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Virginia Union University

In research, Virginia Union University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,068 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#37,027
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,816
of 8,685
Research works
172
▲ 64% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Virginia Union University 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 #10,068 of 16,945 21.1%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Union University 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.84× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.69× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Union University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Student Engagement, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Diversity, Social Support, Nationalism and African Christianity.

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

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  2. Student Engagement2▲ 22×3 topics
  3. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 313×1 topic
  4. Jewish Society2▲ 313×1 topic
  5. Diversity2▲ 46×2 topics
  6. Social Support2▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Education2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  8. Nationalism2▲ 15×4 topics
  9. African Christianity2▲ 289×2 topics
  10. Colonialism2▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Social Justice2▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Academic Performance2▲ 74×1 topic
  13. College Retention2▲ 311×1 topic
  14. Gender2▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Race2▲ 51×5 topics
  16. Religion1▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 161×2 topics
  18. Career Development1▲ 42×3 topics
  19. Feminism1▲ 18×4 topics
  20. Intersectionality1▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Cultural Identity1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  22. Development1▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Sociopolitical1▲ 132×2 topics
  24. Quality of Life1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  25. Spirituality1▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Critical Race Theory1▲ 262×1 topic
  27. Hermeneutics1▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Pentecostalism1▲ 159×1 topic
  29. Racism1▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Self-Determination1▲ 224×1 topic
  31. Universal Design for Learning1▲ 224×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Union University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Higher Education Research Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education and Disability Education and Employment.

Biblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and…1Development, Ethics, and Society: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 0 fractional works
Religious studiesEducationSociology and Political ScienceSafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 1 works
  8. 8 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 1 works
  10. 10 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.8%domestic only96.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Union University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 64% 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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