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University of North Alabama

In research, University of North Alabama stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,343 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,994
of 28,054 · #14,888 all time
Rank in United States
#2,589
of 4,192
Research works
982
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of North Alabama 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 #7,343 of 10,521 16.8%107 #5217

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of North Alabama 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).

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: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.53× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.20× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 46 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 North Alabama?

Ranked on the composite score, Barbara Ward, T. Craig Christy and V. K. Dolmatov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of North Alabama.

  1. 1 Barbara Ward United States · #55,266 worldwide 138 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 T. Craig Christy United States · #930,571 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 V. K. Dolmatov United States · #1,021,834 worldwide 97 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at University of North Alabama

Which keywords describe research at University of North Alabama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Youth Violence, Resistance Training, Criminal Behavior, Social Media, Gender, Developmental Trajectories and Exercise.

▲ 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. Mental Health9▲ 2.9×19 topics
  2. Social Media7▲ 2.3×12 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 1.42×19 topics
  4. Public Health6▲ 1.89×10 topics
  5. Youth Violence5▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Gender5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  7. Resistance Training4▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Student Engagement4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  9. Job Satisfaction4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  10. Criminal Behavior4▲ 43×2 topics
  11. Identity4▲ 2.4×6 topics
  12. Medical Education4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  13. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Literature4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  15. Exercise4▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Aging4▲ 3.0×5 topics
  17. Metabolism4▲ 3.1×5 topics
  18. Simulation3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  19. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Cultural Competence3▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Racial Disparities3▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Clinical Judgment3▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Debriefing3▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Immune Function3▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Muscle Damage3▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Crime3▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress3▲ 46×1 topic
  29. Injury Prevention3▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Muscle-Derived Interleukin-63▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Social Structure3▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Intrinsic Motivation2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  33. Student Perceptions2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  34. Amino Acids2▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Mass Incarceration2▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Mental Disorders2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  37. Physiological Demands2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Professional Skills2▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Protein2▲ 8.8×1 topic
  40. Training Load2▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does University of North Alabama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Exercise and Physiological Responses and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

Simulation-Based Educati…3Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…3Crime Patterns and Interventions: 3 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 2 fractional worksRadio, Podcasts, and Digital Media: 2 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violen…2Gun Ownership and Violence Research: 2 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional worksThermoregulation and physiological responses: 2 fractional works
PhysiologySociology and Political ScienceRehabilitationOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 3 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media Communication 2 works
  8. 8 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 2 works
  9. 9 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of North Alabama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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