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Aquinas College - Michigan

In research, Aquinas College - Michigan stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,465 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,111
of 28,054 · #30,635 all time
Rank in United States
#3,622
of 4,192
Research works
351
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Aquinas College - Michigan known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,465 of 10,521 8.7%78 #8389

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aquinas College - Michigan 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Aquinas College - Michigan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 29.4 works9.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.64× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.61× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.78× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 9.66× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aquinas College - Michigan?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter A. Redpath, Floris Bernard and Victor Karandashev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aquinas College - Michigan.

  1. 1 Peter A. Redpath United States · #335,219 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Floris Bernard United States · #737,963 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Victor Karandashev United States · #1,278,124 worldwide 27 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Aquinas College - Michigan

Which keywords describe research at Aquinas College - Michigan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Emotion Regulation, Emotion, Cultural Differences, Cultural Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Human Behavior and Gender.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization10▲ 5.2×7 topics
  2. Emotion Regulation8▲ 26×5 topics
  3. Emotion8▲ 37×2 topics
  4. Cultural Differences7▲ 147×2 topics
  5. Cultural Psychology7▲ 161×2 topics
  6. Mental Health7▲ 4.8×9 topics
  7. Evolutionary Psychology7▲ 375×1 topic
  8. Human Behavior7▲ 152×1 topic
  9. Gender7▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Individualism-Collectivism7▲ 282×1 topic
  11. Values7▲ 282×1 topic
  12. Attachment5▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Empathy5▲ 44×3 topics
  14. Social Support5▲ 9.0×3 topics
  15. Consensual Nonmonogamous Relationships4▲ 385×1 topic
  16. Polyamory4▲ 385×1 topic
  17. Marital Quality4▲ 162×1 topic
  18. Relationships4▲ 112×1 topic
  19. Depression4▲ 4.4×3 topics
  20. Social Media4▲ 2.5×4 topics
  21. Guilt3▲ 344×1 topic
  22. Innovation3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  23. Shame3▲ 344×1 topic
  24. Consumer Behavior3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  25. Intercultural Competence3▲ 75×2 topics
  26. Multilingualism2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Cultural Intelligence2▲ 111×1 topic
  28. Gender Differences2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. International Students2▲ 111×1 topic
  30. Bilingual Education2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  32. Language Policy2▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Nationalism2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  34. Public Opinion2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Student Perceptions2▲ 10×4 topics
  36. American founding2▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Constitutional government2▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Investment2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Monetary Policy2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  40. Brand Equity2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Aquinas College - Michigan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Cultural Differences and Values, Marriage and Sexual Relationships and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics.

Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 7 fractional worksCultural Differences and Values: 7 fractional worksMarriage and Sexual Relationships: 4 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEmotions and Moral Behavior: 3 fractional worksInternational Student an…2International Student and Expatriate Challenges: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 1 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySocial PsychologySociology and Political ScienceCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Marriage and Sexual Relationships Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Emotions and Moral Behavior Social Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 2 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 1 works
  10. 10 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 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 available26.9%not open73.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aquinas College - Michigan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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