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University of South Carolina Lancaster

usclancaster.sc.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, all time
#30,948
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,619
of 8,685
Research works
234
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

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: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.58× its world share, 13 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.43× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of South Carolina Lancaster?

Ranked on the composite score, John W. Ellis and D. R. Faulkner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Carolina Lancaster.

  1. 1 John W. Ellis United States · #915,227 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 D. R. Faulkner United States · #1,403,490 worldwide 11 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Carolina Lancaster

Which keywords describe research at University of South Carolina Lancaster?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Technology Integration, Early Modern Catholicism, Women in Religion, Science Communication, Renal Transplantation, Environmental Attitudes, Cultural Studies and Narrative.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Technology Integration3▲ 22×4 topics
  2. Early Modern Catholicism2▲ 1147×1 topic
  3. Women in Religion2▲ 1147×1 topic
  4. Education2▲ 2.3×3 topics
  5. Science Communication2▲ 43×3 topics
  6. Renal Transplantation1▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Cultural Studies1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  8. Environmental Attitudes1▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Epidemiology1▼ 0.79×11 topics
  10. Narrative1▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Politics1▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Religion1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  13. Climate Change1◆ 1.01×3 topics
  14. Health Promotion1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  15. Kidney Transplantation1▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Merkel Cell Carcinoma1▲ 161×1 topic
  17. Polyomavirus1▲ 161×1 topic
  18. Public Health1▲ 1.73×5 topics
  19. Academic Libraries1▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Agricultural Education1▲ 142×1 topic
  21. Decolonization1▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Digital Storytelling1▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Ecosystem-Based Management1▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Globalization1▲ 1.22×2 topics
  25. Marine Spatial Planning1▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Medical Ethics1▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Pediatric1▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Primary Care1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  29. Public Perception1▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Public Sphere1▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Reflective Practice1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. School Gardens1▲ 142×1 topic
  33. Secularism1▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Student Learning1▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Web 2.01▲ 319×1 topic

Which research topics does University of South Carolina Lancaster publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Early Modern Women Writers, Polyomavirus and related diseases, Digital Storytelling and Education and Web and Library Services.

Early Modern Women Writers2Early Modern Women Writers: 2 fractional worksPolyomavirus and related…1Polyomavirus and related diseases: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksWeb and Library Services: 1 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues …1Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 1 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…1Religion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesOncologySpeech and HearingInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Early Modern Women Writers Religious studies 2 works
  2. 2 Polyomavirus and related diseases Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  4. 4 Web and Library Services Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  6. 6 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 1 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 available24.1%not open75.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of South Carolina Lancaster'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.

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.