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Shepherd University

In research, Shepherd University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,683 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,503 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,793 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,396
of 28,054 · #14,328 all time
Rank in United States
#2,013
of 4,192
Research works
736
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Shepherd University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,683 of 16,945 18.8%267
Physical SciencesDomain #13,503 of 21,541 9.9%238
Social SciencesField #7,793 of 10,206 23.5%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shepherd 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).

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: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.41× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shepherd University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jason Miller, John Churchill Sikes and David B. Levy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shepherd University.

  1. 1 Jason Miller United States · #104,666 worldwide 173 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 John Churchill Sikes United States · #549,328 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 David B. Levy United States · #557,995 worldwide 40 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Shepherd University

Which keywords describe research at Shepherd University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Student Performance, Online Learning, Water Quality, Podcasting, Student Attendance, Health Effects and Educational Technology.

▲ 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. Higher Education6▲ 10×5 topics
  2. Online Learning5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  3. Deep Learning5▲ 1.30×17 topics
  4. Sustainability5▲ 1.83×8 topics
  5. Educational Technology5▲ 3.7×3 topics
  6. Student Performance5▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Health Effects4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  8. Water Quality4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  9. Podcasting4▲ 185×1 topic
  10. Student Attendance4▲ 417×1 topic
  11. Airborne Microorganisms3▲ 175×1 topic
  12. Indoor Air Quality3▲ 81×1 topic
  13. STEM Education3▲ 6.2×2 topics
  14. Big Data3▲ 2.8×3 topics
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  16. Student Engagement3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  17. Insulin Signaling2▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Social Cognitive Theory2▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Customer Experience2▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Aquaponics2▲ 149×1 topic
  21. Career Development2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 21×1 topic
  23. Fungal Pathogens2▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Genomic Characterization2▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Hydroponics2▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Gender Disparities2▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Underrepresented Minorities2▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Bioinformatics2▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Human-Robot Interaction2▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Curriculum2▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Marketing2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Neuroscience2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  33. Training2▲ 7.0×1 topic
  34. Historiography2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Service Robots2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Data Visualization1▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Drosophila1▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Text Mining1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  39. Chatbots1▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Pose Estimation1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Shepherd University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Educational Methods, Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Innovations in Educational Methods: 4 fractional worksIndoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Aquaponic…2Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…2Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 2 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Lon…1Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 1 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 1 fractional works
EducationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisAquatic ScienceCell Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 4 works
  2. 2 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems Aquatic Science 2 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 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 available45.2%not open54.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shepherd University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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.

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.