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Radford University

In research, Radford University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,445 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,123 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,517 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#7,576
of 22,385 · #7,861 all time
Rank in United States
#1,019
of 3,332
Research works
2.6k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%

What is Radford University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,445 of 9,585 6.6%199 #2727
Social SciencesField #4,123 of 5,988 6.4%94 #2936
Physical SciencesDomain #9,517 of 10,670 6.2%106 #11420

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Radford 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,727 #3,445
  2. Social Sciences#2,936 #4,123
  3. Physical Sciences#11,420 #9,517
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Radford University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Radford University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (9%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 216 fractional works · 49.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 102 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEducation: 26 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 33 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 19 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 124 fractional works · 28.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 37 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 30 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 64 fractional works · 14.6% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRadfordUniversity438fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences49%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10223.2%
    2. Psychology337.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting265.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities214.8%
    5. Decision Sciences194.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance163.6%
    1. Environmental Science378.5%
    2. Computer Science306.8%
    3. Engineering163.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences112.5%
    5. Mathematics102.3%
    6. Chemistry71.6%
    7. Materials Science61.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy40.9%
    9. Energy20.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Medicine409.1%
    2. Health Professions214.9%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology163.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences102.3%
    3. Neuroscience61.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
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: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.93× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.81× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.40× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 102 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.40×19 works
  2. Psychology2.49×33 works
  3. Mathematics1.93×10 works
  4. Health Professions1.86×22 works
  5. Social Sciences1.83×102 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.81×26 works
  7. Environmental Science1.71×37 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.69×16 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.65×21 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.58×11 works
  11. Veterinary1.12×1 works
  12. Chemistry1.03×7 works
  13. Computer Science0.87×30 works
  14. Nursing0.87×2 works
  15. Neuroscience0.81×6 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×16 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×10 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.49×1 works
  20. Medicine0.47×40 works
  21. Energy0.46×2 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.42×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.42×4 works
  24. Materials Science0.38×6 works
  25. Engineering0.25×16 works

Who are the top researchers at Radford University?

Ranked on the quality score, Maxwell M. Yurkofsky, Carol C. Bienstock and Charles W. McClellan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Radford University.

  1. 1 Maxwell M. Yurkofsky United States · #352,675 worldwide 617 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Carol C. Bienstock United States · #628,732 worldwide 4k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Charles W. McClellan United States · #1,019,705 worldwide 856 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Jeffery E. Aspelmeier United States · #1,050,469 worldwide 1.5k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Nora Reilly United States · #1,633,638 worldwide 1.1k citations · 164 works
  6. 6 Jane Emma Machin United States · #1,713,312 worldwide 926 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Tracy J. Cohn United States · #1,800,976 worldwide 852 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Andrea J. S. Stanaland United States · #1,801,394 worldwide 1.6k citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Darcy F. Morey United States · #1,889,920 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Andrew M. Chisholm United States · #1,941,586 worldwide 411 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at Radford University

What are the most cited papers from Radford University?

The most cited paper from Radford University is "TALKING TRASH: LEGITIMACY, IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT, AND UNSYSTEMATIC RISK IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT." (Pratima Bansal, Iain J. Clelland, 2004), with 1,578 citations. Next come "Affordances and Limitations of Immersive Participatory Augmented Reality Simulations for Teaching and Learning" (1,461) and "Object-oriented metrics that predict maintainability" (1,079).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 TALKING TRASH: LEGITIMACY, IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT, AND UNSYSTEMATIC RISK IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. Pratima Bansal, Iain J. Clelland · Academy of Management Journal Feb 2004 1,578
2 Affordances and Limitations of Immersive Participatory Augmented Reality Simulations for Teaching and Learning Matt Dunleavy, Chris Dede, Rebecca Mitchell · Journal of Science Education and Technology 2 Sep 2008 1,461
3 Object-oriented metrics that predict maintainability Wei Li, Sallie Marie Henry · Journal of Systems and Software Nov 1993 1,079
4 Measuring Service Quality in E-Retailing Joel E. Collier, Carol C. Bienstock · Journal of Service Research 4 Jan 2006 1,048
5 Using a single‐item approach to measure facet job satisfaction Mark S. Nagy · Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology Mar 2002 1,047
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Radford University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Emotion, Sustainability, Ethics, Reflective Practice, Well-being, Education and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 1.76×44 topics
  2. Sustainability18▲ 1.64×28 topics
  3. Education14▲ 1.81×24 topics
  4. Globalization12▲ 1.38×33 topics
  5. Innovation11▲ 2.3×13 topics
  6. Quality of Life10▲ 1.58×16 topics
  7. Social Media10▲ 1.64×17 topics
  8. Mental Health10▲ 1.55×26 topics
  9. Ethics9▲ 4.2×14 topics
  10. Well-being8▲ 4.8×11 topics
  11. Emotion8▲ 8.6×8 topics
  12. Population Dynamics7▲ 6.1×5 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis7▲ 2.6×9 topics
  14. Reflective Practice7▲ 8.2×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity7▲ 2.0×11 topics
  16. Higher Education7▲ 2.8×13 topics
  17. Leadership6▲ 2.9×11 topics
  18. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Cooperation6▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Invasive Species6▲ 3.0×8 topics
  21. Learning Outcomes6▲ 3.0×7 topics
  22. Teaching Strategies5▲ 4.0×3 topics
  23. Habitat Selection5▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Conservation Biology5▲ 9.7×3 topics
  25. Data Science4▲ 9.9×2 topics
  26. Anthropocene4▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Civic Engagement4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  28. Student Achievement4▲ 10×4 topics
  29. High-Dimensional Data4▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Creativity4▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Faculty Development4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Nursing Education4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  33. Complexity Theory4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Animal Movement4▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Occupancy Rates4▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Stress Reduction4▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Altruism3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Competency-Based Education3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Instructional Interventions3▲ 9.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Radford University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Innovations in Medical Education.

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
  2. 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  6. 6 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  7. 7 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Social Media and Politics Communication 3 works
  9. 9 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Radford University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Radford University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Radford University0.0022% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Radford 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Radford University7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2000.

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