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Shenandoah University

In research, Shenandoah University stands highest in Medicine (#5,606 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,533 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,240 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,748
of 28,054 · #12,143 all time
Rank in United States
#2,386
of 4,192
Research works
959
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Shenandoah 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
MedicineField #5,606 of 10,443 9.7%70 #6679
Health SciencesDomain #6,533 of 11,982 11.7%97 #3440
Social SciencesDomain #9,240 of 10,521 14.0%74 #6615

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shenandoah 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. Medicine#6,679 #5,606
  2. Health Sciences#3,440 #6,533
  3. Social Sciences#6,615 #9,240
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: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.77× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.87× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shenandoah University?

Ranked on the composite score, Clifford F. Thies and K Abraham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shenandoah University.

  1. 1 Clifford F. Thies United States · #1,335,203 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 K Abraham United States · #1,336,698 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Shenandoah University

Which keywords describe research at Shenandoah University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Well-being, Anxiety, Reflective Practice, Evidence-Based Practice, Rehabilitation and Pain Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 1.98×33 topics
  2. Quality of Life14▲ 4.7×23 topics
  3. Anxiety7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  4. Well-being7▲ 9.1×7 topics
  5. Reflective Practice6▲ 17×4 topics
  6. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 25×5 topics
  7. Rehabilitation6▲ 8.0×7 topics
  8. Pain Management6▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis5▲ 4.4×11 topics
  10. Occupational Science5▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Therapy Practice5▲ 144×1 topic
  12. Assessment Methods5▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Faculty Development5▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Interventions5▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Elderly5▲ 9.4×3 topics
  16. Participation5▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  18. Cerebral Palsy4▲ 30×1 topic
  19. ICF Model4▲ 52×1 topic
  20. Student Engagement4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  21. Primary Care4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  22. Competency-Based Education4▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Medical Education4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  24. Motivation4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  25. Physiological Responses4▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Professional Identity Formation4▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Stress Reduction4▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Psychological Outcomes4▲ 49×2 topics
  29. Music Therapy4▲ 73×1 topic
  30. Preoperative Anxiety4▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  32. Self-Regulation4▲ 10.0×4 topics
  33. Inappropriate Medication Use4▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Polypharmacy4▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Academic Performance3▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Ethnic Disparities3▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Metacognition3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  38. Personality Traits3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Health Workforce3▲ 36×2 topics
  40. Medical School Selection3▲ 88×1 topic

Which research topics does Shenandoah University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Innovations in Medical Education and Music Therapy and Health.

Occupational Therapy Pra…5Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 5 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movem…4Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…4Innovations in Medical Education: 4 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health4Music Therapy and Health: 4 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksMedical Education and Admissions: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …2Global Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 2 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 2 fractional works
Occupational TherapyPsychiatry and Mental healthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 5 works
  2. 2 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  4. 4 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  6. 6 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  7. 7 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  8. 8 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 2 works
  10. 10 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shenandoah University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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