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Catholic Charities

In research, Catholic Charities stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,829 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,802 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,997
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,995
of 7,310
Research works
310
▲ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Catholic Charities

What is Catholic Charities 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 #10,829 of 14,833 6.3%203
Social SciencesField #7,802 of 9,330 5.9%120

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catholic Charities 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 Catholic Charities work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Catholic Charities is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 23 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 20.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 29.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 14.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 12.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCatholicCharities58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences39%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1220.9%
    2. Psychology46.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities46.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting24.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering914.8%
    2. Environmental Science58.7%
    3. Computer Science35.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine712.3%
    2. Health Professions46.5%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences35.3%
    2. Neuroscience23.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    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: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.01× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.48× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.20× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.26×1 works
  2. Health Professions2.48×4 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.20×4 works
  4. Psychology2.11×4 works
  5. Neuroscience2.01×2 works
  6. Environmental Science1.76×5 works
  7. Social Sciences1.65×12 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.34×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.11×3 works
  10. Engineering0.99×9 works
  11. Computer Science0.71×3 works
  12. Medicine0.64×7 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.54×0 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×1 works
  16. Nursing0.40×0 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Catholic Charities?

Ranked on the quality score, Liwei L. Hua, Leon Thomas Stern and Homer Folks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic Charities.

  1. 1 Liwei L. Hua United States · #1,392,117 worldwide 694 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Leon Thomas Stern United States · #2,585,977 worldwide 80 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Homer Folks United States · #2,614,217 worldwide 88 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Ferd. C. Valentine United States · #2,797,263 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Joel D. Hunter United States · #2,823,732 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jeanette Hanford United States · #2,983,869 worldwide 7 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Bailey B. Burritt United States · #3,102,275 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Brian R. Corbin United States · #3,165,480 worldwide 600 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Betty Lou Williams United States · #3,406,194 worldwide 111 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Thomas J. Harvey United States · #3,516,681 worldwide 341 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic Charities

What are the most cited papers from Catholic Charities?

The most cited paper from Catholic Charities is "Conducting qualitative interviews by telephone: Lessons learned from a study of alcohol use among sexual minority and heterosexual women" (Laurie A. Drabble, Karen F. Trocki, Brenda Salcedo et al., 2015), with 331 citations. Next come "Stillbirth and Newborn Mortality in India After Helping Babies Breathe Training" (214) and "Reducing Perinatal Mortality in Nepal Using Helping Babies Breathe" (143).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Conducting qualitative interviews by telephone: Lessons learned from a study of alcohol use among sexual minority and heterosexual women Laurie A. Drabble, Karen F. Trocki, Brenda Salcedo et al. · Qualitative Social Work Open access 14 May 2015 331
2 Stillbirth and Newborn Mortality in India After Helping Babies Breathe Training Shivaprasad S. Goudar, Manjunath S. Somannavar, Robert B. Clark et al. · PEDIATRICS 22 Jan 2013 214
3 Reducing Perinatal Mortality in Nepal Using Helping Babies Breathe Ashish KC, Johan Wrammert, Robert B. Clark et al. · PEDIATRICS 25 May 2016 143
4 Helping Babies Breathe, Second Edition: A Model for Strengthening Educational Programs to Increase Global Newborn Survival Beena D. Kamath‐Rayne, Anu Thukral, Michael K. Visick et al. · Global Health Science and Practice Open access 3 Oct 2018 119
5 Hexanucleotide repeat expansions in C9ORF72 in the spectrum of motor neuron diseases Wouter van Rheenen et al. · Neurology Open access413 authors 27 Jul 2012 119
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Which keywords describe research at Catholic Charities?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Biodiversity, Colonialism, Postcolonialism, Invasive Species, Identity, Mental Health and Literature.

▲ 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. Nationalism4▲ 15×5 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 3.4×12 topics
  3. Biodiversity3▲ 6.4×6 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 2.3×6 topics
  5. Colonialism2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  6. Human Rights2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  7. Identity2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  8. Postcolonialism2▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Invasive Species2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  10. Literature2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  12. Neural Networks2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  13. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  14. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 26×1 topic
  15. Feminism2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  16. IoT2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  17. Social Impact2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  18. Global Trade1▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Population Dynamics1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  21. Renewable Energy Integration1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  22. DNA Barcoding1▲ 12×4 topics
  23. International Law1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  24. Species Richness1▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  26. Conservation Biology1▲ 17×2 topics
  27. African History1▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Analytics1▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Animal Movement1▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Aquaculture1▲ 6.8×1 topic
  31. Business Intelligence1▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Cross-modal Plasticity1▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Global Change1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  34. Global Governance1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  35. Induction Motors1▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Occupancy Rates1▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Post-Colonial Africa1▲ 77×1 topic
  38. Sensorless Control1▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Tactile Perception1▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Water Quality Monitoring1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Catholic Charities publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies.

Postcolonial and Cultura…2Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…1Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 1 fractional worksSensorless Control of Electric Motors: 1 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …1Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 1 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 1 fractional worksAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryEcologyManagement Information SystemsWater Science and Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  5. 5 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  6. 6 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Sensorless Control of Electric Motors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 1 works
  9. 9 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  10. 10 African studies and sociopolitical issues Sociology and Political Science 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Catholic Charities's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 100% higher than in 2018-2021.

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grewheldshrank

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 Catholic Charities as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Catholic Charities0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Catholic Charities over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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