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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#2,727 #3,445
- Social Sciences#2,936 #4,123
- Physical Sciences#11,420 #9,517
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.
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
- Social Sciences21649.2%
- Social Sciences10223.2%
- Psychology337.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting265.8%
- Arts and Humanities214.8%
- Decision Sciences194.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance163.6%
- Physical Sciences12428.2%
- Environmental Science378.5%
- Computer Science306.8%
- Engineering163.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences112.5%
- Mathematics102.3%
- Chemistry71.6%
- Materials Science61.3%
- Physics and Astronomy40.9%
- Energy20.4%
- Chemical Engineering10.2%
- Health Sciences6414.6%
- Medicine409.1%
- Health Professions214.9%
- Nursing20.4%
- Veterinary10.2%
- Life Sciences357.9%
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.
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
- Decision Sciences4.40×19 works
- Psychology2.49×33 works
- Mathematics1.93×10 works
- Health Professions1.86×22 works
- Social Sciences1.83×102 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.81×26 works
- Environmental Science1.71×37 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.69×16 works
- Arts and Humanities1.65×21 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.58×11 works
- Veterinary1.12×1 works
- Chemistry1.03×7 works
- Computer Science0.87×30 works
- Nursing0.87×2 works
- Neuroscience0.81×6 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.69×16 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×1 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×10 works
- Chemical Engineering0.49×1 works
- Medicine0.47×40 works
- Energy0.46×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.42×2 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.42×4 works
- Materials Science0.38×6 works
- Engineering0.25×16 works
- Decision Sciences 4.4×
- Psychology 2.5×
- Mathematics 1.9×
- Health Professions 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.8×
- Environmental Science 1.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.7×
- Arts and Humanities 1.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.6×
- Veterinary 1.1×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Energy 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Materials Science 0.4×
- Engineering 0.2×
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
Maxwell M. Yurkofsky
United States · #352,675 worldwide 617 citations · 35 works
- 2
Carol C. Bienstock
United States · #628,732 worldwide 4k citations · 46 works
- 3
Charles W. McClellan
United States · #1,019,705 worldwide 856 citations · 48 works
- 4
Jeffery E. Aspelmeier
United States · #1,050,469 worldwide 1.5k citations · 37 works
- 5
Nora Reilly
United States · #1,633,638 worldwide 1.1k citations · 164 works
- 6
Jane Emma Machin
United States · #1,713,312 worldwide 926 citations · 31 works
- 7
Tracy J. Cohn
United States · #1,800,976 worldwide 852 citations · 55 works
- 8
Andrea J. S. Stanaland
United States · #1,801,394 worldwide 1.6k citations · 30 works
- 9
Darcy F. Morey
United States · #1,889,920 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
- 10
Andrew M. Chisholm
United States · #1,941,586 worldwide 411 citations · 58 works
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.
- Instructional Interventions
- Altruism
- Occupancy Rates
- Professional Learning Communities
- Nursing Education
- Creativity
- Student Achievement
- Anthropocene
- Conservation Biology
- Teaching Strategies
- Invasive Species
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Higher Education
- Reflective Practice
- Population Dynamics
- Well-being
- Mental Health
- Quality of Life
- Globalization
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Education
- Innovation
- Social Media
- Ethics
- Emotion
- Meta-Analysis
- Biodiversity
- Leadership
- Cooperation
- Learning Outcomes
- Habitat Selection
- Data Science
- Civic Engagement
- High-Dimensional Data
- Faculty Development
- Complexity Theory
- Animal Movement
- Stress Reduction
- Competency-Based Education
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
- Climate Change21▲ 1.76×44 topics
- Sustainability18▲ 1.64×28 topics
- Education14▲ 1.81×24 topics
- Globalization12▲ 1.38×33 topics
- Innovation11▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Quality of Life10▲ 1.58×16 topics
- Social Media10▲ 1.64×17 topics
- Mental Health10▲ 1.55×26 topics
- Ethics9▲ 4.2×14 topics
- Well-being8▲ 4.8×11 topics
- Emotion8▲ 8.6×8 topics
- Population Dynamics7▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Meta-Analysis7▲ 2.6×9 topics
- Reflective Practice7▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Biodiversity7▲ 2.0×11 topics
- Higher Education7▲ 2.8×13 topics
- Leadership6▲ 2.9×11 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 10×6 topics
- Cooperation6▲ 20×4 topics
- Invasive Species6▲ 3.0×8 topics
- Learning Outcomes6▲ 3.0×7 topics
- Teaching Strategies5▲ 4.0×3 topics
- Habitat Selection5▲ 15×2 topics
- Conservation Biology5▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Data Science4▲ 9.9×2 topics
- Anthropocene4▲ 16×3 topics
- Civic Engagement4▲ 6.4×3 topics
- Student Achievement4▲ 10×4 topics
- High-Dimensional Data4▲ 5.9×2 topics
- Creativity4▲ 15×2 topics
- Faculty Development4▲ 11×2 topics
- Nursing Education4▲ 6.6×4 topics
- Complexity Theory4▲ 14×2 topics
- Professional Learning Communities4▲ 17×2 topics
- Animal Movement4▲ 16×1 topic
- Occupancy Rates4▲ 16×1 topic
- Stress Reduction4▲ 12×2 topics
- Altruism3▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Competency-Based Education3▲ 8.9×2 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 4 works
- 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
- 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
- 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
- 5 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
- 6 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
- 7 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 3 works
- 8 Social Media and Politics Communication 3 works
- 9 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 3 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Radford
- Women's Resource Center
- American Research Corporation of Virginia (United States)
- Nuvotronics (United States)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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