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Presbyterian College

In research, Presbyterian College stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,313 of 16,688 worldwide), Social Sciences (#11,218 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,563 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,716
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,471
of 7,310
Research works
535
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Presbyterian College

What is Presbyterian College 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
Health SciencesDomain #12,313 of 16,688 8.4%131
Social SciencesDomain #11,218 of 14,833 8.2%251
Social SciencesField #7,563 of 9,330 6.1%131

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

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Presbyterian College is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (19%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 26 fractional works · 42.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 24.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 10.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 25.6% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 19.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKPresbyterianCollege61fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences42%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1524.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities47.0%
    3. Psychology46.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.7%
    1. Medicine1219.0%
    2. Health Professions35.1%
    3. Nursing11.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology711.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.1%
    3. Neuroscience11.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Engineering23.4%
    2. Computer Science23.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    5. Chemistry11.4%
    6. Environmental Science11.2%
    7. Mathematics00.5%
    8. Materials Science00.4%
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: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.18× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.10× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.43× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.10×1 works
  2. Nursing2.95×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.43×4 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.18×7 works
  5. Psychology2.00×4 works
  6. Health Professions1.94×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.89×15 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.79×2 works
  9. Neuroscience1.18×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.16×1 works
  11. Medicine0.99×12 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.91×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.87×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.76×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.64×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.46×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.42×2 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.24×1 works
  20. Engineering0.23×2 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Presbyterian College?

Ranked on the quality score, Burr C. Brundage, Alfonso E. Romero-Sandoval and Austin Young Shull lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Presbyterian College.

  1. 1 Burr C. Brundage United States · #842,397 worldwide 565 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Alfonso E. Romero-Sandoval United States · #1,408,831 worldwide 908 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Austin Young Shull United States · #1,782,563 worldwide 709 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Garcilaso de la Vega United States · #1,789,868 worldwide 784 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Stephanie D. Freis United States · #2,345,758 worldwide 358 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Jennifer N. Clements United States · #2,549,810 worldwide 1.1k citations · 102 works
  7. 7 Charles McKelvey United States · #2,610,776 worldwide 114 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Robert A. Bryant United States · #2,723,821 worldwide 112 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Julia Wilkins United States · #3,011,702 worldwide 663 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Mary Douglass Smith United States · #3,408,499 worldwide 209 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Presbyterian College

What are the most cited papers from Presbyterian College?

The most cited paper from Presbyterian College is "Electrophoretic Analysis and Purification of Fluorescent Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Fragments" (Xiaoyou Xu, Robert Ray, Yunlong Gu et al., 2004), with 5,326 citations. Next come "Influence of location and extent of surgical resection on survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme: Results of three consecutive radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) clinical trials" (538) and "Adult Age Differences in Dual Information Processes: Implications for the Role of Affective and Deliberative Processes in Older Adults' Decision Making" (374).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electrophoretic Analysis and Purification of Fluorescent Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Fragments Xiaoyou Xu, Robert Ray, Yunlong Gu et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 18 Sep 2004 5,326
2 Influence of location and extent of surgical resection on survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme: Results of three consecutive radiation therapy oncology group (RTOG) clinical trials Joseph R. Simpson, John Horton, Charles Scott et al. · International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics May 1993 538
3 Adult Age Differences in Dual Information Processes: Implications for the Role of Affective and Deliberative Processes in Older Adults' Decision Making Ellen M. Peters, Thomas M. Hess, Daniel Västfjäll et al. · Perspectives on Psychological Science Mar 2007 374
4 Serum prostate-specific antigen concentration is a powerful predictor of acute urinary retention and need for surgery in men with clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia Claus G. Roehrborn, John D. McConnell, Michael M. Lieber et al. · Urology Mar 1999 336
5 The intrapsychics of gender: A model of self-socialization. Desiree D. Tobin, Meenakshi Menon, Madhavi Menon et al. · Psychological Review 2010 289
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Presbyterian College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Governance, Development, Identity, Diversity, Globalization, Academic Performance and Educational Technology.

▲ 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. Globalization3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  2. Quality of Life2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  3. Educational Technology2▲ 3.2×10 topics
  4. Identity2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  5. Inflammation2▲ 1.72×9 topics
  6. Student Engagement2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  7. Governance2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 1.40×7 topics
  9. Cancer2▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Development2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.75×8 topics
  12. Diversity2▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Social Support2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  14. Academic Performance2▲ 30×2 topics
  15. College Retention2▲ 126×1 topic
  16. First-Generation Students2▲ 126×1 topic
  17. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  18. Neuroprotection2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  19. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 1.94×5 topics
  20. E-Learning1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  21. Healthcare1▲ 1.89×6 topics
  22. Technology Integration1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  23. Education1▲ 1.18×8 topics
  24. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  25. Risk Factors1▲ 1.73×5 topics
  26. Economic Development1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  27. Gender1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  28. Participation1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Well-being1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  30. Clientelism1▲ 126×1 topic
  31. Depression1▲ 1.90×3 topics
  32. Epidemiology1▼ 0.43×13 topics
  33. Islands1▲ 146×1 topic
  34. Latin America1▲ 8.7×1 topic
  35. NGOs1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Occupational Science1▲ 85×1 topic
  37. Online Learning1▲ 2.0×4 topics
  38. Primary Care1▲ 4.5×5 topics
  39. Small States1▲ 146×1 topic
  40. Therapy Practice1▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does Presbyterian College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Higher Education Research Studies, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Occupational Therapy Practice and Research and Politics and Society in Latin America.

Higher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…1Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Pra…1Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 1 fractional worksPolitics and Society in …1Politics and Society in Latin America: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society1Cuban History and Society: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies in Central America: 1 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional works
EducationDemographyOccupational TherapyPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  3. 3 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 1 works
  4. 4 Politics and Society in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  7. 7 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies in Central America History 1 works
  9. 9 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Presbyterian College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Presbyterian College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Presbyterian College0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Presbyterian College 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Presbyterian College7.1% in 20212020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.3% in 2018.

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