RED - August 2025 Readership Snapshot

Last month, USD RED had 72599 full-text downloads and 724 new submissions were posted, bringing the total works in the repository to 9180. University of South Dakota scholarship was read by 3331 institutions across 185 countries. 

The most popular papers were: 
The Role of Dating Apps in the Formation of Long-Term Relationships in College (1569 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/317

A Criminological Analysis of Notorious Serial Killers in the United States (1245 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/156

Confined In (Patri)Architecture: How Gothic and Horror Literature Exposes Ongoing Violence and Oppression Against Women (622 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/diss-thesis/68


The most popular publications were: 
Medical School Class Composites (35511 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/composites

Honors Thesis (11691 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis

South Dakota Law Review (9935 downloads)
https://red.library.usd.edu/sdlrev