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Virginia Wesleyan University

In research, Virginia Wesleyan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,395 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,506 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,463
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,303
of 8,685
Research works
428
▼ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Virginia Wesleyan 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 #8,395 of 16,945 10.0%299
Social SciencesField #5,506 of 10,206 7.6%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Wesleyan 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: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.99× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.33× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.33× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 14 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 Virginia Wesleyan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Michael Mazur, Kathy Merlock Jackson and Victor R. Townsend lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Wesleyan University.

  1. 1 Eric Michael Mazur United States · #440,819 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Kathy Merlock Jackson United States · #562,880 worldwide 52 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Victor R. Townsend United States · #1,489,614 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Wesleyan University

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Wesleyan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Democracy, Globalization, Gender, Education, Feminism, Stereotypes, Identity and Gender Roles.

▲ 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 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. Globalization3▲ 3.3×17 topics
  2. Education3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 1.51×11 topics
  4. Democracy2▲ 13×4 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.55×10 topics
  6. Gender2▲ 7.7×8 topics
  7. Identity2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  8. Feminism2▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Stereotypes2▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Educational Technology2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  11. Gender Roles2▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Advertising2▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Social Identity2▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Social Media2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  15. Femvertising1▲ 116×1 topic
  16. Media Representation1▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Box Office1▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Digital Natives1▲ 30×2 topics
  19. Film Industry1▲ 98×1 topic
  20. Literature1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  21. Nursing1▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Society1▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Culture1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  24. Digital Divide1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  25. History1▲ 3.4×4 topics
  26. Nationalism1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  27. Student Engagement1▲ 6.0×7 topics
  28. Diversity1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Library Services1▲ 204×1 topic
  30. Social Inclusion1▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Adaptation1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  32. Cultural Heritage1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  33. Generation Z1▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Invasive Species1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  35. Narrative1▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Philosophy1▲ 4.4×1 topic
  37. Politics1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Pragmatism1▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Violence1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Workplace1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Virginia Wesleyan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Media, Gender, and Advertising, Cinema and Media Studies, Library Science and Administration and Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education.

Media, Gender, and Adver…1Media, Gender, and Advertising: 1 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies1Cinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksPragmatism in Philosophy…1Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education: 1 fractional worksGenerational Differences and Trends: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems1Fire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 1 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 0 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 0 fractional works
Gender StudiesEconomics and EconometricsLibrary and Information SciencesPhilosophy6 others

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

  1. 1 Media, Gender, and Advertising Gender Studies 1 works
  2. 2 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Generational Differences and Trends Life-span and Life-course Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Wesleyan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% lower 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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