barrow United States · #2,559,390 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Richard Rojcewicz United States · #2,994,275 worldwide 540 citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Tatyana Dumova United States · #3,398,845 worldwide 89 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Bethany Morris United States · #3,424,432 worldwide 30 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 George W. Lyon United States · #3,469,185 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Point Park University

What are the most cited papers from Point Park University?

The most cited paper from Point Park University is "Satisfaction, quality and value and effects on repurchase and positive word‐of‐mouth behavioral intentions in a B2B services context" (Lori K. Molinari, Russell Abratt, Paul A. Dion, 2008), with 281 citations. Next come "The Informed Consent Model of Transgender Care: An Alternative to the Diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria" (193) and "ROS-induced R loops trigger a transcription-coupled but BRCA1/2-independent homologous recombination pathway through CSB" (190).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Satisfaction, quality and value and effects on repurchase and positive word‐of‐mouth behavioral intentions in a B2B services context Lori K. Molinari, Russell Abratt, Paul A. Dion · Journal of Services Marketing Aug 2008 281
2 The Informed Consent Model of Transgender Care: An Alternative to the Diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria Sarah L. Schulz · Journal of Humanistic Psychology 13 Dec 2017 193
3 ROS-induced R loops trigger a transcription-coupled but BRCA1/2-independent homologous recombination pathway through CSB Yaqun Teng, Tribhuwan Yadav, Mei-Han Duan et al. · Nature Communications Open access 2 Oct 2018 190
4 Liver X Receptor Agonist Treatment Ameliorates Amyloid Pathology and Memory Deficits Caused by High-Fat Diet in APP23 Mice Nicholas Francis Fitz, Andrea A. Cronican, Tam N. Pham et al. · Journal of Neuroscience Open access 19 May 2010 174
5 What is the good life? Positive psychology and the renaissance of humanistic psychology. Brent Dean Robbins · The Humanistic Psychologist Apr 2008 153
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Which keywords describe research at Point Park University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Religion, Ethics, Meta-Analysis, Identity, Literature, Feminism and Psychological Interventions.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Gender3▲ 14×7 topics
  2. Religion3▲ 15×6 topics
  3. Ethics2▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Identity2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  5. Meta-Analysis2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  6. Literature2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  7. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Feminism2▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Psychological Interventions2▲ 30×2 topics
  10. Psychology2▲ 31×4 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 2.0×7 topics
  12. Mental Health2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  13. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  15. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 182×1 topic
  16. Neoliberalism1▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Phenomenology1▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Courage1▲ 328×1 topic
  19. Heroism1▲ 328×1 topic
  20. Machine Learning1◆ 0.98×7 topics
  21. Narrative Analysis1▲ 66×3 topics
  22. Philosophy1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  23. Capitalism1▲ 48×3 topics
  24. History1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  25. Innovation1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  26. STEM Education1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  27. Computational Thinking1▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Embodiment1▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Fascism1▲ 130×1 topic
  30. Narrative1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Programming Education1▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Race1▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Totalitarianism1▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does Point Park University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…1Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…1Teaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 1 fractional worksGothic Literature and Media Analysis: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Com…0Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 0 fractional worksFullerene Chemistry and Applications: 0 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMechatronics Education and Applications: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySocial PsychologySociology and Political ScienceComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Gothic Literature and Media Analysis Cultural Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  8. 8 Fullerene Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Mechatronics Education and Applications Mechanical 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Point Park University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Point Park University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Point Park University0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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