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Benedictine University

In research, Benedictine University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,813 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,555
of 28,054 · #16,610 all time
Rank in United States
#3,532
of 4,192
Research works
564
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
13.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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 #8,813 of 16,945 14.8%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.72× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.16× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 10 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, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Benedictine University?

Ranked on the composite score, François Cassingena-Trévedy, Therese F. Yaeger and Peter Sørensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Benedictine University.

  1. 1 François Cassingena-Trévedy United States · #568,656 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Therese F. Yaeger United States · #899,392 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Peter Sørensen United States · #907,237 worldwide 37 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Craig E. Broeder United States · #1,237,319 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Michael R. Manning United States · #1,331,896 worldwide 10 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Benedictine University

Which keywords describe research at Benedictine University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Development, Higher Education, Human Health, Public Health, Bilingual Education, Dependency and Language Policy.

▲ 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. Globalization6▲ 4.6×14 topics
  2. Economic Development3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 1.44×11 topics
  4. Epidemiology2◆ 0.92×12 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 2.6×9 topics
  6. Higher Education2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  7. Cancer2▲ 2.1×11 topics
  8. Human Health1▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Bilingual Education1▲ 18×2 topics
  10. Dependency1▲ 483×1 topic
  11. Digital Transformation1▲ 3.9×2 topics
  12. Gene Expression1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  13. Industrial Policy1▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Language Policy1▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Social Support1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  16. World-Systems Analysis1▲ 483×1 topic
  17. Ethical Considerations1▲ 5.6×4 topics
  18. Innovation Policy1▲ 19×1 topic
  19. Technological Revolutions1▲ 87×1 topic
  20. Virtual Reality1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  21. Global Governance1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  22. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Biotin1▲ 228×1 topic
  24. CLIL1▲ 24×1 topic
  25. Classification1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  26. Co-Creation of Curriculum1▲ 105×1 topic
  27. Content and Language Integrated Learning1▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Intensive Care Unit1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Marine Environment1▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Microplastics1▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Modeling1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  32. Optimization1▲ 3.5×1 topic
  33. Proximity Labeling1▲ 228×1 topic
  34. Quantitative1▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Real-Time PCR1▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Simulation1▲ 6.3×1 topic
  37. Student Perceptions1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  38. Student-Staff Partnerships1▲ 105×1 topic
  39. Terrestrial Ecosystems1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Value Creation1▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Benedictine University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: World Systems and Global Transformations, Economic Development and Digital Transformation, Biotin and Related Studies and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution.

World Systems and Global…1World Systems and Global Transformations: 1 fractional worksEconomic Development and…1Economic Development and Digital Transformation: 1 fractional worksBiotin and Related Studies: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksSimulation and Modeling …1Simulation and Modeling Applications: 1 fractional worksNon-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceCell BiologyPollution5 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 Economic Development and Digital Transformation General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  3. 3 Biotin and Related Studies Cell Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  5. 5 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  8. 8 Simulation and Modeling Applications Control and Systems Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Benedictine University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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