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Baylor University

In research, Baylor University stands highest in Social Sciences (#401 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#102 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#732 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Health and Philosophy — Religious studies is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,275
of 28,054 · #956 all time
Rank in United States
#209
of 4,192
Research works
20k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
408k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Baylor University 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 #401 of 10,521 19.2%1,605 #416
Arts and HumanitiesField #102 of 1,998 12.6%340 #197
Social SciencesField #732 of 6,365 20.6%702 #628
Physical SciencesDomain #1,517 of 12,888 16.3%1,156 #1418
PsychologyField #261 of 2,181 19.2%343 #325
Health SciencesDomain #1,894 of 11,982 14.6%574 #557
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #475 of 2,578 20.3%254 #380
MedicineField #2,059 of 10,443 13.7%443 #606
EngineeringField #1,457 of 6,636 16.2%373 #1642
Life SciencesDomain #1,846 of 7,800 15.4%302 #706

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#416 #401
  2. Arts and Humanities#197 #102
  3. Social Sciences#628 #732
  4. Physical Sciences#1,418 #1,517
  5. Psychology#325 #261
  6. Health Sciences#557 #1,894
  7. Sociology and Political Science#380 #475
  8. Medicine#606 #2,059
  9. Engineering#1,642 #1,457
  10. Life Sciences#706 #1,846
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Baylor University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 77.5 works13×
  2. HealthSubfield · 71.5 works6.6×
  3. PhilosophySubfield · 84.9 works5.4×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 133 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 94 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 70 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 221 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 71 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 373 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 159 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 54 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.15× its world share, 92 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 96 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 117 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 443 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.23× its world share, 340 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 112 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.10× its world share, 343 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 702 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Baylor University?

Ranked on the composite score, James A. Roberts, Bryan W. Brooks and Arthur C. Beall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Baylor University.

  1. 1 James A. Roberts United States · #11,291 worldwide 733 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Bryan W. Brooks United States · #13,070 worldwide 470 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Arthur C. Beall United States · #23,672 worldwide 374 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Jacques Banchereau United States · #28,658 worldwide 590 citations · 76 works
  5. 5 Dorothy E. Leidner United States · #29,592 worldwide 692 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Michael E. De Bakey United States · #40,105 worldwide 367 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Elmer H. Duncan United States · #41,256 worldwide 153 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Arthur S. Keats United States · #47,422 worldwide 236 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Marley W. Watkins United States · #54,358 worldwide 423 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Dawn S. Carlson United States · #55,426 worldwide 574 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Baylor University

Which keywords describe research at Baylor University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Mental Health, Well-being, Social Support, Psychological Adjustment, Spirituality, Theology and Health.

▲ 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. Mental Health193▲ 3.6×39 topics
  2. Religion163▲ 9.4×29 topics
  3. Epidemiology140◆ 0.97×97 topics
  4. Globalization125▲ 1.75×70 topics
  5. Social Support115▲ 5.7×16 topics
  6. Well-being104▲ 7.5×14 topics
  7. Quality of Life103▲ 1.97×41 topics
  8. Nationalism76▲ 4.5×18 topics
  9. Resilience76▲ 4.3×14 topics
  10. Health74▲ 5.0×16 topics
  11. Depression68▲ 2.1×21 topics
  12. Psychological Adjustment66▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Spirituality65▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Gender64▲ 3.3×35 topics
  15. Theology63▲ 18×5 topics
  16. Coping59▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Identity58▲ 2.2×42 topics
  18. Social Justice56▲ 2.6×25 topics
  19. Ethics54▲ 3.1×32 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation51▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Democracy50▲ 3.9×15 topics
  22. End-of-Life Care50▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Secularism48▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Politics47▲ 4.8×12 topics
  25. Community Development37▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Public Sphere37▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Public Opinion36▲ 7.9×5 topics
  28. Church History36▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Pluralism35▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Biblical Monotheism35▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Jewish Society35▲ 36×1 topic
  32. NGOs34▲ 9.5×4 topics
  33. Atheism34▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Civil Religion34▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Positive Psychology33▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice33▲ 7.0×7 topics
  37. Humanitarianism32▲ 14×2 topics
  38. International Aid32▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Civil Society31▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Political Philosophy31▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Baylor University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Religion and Society Interactions and Religion, Society, and Development.

Religion, Spirituality, …49Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 49 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…35Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 35 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…34Religion and Society Interactions: 34 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…30Religion, Society, and Development: 30 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 28 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 23 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…19Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 19 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 19 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 18 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 18 fractional works
HealthReligious studiesSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 49 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 35 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 30 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 28 works
  6. 6 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 23 works
  7. 7 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 19 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 19 works
  9. 9 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 18 works
  10. 10 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 18 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Baylor University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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