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Troy University

In research, Troy University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,939 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,536 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,001 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,266
of 28,054 · #11,719 all time
Rank in United States
#1,382
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Troy 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 #4,939 of 10,521 14.9%184 #3377
Social SciencesField #3,536 of 6,365 17.2%89 #2946
Physical SciencesDomain #11,001 of 12,888 9.7%134 #9898

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Troy 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#3,377 #4,939
  2. Social Sciences#2,946 #3,536
  3. Physical Sciences#9,898 #11,001
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.

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: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.59× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.71× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.99× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.44× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Troy University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ben P. Robertson, Jim Ryan and Kirk Curnutt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Troy University.

  1. 1 Ben P. Robertson United States · #354,510 worldwide 0 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Jim Ryan United States · #581,820 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Kirk Curnutt United States · #609,054 worldwide 8 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Mark Jordan United States · #616,297 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Carmen Lewis United States · #676,805 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth D. Blum United States · #762,584 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Patrick J. Holladay United States · #971,020 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Mehmet Şahinoglu United States · #1,041,700 worldwide 59 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Kewei Yu United States · #1,132,227 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Allen Mendenhall United States · #1,199,046 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Troy University

Which keywords describe research at Troy University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Recycling, Social Media, Economic Growth and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Machine Learning18▲ 1.43×31 topics
  2. Sustainability16▲ 1.67×29 topics
  3. Deep Learning15◆ 1.13×37 topics
  4. Globalization15▲ 1.96×29 topics
  5. Mental Health14▲ 2.6×26 topics
  6. Social Media11▲ 2.1×17 topics
  7. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.56×21 topics
  8. Economic Growth9▲ 2.7×9 topics
  9. Sustainable Development9▲ 1.42×16 topics
  10. Identity8▲ 2.9×12 topics
  11. Corporate Governance7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  12. Recycling7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  13. Gender7▲ 3.5×13 topics
  14. Human Rights7▲ 1.81×17 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management7▲ 1.87×9 topics
  16. Leadership6▲ 3.5×8 topics
  17. Waste Management6▲ 4.1×5 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction6▲ 3.8×10 topics
  19. Religion6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  20. Nanocomposites6▲ 1.92×5 topics
  21. Governance5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Cybersecurity5▲ 5.7×3 topics
  23. Regulation5▲ 2.5×9 topics
  24. Student Engagement5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  25. Democracy5▲ 3.6×8 topics
  26. Neoliberalism5▲ 3.5×11 topics
  27. Well-being5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  28. Gender Differences4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  29. IoT Security4▲ 3.6×3 topics
  30. Firm Performance4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  32. International Relations4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Financial Constraints3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  34. Polyhydroxyalkanoates3▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Polylactic Acid3▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Psychological Capital3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  37. Intrusion Detection3▲ 5.8×1 topic
  38. Network Security3▲ 6.4×1 topic
  39. NGOs3▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Work Engagement3▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Troy University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Corporate Finance and Governance and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

biodegradable polymer sy…3biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…3Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 3 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 2 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 2 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…2Sports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 2 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 2 fractional works
BiomaterialsComputer Networks and CommunicationsAccountingPollution6 others

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

  1. 1 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 3 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  6. 6 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  7. 7 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Troy University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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