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Southeastern University

In research, Southeastern University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,089 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,707
of 22,385 · #12,840 all time
Rank in United States
#1,638
of 3,332
Research works
1.3k
▲ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Southeastern University

What is Southeastern 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 #7,089 of 9,585 11.0%97 #8626

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

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Southeastern University is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (12%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 121 fractional works · 54.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 6.2% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 11.5% of its workReligious studies: 16 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 5.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 19.1% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 12.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSoutheasternUniversity224fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences54%

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 Sciences6227.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities2611.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting166.9%
    4. Psychology135.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.1%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Engineering125.3%
    2. Environmental Science125.2%
    3. Computer Science104.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.2%
    5. Materials Science20.8%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Energy10.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine2812.3%
    2. Health Professions73.1%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology146.2%
    2. Neuroscience52.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.97× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.97×26 works
  2. Social Sciences2.20×62 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.15×16 works
  4. Psychology1.92×13 works
  5. Nursing1.44×2 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.41×5 works
  7. Neuroscience1.26×5 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.17×14 works
  10. Health Professions1.16×7 works
  11. Environmental Science1.04×12 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.87×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.71×2 works
  14. Medicine0.64×28 works
  15. Computer Science0.56×10 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×2 works
  17. Engineering0.36×12 works
  18. Energy0.30×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  20. Dentistry0.25×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×3 works
  22. Materials Science0.24×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.17×1 works
  24. Veterinary0.16×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southeastern University?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenneth J. Archer, G. J. Thomas and C. H. Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southeastern University.

  1. 1 Kenneth J. Archer United States · #2,120,498 worldwide 244 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 G. J. Thomas United States · #2,433,548 worldwide 1.2k citations · 28 works
  3. 3 C. H. Chen United States · #2,680,213 worldwide 254 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 B. Prescott United States · #2,693,328 worldwide 1.7k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Martha Laferriere United States · #3,972,918 worldwide 366 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Chris E.W. Green United States · #4,046,161 worldwide 20 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Melissa L. Archer United States · #4,500,385 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Paul I. Ahmed United States · #4,548,934 worldwide 449 citations · 29 works
  9. 8 Phillip Justin Rulon United States · #4,548,934 worldwide 227 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Lee E. Estes United States · #4,607,665 worldwide 332 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Southeastern University

What are the most cited papers from Southeastern University?

The most cited paper from Southeastern University is "Parametrization of the ion–polar molecule collision rate constant by trajectory calculations" (Timothy A. Su, Walter J. Chesnavich, 1982), with 1,421 citations. Next come "Pressure and Density Series Equations of State for Steam as Derived from the Haar–Gallagher–Kell Formulation" (1,277) and "International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: protein and exercise" (859).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Parametrization of the ion–polar molecule collision rate constant by trajectory calculations Timothy A. Su, Walter J. Chesnavich · The Journal of Chemical Physics 15 May 1982 1,421
2 Pressure and Density Series Equations of State for Steam as Derived from the Haar–Gallagher–Kell Formulation R. A. Dobbins, K. Mohammed, D. A. Sullivan · Journal of Physical and Chemical Reference Data 1988 1,277
3 International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: protein and exercise Ralf Jäger et al. · Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Open access 3 Jan 2017 859
4 International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise, sport, and medicine Richard B. Kreider, Douglas Kalman, José António et al. · Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Open access 3 Jan 2017 846
5 International society of sports nutrition position stand: caffeine and exercise performance Nanci S. Guest, Trisha A. VanDusseldorp, Michael T. Nelson et al. · Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition Open access 2 Jan 2021 643
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southeastern University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, African Christianity, Spirituality, Leadership, Social Justice, Organizational Performance, Mental Health and Globalization.

▲ 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. Religion15▲ 15×9 topics
  2. Globalization12▲ 2.8×17 topics
  3. Mental Health12▲ 3.7×20 topics
  4. African Christianity11▲ 218×2 topics
  5. Climate Change11▲ 1.80×27 topics
  6. Spirituality11▲ 49×3 topics
  7. Education9▲ 2.4×22 topics
  8. Social Justice9▲ 6.8×8 topics
  9. Leadership9▲ 8.3×12 topics
  10. Organizational Performance8▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Quality of Life7▲ 2.3×16 topics
  12. Biblical Interpretation7▲ 103×2 topics
  13. Well-being7▲ 8.0×8 topics
  14. Hermeneutics7▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.0×11 topics
  16. Church History6▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Community Development6▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Pentecostalism6▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Development6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  20. Civil Society6▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Faith-Based Organizations6▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Social Services6▲ 59×1 topic
  23. Big Data6▲ 2.6×10 topics
  24. Social Support5▲ 4.4×7 topics
  25. Ethics5▲ 4.6×9 topics
  26. Global Christianity5▲ 144×1 topic
  27. Job Satisfaction5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  28. Short-Term Missions5▲ 144×1 topic
  29. Health5▲ 5.1×3 topics
  30. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Theology4▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Employee Engagement4▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Biblical Monotheism4▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Coping4▲ 37×1 topic
  35. End-of-Life Care4▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Jewish Society4▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Professional Development4▲ 7.7×9 topics
  38. Career Development4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Ocean Acidification4▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Reflective Practice3▲ 8.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Southeastern University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies, Religion, Society, and Development, Christian Theology and Mission and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 6 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…5Christian Theology and Mission: 5 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…4Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 3 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceHealthGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 6 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 5 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  6. 6 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 3 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  10. 10 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southeastern University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% higher 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 Southeastern University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Southeastern University0.00075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Southeastern 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 2025Southeastern University8.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2023.

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