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Samford University

In research, Samford University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,968 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,796 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,436 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,907
of 22,385 · #7,181 all time
Rank in United States
#1,510
of 3,332
Research works
2.1k
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.72×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Samford University

What is Samford 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 #5,968 of 9,585 8.4%209 #3543
Social SciencesField #4,796 of 5,988 9.8%105 #3230
Health SciencesDomain #8,436 of 9,902 5.6%111 #7727
MedicineField #7,714 of 8,541 5.0%87 #7653

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Samford 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#3,543 #5,968
  2. Social Sciences#3,230 #4,796
  3. Health Sciences#7,727 #8,436
  4. Medicine#7,653 #7,714
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 Samford University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Samford University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Medicine (22%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 230 fractional works · 54.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 113 fractional works · 27.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 36 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 21 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 10 fractional works · 2.3% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 19 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 117 fractional works · 27.9% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 22.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 19 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 33 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSamfordUniversity420fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences55%

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 Sciences11327.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities4610.9%
    3. Psychology245.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance235.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting204.7%
    6. Decision Sciences41.0%
    1. Medicine9222.0%
    2. Health Professions215.0%
    3. Nursing30.7%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Computer Science122.9%
    2. Environmental Science81.9%
    3. Chemistry71.7%
    4. Mathematics51.3%
    5. Engineering40.9%
    6. Materials Science20.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology112.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.2%
    3. Neuroscience82.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
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: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.08× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.15× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.77× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.53× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 113 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.77×46 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.53×23 works
  3. Social Sciences2.13×113 works
  4. Psychology1.89×24 works
  5. Health Professions1.88×21 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.73×3 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.46×20 works
  8. Nursing1.42×3 works
  9. Neuroscience1.22×8 works
  10. Medicine1.15×92 works
  11. Veterinary1.12×1 works
  12. Chemistry1.08×7 works
  13. Mathematics1.07×5 works
  14. Decision Sciences1.00×4 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×11 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×9 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.38×8 works
  19. Computer Science0.37×12 works
  20. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.10×2 works
  23. Engineering0.06×4 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  25. Energy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Samford University?

Ranked on the quality score, Christopher Kirk Hadaway, W. Braddock Hickman and Lori U. Coward lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Samford University.

  1. 1 Christopher Kirk Hadaway United States · #531,836 worldwide 2.9k citations · 47 works
  2. 2 W. Braddock Hickman United States · #627,378 worldwide 619 citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Lori U. Coward United States · #710,236 worldwide 4.5k citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Betsy Bugg Holloway United States · #733,892 worldwide 2.6k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Franz T. Lohrke United States · #835,586 worldwide 2.3k citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Jack W. Berry United States · #850,411 worldwide 7.5k citations · 146 works
  7. 7 Christopher Garrett Ballmann United States · #1,065,978 worldwide 1.5k citations · 105 works
  8. 8 Penny Long Marler United States · #1,428,843 worldwide 1.8k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Frank S. Thielman United States · #1,510,677 worldwide 252 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Archie Lockamy United States · #1,591,848 worldwide 2.2k citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Samford University

What are the most cited papers from Samford University?

The most cited paper from Samford University is "Controlled silver-staining of nucleolus organizer regions with a protective colloidal developer: a 1-step method" (William Mike Howell, D. Ann Black, 1980), with 2,938 citations. Next come "Why Status Matters for Inequality" (972) and "Corridors of Influence in the Dissemination of Customer-Oriented Strategy to Customer Contact Service Employees" (795).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Controlled silver-staining of nucleolus organizer regions with a protective colloidal developer: a 1-step method William Mike Howell, D. Ann Black · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Aug 1980 2,938
2 Why Status Matters for Inequality Cecilia L. Ridgeway · American Sociological Review 19 Dec 2013 972
3 Corridors of Influence in the Dissemination of Customer-Oriented Strategy to Customer Contact Service Employees Michael D. Hartline, James G. Maxham, Daryl O. McKee · Journal of Marketing Apr 2000 795
4 The development of a supply chain management process maturity model using the concepts of business process orientation Archie Lockamy, Kevin P. McCormack · Supply Chain Management An International Journal Sep 2004 561
5 Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials Michael G. Kendrach · American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 15 Jan 1997 476
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Samford University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Nationalism, Gender, Public Opinion, Political Philosophy, Globalization, American founding and Constitutional government.

▲ 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. Globalization19▲ 2.3×29 topics
  2. Religion17▲ 8.6×16 topics
  3. Epidemiology16◆ 0.94×49 topics
  4. Nationalism14▲ 7.4×8 topics
  5. Gender13▲ 5.9×16 topics
  6. Mental Health13▲ 2.2×24 topics
  7. Quality of Life12▲ 1.98×20 topics
  8. Social Media11▲ 1.93×17 topics
  9. Social Justice11▲ 4.4×16 topics
  10. Public Opinion11▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Political Philosophy10▲ 46×2 topics
  12. American founding10▲ 85×1 topic
  13. Constitutional government10▲ 85×1 topic
  14. Medical Education10▲ 8.4×7 topics
  15. Assessment Methods9▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Ethics9▲ 4.4×15 topics
  17. Reflective Practice9▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Human Rights9▲ 2.1×13 topics
  19. Corporate Governance8▲ 2.7×15 topics
  20. Faculty Development8▲ 27×2 topics
  21. Identity8▲ 2.6×15 topics
  22. Theology8▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Student Engagement8▲ 4.7×9 topics
  24. Competency-Based Education8▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Continuing Medical Education7▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Professional Identity Formation7▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Neoliberalism7▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Church History6▲ 35×3 topics
  29. Health6▲ 3.8×8 topics
  30. Community Development5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  31. Elderly5▲ 5.3×3 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  33. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Patient Safety5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  35. Resistance Training5▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Nursing Education5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  37. Inappropriate Medication Use4▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Polypharmacy4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Biblical Monotheism4▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Jewish Society4▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Samford University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Innovations in Medical Education, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

American Constitutional …10American Constitutional Law and Politics: 10 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and T…3Sports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 3 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeriatrics and GerontologyReligious studies6 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  5. 5 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 4 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.1%domestic only95.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Samford University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower 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 Samford University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Samford University0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Samford 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 2025Samford University9.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.6% in 2003.

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