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University of North Carolina at Charlotte

In research, University of North Carolina at Charlotte stands highest in Social Sciences (#557 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#469 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,328 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Safety Research, Mathematical Physics and History and Philosophy of Science — Safety Research is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,322
of 28,054 · #1,125 all time
Rank in United States
#218
of 4,192
Research works
23k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
478k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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 #557 of 10,521 23.8%1,403 #347
Social SciencesField #469 of 6,365 26.4%713 #286
Physical SciencesDomain #1,328 of 12,888 16.2%1,688 #1296
EngineeringField #817 of 6,636 15.8%707 #840
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #346 of 2,578 28.7%211 #241
Computer ScienceField #701 of 4,667 19.8%488 #496
Arts and HumanitiesField #320 of 1,998 21.5%107 #403
Health SciencesDomain #2,046 of 11,982 16.4%425 #1582
EducationSubfield #413 of 1,892 30.4%170 #168
MedicineField #2,829 of 10,443 13.7%290 #2330

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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#347 #557
  2. Social Sciences#286 #469
  3. Physical Sciences#1,296 #1,328
  4. Engineering#840 #817
  5. Sociology and Political Science#241 #346
  6. Computer Science#496 #701
  7. Arts and Humanities#403 #320
  8. Health Sciences#1,582 #2,046
  9. Education#168 #413
  10. Medicine#2,330 #2,829
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.

What does University of North Carolina at Charlotte specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Safety Research takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 60.5 works5.8×
  2. Mathematical PhysicsSubfield · 27.6 works4.6×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 23.1 works4.0×
  4. FinanceSubfield · 42.7 works3.7×
  5. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 33.8 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.24× its world share, 43 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 146 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 26 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 41 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.66× its world share, 488 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 26 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 707 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 126 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 83 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.13× its world share, 95 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.16× its world share, 97 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 125 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 290 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 107 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 77 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 110 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.42× its world share, 279 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 712 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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

Ranked on the composite score, Lawrence G. Calhoun, Raphael Tsu and Elizabeth R. Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

  1. 1 Lawrence G. Calhoun United States · #11,710 worldwide 2.8k citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Raphael Tsu United States · #12,747 worldwide 727 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth R. Miller United States · #35,749 worldwide 626 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Diane M. Browder United States · #36,002 worldwide 387 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Richard G. Tedeschi United States · #40,577 worldwide 2k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Donna R. Gabaccía United States · #41,901 worldwide 137 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Franz W. Kellermanns United States · #49,239 worldwide 545 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Fred Spooner United States · #53,414 worldwide 211 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Peter Schwarz United States · #71,028 worldwide 376 citations · 66 works
  10. 10 James W. Douglas United States · #77,391 worldwide 148 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Which keywords describe research at University of North Carolina at Charlotte?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Mental Health, Big Data, Neural Networks, Student Engagement, Renewable Energy and Resilience.

▲ 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 Learning221▲ 1.79×78 topics
  2. Deep Learning202▲ 1.56×75 topics
  3. Mental Health111▲ 2.0×37 topics
  4. Epidemiology96▼ 0.64×103 topics
  5. Neural Networks95▲ 1.63×34 topics
  6. Sustainability86◆ 0.94×62 topics
  7. Big Data81▲ 2.4×22 topics
  8. Renewable Energy79▲ 1.45×32 topics
  9. Globalization77◆ 1.04×74 topics
  10. Education74◆ 1.14×56 topics
  11. Social Media70▲ 1.31×24 topics
  12. Innovation52▲ 1.30×32 topics
  13. Resilience51▲ 2.8×14 topics
  14. Student Engagement51▲ 3.4×14 topics
  15. Gender49▲ 2.4×35 topics
  16. Smart Grid46▲ 3.2×10 topics
  17. Security45▲ 1.82×22 topics
  18. Risk Management43▲ 2.4×12 topics
  19. Social Support42▲ 2.0×16 topics
  20. Power Electronics41▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration40▲ 3.1×5 topics
  22. Gender Differences38▲ 2.7×16 topics
  23. STEM Education37▲ 2.2×8 topics
  24. Surveillance35▲ 3.5×6 topics
  25. Anomaly Detection34▲ 3.1×5 topics
  26. Discrimination32▲ 4.4×6 topics
  27. Learning Analytics29▲ 6.3×2 topics
  28. Self-Regulation28▲ 4.2×6 topics
  29. Reflective Practice28▲ 4.0×7 topics
  30. Special Education28▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Diversity28▲ 4.2×8 topics
  32. Intersectionality28▲ 4.0×9 topics
  33. Smart Grid Applications27▲ 5.6×2 topics
  34. Teacher Professional Development26▲ 4.3×4 topics
  35. Career Development26▲ 5.9×6 topics
  36. Distributed Generation25▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Photonic Crystals25▲ 5.5×5 topics
  38. Voltage Control24▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Driver Behavior23▲ 8.0×2 topics
  40. Professional Learning Communities20▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does University of North Carolina at Charlotte publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Disability Education and Employment, Optimal Power Flow Distribution and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Microgrid Control and Op…19Microgrid Control and Optimization: 19 fractional worksDisability Education and…19Disability Education and Employment: 19 fractional worksOptimal Power Flow Distribution: 17 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…17Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 17 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 16 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 15 fractional worksStochastic processes and financial applications: 15 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…15Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 15 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 14 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 14 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringSafety ResearchElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 19 works
  3. 3 Optimal Power Flow Distribution Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 17 works
  5. 5 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 16 works
  6. 6 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 15 works
  7. 7 Stochastic processes and financial applications Finance 15 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 15 works
  9. 9 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 14 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 14 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of North Carolina at Charlotte's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Other research institutions in Charlotte

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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.