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Winston-Salem State University

In research, Winston-Salem State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,861 of 9,585 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,236 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,312
of 22,385 · #14,149 all time
Rank in United States
#1,267
of 3,332
Research works
1.7k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Winston-Salem State University

What is Winston-Salem State 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 #5,861 of 9,585 5.4%112 #8399
Health SciencesDomain #6,236 of 9,902 6.0%76 #10219

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Winston-Salem State 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 Winston-Salem State University work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Winston-Salem State University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (20%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 125 fractional works · 43.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 64 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 83 fractional works · 28.7% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 20.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 54 fractional works · 18.5% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 28 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWinston-SalemState University289fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences43%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6422.2%
    2. Psychology248.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance175.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting103.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities82.8%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Medicine5820.1%
    2. Health Professions227.8%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science248.2%
    2. Engineering103.4%
    3. Chemistry72.3%
    4. Mathematics51.8%
    5. Environmental Science30.9%
    6. Materials Science20.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology134.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences82.9%
    3. Neuroscience31.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
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: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.95× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 58 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.72× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.70× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.95×22 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.72×17 works
  3. Psychology2.70×24 works
  4. Social Sciences1.75×64 works
  5. Nursing1.67×2 works
  6. Chemistry1.49×7 works
  7. Mathematics1.49×5 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.09×10 works
  9. Computer Science1.06×24 works
  10. Medicine1.05×58 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.98×8 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.84×13 works
  14. Neuroscience0.70×3 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×1 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.61×8 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.59×2 works
  18. Veterinary0.42×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.29×2 works
  20. Engineering0.22×10 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.21×2 works
  23. Energy0.19×0 works
  24. Environmental Science0.18×3 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Winston-Salem State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Haysetta D. Shuler, Philip E. Slater and Paul A. McAuley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Winston-Salem State University.

  1. 1 Haysetta D. Shuler United States · #189,316 worldwide 839 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Philip E. Slater United States · #464,969 worldwide 5.3k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Paul A. McAuley United States · #720,342 worldwide 4.2k citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Sayo Olawale Fakayode United States · #932,600 worldwide 4k citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Nickolay I. Hristov United States · #1,141,560 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Laura Joan McGuinn United States · #1,329,719 worldwide 8k citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Teresa Conner‐Kerr United States · #1,508,081 worldwide 1.6k citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Charity Brown Griffin United States · #1,593,475 worldwide 450 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Felicia R. Simpson United States · #2,297,513 worldwide 290 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Keith Irwin United States · #2,569,129 worldwide 790 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Winston-Salem State University

What are the most cited papers from Winston-Salem State University?

The most cited paper from Winston-Salem State University is "Gamifying education: what is known, what is believed and what remains uncertain: a critical review" (Christo Dichev, Darina Dicheva, 2017), with 1,439 citations. Next come "Effects of Estrogen Replacement on the Progression of Coronary-Artery Atherosclerosis" (1,257) and "Silver nanoparticles are broad-spectrum bactericidal and virucidal compounds" (745).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gamifying education: what is known, what is believed and what remains uncertain: a critical review Christo Dichev, Darina Dicheva · International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Open access 20 Feb 2017 1,439
2 Effects of Estrogen Replacement on the Progression of Coronary-Artery Atherosclerosis David M. Herrington, David M. Reboussin, K. Bridget Brosnihan et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 24 Aug 2000 1,257
3 Silver nanoparticles are broad-spectrum bactericidal and virucidal compounds Humberto H. Lara, Elsa Nancy Garza-Treviño, Liliana Ixtepan-Turrent et al. · Journal of Nanobiotechnology Open access 3 Aug 2011 745
4 Biodegradable nanoparticles are excellent vehicle for site directed in-vivo delivery of drugs and vaccines Anil Mahapatro, Dinesh Kumar Singh · Journal of Nanobiotechnology Open access 2011 682
5 Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness as Major Markers of Cardiovascular Risk: Their Independent and Interwoven Importance to Health Status JONATHAN N. MYERS, Paul A. McAuley, Carl J. Lavie et al. · Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 28 Sep 2014 682
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Winston-Salem State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Mental Health, Student Engagement, Epidemiology, Public Health, Well-being, Intrinsic Motivation and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 1.30×44 topics
  2. Mental Health13▲ 3.2×23 topics
  3. Public Health10▲ 2.3×18 topics
  4. Inflammation9▲ 1.53×19 topics
  5. Primary Care9▲ 8.2×9 topics
  6. Quality of Life8▲ 2.0×15 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 2.4×16 topics
  8. Student Engagement7▲ 6.3×8 topics
  9. Economic Growth7▲ 3.0×10 topics
  10. Social Justice6▲ 3.5×14 topics
  11. Risk Factors6▲ 1.88×14 topics
  12. Social Support6▲ 3.7×9 topics
  13. Well-being6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  14. Economic Development6▲ 2.4×8 topics
  15. Depression5▲ 2.1×14 topics
  16. Aging5▲ 3.0×8 topics
  17. Intrinsic Motivation4▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Learning Outcomes4▲ 3.7×5 topics
  19. Motivation4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  20. Career Development4▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Intersectionality4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  22. Transport Infrastructure4▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Self-Regulation4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  24. Racial Disparities4▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Monetary Policy4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  26. Quality Improvement4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. Academic Achievement4▲ 7.1×6 topics
  28. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Airport Competition3▲ 71×1 topic
  30. High-speed Rail3▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Community Development3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  32. Physical Performance3▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  34. Cultural Competence3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  35. Game-Based Learning3▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Gamification3▲ 6.9×1 topic
  37. Academic Medicine3▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Learning Analytics3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Masculinity3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Student Achievement3▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Winston-Salem State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends, Educational Games and Gamification, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies and Innovations in Medical Education.

Aviation Industry Analys…3Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends: 3 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…3Educational Games and Gamification: 3 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 2 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…2Healthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 2 fractional worksFace recognition and analysis: 2 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  2. 2 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 2 works
  6. 6 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  7. 7 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 2 works
  10. 10 Face recognition and analysis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Winston-Salem State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Winston-Salem State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Winston-Salem State University0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Winston-Salem State 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 2025Winston-Salem State University5.7% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2021.

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