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Towson University

In research, Towson University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,732 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,044 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,371 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies — Gender Studies is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,002
of 28,054 · #4,380 all time
Rank in United States
#692
of 4,192
Research works
7.9k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
108k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Towson 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 #1,732 of 10,521 21.0%649 #960
Health SciencesDomain #2,044 of 11,982 14.4%205 #3607
Social SciencesField #1,371 of 6,365 19.8%341 #575
MedicineField #3,824 of 10,443 12.9%125 #6440
PsychologyField #874 of 2,181 19.6%121 #1042
Physical SciencesDomain #5,674 of 12,888 14.9%351 #5473
Computer ScienceField #2,137 of 4,667 19.8%157 #2163
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,227 of 2,578 21.1%109 #791
EducationSubfield #1,425 of 1,892 17.6%73 #772
EngineeringField #5,175 of 6,636 14.2%67 #5644

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Towson 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#960 #1,732
  2. Health Sciences#3,607 #2,044
  3. Social Sciences#575 #1,371
  4. Medicine#6,440 #3,824
  5. Psychology#1,042 #874
  6. Physical Sciences#5,473 #5,674
  7. Computer Science#2,163 #2,137
  8. Sociology and Political Science#791 #1,227
  9. Education#772 #1,425
  10. Engineering#5,644 #5,175
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Towson University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 33.0 works6.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.98× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 157 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.10× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.87× its world share, 72 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 59 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.96× its world share, 121 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 341 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Towson University?

Ranked on the composite score, Chao Lu, Jonathan Lazar and Wei Yu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Towson University.

  1. 1 Chao Lu United States · #106,254 worldwide 432 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Lazar United States · #124,195 worldwide 231 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Wei Yu United States · #128,543 worldwide 1k citations · 183 works
  4. 4 M. Paz Galupo United States · #141,123 worldwide 140 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Bethany L. Brand United States · #143,106 worldwide 224 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jack Fruchtman United States · #153,739 worldwide 29 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 William U. Snyder United States · #199,724 worldwide 111 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Jenny Jochens United States · #230,768 worldwide 22 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Fan Liang United States · #246,554 worldwide 348 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Lingling Zhang United States · #261,438 worldwide 113 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Towson University

Which keywords describe research at Towson University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Gender, Identity, Student Engagement and Social Isolation.

▲ 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. Deep Learning66▲ 1.45×54 topics
  2. Machine Learning63▲ 1.45×52 topics
  3. Social Media48▲ 2.5×21 topics
  4. Mental Health45▲ 2.3×33 topics
  5. Globalization34▲ 1.30×49 topics
  6. Quality of Life34▲ 1.76×29 topics
  7. Identity32▲ 3.3×29 topics
  8. Gender31▲ 4.3×24 topics
  9. Education28▲ 1.24×38 topics
  10. Internet of Things28▲ 2.4×15 topics
  11. Healthcare27▲ 1.78×18 topics
  12. Student Engagement26▲ 4.8×13 topics
  13. Security23▲ 2.6×16 topics
  14. Social Support22▲ 3.0×14 topics
  15. Social Justice22▲ 2.8×20 topics
  16. Gender Differences22▲ 4.3×13 topics
  17. IoT Security20▲ 4.7×3 topics
  18. STEM Education20▲ 3.3×8 topics
  19. Social Isolation19▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Hearing Loss18▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Health Promotion17▲ 4.1×11 topics
  22. Well-being17▲ 3.3×11 topics
  23. Psychological Impact17▲ 3.8×7 topics
  24. Language Development16▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Community Engagement16▲ 3.6×10 topics
  26. Gender Dynamics16▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Feminism15▲ 4.0×13 topics
  28. Masculinity15▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Self-Regulation15▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Speech Perception14▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Physical Education14▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Experiential Learning14▲ 20×6 topics
  33. Learning Analytics14▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Cognitive Decline14▲ 8.5×2 topics
  35. Intersectionality14▲ 5.6×9 topics
  36. Fan Culture13▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Sport13▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Age-related Hearing Loss12▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Cochlear Implants12▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Sport Education10▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Towson University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports, Gender, and Society, Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Physical Education and Pedagogy.

Sports, Gender, and Soci…13Sports, Gender, and Society: 13 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabil…12Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 12 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing10IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 10 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…10Physical Education and Pedagogy: 10 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 9 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 8 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …7Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 7 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 7 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 6 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…6Corporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional works
Gender StudiesCognitive NeuroscienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 13 works
  2. 2 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 12 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  4. 4 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 10 works
  5. 5 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  6. 6 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 8 works
  7. 7 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  8. 8 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  9. 9 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 6 works
  10. 10 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Towson University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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.

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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.