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University of South Carolina System

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Research works
105
▲ 102% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: University of South Carolina System is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.26× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.34× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of South Carolina System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Youth Violence, Neighborhood Effects, Crime, Social Structure, Mental Health, Law Enforcement, Social Identity and Police Legitimacy.

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

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Youth Violence5▲ 260×2 topics
  2. Neighborhood Effects4▲ 88×2 topics
  3. Crime4▲ 345×1 topic
  4. Mental Health4▲ 6.5×14 topics
  5. Social Structure4▲ 243×1 topic
  6. Law Enforcement4▲ 150×3 topics
  7. Social Identity3▲ 89×2 topics
  8. Police Legitimacy3▲ 654×1 topic
  9. Procedural Justice3▲ 654×1 topic
  10. Social Inequality2▲ 23×2 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  12. Racial Disparities2▲ 113×2 topics
  13. Social Media2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  14. Gender2▲ 9.9×8 topics
  15. Public Health2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  16. Criminal Justice2▲ 17×1 topic
  17. Epidemiology2◆ 0.93×9 topics
  18. Mass Incarceration2▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Risk Factors2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  20. Health Care Utilization1▲ 30×3 topics
  21. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Cultural Diplomacy1▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Cyberbullying1▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Educational Policy1▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Mental Illness1▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Violence1▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Adolescent Development1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Identity1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  29. Racial Discrimination1▲ 65×2 topics
  30. Social Support1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  31. Health1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  32. Indigenous Knowledge1▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Intercultural Education1▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Legal Semiotics1▲ 117×1 topic
  35. Machine Learning1▼ 0.75×5 topics
  36. Visual Jurisprudence1▲ 117×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Crime Patterns and Interventions, Policing Practices and Perceptions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics.

Crime Patterns and Inter…4Crime Patterns and Interventions: 4 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksMigration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture: 1 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 1 fractional worksBullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 1 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsCultural StudiesLaw5 others

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

  1. 1 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Migration, Education, Indigenous Social Dynamics Cultural Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Law in Society and Culture Law 1 works
  6. 6 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 1 works
  7. 7 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Social Media and Politics Communication 1 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of South Carolina System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 102% higher than in 2013–2017.

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