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University of West Alabama

In research, University of West Alabama stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,678 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,559
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,353
of 8,685
Research works
250
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is University of West Alabama 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 #15,678 of 16,945 14.7%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of West Alabama 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: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.98× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of West Alabama?

Ranked on the composite score, Keith J. Little lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of West Alabama.

  1. 1 Keith J. Little United States · #1,411,948 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of West Alabama

Which keywords describe research at University of West Alabama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Innovation, Society, Colonialism, History, Historical Narratives, Gender, Social Media and Gut Microbiota.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Innovation2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  2. Social Media2▲ 3.2×7 topics
  3. History2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  4. Climate Change2▲ 1.27×10 topics
  5. Colonialism2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  6. Gender2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  7. Society2▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Biodiversity1▲ 4.0×7 topics
  9. Educational Technology1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  10. Historical Narratives1▲ 53×2 topics
  11. E-commerce1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  12. Food Safety1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 9.2×4 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  16. Corporate Governance1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  17. Identity1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  18. Aquaculture1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  20. Foodborne Illness1▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Invasive Species1▲ 5.5×5 topics
  22. Listeria monocytogenes1▲ 153×1 topic
  23. Postcolonialism1▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Probiotics1▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Race1▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.63×8 topics
  27. Scientific History1▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Technological Development1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does University of West Alabama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety, Literature: history, themes, analysis and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Historical Studies and S…1Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes i…1Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 1 fractional worksLiterature: history, the…1Literature: history, themes, analysis: 1 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…1Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksIdentification and Quant…1Identification and Quantification in Food: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksDesign Education and Pra…0Design Education and Practice: 0 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceBiotechnologyLiterature and Literary TheoryImmunology5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  2. 2 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 1 works
  3. 3 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 1 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Research Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Identification and Quantification in Food Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  10. 10 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 0 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 available37.2%not open62.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of West Alabama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.