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Salisbury University

In research, Salisbury University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,971 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,347 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,355 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,109
of 28,054 · #4,038 all time
Rank in United States
#1,508
of 4,192
Research works
5.1k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
97k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Salisbury 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 #4,971 of 10,521 18.6%199 #1913
Social SciencesField #3,347 of 6,365 19.0%85 #1510
Health SciencesDomain #7,355 of 11,982 7.8%93 #1676
Physical SciencesDomain #11,271 of 12,888 10.4%60 #5519
MedicineField #9,601 of 10,443 6.1%66 #2292

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Salisbury 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#1,913 #4,971
  2. Social Sciences#1,510 #3,347
  3. Health Sciences#1,676 #7,355
  4. Physical Sciences#5,519 #11,271
  5. Medicine#2,292 #9,601
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: 0.87× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.93× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.14× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.92× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.33× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.67× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.03× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Salisbury University?

Ranked on the composite score, James Robertson, Timothy S. Miller and Philip D. Marsh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salisbury University.

  1. 1 James Robertson United States · #18,574 worldwide 421 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Timothy S. Miller United States · #164,575 worldwide 40 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Philip D. Marsh United States · #188,820 worldwide 203 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Evan Kraft United States · #202,683 worldwide 116 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 D. C. Ellwood United States · #235,841 worldwide 180 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Michael Gelfand United States · #326,711 worldwide 54 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 George Grant United States · #354,375 worldwide 103 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 M Gelfand United States · #361,532 worldwide 40 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Vinita Agarwal United States · #373,377 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 A. Baskerville United States · #449,071 worldwide 111 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Salisbury University

Which keywords describe research at Salisbury University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Public Health, Reflective Practice, Social Capital, History, Corporate Governance and Identity.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 1.64×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology15◆ 0.96×61 topics
  3. Mental Health14▲ 2.5×22 topics
  4. Public Health13▲ 2.2×32 topics
  5. Globalization11▲ 1.45×26 topics
  6. Innovation9▲ 2.3×16 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 2.0×20 topics
  8. Education9▲ 1.30×18 topics
  9. Corporate Governance9▲ 3.0×12 topics
  10. History8▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Identity8▲ 3.0×22 topics
  12. Social Capital8▲ 3.8×11 topics
  13. Social Justice7▲ 3.1×13 topics
  14. Literature7▲ 3.2×15 topics
  15. Biodiversity7▲ 2.3×11 topics
  16. Colonialism6▲ 3.4×14 topics
  17. Gender6▲ 2.9×17 topics
  18. Culture6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  19. Neuroscience6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  20. Religion6▲ 3.2×9 topics
  21. Ethics6▲ 3.0×8 topics
  22. Nationalism6▲ 3.2×10 topics
  23. Conservation6▲ 3.4×10 topics
  24. Reflective Practice6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  25. Resilience6▲ 3.0×9 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  27. Health Disparities5▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Technology Integration5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  29. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Society5▲ 6.6×8 topics
  31. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  32. Monetary Policy4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  33. Population Dynamics4▲ 4.6×10 topics
  34. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Vascular Function4▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Intersectionality4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  37. Cardiorespiratory Fitness4▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Exercise Capacity4▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Stigma4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  40. Burnout4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Salisbury University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Corporate Finance and Governance, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and Medieval Literature and History.

Cardiovascular and exerc…4Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…3Corporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …3LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 3 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …2Medieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Edu…2Literacy, Media, and Education: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional worksPublic Health Policies a…2Public Health Policies and Education: 2 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicineAccountingSocial PsychologyClassics5 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  3. 3 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  5. 5 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  9. 9 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 2 works
  10. 10 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.9%domestic only82.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Salisbury University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.