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University Press of Kentucky

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Research works
22
▲ 336% vs 2013–17
Citations
355
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
60.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: University Press of Kentucky 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.56× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.65× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksMedicinePsychology: 2.86× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University Press of Kentucky?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conservation, Environmental Movement, Renewable Energy, Feminism, Sustainability, Literary Criticism, American Literature and Cultural Identity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Conservation2▲ 21×4 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  3. Environmental Movement2▲ 461×1 topic
  4. Feminism2▲ 34×4 topics
  5. Renewable Energy2▲ 9.1×1 topic
  6. Literary Criticism2▲ 150×3 topics
  7. American Literature2▲ 388×3 topics
  8. Cultural Identity2▲ 16×2 topics
  9. Social Movements1▲ 20×3 topics
  10. Healthcare1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  11. Black Studies1▲ 147×1 topic
  12. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 147×1 topic
  13. Great Depression1▲ 1583×1 topic
  14. Migration1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does University Press of Kentucky publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Gun Ownership and Violence Research and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…0Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 0 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…0Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 0 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violen…0Gun Ownership and Violence Research: 0 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metab…0Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksExercise and Physiological Responses: 0 fractional worksKarst Systems and Hydrogeology: 0 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …0Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 0 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 0 fractional worksPressure Ulcer Preventio…0Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyHealthPhysiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  2. 2 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 0 works
  3. 3 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 0 works
  4. 4 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Exercise and Physiological Responses Rehabilitation 0 works
  6. 6 Karst Systems and Hydrogeology Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  7. 7 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Occupational Therapy 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 available48.8%not open51.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Press of Kentucky's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 336% higher than in 2013–2017.

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