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Virginia College

In research, Virginia College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,057 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,738 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,056
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,651
of 8,685
Research works
363
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Virginia College 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 #11,057 of 16,945 15.0%225
Social SciencesField #7,738 of 10,206 17.7%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia College 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: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Virginia College?

Ranked on the composite score, Benjamin C. Jantzen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia College.

  1. 1 Benjamin C. Jantzen United States · #1,582,393 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia College

Which keywords describe research at Virginia College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Public Opinion, Community Engagement, Globalization, Renewable Energy, Nationalism, Urban Development and American founding.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  3. Renewable Energy3▲ 4.1×4 topics
  4. Public Opinion2▲ 43×2 topics
  5. Community Engagement2▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Nationalism2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  7. Urban Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  8. American founding2▲ 131×1 topic
  9. Constitutional government2▲ 131×1 topic
  10. Epidemiology2◆ 1.02×17 topics
  11. Inequality2▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Climate Change2▲ 1.36×5 topics
  13. Conservation2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  14. Human Rights2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  15. Public Policy2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  16. Rural Development2▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Environmental Justice2▲ 26×1 topic
  18. Racial Capitalism2▲ 334×1 topic
  19. Water Quality2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  20. Emissions2▲ 16×1 topic
  21. Environmental Movement2▲ 415×1 topic
  22. History2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  23. Industrial Agriculture2▲ 415×1 topic
  24. Methane2▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Entrepreneurship1▲ 7.8×6 topics
  26. Hydrosocial Cycle1▲ 179×1 topic
  27. Water Privatization1▲ 179×1 topic
  28. Colonialism1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  29. Energy Transition1▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Gender1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  31. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.5×7 topics
  32. Corporate Governance1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  33. Democracy1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  34. Economic Policy1▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Surveillance1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 1.68×4 topics
  37. Neoliberalism1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Politics1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Virginia College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Environmental Justice and Health Disparities, American Environmental and Regional History and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

American Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice an…2Environmental Justice and Health Disparities: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…2American Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…2Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…1Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksRural development and sustainability: 1 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 1 works
  7. 7 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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