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Briar Cliff University

In research, Briar Cliff University stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,694 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,891
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,080
of 7,310
Research works
191
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Briar Cliff University

What is Briar Cliff 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 #12,694 of 14,833 6.7%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Briar Cliff 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 Briar Cliff University work in?

In all years, 64% of research at Briar Cliff University is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Arts and Humanities (21%), Psychology (11%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 123 fractional works · 64.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 26.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 40 fractional works · 20.9% of its workReligious studies: 16 fractional works · 8.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 11.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 38 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 9.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 10.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBriar CliffUniversity191fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences64%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5026.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities4020.9%
    3. Psychology2111.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting62.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.4%
    1. Medicine199.7%
    2. Health Professions147.6%
    3. Nursing52.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science63.0%
    2. Engineering62.9%
    3. Mathematics31.6%
    4. Environmental Science21.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy20.8%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.5%
    3. Neuroscience31.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
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: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.78× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.78×3 works
  2. Health Professions3.54×2 works
  3. Veterinary3.17×0 works
  4. Psychology2.78×2 works
  5. Social Sciences1.85×4 works
  6. Neuroscience1.68×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×1 works
  8. Medicine0.96×4 works
  9. Environmental Science0.89×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.65×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.59×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.37×0 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.37×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.37×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×0 works
  18. Engineering0.31×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.20×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.20×0 works
  21. Energy0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Briar Cliff University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ben Pugh, Dorothy J. Jackson and Elizabeth Whitemore Baker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Briar Cliff University.

  1. 1 Ben Pugh United States · #2,435,838 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Dorothy J. Jackson United States · #2,445,646 worldwide 768 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth Whitemore Baker United States · #2,909,404 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Breanne A. Kirsch United States · #3,114,413 worldwide 90 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ronald Hayman United States · #3,616,674 worldwide 367 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Michael J. Harman United States · #3,771,227 worldwide 133 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Paul D. Korchin United States · #3,826,024 worldwide 13 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Justin Thacker United States · #4,091,205 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Barbara Backer Condon United States · #5,354,003 worldwide 154 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Briar Cliff University

What are the most cited papers from Briar Cliff University?

The most cited paper from Briar Cliff University is "Informed Trading in Stock and Option Markets" (Sugato Chakravarty, Huseyin Gulen, Stewart Mayhew, 2004), with 791 citations. Next come "The Level and Persistence of Growth Rates" (375) and "Writing to Learn Across the Curriculum: Tools for Comprehension in Content Area Classes" (95).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Informed Trading in Stock and Option Markets Sugato Chakravarty, Huseyin Gulen, Stewart Mayhew · The Journal of Finance 6 May 2004 791
2 The Level and Persistence of Growth Rates Louis K.C. Chan, Jason J. Karceski, Josef Lakonishok · The Journal of Finance 21 Mar 2003 375
3 Writing to Learn Across the Curriculum: Tools for Comprehension in Content Area Classes Kathy J. Knipper, Timothy J. Duggan · The Reading Teacher Feb 2006 95
4 Citizen–Government Interaction and the Internet: Expectations and Accomplishments in Contact, Quality, and Trust Ramona Sue McNeal, Kathleen Hale, Lisa J. Dotterweich · Journal of Information Technology & Politics Open access 28 Aug 2008 86
5 Capillary electrophoresis with pulsed amperometric detection of carbohydrates and glycopeptides Paul L. Weber, Susan M. Lunte · Electrophoresis 1996 65
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Briar Cliff University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Religion, Nationalism, Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Colonialism and Mental 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 all years 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. Globalization19▲ 5.3×21 topics
  2. Religion11▲ 9.6×12 topics
  3. Nationalism10▲ 9.2×13 topics
  4. Theology10▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Mental Health9▲ 4.3×16 topics
  6. Biblical Monotheism8▲ 106×1 topic
  7. Jewish Society8▲ 106×1 topic
  8. Quality of Life8▲ 3.2×12 topics
  9. Colonialism8▲ 7.9×11 topics
  10. Education7▲ 2.7×14 topics
  11. History7▲ 4.4×11 topics
  12. Identity6▲ 4.3×15 topics
  13. African Christianity6▲ 124×2 topics
  14. Human Rights5▲ 3.3×9 topics
  15. Cultural Identity5▲ 6.3×8 topics
  16. Literature5▲ 5.5×10 topics
  17. Social Justice5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  18. Spirituality5▲ 32×3 topics
  19. Civil Society5▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Development5▲ 7.4×2 topics
  21. Social Support5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  22. Well-being5▲ 9.7×9 topics
  23. NGOs5▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Faith-Based Organizations4▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Public Opinion4▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Social Services4▲ 58×1 topic
  27. Church History4▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Nursing Education4▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Higher Education4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  30. Job Satisfaction4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  31. Community Resilience4▲ 19×3 topics
  32. American founding4▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Constitutional government4▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Politics4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Hermeneutics4▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Biblical Interpretation3▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Latin America3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Pentecostalism3▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Race3▲ 14×7 topics

Which research topics does Briar Cliff University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Disability Education and Employment, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America and Behavioral and Psychological Studies.

Disability Education and…2Disability Education and Employment: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 1 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 0 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 0 fractional worksLower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies: 0 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchReligious studiesLiterature and Literary TheoryDevelopmental and Educational Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 2 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  3. 3 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 0 works
  6. 6 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 0 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 available26.6%not open73.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Briar Cliff University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Briar Cliff University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Briar Cliff University0.000058% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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