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Bellarmine University

In research, Bellarmine University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,550 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,440
of 28,054 · #13,629 all time
Rank in United States
#3,330
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Bellarmine 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 #9,550 of 10,521 12.1%75 #4461

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bellarmine 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).

What does Bellarmine University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 20.0 works4.2×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.16× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bellarmine University?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard A. McCormick, Susan Hockenberger and Eric Paul Roorda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bellarmine University.

  1. 1 Richard A. McCormick United States · #32,574 worldwide 192 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Susan Hockenberger United States · #503,178 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Eric Paul Roorda United States · #602,555 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Robert W. Korn United States · #969,671 worldwide 49 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Joseph J. Sikora United States · #1,207,709 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 William J. Nichols United States · #1,331,842 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Vickie A. Miracle United States · #1,575,855 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bellarmine University

Which keywords describe research at Bellarmine University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Machine Learning, Resilience, Trauma, Economic Growth, Risk Factors, Transition and Combat.

▲ 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 Health11▲ 4.8×17 topics
  2. Machine Learning10▲ 2.0×24 topics
  3. Deep Learning7▲ 1.23×20 topics
  4. Resilience5▲ 6.7×6 topics
  5. Public Health5▲ 2.1×13 topics
  6. Risk Factors5▲ 2.6×7 topics
  7. Education4▲ 1.64×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life4▲ 1.94×14 topics
  9. Economic Growth4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  10. Social Media4▲ 1.90×10 topics
  11. Social Justice4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  12. Higher Education3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  13. Qualitative Research3▲ 2.5×5 topics
  14. Trauma3▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Adolescents3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  16. Ethics3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  17. Prevalence3▲ 4.6×3 topics
  18. Student Engagement3▲ 4.6×10 topics
  19. Anxiety3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  20. Well-being3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Combat3▲ 281×1 topic
  22. Religion3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  23. Student Veterans3▲ 281×1 topic
  24. Transition3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Discrimination2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Neurobiological Correlates2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Professional Identity2▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Psychological Factors2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Reflective Practice2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  30. Career Development2▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Professional Development2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Clinical Practice2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Cultural Diversity2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  36. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Body Image2▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Eating Disorders2▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Learning Analytics2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Sentiment Analysis2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Bellarmine University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education and Military Integration, Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Child Abuse and Trauma and Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining.

Education and Military I…3Education and Military Integration: 3 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…2Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksSentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining: 2 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 2 fractional worksNursing education and management: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 1 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologyArtificial IntelligenceStrategy and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Military Integration Education 3 works
  2. 2 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  10. 10 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bellarmine University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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