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Radford University

In research, Radford University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,319 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,548 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,923 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,206
of 28,054 · #10,388 all time
Rank in United States
#1,659
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Radford University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,319 of 10,521 16.5%199 #2443
Physical SciencesDomain #8,548 of 12,888 9.7%106 #9870
Social SciencesField #4,923 of 6,365 16.6%94 #1986

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,443 #4,319
  2. Physical Sciences#9,870 #8,548
  3. Social Sciences#1,986 #4,923
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.85× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.66× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Radford University?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen Owen, Grigory Ioffe and Charles W. McClellan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Radford University.

  1. 1 Stephen Owen United States · #99,581 worldwide 72 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Grigory Ioffe United States · #176,964 worldwide 76 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Charles W. McClellan United States · #342,214 worldwide 80 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Mary Elvira Weeks United States · #489,547 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Robert C. Whisonant United States · #594,503 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Joel B. Hägen United States · #883,244 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Joseph S. King United States · #916,364 worldwide 20 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Alan J. Levine United States · #993,139 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Gene Hyde United States · #1,017,828 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Adrian Aron United States · #1,020,266 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Radford University

Which keywords describe research at Radford University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Ethics, Emotion, Reflective Practice, Education, Population Dynamics and Innovation.

▲ 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 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 Change18▲ 1.69×41 topics
  2. Sustainability17▲ 1.80×27 topics
  3. Education13▲ 1.90×24 topics
  4. Globalization11▲ 1.44×31 topics
  5. Innovation10▲ 2.5×13 topics
  6. Social Media10▲ 1.72×17 topics
  7. Mental Health9▲ 1.63×26 topics
  8. Ethics9▲ 4.8×14 topics
  9. Quality of Life8▲ 1.51×15 topics
  10. Well-being7▲ 4.8×11 topics
  11. Emotion7▲ 8.6×8 topics
  12. Reflective Practice7▲ 9.0×5 topics
  13. Population Dynamics6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  14. Higher Education6▲ 3.0×13 topics
  15. Meta-Analysis6▲ 2.7×9 topics
  16. Leadership6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  17. Learning Outcomes5▲ 3.1×7 topics
  18. Cooperation5▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 9.7×6 topics
  20. Teaching Strategies5▲ 4.2×3 topics
  21. Civic Engagement4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  22. Conservation Biology4▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Habitat Selection4▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Data Science4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  25. High-Dimensional Data4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  26. Student Achievement4▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Anthropocene4▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Creativity4▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Employee Engagement4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  30. Complexity Theory4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Nursing Education4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Faculty Development4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Animal Movement4▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Occupancy Rates4▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Citizen Science3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  37. Concept Mapping3▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Instructional Interventions3▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Theory-Based Evaluation3▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Competency-Based Education3▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Radford University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Complex Systems and Decision Making.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional worksEvaluation and Performan…3Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 3 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…3Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 2 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health: 2 fractional works
EcologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  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 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Social Media and Politics Communication 3 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 2 works
  10. 10 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Radford University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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