July 2025 RED Readership Snapshot

In July 2025, USD RED had 74607 full-text downloads and 481 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 8105. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 3646 institutions across 192 countries. 

The most popular papers were: 
A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (699 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156

The Role of Dating Apps in the Formation of Long-Term Relationships in College (473 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/317

The Parentification of Eldest Daughters (400 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/244


The most popular publications were: 
Medical School Class Composites (27164 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/composites

Honors Thesis (11694 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis

Dissertations and Theses (10227 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis