Question 1

What is Towson University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Towson University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,240 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,505 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,840 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Safety Research (Gender Studies is 6.5× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Towson University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Towson University ranks #2,702 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,989 all time), and #454 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Towson University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, M. Paz Galupo, Chao Miao and Brian D. Fath lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Towson University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Towson University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Towson University is "A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity" (Luke Thompson et al., 2017), with 2,968 citations. Next come "Consensual qualitative research: An update." (2,857) and "A Survey on Internet of Things: Architecture, Enabling Technologies, Security and Privacy, and Applications" (2,813).

Question 5

Which research topics does Towson University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Towson University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Towson University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Towson University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Computer Science (12%), Medicine (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Towson University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021.