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University of Central Arkansas

In research, University of Central Arkansas stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,282 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,591 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,749 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,587
of 28,054 · #10,973 all time
Rank in United States
#1,432
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is University of Central Arkansas 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 #2,282 of 10,521 16.3%179 #2141
Social SciencesField #3,591 of 6,365 18.7%84 #1831
Physical SciencesDomain #11,749 of 12,888 14.2%75 #13093

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Central Arkansas 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#2,141 #2,282
  2. Social Sciences#1,831 #3,591
  3. Physical Sciences#13,093 #11,749
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: 1.27× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.42× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.65× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.20× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Central Arkansas?

Ranked on the composite score, Yu Sun, Randall L. Pouwels and Louis S. Nadelson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Central Arkansas.

  1. 1 Yu Sun United States · #77,878 worldwide 477 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Randall L. Pouwels United States · #96,358 worldwide 114 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Louis S. Nadelson United States · #173,155 worldwide 200 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Catherine Malabou United States · #212,367 worldwide 22 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 William H. Friedman United States · #279,138 worldwide 84 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 David Mitchell United States · #334,424 worldwide 68 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Weijiu Liu United States · #345,113 worldwide 128 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Martha M. McCarthy United States · #470,205 worldwide 50 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Raymond-Jean Frontain United States · #495,324 worldwide 8 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Clayton Crockett United States · #509,286 worldwide 11 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at University of Central Arkansas

Which keywords describe research at University of Central Arkansas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Justice, Technology Integration, Consumer Behavior, Reflective Practice, Student Engagement, Cultural Competence, Mental Health and Gender.

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 1.56×34 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 1.51×24 topics
  3. Mental Health12▲ 2.4×21 topics
  4. Education11▲ 2.0×24 topics
  5. Social Justice10▲ 5.5×12 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior10▲ 4.6×11 topics
  7. Educational Technology9▲ 2.2×12 topics
  8. Gender8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  9. Technology Integration8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  10. Corporate Governance8▲ 3.2×8 topics
  11. Social Media8▲ 1.69×17 topics
  12. Student Engagement8▲ 5.9×9 topics
  13. Reflective Practice8▲ 12×6 topics
  14. Cultural Competence7▲ 16×6 topics
  15. Social Capital6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  16. Pedagogy6▲ 3.9×7 topics
  17. Biodiversity6▲ 2.5×10 topics
  18. Social Support6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  19. Community Engagement6▲ 5.4×6 topics
  20. Higher Education6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  21. Ethics6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  22. Professional Development6▲ 8.9×7 topics
  23. Career Development5▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Academic Achievement5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  25. Digital Divide5▲ 6.1×7 topics
  26. Diversity5▲ 8.8×6 topics
  27. Organizational Performance5▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Professional Identity5▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Ethical Principles4▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Multicultural Counseling4▲ 111×1 topic
  31. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. Distance Education4▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  35. Civic Engagement4▲ 7.1×3 topics
  36. Cognitive Engagement4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Nursing Education4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Psychology4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  39. Assessment Methods4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Faculty Development4▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Central Arkansas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Counseling Practices and Supervision, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Online and Blended Learning and Gender Diversity and Inequality.

Counseling Practices and…4Counseling Practices and Supervision: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…3Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksEducation and Technology…2Education and Technology Integration: 2 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyEducationGender StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  4. 4 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Education and Technology Integration Education 2 works
  9. 9 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  10. 10 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Central Arkansas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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