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University of Lynchburg

In research, University of Lynchburg stands highest in Medicine (#8,985 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,513 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,417 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,831
of 28,054 · #13,609 all time
Rank in United States
#3,404
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is University of Lynchburg 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
MedicineField #8,985 of 10,443 4.1%62 #13493
Health SciencesDomain #10,513 of 11,982 3.2%84 #10831
Social SciencesDomain #9,417 of 10,521 10.3%82 #2604

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lynchburg 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. Medicine#13,493 #8,985
  2. Health Sciences#10,831 #10,513
  3. Social Sciences#2,604 #9,417
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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.29× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.45× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.54× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lynchburg?

Ranked on the composite score, Sally Coleman Selden, James A. Huston and Errett Callahan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lynchburg.

  1. 1 Sally Coleman Selden United States · #257,805 worldwide 249 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 James A. Huston United States · #696,881 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Errett Callahan United States · #779,488 worldwide 24 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Will Briggs United States · #787,666 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 James R. Patton United States · #879,048 worldwide 28 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Gerald L. Klein United States · #1,118,368 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Edward A. Polloway United States · #1,149,400 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Stephen Dawson United States · #1,213,314 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Thomas G. Bowman United States · #1,230,791 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Jane Bradshaw United States · #1,598,270 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lynchburg

Which keywords describe research at University of Lynchburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Primary Care, Mental Health, Athletic Training, Self-Efficacy, Recovery, Collaborative Practice and Social Support.

▲ 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. Epidemiology18▲ 2.0×36 topics
  2. Mental Health10▲ 2.9×18 topics
  3. Primary Care8▲ 9.3×9 topics
  4. Quality of Life7▲ 2.3×11 topics
  5. Risk Factors7▲ 2.7×13 topics
  6. Social Media7▲ 2.1×7 topics
  7. Depression6▲ 3.2×10 topics
  8. Educational Technology6▲ 2.3×11 topics
  9. Social Support6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  10. Athletic Training6▲ 27×3 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 3.1×7 topics
  12. Qualitative Research6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  13. Gender5▲ 4.4×9 topics
  14. Teacher Training5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  15. Self-Efficacy5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  16. Recovery5▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Collaborative Practice5▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Injury Prevention5▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Neuropathology5▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Concussion4▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Encephalopathy4▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Stress4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  23. High-Intensity Interval Training4▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Health Workforce4▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  26. Nursing4▲ 8.7×4 topics
  27. Interdisciplinary Collaboration4▲ 23×3 topics
  28. Social History4▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Competency-Based Education3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Science3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  31. Reflective Practice3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  32. Advanced Practice Nursing3▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Nurse Practitioners3▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Assessment Methods3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Muscle Injuries3▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Resistance Training3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Sports Injury3▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Burnout3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Continuing Medical Education3▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Professional Identity Formation3▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Lynchburg publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Nursing Roles and Practices, Sports injuries and prevention and Innovations in Medical Education.

Traumatic Brain Injury R…4Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 4 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practi…3Nursing Roles and Practices: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…3Innovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…3Health and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…2Sports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional worksAthletic Training and Education: 2 fractional worksSoftware Engineering and Design Patterns: 2 fractional works
EpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsOrthopedics and Sports MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Athletic Training and Education Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2 works
  10. 10 Software Engineering and Design Patterns Development 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 available23.7%not open76.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lynchburg's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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.