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Whitworth University

In research, Whitworth University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,434 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,910
of 22,385 · #9,241 all time
Rank in United States
#1,812
of 3,332
Research works
737
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
7.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Whitworth University

What is Whitworth University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,434 of 9,585 6.6%76 #3793

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Whitworth 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 Whitworth University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Whitworth University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 80 fractional works · 53.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 11.5% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 27.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 6.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 9.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWhitworthUniversity149fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences54%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4530.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1711.5%
    3. Psychology95.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting74.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Engineering159.8%
    2. Chemistry96.3%
    3. Environmental Science42.8%
    4. Materials Science42.7%
    5. Computer Science42.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy32.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine149.6%
    2. Health Professions64.1%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.5%
    2. Neuroscience21.2%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.99× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.99× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry3.99×9 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.99×17 works
  3. Social Sciences2.37×45 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.19×1 works
  5. Psychology1.93×9 works
  6. Health Professions1.55×6 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.39×7 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.96×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.93×3 works
  10. Materials Science0.77×4 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.71×2 works
  13. Engineering0.66×15 works
  14. Environmental Science0.56×4 works
  15. Medicine0.50×14 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×4 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.39×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.34×4 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×0 works
  21. Energy0.16×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  23. Nursing0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Whitworth University?

Ranked on the quality score, Tamra Stambaugh, Nathan King and Cynthia J. Wright lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Whitworth University.

  1. 1 Tamra Stambaugh United States · #527,832 worldwide 996 citations · 293 works
  2. 2 Nathan King United States · #669,907 worldwide 715 citations · 143 works
  3. 3 Cynthia J. Wright United States · #1,485,361 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Dawn L. Keig United States · #1,552,924 worldwide 449 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Elizabeth L. Abbey United States · #1,753,589 worldwide 356 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Courtney Catherine Barajas United States · #2,078,463 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Alan C. Mikkelson United States · #2,196,064 worldwide 1.2k citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Forrest E. Baird United States · #2,207,691 worldwide 48 citations · 164 works
  9. 9 James E. Waller United States · #2,241,025 worldwide 721 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 William Duddell United States · #2,280,016 worldwide 122 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Whitworth University

What are the most cited papers from Whitworth University?

The most cited paper from Whitworth University is "Worldwide increases in adolescent loneliness" (Jean M. Twenge, Jonathan Haidt, Andrew B. Blake et al., 2021), with 426 citations. Next come "Prdx1 inhibits tumorigenesis via regulating PTEN/AKT activity" (350) and "Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing" (350).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Worldwide increases in adolescent loneliness Jean M. Twenge, Jonathan Haidt, Andrew B. Blake et al. · Journal of Adolescence 19 Jul 2021 426
2 Prdx1 inhibits tumorigenesis via regulating PTEN/AKT activity Juxiang Cao, Jennifer Schulte, B. Alexander Knight et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access 16 Apr 2009 350
3 Becoming Evil: How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing James E. Waller 2002 350
4 Simple and Complex Activity Recognition through Smart Phones Stefan Dernbach, Barnan Das, Narayanan Chatapuram Krishnan et al. Conference paper Jun 2012 315
5 No pane, no gain Jin Li, David Maier, Kristin A. Tufte et al. · ACM SIGMOD Record Mar 2005 272
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Whitworth University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, History, Nationalism, Gender, Philosophy, Lab-on-a-Chip, Social Justice and Literature.

▲ 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. Religion12▲ 18×13 topics
  2. History7▲ 6.9×8 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.2×17 topics
  4. Nationalism6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  5. Gender6▲ 7.3×13 topics
  6. Mental Health5▲ 2.5×17 topics
  7. Philosophy5▲ 8.1×7 topics
  8. Social Justice5▲ 5.8×13 topics
  9. Identity4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  10. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 25×4 topics
  11. Literature4▲ 5.5×12 topics
  12. Regulation4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  13. Development4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  14. Christianity4▲ 42×2 topics
  15. 3D Printing4▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Social Support4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  17. China3▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Confucianism3▲ 57×1 topic
  19. Secularism3▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Microfluidics3▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Community Development3▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Politics3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  23. Religious Identity3▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Theology3▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 6.4×9 topics
  26. NGOs3▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Spirituality3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Intersectionality2▲ 8.9×6 topics
  29. Point-of-Care Diagnostics2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Public Opinion2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. African Christianity2▲ 68×2 topics
  32. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Social Services2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Narrative2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  35. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 53×1 topic
  37. Biomedical Research2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Dielectrophoresis2▲ 36×2 topics
  39. Jewish Society2▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Political Philosophy2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Whitworth University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chinese history and philosophy, Religion, Society, and Development, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications.

Chinese history and phil…3Chinese history and philosophy: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 2 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …2Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesBiomedical EngineeringPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  7. 7 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  9. 9 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.3%domestic only96.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Whitworth University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower 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 Whitworth University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Whitworth University0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Whitworth University6.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.9% in 2015.

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