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Southern Adventist University

In research, Southern Adventist University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,630 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,100
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,024
of 8,685
Research works
269
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Southern Adventist University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,630 of 16,945 10.3%120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern Adventist 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: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.82× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 7.03× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.63× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Adventist University?

Ranked on the composite score, Edwin Reynolds, Michael G. Hasel and Benjamin McArthur lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Adventist University.

  1. 1 Edwin Reynolds United States · #305,189 worldwide 6 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Michael G. Hasel United States · #452,300 worldwide 24 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Benjamin McArthur United States · #555,070 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Michael E. Cafferky United States · #1,338,644 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Ray Hefferlin United States · #1,471,579 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Ronda Christman United States · #1,575,081 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Adventist University

Which keywords describe research at Southern Adventist University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Religion, Online Learning, Faith-Based Organizations, Social Services, Teaching Strategies, Learning Outcomes and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Student Engagement3▲ 17×6 topics
  2. Religion3▲ 14×4 topics
  3. Online Learning2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  4. Machine Learning2▲ 1.42×6 topics
  5. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 135×1 topic
  6. Learning Outcomes2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  7. Social Services2▲ 96×1 topic
  8. Teaching Strategies2▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Deep Learning1◆ 1.08×5 topics
  10. Job Satisfaction1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  11. African Christianity1▲ 155×2 topics
  12. Climate Change1▲ 1.26×9 topics
  13. Distributed Systems1▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Education1▲ 1.74×2 topics
  15. Educational Technology1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  16. Instructional Design1▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Learning Analytics1▲ 24×2 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  19. Nursing Staffing1▲ 117×1 topic
  20. Patient Outcomes1▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Social Justice1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  22. Biogeography1▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Academic Dishonesty1▲ 193×1 topic
  24. Babylonian1▲ 242×1 topic
  25. Big Data1▲ 2.8×2 topics
  26. Church History1▲ 58×2 topics
  27. Mesopotamia1▲ 242×1 topic
  28. Nursing Education1▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Plagiarism1▲ 193×1 topic

Which research topics does Southern Adventist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Society, and Development, Nursing education and management, Academic integrity and plagiarism and Ancient Near East History.

Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksNursing education and management: 1 fractional worksAcademic integrity and p…1Academic integrity and plagiarism: 1 fractional worksAncient Near East History1Ancient Near East History: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…1Christian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksOpen Education and E-Learning: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceResearch and TheorySafety ResearchArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  3. 3 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 1 works
  4. 4 Ancient Near East History Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  7. 7 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  8. 8 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Open Education and E-Learning Computer Science Applications 1 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.7%domestic only93.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Adventist University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% lower 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.