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Transylvania University

In research, Transylvania University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,658 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,127 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,476 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,673
of 22,385 · #11,844 all time
Rank in United States
#2,077
of 3,332
Research works
690
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Transylvania University

What is Transylvania 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,658 of 17,446 6.0%164
Social SciencesDomain #9,127 of 14,833 6.4%313
Social SciencesField #6,476 of 9,330 6.5%162

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

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Transylvania University is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (13%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 55 fractional works · 49.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 24.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 11.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 19.9% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 13.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTransylvaniaUniversity112fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences49%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2824.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities1311.8%
    3. Psychology54.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting44.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.8%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Computer Science86.8%
    2. Engineering76.2%
    3. Chemistry32.8%
    4. Environmental Science21.7%
    5. Materials Science11.3%
    6. Mathematics10.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine1513.5%
    2. Health Professions33.0%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Veterinary10.5%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences54.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.9%
    3. Neuroscience32.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.08× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.08×13 works
  2. Veterinary3.84×1 works
  3. Social Sciences1.97×28 works
  4. Chemistry1.80×3 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.73×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.62×3 works
  7. Psychology1.51×5 works
  8. Nursing1.40×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×3 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.23×4 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.17×1 works
  12. Health Professions1.12×3 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×5 works
  14. Computer Science0.87×8 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.72×4 works
  17. Medicine0.70×15 works
  18. Mathematics0.63×1 works
  19. Dentistry0.48×0 works
  20. Engineering0.41×7 works
  21. Materials Science0.37×1 works
  22. Environmental Science0.34×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.21×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Transylvania University?

Ranked on the quality score, Iva Katzarska‐Miller, James G. Moseley and C. S. Rafinesque lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Transylvania University.

  1. 1 Iva Katzarska‐Miller United States · #1,451,036 worldwide 1.2k citations · 65 works
  2. 2 James G. Moseley United States · #2,514,609 worldwide 156 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 C. S. Rafinesque United States · #2,538,423 worldwide 857 citations · 115 works
  4. 4 Frances Gardiner Davenport United States · #2,662,443 worldwide 219 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 R. Ellsworth Call United States · #2,910,495 worldwide 120 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Ash Gobar United States · #3,135,498 worldwide 176 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Gregg Bocketti United States · #3,383,382 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 A. B. Fisher United States · #3,484,580 worldwide 961 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Charles Boewe United States · #3,776,438 worldwide 70 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Jeremy Paden United States · #3,898,032 worldwide 256 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Transylvania University

What are the most cited papers from Transylvania University?

The most cited paper from Transylvania University is "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008*" (Jean Bousquet et al., 2008), with 4,764 citations. Next come "Ryanodine receptors of striated muscles: a complex channel capable of multiple interactions" (701) and "Do Moderators of the Optimistic Bias Affect Personal or Target Risk Estimates? A Review of the Literature" (547).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008* Jean Bousquet et al. · Allergy Open access 7 Mar 2008 4,764
2 Ryanodine receptors of striated muscles: a complex channel capable of multiple interactions Clara Franzini‐Armstrong, Feliciano Protasi · Physiological Reviews Jul 1997 701
3 Do Moderators of the Optimistic Bias Affect Personal or Target Risk Estimates? A Review of the Literature Marie Helweg‐Larsen, James A. Shepperd · Personality and Social Psychology Review Feb 2001 547
4 A model of global citizenship: Antecedents and outcomes Stephen Reysen, Iva Katzarska‐Miller · International Journal of Psychology 17 Jul 2012 397
5 Perceived Control and the Optimistic Bias: A Meta-Analytic Review Cynthia T. F. Klein, Marie Helweg‐Larsen · Psychology and Health 2002 394
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Transylvania University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Gender, Identity, Social Justice, Sustainability, Big Data, Knowledge Economy and Cultural Studies.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 3.6×22 topics
  2. Sustainability5▲ 1.92×15 topics
  3. Gender4▲ 6.5×11 topics
  4. Inflammation4▲ 1.64×16 topics
  5. Identity4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  6. Big Data4▲ 3.2×6 topics
  7. Social Justice3▲ 5.1×8 topics
  8. Mental Health3▲ 2.0×14 topics
  9. Innovation3▲ 2.6×9 topics
  10. Healthcare3▲ 2.1×9 topics
  11. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  12. Knowledge Economy2▲ 17×5 topics
  13. Student Engagement2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  14. Cold War2▲ 29×3 topics
  15. National Identity2▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Nationalism2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  17. Democracy2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  18. Global Health2▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Prevalence2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  20. International Relations2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  21. Emotion2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  22. Feminism2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  23. Public Opinion2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Authoritarianism2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Politics2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  26. Social History2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Analytics1▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Business Intelligence1▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Diversity1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  31. Empire1▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Information Quality1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Morphology1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  34. Narrative1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  35. Nazi Propaganda1▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Sexuality1▲ 16×1 topic
  37. Soviet Union1▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Syntax1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Teaching Methods1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  40. Immigration1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Transylvania University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Big Data and Business Intelligence, European history and politics, Eastern European Communism and Reforms and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Big Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…1European history and politics: 1 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksInformation Systems Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksWikis in Education and C…1Wikis in Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Architectural Studies: 1 fractional works
Management Information SystemsPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Wikis in Education and Collaboration Communication 1 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Architectural Studies Archeology 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Transylvania University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Transylvania University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Transylvania University0.00058% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Transylvania 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 2025Transylvania University7.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2019.

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