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Shorter University

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Research works
92
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
755
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Shorter University

Not ranked overall: Shorter University is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Shorter University work in?

In all years, 61% of research at Shorter University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Arts and Humanities (24%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 56 fractional works · 60.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 24.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 22 fractional works · 23.8% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKShorterUniversity92fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences61%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 Sciences2224.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities2223.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting55.4%
    4. Psychology44.6%
    5. Decision Sciences21.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    1. Environmental Science66.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences33.3%
    3. Computer Science33.1%
    4. Chemistry21.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.6%
    6. Engineering11.1%
    7. Materials Science10.7%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine66.4%
    2. Health Professions43.8%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences55.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
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.

Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 2.49× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.99× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Physics and Astronomy: 5.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.23× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.78× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.78×2 works
  2. Health Professions5.23×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy5.03×1 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.99×1 works
  5. Computer Science2.49×2 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.11×0 works
  7. Psychology2.09×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.25×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.26×0 works
  10. Medicine0.25×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Shorter University?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven M. Sheeley and Harry Rice lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shorter University.

  1. 1 Steven M. Sheeley United States · #3,544,904 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Harry Rice United States · #7,648,452 worldwide 13 citations · 256 works
All ranked researchers at Shorter University

What are the most cited papers from Shorter University?

The most cited paper from Shorter University is "Efficiency of Malaise traps and colored pan traps for collecting flower visiting insects from three forested ecosystems" (Joshua W. Campbell, James L. Hanula, 2007), with 305 citations. Next come "Field chlorophyll measurements for evaluation of corn nitrogen status1" (230) and "Servant Leadership: A Phenomenological Study Of Practices, Experiences, Organizational Effectiveness, And Barriers" (86).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Efficiency of Malaise traps and colored pan traps for collecting flower visiting insects from three forested ecosystems Joshua W. Campbell, James L. Hanula · Journal of Insect Conservation 7 Feb 2007 305
2 Field chlorophyll measurements for evaluation of corn nitrogen status1 Charles Wesley Wood, Donald W. Reeves, R.R. Duffield et al. · Journal of Plant Nutrition Apr 1992 230
3 Servant Leadership: A Phenomenological Study Of Practices, Experiences, Organizational Effectiveness, And Barriers Amy R. Savage-Austin, Andrew E. Honeycutt · Journal of Business & Economics Research (JBER) Open access 7 Jan 2011 86
4 Analytical constraints on acidic functional groups in humic substances Jason D. Ritchie, E. Michael Perdue · Organic Geochemistry 24 Mar 2008 69
5 Heterogeneous Coupling Along Alaska-Aleutians as Inferred From Tsunami, Seismic, and Geodetic Inversions Jean M. Johnson · Advances in geophysics Book chapter 1998 65
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Shorter University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Religion, Nationalism, Leadership, Development and Welfare.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Theology8▲ 78×3 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism7▲ 190×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society7▲ 190×1 topic
  4. Religion6▲ 10×9 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 2.3×22 topics
  6. Nationalism4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 2.2×10 topics
  8. Leadership3▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Development3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  10. Social Media3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  11. Welfare3▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Community Development3▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Faith-Based Organizations3▲ 92×1 topic
  14. Social Services3▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Gender3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  16. Identity3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  17. Social Justice3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  18. Ethnomusicology3▲ 71×2 topics
  19. American founding2▲ 36×1 topic
  20. Church History2▲ 43×3 topics
  21. Constitutional government2▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Burnout2▲ 24×2 topics
  23. African Christianity2▲ 84×2 topics
  24. Ethics2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Literature2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  26. Musical Theory2▲ 113×1 topic
  27. Musicology2▲ 113×1 topic
  28. Cultural Transmission2▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Employee Engagement2▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Ethical Climate2▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Moral Distress2▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Customer Satisfaction2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Gospel Translation2▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Feminism2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. Informal Learning2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Job Satisfaction2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  38. Self-Efficacy2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  39. Spirituality2▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation2▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Shorter University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quantum Information and Cryptography, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Ethics in medical practice and Religion, Ecology, and Ethics.

Quantum Information and …1Quantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…1Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and E…0Religion, Ecology, and Ethics: 0 fractional worksDiverse Musicological Studies: 0 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 0 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…0Sports, Gender, and Society: 0 fractional worksAmerican Sports and Lite…0American Sports and Literature: 0 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…0Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics…0High-pressure geophysics and materials: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceMusic4 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 0 works
  6. 6 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 0 works
  7. 7 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 0 works
  8. 8 American Sports and Literature History 0 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 0 works
  10. 10 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 0 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Shorter University's research output changed?

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

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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 Shorter University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000057% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Shorter University0.0000053% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Shorter University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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