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Slippery Rock University

In research, Slippery Rock University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,296 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,491 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,711
of 22,385 · #7,930 all time
Rank in United States
#1,172
of 3,332
Research works
1.8k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Slippery Rock University

What is Slippery Rock 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 #6,296 of 9,585 3.1%128 #4666
Physical SciencesDomain #8,491 of 10,670 6.2%60 #7897

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Slippery Rock University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Slippery Rock University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (12%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 135 fractional works · 51.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 23.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 4.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 23.6% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 6.0% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 45 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 11.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 22 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSlippery RockUniversity264fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences51%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6123.1%
    2. Psychology228.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance166.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting155.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities124.5%
    6. Decision Sciences93.6%
    1. Engineering197.2%
    2. Computer Science166.0%
    3. Environmental Science145.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.8%
    5. Mathematics41.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.7%
    7. Chemistry10.4%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine3111.6%
    2. Health Professions114.2%
    3. Veterinary20.8%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology114.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.3%
    3. Neuroscience41.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.20× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.89× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.20×2 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.68×9 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.89×16 works
  4. Psychology2.69×22 works
  5. Social Sciences1.83×61 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.80×15 works
  7. Health Professions1.60×11 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.55×12 works
  9. Mathematics1.43×4 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.13×5 works
  11. Environmental Science1.03×14 works
  12. Neuroscience0.91×4 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×11 works
  14. Computer Science0.77×16 works
  15. Medicine0.61×31 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  17. Engineering0.48×19 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×6 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.36×0 works
  20. Nursing0.34×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.31×2 works
  22. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  24. Energy0.17×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Slippery Rock University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jeffrey Yi‐Lin Forrest, Kimberly Y.Z. Forrest and Hannah J. Brewer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Slippery Rock University.

  1. 1 Jeffrey Yi‐Lin Forrest United States · #592,103 worldwide 4.6k citations · 283 works
  2. 2 Kimberly Y.Z. Forrest United States · #749,010 worldwide 4.1k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Hannah J. Brewer United States · #1,263,879 worldwide 505 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Tom Sparrow United States · #1,709,266 worldwide 682 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Sam R. Thangiah United States · #1,771,599 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Seth E. Jenny United States · #1,966,638 worldwide 1.4k citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Stephen Larson United States · #2,160,963 worldwide 1.6k citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Wenhao Liu United States · #2,228,811 worldwide 1.8k citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Michael P. Conlon United States · #2,235,213 worldwide 258 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Naresh Adhikari United States · #2,249,922 worldwide 176 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Slippery Rock University

What are the most cited papers from Slippery Rock University?

The most cited paper from Slippery Rock University is "Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation" (Nathan James Bennett, Robin Roth, Sarah C. Klain et al., 2016), with 1,238 citations. Next come "Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses" (1,184) and "Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults" (959).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Conservation social science: Understanding and integrating human dimensions to improve conservation Nathan James Bennett, Robin Roth, Sarah C. Klain et al. · Biological Conservation Open access 29 Nov 2016 1,238
2 Legume-based cropping systems have reduced carbon and nitrogen losses Laurie E. Drinkwater, Peggy Wagoner, Marianne Sarrantonio · Nature Nov 1998 1,184
3 Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults Kimberly Y.Z. Forrest, Wendy L. Stuhldreher · Nutrition Research 2011 959
4 Writing Interview Protocols and Conducting Interviews: Tips for Students New to the Field of Qualitative Research Stacy A. Jacob, Susan Paige Furgerson · The Qualitative Report Open access 20 Jan 2015 768
5 Influence of artificial intelligence on technological innovation: Evidence from the panel data of china's manufacturing sectors Liu Jun, Huihong Chang, Jeffrey Yi‐Lin Forrest et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change 17 Jun 2020 685
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Slippery Rock University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Intersectionality, Gender Identity, Stereotypes, Masculinity, Social Constructionism, Health Behaviors and Help Seeking.

▲ 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. Mental Health15▲ 3.9×18 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 1.96×26 topics
  3. Intersectionality9▲ 19×5 topics
  4. Innovation9▲ 3.2×13 topics
  5. Gender Identity8▲ 29×2 topics
  6. Climate Change8◆ 1.07×25 topics
  7. Economic Growth8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  8. Social Media7▲ 1.92×19 topics
  9. Stereotypes7▲ 28×3 topics
  10. Masculinity6▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Education6▲ 1.41×17 topics
  12. Social Constructionism6▲ 66×2 topics
  13. Health Behaviors6▲ 112×1 topic
  14. Help Seeking6▲ 112×1 topic
  15. Gender6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  16. History5▲ 2.6×11 topics
  17. Social Justice4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  18. Conservation4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  19. Leadership4▲ 3.1×7 topics
  20. CO2 Emissions4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  21. Health Disparities4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  22. Knowledge Sharing4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  23. Grey System Theory3▲ 128×1 topic
  24. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Time Series Prediction3▲ 128×1 topic
  26. Social Identity3▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Strategic Alliances3▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Reflective Practice3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  29. Advertising3▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Asset Pricing3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Competition3▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Gender Dynamics3▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Gender Roles3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Injury Prevention3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  35. Athletic Training3▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Content Analysis3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  37. Femvertising2▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Media Representation2▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Online Gaming2▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Video Games2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Slippery Rock University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksEconomic theories and models: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…2Sports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…2Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional works
Gender StudiesManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics4 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 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Slippery Rock University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% 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 Slippery Rock University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00093% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Slippery Rock University0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Slippery Rock 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 2025Slippery Rock University5.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.6% in 2003.

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