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West Virginia Wesleyan College

In research, West Virginia Wesleyan College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,761 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,803
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,585
of 8,685
Research works
297
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is West Virginia Wesleyan 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 #11,761 of 16,945 17.6%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Virginia Wesleyan 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: 6.72× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 12.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 5.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 9.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Virginia Wesleyan College?

Ranked on the composite score, Barbara Dawson and Lewis H. Chrisman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Virginia Wesleyan College.

  1. 1 Barbara Dawson United States · #815,871 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Lewis H. Chrisman United States · #1,283,734 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at West Virginia Wesleyan College

Which keywords describe research at West Virginia Wesleyan College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Brain Development, Epidemiology, Cognitive Impairment, Ethics, Psychology, History, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Prenatal Alcohol Exposure.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.0×24 topics
  2. Brain Development15▲ 26×3 topics
  3. Cognitive Impairment11▲ 16×4 topics
  4. Public Health11▲ 2.8×11 topics
  5. History10▲ 4.3×10 topics
  6. Ethics10▲ 7.2×10 topics
  7. Psychology8▲ 21×7 topics
  8. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome8▲ 150×1 topic
  9. Prenatal Alcohol Exposure8▲ 150×1 topic
  10. Student Engagement8▲ 9.7×8 topics
  11. Religion7▲ 4.2×11 topics
  12. E-Learning7▲ 4.0×5 topics
  13. Online Learning7▲ 5.2×5 topics
  14. Feminism7▲ 8.5×4 topics
  15. Neoliberalism7▲ 6.2×4 topics
  16. Pathogen Transmission6▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Social Sciences6▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Nationalism6▲ 3.6×3 topics
  19. Special Education6▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Distance Education6▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Epistemology6▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Instructional Design6▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Science6▲ 11×1 topic
  24. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Cognitive Engagement6▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Social Interaction6▲ 6.9×7 topics
  27. Blended Learning6▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Student Satisfaction6▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Behavioral Interventions6▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Functional Analysis6▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Synaptic Plasticity5▲ 5.6×3 topics
  32. Host-Pathogen Interactions5▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Lyme Disease5▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Public Opinion5▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Tick-Borne Diseases5▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Adult Stem Cells4▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Neurogenesis4▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Political Philosophy4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. American founding4▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Constitutional government4▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does West Virginia Wesleyan College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Vector-borne infectious diseases, Insect and Pesticide Research, Vector-Borne Animal Diseases and Viral Infections and Vectors.

Vector-borne infectious …2Vector-borne infectious diseases: 2 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksVector-Borne Animal Diseases: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 0 fractional worksNausea and vomiting management: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 0 fractional worksAmerican and British Literature Analysis: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders: 0 fractional worksAmerican Literature and Culture: 0 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
ParasitologyInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 2 works
  2. 2 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  3. 3 Vector-Borne Animal Diseases Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  4. 4 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 Nausea and vomiting management Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 American and British Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 American Literature and Culture History 0 works
  10. 10 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.9%domestic only96.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Virginia Wesleyan College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.