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Virginia Union University

In research, Virginia Union University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,620 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,925
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,532
of 7,310
Research works
172
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Virginia Union University

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 #9,620 of 14,833 8.1%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Virginia Union University work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Virginia Union University is in Social Sciences, 6% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (47%), Psychology (17%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 36 fractional works · 85.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 47.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 17.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginia UnionUniversity42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences86%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2047.0%
    2. Psychology717.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities512.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting36.9%
    5. Decision Sciences11.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Engineering23.7%
    2. Computer Science11.2%
    3. Environmental Science00.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine23.9%
    2. Dentistry00.5%
    3. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
    2. Neuroscience01.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.28× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.72× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.72× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.72×7 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.28×5 works
  3. Social Sciences3.72×20 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.14×3 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.54×1 works
  6. Dentistry1.09×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.74×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×1 works
  9. Engineering0.25×2 works
  10. Medicine0.21×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.18×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.16×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.14×0 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.10×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.04×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Union University?

Ranked on the quality score, Terrell Lamont Strayhorn, Richard Nevins Soulen and Hakim J. Lucas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Union University.

  1. 1 Terrell Lamont Strayhorn United States · #162,137 worldwide 7.1k citations · 211 works
  2. 2 Richard Nevins Soulen United States · #1,995,001 worldwide 189 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Hakim J. Lucas United States · #2,601,600 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Henry Jared McGuinn United States · #2,821,730 worldwide 65 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Joy Lawson Davis United States · #3,698,207 worldwide 157 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Yung Suk Kim United States · #3,847,951 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Robert Wafawanaka United States · #3,881,304 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Robert Michael Goldman United States · #4,130,869 worldwide 174 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 William J. Gribbin United States · #4,301,123 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Union University

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Union University?

The most cited paper from Virginia Union University is "Self-regulation and emotion in infancy" (Mary Klevjord Rothbart, Hasan Ziaie, Cherie O’Boyle, 1992), with 360 citations. Next come "Yeast Cell Adhesion Molecules Have Functional Amyloid-Forming Sequences" (159) and "An examination of gender stereotyping as an explanation for vertical job segregation in public accounting" (118).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Self-regulation and emotion in infancy Mary Klevjord Rothbart, Hasan Ziaie, Cherie O’Boyle · New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development 1992 360
2 Yeast Cell Adhesion Molecules Have Functional Amyloid-Forming Sequences Caleen B. Ramsook, Cho Tan, Melissa C. Garcia et al. · Eukaryotic Cell Open access 29 Dec 2009 159
3 An examination of gender stereotyping as an explanation for vertical job segregation in public accounting Rita P. Hull, Philip H. Umansky · Accounting Organizations and Society Aug 1997 118
4 Demographic Change and Ethnically Motivated Crime: The Impact of Immigration on Anti-Hispanic Hate Crime in the United States Michele Stacey, Kristin Carbone‐Lopez, Richard Rosenfeld · Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 19 Jul 2011 117
5 Decolorization of Malachite Green and Crystal Violet by Waterborne Pathogenic Mycobacteria Jefferson J. Jones, Joseph O. Falkinham · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Open access 23 Jun 2003 103
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Which keywords describe research at Virginia Union University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Organizational Performance, Pedagogy, Ego Development, VUCA World, Diversity, Student Engagement and Education.

▲ 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-now 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. Leadership8▲ 38×8 topics
  2. Organizational Performance6▲ 51×5 topics
  3. Education4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  4. Pedagogy4▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Ego Development3▲ 2493×1 topic
  6. VUCA World3▲ 2493×1 topic
  7. Globalization3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  8. Diversity3▲ 42×2 topics
  9. Student Engagement3▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Career Development3▲ 56×3 topics
  11. Higher Education3▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Social Support3▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Academic Performance2▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Employee Engagement2▲ 33×4 topics
  15. College Retention2▲ 277×1 topic
  16. First-Generation Students2▲ 277×1 topic
  17. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 204×1 topic
  18. Jewish Society2▲ 204×1 topic
  19. Lifelong Learning2▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Gender2▲ 8.9×5 topics
  21. Nationalism2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  22. Social Justice2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  23. African Christianity2▲ 172×2 topics
  24. Colonialism2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  25. Digital Competence2▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Heutagogy2▲ 178×1 topic
  27. Self-determined Learning2▲ 178×1 topic
  28. Social Competence2▲ 710×1 topic
  29. Race2▲ 30×5 topics
  30. Job Satisfaction1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  31. Religion1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 103×2 topics
  33. Feminism1▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Intersectionality1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Cultural Identity1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  36. Development1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Sociopolitical1▲ 82×2 topics
  38. Spiritual Leadership1▲ 168×1 topic
  39. Spirituality1▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Workplace Spirituality1▲ 168×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Union University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ego Development and Educational Practices, Higher Education Research Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Education, Leadership, and Health Research.

Ego Development and Educ…3Ego Development and Educational Practices: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksEducation, Leadership, a…2Education, Leadership, and Health Research: 2 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Innovation: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 1 fractional worksDisability Education and…1Disability Education and Employment: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksMentoring and Academic Development: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEducationReligious studiesDemography3 others

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

  1. 1 Ego Development and Educational Practices Clinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 2 works
  5. 5 Educational Leadership and Innovation Education 2 works
  6. 6 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 1 works
  7. 7 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 1 works
  8. 8 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Union University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Virginia Union University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Virginia Union University0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Virginia Union University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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