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Slippery Rock University

In research, Slippery Rock University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,297 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,087 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,012
of 28,054 · #13,748 all time
Rank in United States
#1,955
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Slippery Rock 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,297 of 10,521 10.5%128 #4845
Physical SciencesDomain #9,087 of 12,888 15.4%60 #11191

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Slippery Rock 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: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.58× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.97× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.70× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Slippery Rock University?

Ranked on the composite score, William F. Lindgren, Junko Yamamoto and Timothy D. Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Slippery Rock University.

  1. 1 William F. Lindgren United States · #462,300 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Junko Yamamoto United States · #640,603 worldwide 46 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Timothy D. Smith United States · #794,869 worldwide 84 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Mark Daniels United States · #844,895 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Bernard Freydberg United States · #851,699 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Jeffrey Yi‐Lin Forrest United States · #877,334 worldwide 61 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Yi Lin United States · #1,054,255 worldwide 50 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Andrew Winters United States · #1,174,013 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 James Strickland United States · #1,313,660 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Wenhao Liu United States · #1,456,187 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Slippery Rock University

Which keywords describe research at Slippery Rock University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Intersectionality, Gender Identity, Stereotypes, Masculinity, Health Behaviors, Help Seeking and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Mental Health14▲ 3.9×17 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 2.1×25 topics
  3. Intersectionality9▲ 21×5 topics
  4. Gender Identity8▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Innovation8▲ 3.1×12 topics
  6. Economic Growth8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  7. Stereotypes7▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Masculinity6▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Social Media6▲ 1.84×19 topics
  10. Education6▲ 1.42×15 topics
  11. Health Behaviors6▲ 116×1 topic
  12. Help Seeking6▲ 116×1 topic
  13. Gender5▲ 3.9×13 topics
  14. Risk Factors5▲ 1.86×10 topics
  15. Social Justice4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  16. Leadership4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  17. CO2 Emissions4▲ 8.4×3 topics
  18. Health Disparities4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  19. Knowledge Sharing4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  20. Grey System Theory3▲ 122×1 topic
  21. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Time Series Prediction3▲ 122×1 topic
  23. Social Identity3▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Strategic Alliances3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Advertising3▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Asset Pricing3▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Competition3▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Gender Dynamics3▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Gender Roles3▲ 9.6×2 topics
  30. Reflective Practice3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  31. Content Analysis3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  32. Injury Prevention3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  33. Femvertising2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Media Representation2▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Athletic Training2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Collaboration2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Gender Bias2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Online Gaming2▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Structural Change2▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Video Games2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Slippery Rock University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gender Roles and Identity Studies, Grey System Theory Applications, Media, Gender, and Advertising and Digital Games and Media.

Gender Roles and Identit…6Gender Roles and Identity Studies: 6 fractional worksGrey System Theory Applications: 3 fractional worksMedia, Gender, and Advertising: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 2 fractional worksGender Studies in Language: 2 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …2LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…2Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional works
Gender StudiesManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 6 works
  2. 2 Grey System Theory Applications Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  3. 3 Media, Gender, and Advertising Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Gender Studies in Language Gender Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 2 works
  7. 7 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.1%domestic only88.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Slippery Rock University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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.