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Benedictine University

In research, Benedictine University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,940 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,277
of 22,385 · #15,940 all time
Rank in United States
#2,994
of 3,332
Research works
564
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Benedictine University

What is Benedictine University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,940 of 14,833 7.5%263

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Benedictine 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Benedictine University work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research at Benedictine University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Medicine (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 24 fractional works · 35.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 25.9% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBenedictineUniversity67fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences36%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1218.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting35.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities34.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.7%
    5. Psychology22.7%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Engineering46.6%
    2. Environmental Science46.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy33.8%
    4. Computer Science22.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.1%
    6. Mathematics11.8%
    7. Chemistry11.5%
    8. Materials Science00.5%
    9. Energy00.3%
    1. Medicine1014.9%
    2. Health Professions46.1%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology913.7%
    2. Neuroscience12.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.57× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.57×9 works
  2. Health Professions2.30×4 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.19×3 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.71×2 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.63×3 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.57×3 works
  7. Mathematics1.56×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.43×12 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×1 works
  10. Environmental Science1.33×4 works
  11. Neuroscience1.27×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.95×1 works
  13. Psychology0.90×2 works
  14. Medicine0.77×10 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.71×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.58×0 works
  17. Nursing0.54×0 works
  18. Engineering0.44×4 works
  19. Computer Science0.33×2 works
  20. Energy0.33×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Benedictine University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ramkrishnan V. Tenkasi, Philip M. Novack‐Gottshall and James D. Ludema lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Benedictine University.

  1. 1 Ramkrishnan V. Tenkasi United States · #1,223,016 worldwide 3.7k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Philip M. Novack‐Gottshall United States · #1,394,187 worldwide 2k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 James D. Ludema United States · #1,735,068 worldwide 773 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Bonnie Beezhold United States · #1,747,471 worldwide 1k citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Robert C. McCarthy United States · #1,872,033 worldwide 721 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Preston R. Aldrich United States · #2,040,130 worldwide 1.4k citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Sandra Gollin-Kies United States · #2,413,013 worldwide 96 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Rita George‐Tvrtković United States · #2,904,953 worldwide 65 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Mark T. Poch United States · #2,993,568 worldwide 998 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 René Bornert United States · #3,255,479 worldwide 79 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Benedictine University

What are the most cited papers from Benedictine University?

The most cited paper from Benedictine University is "The Sentinel Node in Breast Cancer — A Multicenter Validation Study" (David N. Krag, Donald L. Weaver, Takamaru Ashikaga et al., 1998), with 2,034 citations. Next come "Electrochemical biosensors" (1,938) and "Observation of Muon Neutrino Disappearance with the MINOS Detectors in the NuMI Neutrino Beam" (539).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Sentinel Node in Breast Cancer — A Multicenter Validation Study David N. Krag, Donald L. Weaver, Takamaru Ashikaga et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Oct 1998 2,034
2 Electrochemical biosensors Niina J. Ronkainen, H. Brian Halsall, William R. Heineman · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2010 1,938
3 Observation of Muon Neutrino Disappearance with the MINOS Detectors in the NuMI Neutrino Beam D. G. Michael et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access274 authors 8 Nov 2006 539
4 Immobilization Techniques in the Fabrication of Nanomaterial-Based Electrochemical Biosensors: A Review William Putzbach, Niina J. Ronkainen · Sensors Open access 11 Apr 2013 502
5 Nanoparticles in tumor microenvironment remodeling and cancer immunotherapy Qiang Lü, Dongquan Kou, Shenghan Lou et al. · Journal of Hematology & Oncology Open access 2 Apr 2024 358
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Benedictine University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Higher Education, Economic Development, Human Health, Bilingual Education, Language Policy, Small and Medium Enterprises and Inequality.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization6▲ 4.5×15 topics
  2. Economic Development3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  3. Higher Education3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  4. Climate Change2▲ 1.39×12 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  6. Cancer2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  7. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.69×7 topics
  8. Human Health2▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Bilingual Education1▲ 19×2 topics
  10. Inequality1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  11. Language Policy1▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Small and Medium Enterprises1▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Social Support1▲ 3.8×6 topics
  14. Dependency1▲ 354×1 topic
  15. Digital Transformation1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  16. Gene Expression1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  17. Industrial Policy1▲ 18×2 topics
  18. World-Systems Analysis1▲ 354×1 topic
  19. Ethical Considerations1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  20. Innovation Policy1▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Marine Environment1▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Microplastics1▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Student Perceptions1▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Technological Revolutions1▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Terrestrial Ecosystems1▲ 18×1 topic
  26. Virtual Reality1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  27. CLIL1▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Content and Language Integrated Learning1▲ 26×1 topic
  29. Global Governance1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 10×4 topics
  31. Biotin1▲ 197×1 topic
  32. Co-Creation of Curriculum1▲ 94×1 topic
  33. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Modeling1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  35. Proximity Labeling1▲ 197×1 topic
  36. Quantitative1▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Real-Time PCR1▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Simulation1▲ 5.8×1 topic
  39. Student-Staff Partnerships1▲ 94×1 topic
  40. Value Creation1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Benedictine University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: World Systems and Global Transformations, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Economic Development and Digital Transformation and Second Language Learning and Teaching.

World Systems and Global…1World Systems and Global Transformations: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…1Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksEconomic Development and Digital Transformation: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksSimulation and Modeling Applications: 1 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksBiotin and Related Studies1Biotin and Related Studies: 1 fractional worksNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPollutionGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 World Systems and Global Transformations Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  3. 3 Economic Development and Digital Transformation General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Simulation and Modeling Applications Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  8. 8 Biotin and Related Studies Cell Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Benedictine University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Benedictine University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Benedictine University0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Benedictine University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Benedictine University7.2% in 20212020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2014.

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