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University of South Carolina Upstate

In research, University of South Carolina Upstate stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,783 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,247
of 28,054 · #23,318 all time
Rank in United States
#2,961
of 4,192
Research works
936
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of South Carolina Upstate 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 #5,783 of 10,521 17.1%105 #6255

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South Carolina Upstate 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: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.48× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.62× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.84× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John H. Barnett, Camille McCutcheon and Wei Zhong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Carolina Upstate.

  1. 1 John H. Barnett United States · #422,089 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Camille McCutcheon United States · #989,688 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Wei Zhong United States · #1,037,388 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Carolina Upstate

Which keywords describe research at University of South Carolina Upstate?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Perception, Truth, Social Media, Belief, Knowledge, Academic Achievement, Machine Learning and Globalization.

▲ 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 Learning10▲ 1.54×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology8◆ 1.10×27 topics
  3. Social Media8▲ 3.0×14 topics
  4. Globalization8▲ 2.0×19 topics
  5. Deep Learning7◆ 1.10×19 topics
  6. Perception7▲ 54×3 topics
  7. Truth6▲ 106×2 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 2.3×14 topics
  9. Sustainability5◆ 1.15×13 topics
  10. Identity5▲ 3.4×7 topics
  11. Belief4▲ 166×1 topic
  12. Ethics4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  13. Knowledge4▲ 99×1 topic
  14. Academic Achievement4▲ 14×6 topics
  15. Healthcare4▲ 1.94×10 topics
  16. Big Data4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  17. Neuroscience4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  18. Digital Divide4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  19. Student Achievement4▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Social Capital4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  21. Student Engagement4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  22. Pedagogy4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. Diversity3▲ 10×4 topics
  24. Technology Integration3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  25. Cultural Competence3▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Empathy3▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Social Justice3▲ 2.9×6 topics
  28. Educational Inequality3▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Parental Involvement3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. Civic Engagement2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Modeling2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Library Services2▲ 114×1 topic
  34. School Choice2▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Social Inclusion2▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Socioeconomic Status2▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Teacher Quality2▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Consciousness2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Phenomenal Experience2▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Academic Performance2▲ 12×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, School Choice and Performance, Library Science and Administration and Philosophy and Theoretical Science.

Epistemology, Ethics, an…4Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 4 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…2Library Science and Administration: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretic…2Philosophy and Theoretical Science: 2 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksSystems Engineering Meth…1Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…1Complex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…1Misinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and…1Classical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyEducationLibrary and Information SciencesExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 4 works
  2. 2 School Choice and Performance Education 2 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  7. 7 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  9. 9 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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