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Robert Morris University

In research, Robert Morris University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,844 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,220 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,196
of 22,385 · #4,398 all time
Rank in United States
#960
of 3,332
Research works
1.9k
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Robert Morris University

What is Robert Morris 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 #4,844 of 9,585 4.9%141 #3279
Physical SciencesDomain #6,220 of 10,670 5.6%74 #3957

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Robert Morris 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 Robert Morris University work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Robert Morris University is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Business, Management and Accounting (16%), Computer Science (13%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 158 fractional works · 56.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 21.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 16.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 14 fractional works · 5.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 29.5% of its workComputer Science: 35 fractional works · 12.6% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 12.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRobert MorrisUniversity278fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences57%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6021.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4616.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance186.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities134.6%
    5. Psychology124.2%
    6. Decision Sciences93.4%
    1. Computer Science3512.6%
    2. Engineering3512.6%
    3. Environmental Science51.8%
    4. Mathematics20.8%
    5. Materials Science20.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    8. Energy10.3%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine207.0%
    2. Health Professions83.1%
    3. Veterinary10.3%
    4. Nursing10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.8%
    2. Neuroscience20.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.63× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.08× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.02× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.08×46 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.47×9 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.02×18 works
  4. Veterinary1.91×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.71×60 works
  6. Computer Science1.63×35 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.60×13 works
  8. Psychology1.38×12 works
  9. Health Professions1.16×8 works
  10. Engineering0.84×35 works
  11. Mathematics0.71×2 works
  12. Nursing0.44×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×5 works
  14. Neuroscience0.39×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.37×5 works
  16. Medicine0.37×20 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×0 works
  18. Energy0.29×1 works
  19. Materials Science0.21×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.13×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Robert Morris University?

Ranked on the quality score, James E. Rebele, Marcel C. Minutolo and Nader Mohamed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Robert Morris University.

  1. 1 James E. Rebele United States · #561,754 worldwide 1.5k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Marcel C. Minutolo United States · #710,216 worldwide 1.8k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Nader Mohamed United States · #772,345 worldwide 5.9k citations · 144 works
  4. 4 Monica VanDieren United States · #1,087,915 worldwide 509 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Donna S. McDermott United States · #1,359,165 worldwide 1.6k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Mark H. Haney United States · #1,625,878 worldwide 1.3k citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Kihyun Caleb Park United States · #1,675,306 worldwide 746 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Rika Wright Carlsen United States · #1,677,814 worldwide 793 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Tabitha Chukwudi Aghaunor United States · #1,712,675 worldwide 64 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Gavin A. Buxton United States · #1,794,574 worldwide 2k citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at Robert Morris University

What are the most cited papers from Robert Morris University?

The most cited paper from Robert Morris University is "Applications of big data to smart cities" (Eiman Al Nuaimi, Hind Al Neyadi, Nader Mohamed et al., 2015), with 964 citations. Next come "Concurrent Validation of the OMNI Perceived Exertion Scale for Resistance Exercise" (885) and "The Corporate Propensity to Save" (733).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Applications of big data to smart cities Eiman Al Nuaimi, Hind Al Neyadi, Nader Mohamed et al. · Journal of Internet Services and Applications Open access Aug 2015 964
2 Concurrent Validation of the OMNI Perceived Exertion Scale for Resistance Exercise Robert James Robertson, Fredric L. Goss, JASON J. RUTKOWSKI et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise Feb 2003 885
3 The Corporate Propensity to Save Leigh A. Riddick, Toni M. Whited · The Journal of Finance 16 Jul 2009 733
4 Blockchain in Industries: A Survey Jameela Al‐Jaroodi, Nader Mohamed · IEEE Access Open access 2019 566
5 Unmanned aerial vehicles applications in future smart cities Nader Mohamed, Jameela Al‐Jaroodi, Imad Jawhar et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change 12 Sep 2018 448
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Robert Morris University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Machine Learning, Big Data, Innovation, Consumer Behavior and Surveillance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning19▲ 2.0×30 topics
  2. Sustainability18▲ 2.6×24 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management12▲ 4.8×11 topics
  4. Big Data11▲ 4.0×10 topics
  5. Risk Management10▲ 7.9×10 topics
  6. Innovation10▲ 3.5×21 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.5×13 topics
  8. Education10▲ 2.0×23 topics
  9. Healthcare9▲ 2.9×12 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior8▲ 4.4×5 topics
  11. Internet of Things8▲ 3.2×8 topics
  12. Corporate Governance7▲ 3.2×9 topics
  13. Digital Transformation7▲ 4.4×6 topics
  14. Leadership7▲ 4.9×9 topics
  15. Security7▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Entrepreneurship6▲ 5.8×10 topics
  17. Identity6▲ 3.1×14 topics
  18. Surveillance6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  19. Cybersecurity6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  20. Organizational Performance6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  21. Environmental Management6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. Stock Market5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  23. Food Supply Chain5▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Well-being5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  26. Financial Markets4▲ 13×1 topic
  27. business impact4▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Biomedical Engineering4▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Transparency4▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Customer Experience4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  31. Disruption Mitigation4▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Information Sharing4▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Supply Chain Resilience4▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Discrimination4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  35. Accountability4▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Assembly Planning4▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Design for Manufacture4▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Employee Engagement4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  39. Fairness4▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Algorithmic Bias3▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Robert Morris University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts4COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …4Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 4 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 4 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…3Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksQuality and Supply Manag…3Quality and Supply Management: 3 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…3Information and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsStrategy and ManagementIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  5. 5 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  10. 10 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Robert Morris University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% 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 Robert Morris University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00100% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Robert Morris University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Robert Morris 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Robert Morris University5.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.5% in 2006.

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