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University of North Carolina at Pembroke

In research, University of North Carolina at Pembroke stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,880 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,177 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,860 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,879
of 28,054 · #7,511 all time
Rank in United States
#1,185
of 4,192
Research works
3.1k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
13.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is University of North Carolina at Pembroke 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 #4,880 of 10,521 14.7%207 #2226
Physical SciencesDomain #6,177 of 12,888 19.9%105 #5989
Social SciencesField #4,860 of 6,365 12.4%100 #2509

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of North Carolina at Pembroke 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#2,226 #4,880
  2. Physical Sciences#5,989 #6,177
  3. Social Sciences#2,509 #4,860
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: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.65× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.58× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of North Carolina at Pembroke?

Ranked on the composite score, George Gabriel Stokes, Deirdre Coleman and John Eekelaar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of North Carolina at Pembroke.

  1. 1 George Gabriel Stokes United States · #6,698 worldwide 591 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Deirdre Coleman United States · #44,084 worldwide 115 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 John Eekelaar United States · #45,227 worldwide 137 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 M. D. Reeve United States · #56,506 worldwide 73 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 E. G. Stanley United States · #68,818 worldwide 70 citations · 98 works
  6. 6 R. S. Sayers United States · #150,633 worldwide 99 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 J. Alan Winter United States · #158,589 worldwide 91 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 M Muir United States · #176,797 worldwide 72 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 W. V. D. Hodge United States · #242,575 worldwide 58 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 G. V. Scammell United States · #242,789 worldwide 30 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Religion, Democracy, Social Capital, Sustainability, Gender and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization19▲ 2.5×40 topics
  2. Climate Change14▲ 1.35×37 topics
  3. Epidemiology14◆ 0.91×53 topics
  4. Sustainability14▲ 1.48×33 topics
  5. Mental Health13▲ 2.3×25 topics
  6. Machine Learning12◆ 0.93×31 topics
  7. Human Rights9▲ 2.2×23 topics
  8. Economic Development9▲ 2.7×14 topics
  9. Social Capital8▲ 3.9×11 topics
  10. Gender8▲ 3.8×18 topics
  11. History8▲ 2.9×19 topics
  12. Religion8▲ 4.3×14 topics
  13. Identity7▲ 2.6×19 topics
  14. Healthcare7▲ 1.64×16 topics
  15. Democracy7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  16. Social Justice7▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Culture6▲ 3.0×13 topics
  18. Politics6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  19. Nationalism6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  20. Colonialism6▲ 3.1×12 topics
  21. Entrepreneurship5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  22. Monetary Policy5▲ 5.2×7 topics
  23. Neoliberalism5▲ 3.6×11 topics
  24. Vulnerability5▲ 5.6×7 topics
  25. Evolutionary Algorithms5▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Labor Market5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  27. Immigration4▲ 10×4 topics
  28. Discrimination4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  29. Particle Swarm Optimization4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  30. NGOs4▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Occupation4▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Cultural Impact4▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Spectroscopy4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  34. Electrostatics4▲ 115×1 topic
  35. Polyelectrolytes4▲ 115×1 topic
  36. Metaheuristics4▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Ant Colony Optimization3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Radio Astronomy3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Transits of Venus3▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Palestine3▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions, History and Developments in Astronomy, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research.

Electrostatics and Collo…4Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions: 4 fractional worksHistory and Developments…3History and Developments in Astronomy: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Socioecon…3Innovation and Socioeconomic Development: 3 fractional worksMetaheuristic Optimizati…3Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research: 3 fractional worksMedicine and Dermatology Studies History: 2 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 2 fractional worksNonprofit Sector and Vol…2Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering: 2 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 2 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 2 fractional worksItaly: Economic History …2Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues: 2 fractional works
Physical and Theoretical ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsBusiness and International ManagementArtificial Intelligence6 others

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

  1. 1 Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 3 works
  4. 4 Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Medicine and Dermatology Studies History Dermatology 2 works
  6. 6 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  7. 7 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues Economics and Econometrics 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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.

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.