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University of Tennessee System

In research, University of Tennessee System stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,623 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,578
of 28,054 · #22,260 all time
Rank in United States
#4,000
of 4,192
Research works
359
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of Tennessee System known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,623 of 16,945 15.3%151

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Tennessee System 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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.67× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Tennessee System?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Claude Passeron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Tennessee System.

  1. 1 Jean-Claude Passeron United States · #27,675 worldwide 2k citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at University of Tennessee System

Which keywords describe research at University of Tennessee System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Social Capital, Social Movements, Public Health, Aesthetics, Social Relationships, Literature and Entrepreneurship.

▲ 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. Social Support3▲ 9.5×11 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  3. Social Capital3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  4. Machine Learning2◆ 1.11×17 topics
  5. Globalization2▲ 1.62×8 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.0×10 topics
  7. Social Movements2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  8. Mental Health2▲ 1.82×14 topics
  9. Risk Factors2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  10. Aging2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  11. Literature2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  12. Sustainability2◆ 1.08×9 topics
  13. Aesthetics2▲ 32×4 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 1.71×6 topics
  15. Gender2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  16. Identity2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  18. Pedagogy1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  19. Social Relationships1▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  21. Ethics1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  22. History1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  23. Philosophy1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  24. Urban Development1▲ 5.9×5 topics
  25. Colonialism1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  26. Educational Technology1▲ 1.58×4 topics
  27. Memory1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  28. Cultural Heritage1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  29. Human-Computer Interaction1▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Innovation1▲ 1.73×3 topics
  31. Microstructure1▲ 3.3×6 topics
  32. Neuromorphic Computing1▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Social Justice1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  34. Trauma1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  35. Health Equity1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  36. Institutional Theory1▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Interactive Evolutionary Computation1▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Mechanical Properties1▲ 1.69×7 topics
  39. Music Generation1▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Organizational Change1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Tennessee System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Management and Organizational Studies, Music Technology and Sound Studies, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Service-Learning and Community Engagement.

Management and Organizat…1Management and Organizational Studies: 1 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sou…1Music Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 1 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 1 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and …1Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionManagement of Technology and InnovationEducation6 others

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

  1. 1 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  2. 2 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  4. 4 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 1 works
  5. 5 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 1 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Tennessee System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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