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Shippensburg University

In research, Shippensburg University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,139 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,084 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,459
of 22,385 · #11,360 all time
Rank in United States
#2,040
of 3,332
Research works
1.7k
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Shippensburg University

What is Shippensburg 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 #7,139 of 9,585 5.9%102 #3770
Social SciencesField #5,084 of 5,988 6.5%60 #3818

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

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Shippensburg University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Mathematics (9%), Business, Management and Accounting (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 111 fractional works · 60.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 66 fractional works · 35.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 14 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 57 fractional works · 30.6% of its workMathematics: 17 fractional works · 9.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKShippensburgUniversity185fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences60%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6635.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting147.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance116.0%
    4. Psychology95.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities95.1%
    6. Decision Sciences20.8%
    1. Mathematics179.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences84.1%
    3. Engineering73.9%
    4. Computer Science73.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy63.1%
    6. Environmental Science52.5%
    7. Materials Science42.1%
    8. Chemistry31.4%
    9. Energy10.4%
    1. Medicine63.2%
    2. Health Professions31.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.0%
    2. Neuroscience21.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.99× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.75× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.42× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.79× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics7.99×17 works
  2. Social Sciences2.80×66 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.79×11 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.61×8 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.42×14 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.75×9 works
  7. Psychology1.66×9 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.40×6 works
  9. Chemistry0.92×3 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.85×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.76×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.66×3 works
  13. Materials Science0.60×4 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.50×5 works
  16. Computer Science0.47×7 works
  17. Energy0.44×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×4 works
  19. Engineering0.26×7 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×0 works
  21. Medicine0.17×6 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Shippensburg University?

Ranked on the quality score, David F. Bateman, Michael K. Coolsen and Melissa L. Ricketts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shippensburg University.

  1. 1 David F. Bateman United States · #1,202,685 worldwide 586 citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Michael K. Coolsen United States · #1,365,106 worldwide 753 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Melissa L. Ricketts United States · #1,540,864 worldwide 1.5k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Claire A. Jantz United States · #1,650,337 worldwide 1.8k citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Curtis M. Zaleski United States · #1,704,006 worldwide 2.5k citations · 200 works
  6. 6 Amy B. Diehl United States · #1,709,603 worldwide 544 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 M. Blake Hargrove United States · #2,137,158 worldwide 404 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Adrian Tomer United States · #2,203,727 worldwide 1.6k citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Ian M. Langella United States · #2,249,978 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  10. 10 John N. Richardson United States · #2,314,264 worldwide 1.3k citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Shippensburg University

What are the most cited papers from Shippensburg University?

The most cited paper from Shippensburg University is "Consensual qualitative research: An update." (Clara E. Hill, Sarah Knox, Barbara J. Thompson et al., 2005), with 2,857 citations. Next come "Setting the future of digital and social media marketing research: Perspectives and research propositions" (2,600) and "Journal of Coastal Research" (1,806).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Consensual qualitative research: An update. Clara E. Hill, Sarah Knox, Barbara J. Thompson et al. · Journal of Counseling Psychology Apr 2005 2,857
2 Setting the future of digital and social media marketing research: Perspectives and research propositions Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Elvira Ismagilova, David L. Hughes et al. · International Journal of Information Management Open access 10 Jul 2020 2,600
3 Journal of Coastal Research Quentin Stubbs, In‐Young Yeo, Megan Lang et al. · Journal of Coastal Research Open access Nov 2009 1,806
4 Exploring the factors associated with Web site success in the context of electronic commerce Chang Liu, Kirk P. Arnett · Information & Management Oct 2000 1,524
5 Guidelines for the Capture, Handling, and Care of Mammals as Approved by the American Society of Mammalogists Gordon L. Kirkland · Journal of Mammalogy 3 Dec 1998 891
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shippensburg University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, Colonialism, Globalization, Content Analysis, Dark Matter, News Media and History.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 2.6×19 topics
  2. Identity9▲ 6.8×17 topics
  3. Gender8▲ 8.2×14 topics
  4. Climate Change7▲ 1.43×21 topics
  5. Colonialism6▲ 7.2×11 topics
  6. History6▲ 4.8×11 topics
  7. Social Media6▲ 2.2×8 topics
  8. Content Analysis5▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Dark Matter5▲ 24×3 topics
  10. News Media5▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Student Engagement5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  12. Feminism5▲ 8.8×6 topics
  13. Monetary Policy5▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Academic Achievement4▲ 14×7 topics
  15. Cultural Identity4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  16. Nationalism4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  17. Diversity4▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Educational Inequality4▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Agenda Setting4▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Media Framing4▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  22. Cultural Studies4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  23. Intersectionality4▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Geometric Algebra4▲ 149×1 topic
  25. Quaternionic Analysis4▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Digital Divide4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  27. Cohomology3▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Geometry3▲ 109×1 topic
  29. Hyperbolic3▲ 109×1 topic
  30. Inequality3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  31. Academic Performance3▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Civic Engagement3▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Deformations3▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Holocene3▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Hom-Lie Algebras3▲ 69×1 topic
  36. Sea Level3▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Cold War3▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Tropical Geometry3▲ 44×2 topics
  39. College Retention3▲ 73×1 topic
  40. First-Generation Students3▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Shippensburg University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Media Studies and Communication, Algebraic and Geometric Analysis, Mathematics and Applications and Advanced Topics in Algebra.

Media Studies and Commun…4Media Studies and Communication: 4 fractional worksAlgebraic and Geometric …4Algebraic and Geometric Analysis: 4 fractional worksMathematics and Applicat…3Mathematics and Applications: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra3Advanced Topics in Algebra: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional works
CommunicationApplied MathematicsGeometry and TopologyAlgebra and Number Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 4 works
  2. 2 Algebraic and Geometric Analysis Applied Mathematics 4 works
  3. 3 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 3 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Research Studies Education 3 works
  6. 6 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 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 available20.4%not open79.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shippensburg University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Shippensburg University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00073% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Shippensburg University0.00059% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shippensburg 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 2025Shippensburg University7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.6% in 2006.

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