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2020: What’s new in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global?

2020 Newly added countries: Chile, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, South Africa and Turkey

Countries joined PQDT in 2020 New universities from 58 21 9 New T.H.E. Top 200 institutions

Current global coverage

Newly added coverage

Over 60 countries are currently represented

in PQDT

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Q1 2021: What’s new in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global?

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY,UNITED KINGDOM

Applied research university that focuses on societal impact and industry engagement to drive

business growth

BOTSAWANA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, BOTSWANA

Research intensive university that focuses on engineering,

science, and technology

ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG,GERMANY

Reputable research institution that is committed to

interdisciplinary teaching and research

BARD GRADUATE CENTER,NEW YORK, USA

Graduate research institute focused on decorative arts, design history, and material

culture

Their first batch of published titles are now viewable by all PQDT subscribers

NEW CONTENT PARTNERING INSTITUTIONS ADDED in Quarter 1 of 2021

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Q1 2021: What’s new in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global?

1. Engineering: 6748 6. Math & Physical Sciences: 4551

2. Social Sciences: 6091 7. Ethnic & Gender Studies: 3752

3. Health & Medical Sciences: 6071 8. Behavioral Sciences: 3522

4. Education: 5114 9. Interdisciplinary: 2452

5. Biological Sciences: 5094 10. Business: 2150

TOP 10 SUBJECT AREAS WHERE FULL TEXT WAS ADDED in Quarter 1 of 2021

NEW FULL-TEXT CONTENT FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Top Countries in Q1 2021

Sweden

348Netherlands

439South Africa

620Chile

629Peru

1,318Turkey

1,745U.K.

2,353Canada

2,720U.S.

21,727India

530

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Research to support what is in the HeadlinesCheck out the Top 25 most researched each month

Cancel CultureCan You Come Back from Being Cancelled? A Case Study of Podcasting, Cancel Culture, and Comedians during #MeToo, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Autonomous Vehicles The Vulnerabilities of Autonomous Vehicles, Utica College

Cryptocurrency Regulating cryptocurrency to prevent fraud and money laundering, Utica College

K-PopK-pop, language, and online fandom: An exploration of Korean language use and performativity amongst international K-pop fans, Northern Arizona University

Black Lives Matter Black Lives Matter Media Framing Effects, The George Washington University

Pandemic and EconomyThe Tourism Industry in a Developing Destination in Time of Crisis: The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Tourism Industry in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Uppsala Universitet, Swed

Minimum Wage Increase A new look at the minimum wage's effect on employment, The University of Texas at Dallas

Mars RoverMachine Learning on Mars: A New Lens on Data from Planetary Exploration Missions, Arizona State University

Nursing CareersThe Effects of Watson's Theory of Human Caring on the Nurse Perception and Utilization of Caring Attributes and the Impact on Nurse Communication, Seton Hall University

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PQDT content coverage aligned with other PQ Collections

PQDT title counts per subject area as of end of 2020

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2020 Subject-Area Usage Trends: Humanities and Social Sciences

(SOURCE: Usage data gathered from accessed document page in 2020)

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Key research topics in Social Sciences

Race and Ethnicity

A total of 73.5K+ dissertations and theses on ethnic

studies, black studies, and more…

• Nearly 45K dissertations and theses

on Black and African Americanstudies alone

• 70K on gender and women’s studies

• Nearly 7K dissertations and theses on sexuality

and LGBTQ

173K+ dissertations and theses on political belief

that encompasses international relations, public policy, social structure, and labor economics

• Research ranges from 1888 to present day

Sexuality and Gender studies Politics

Humanities and Social Sciences Authors:

Dr. Lady J

1st Drag Queen with a PhD on Drag History

Condoleezza Rice

Past U.S.Sec. of State

Noam Chomsky

Philosopher

Nnedi Okorafor

SciFi Author

Dr. Jill Biden

U.S. First Lady

Sterling Morrison

Musician Velvet Underground

MartinLuther King, Jr.

Civil Rights Activist

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PQDT Global: HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Dissertations/Theses = Diverse and Relevant Content

Subject Total

Ethnic andGender Studies

• Racism/Social Justice

• LGBTQ

• Women’s Studies

• Me too movement

• Indigenous studies

• …and more

~186K

Philosophy and Religion

• Religious History

• Comparative Religion

• Judaism

• Islam

• Christianity

• …and more

~160K

Social Sciences

• Black Lives Matter

• Structural economic inequity

• Immigration reform

• Democracy

• International relations

• …and more

~520K

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Dissertations/Theses = Diverse and Relevant Content

Subject Total

Education

• Educational Equity

• Bilingual Education

• Special Education/Gifted Education

• Blended Learning

• Adaptive Learning/Personalized Learning

• …and more

~613K

Business

• Case Studies

• Cryptocurrency

• Small Businesses

• Stock Market

• International Business

• Green Marketing

• …and more

~193K

Fine Arts and Literature

• Indigenous arts

• Artist Case Studies

• East Asian Arts

• Post-Modern Artists

• Film Studies

• …and more

~124K

PQDT Global: HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

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2020 Subject-Area Usage Trends: Science and Technology

(SOURCE: Usage data gathered from accessed document page in 2020)

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Key research in Science and Technology

Environmental Sciences

• A total of 90K+ dissertations and theses on

environmental science

• Nearly 4K on Climate Change

• 1K+ on Renewable Energy

• 435K total on Health and Medical

• 48K+ on Nursing

• 21K+ on Mental Health

• Nearly 7K on Coronaviruses

– Including 49 COVID-19-specific research

published in ‘20 and ‘21

719K+ total on Engineering

• 17K+ on Artificial intelligence

• 6K titles on Cybersecurity

• Nearly 5K on Robotics

Health and Medical Sciences Engineering

SCI-TECH Authors:

Jim Yong Kim

Co-Founder Partners in Health

Raychelle Burks

Scientist from Picture a Scientist

Stephen Hawking

Theoretical physicist, Author

Mayim Bialik

Actress, Big Bang Theory

Jennifer Doudna

202 Nobel Prize Winner, CRISPR

Bryan ‘Dexter’ Holland

Musician, Offspring

Andrea Ghez

2020 Nobel Prize Winner, Physics

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Dissertations/Theses = Diverse and Relevant ContentPQDT Global SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Subject Total

Health and Medical Sciences

• Nursing

• Coronaviruses

• Vaccines

• Case Studies

• Mental Health

• …and more

~435K

Behavioral Sciences

• Clinical psychology

• Counseling

• Depression

• Impacts of disinformation

• Social Media

• …and more

~360K

Environmental Sciences

• Climate Change

• Renewable Energy

• Consumer waste

• Environmental economics

• Conservation

• …and more

~90K

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Dissertations/Theses = Diverse and Relevant ContentPQDT Global SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

Subject Total

Engineering

• Artificial intelligence

• Infrastructure sustainability

• Autonomous vehicles

• Nanotechnology

• Robotics

• …and more

~720K

Mathematics and Physics

• Astrophysics• Chemistry• Nuclear Physics

• Thermodynamics• Astronomy• …and more

~626K

Biological Sciences

• RNA Genetic Editing

• Neurosciences

• Molecular Biology

• Evolution

• Coronaviruses and Virology

• …and more

~536K