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Briar Cliff University

In research, Briar Cliff University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,361 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,702
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,380
of 8,685
Research works
191
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

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 #10,361 of 16,945 15.8%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 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: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.86× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× 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, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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 2022–2025: 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 worksHigher Education Research Studies: 0 fractional worksNerve Injury and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 0 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchReligious studiesLiterature and Literary TheoryDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 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 Higher Education Research Studies Education 0 works
  8. 8 Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation Surgery 0 works
  9. 9 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 0 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Briar Cliff University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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