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Winthrop University

In research, Winthrop University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,652 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,781
of 22,385 · #14,161 all time
Rank in United States
#1,932
of 3,332
Research works
2.2k
▼ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Winthrop University

What is Winthrop 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 #4,652 of 9,585 7.4%117 #5446

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

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Winthrop University is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Arts and Humanities (10%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 133 fractional works · 64.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 63 fractional works · 30.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 10.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWinthropUniversity205fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences65%

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 Sciences6330.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities2110.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting209.8%
    4. Psychology188.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.0%
    6. Decision Sciences31.5%
    1. Environmental Science115.2%
    2. Computer Science62.7%
    3. Engineering52.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.7%
    5. Materials Science21.0%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology115.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences94.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine126.1%
    2. Health Professions73.4%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
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: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.04× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.40× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.53× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.05× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.84× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 63 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.53×21 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.05×20 works
  3. Psychology2.84×18 works
  4. Social Sciences2.43×63 works
  5. Veterinary2.40×1 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.86×8 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.57×3 works
  8. Health Professions1.28×7 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.07×4 works
  10. Environmental Science1.04×11 works
  11. Nursing1.00×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×11 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.92×9 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×1 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.38×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.35×6 works
  18. Mathematics0.33×1 works
  19. Medicine0.32×12 works
  20. Materials Science0.28×2 works
  21. Neuroscience0.23×1 works
  22. Energy0.18×0 works
  23. Engineering0.16×5 works
  24. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Winthrop University?

Ranked on the quality score, Melissa K. Carsten, Kristi M. Westover and Bradley S. Witzel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Winthrop University.

  1. 1 Melissa K. Carsten United States · #1,059,198 worldwide 3k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Kristi M. Westover United States · #1,290,956 worldwide 2.6k citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Bradley S. Witzel United States · #1,389,647 worldwide 1.5k citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Janet R. Wojcik United States · #1,837,571 worldwide 2.8k citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Eric Birgbauer United States · #1,891,070 worldwide 1.2k citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Rebecca S. Demsetz United States · #1,961,778 worldwide 3.8k citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Michael L. Kennedy United States · #1,975,244 worldwide 159 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Stewart L. Cassels United States · #2,076,393 worldwide 0 citations · 966 works
  9. 9 Adrienne L. Edwards United States · #2,100,966 worldwide 753 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Douglas Lee Eckberg United States · #2,204,601 worldwide 1.3k citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Winthrop University

What are the most cited papers from Winthrop University?

The most cited paper from Winthrop University is "ZETATM analysis A new model to identify bankruptcy risk of corporations" (Edward I. Altman, Robert G. Haldeman, Paul Narayanan, 1977), with 1,821 citations. Next come "Spatial disease clusters: Detection and inference" (1,630) and "Followership theory: A review and research agenda" (1,209).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ZETATM analysis A new model to identify bankruptcy risk of corporations Edward I. Altman, Robert G. Haldeman, Paul Narayanan · Journal of Banking & Finance Jun 1977 1,821
2 Spatial disease clusters: Detection and inference Martin Kulldorff, Neville Nagarwalla · Statistics in Medicine 30 Apr 1995 1,630
3 Followership theory: A review and research agenda Mary Uhl‐Bien, Ronald E. Riggio, Kevin B. Lowe et al. · The Leadership Quarterly 22 Nov 2013 1,209
4 Sex Differences in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease Richard M. Steingart, Milton Packer, Peggy Hamm et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 Jul 1991 911
5 Ancile: Privacy-preserving framework for access control and interoperability of electronic health records using blockchain technology Gaby G. Dagher, Jordan Mohler, Matea Milojkovic et al. · Sustainable Cities and Society Open access 17 Feb 2018 876
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Winthrop University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Mental Health, Literature, Identity, Globalization, Cultural Competence, Social Justice and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Mental Health12▲ 4.0×23 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 1.85×25 topics
  3. Corporate Governance10▲ 6.5×11 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 2.4×19 topics
  5. Identity8▲ 5.1×13 topics
  6. Literature7▲ 6.2×9 topics
  7. Education6▲ 1.80×17 topics
  8. Social Justice6▲ 5.0×9 topics
  9. History6▲ 3.9×10 topics
  10. Cultural Competence5▲ 20×4 topics
  11. Innovation5▲ 2.5×12 topics
  12. Religion5▲ 5.5×9 topics
  13. Job Satisfaction5▲ 5.7×7 topics
  14. Gender4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  15. Feminism4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  16. Stress4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  17. Ethics4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  18. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Regulation4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Nationalism4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  21. Evolution4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  22. Race4▲ 15×5 topics
  23. Conservation4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  24. Entrepreneurship4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Intersectionality4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  26. Neoliberalism3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  27. American Culture3▲ 186×2 topics
  28. Burnout3▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Child Welfare3▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Environmental Law3▲ 7.9×1 topic
  31. Professional Development3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  32. Rights of Nature3▲ 118×1 topic
  33. Reflective Practice3▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. Firm Performance3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Shareholder Value3▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Society3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Mark Twain3▲ 625×1 topic
  38. humor3▲ 625×1 topic
  39. Retention3▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Supervision3▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Winthrop University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental law and policy, American Literature and Humor Studies, Social Work Education and Practice and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Environmental law and po…3Environmental law and policy: 3 fractional worksAmerican Literature and …3American Literature and Humor Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…2Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksAgriculture and Farm Safety: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 2 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 2 fractional works
LawLiterature and Literary TheoryPublic AdministrationAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental law and policy Law 3 works
  2. 2 American Literature and Humor Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  3. 3 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 3 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 2 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Farm Safety Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  9. 9 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Winthrop University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Winthrop University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Winthrop University0.00082% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Winthrop 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 2025Winthrop University5.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 1991.

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