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Catholic Charities

In research, Catholic Charities stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,158 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,230 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,634
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,270
of 8,685
Research works
310
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

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 #14,158 of 16,945 13.1%203
Social SciencesField #9,230 of 10,206 14.3%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 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: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.74× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.66× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catholic Charities?

Ranked on the composite score, Leon T. Stern and W.A. Rhoades lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catholic Charities.

  1. 1 Leon T. Stern United States · #640,364 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 W.A. Rhoades United States · #864,987 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Catholic Charities

Which keywords describe research at Catholic Charities?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Biodiversity, Colonialism, Postcolonialism, Identity, Invasive Species, Literature and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Nationalism4▲ 17×5 topics
  2. Biodiversity3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  4. Colonialism2▲ 11×5 topics
  5. Mental Health2▲ 3.4×10 topics
  6. Human Rights2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  7. Identity2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  8. Postcolonialism2▲ 39×3 topics
  9. Invasive Species2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  10. Literature2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  11. Climate Change2▲ 1.33×5 topics
  12. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 32×1 topic
  13. Feminism2▲ 12×1 topic
  14. IoT2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  16. Healthcare2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  17. Neural Networks2▲ 2.0×4 topics
  18. Global Trade1▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Social Impact1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  21. Big Data1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  22. Population Dynamics1▲ 11×2 topics
  23. DNA Barcoding1▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Security1▲ 3.7×4 topics
  25. Species Richness1▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Conservation Biology1▲ 21×2 topics
  27. African History1▲ 86×1 topic
  28. Analytics1▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Aquaculture1▲ 8.0×1 topic
  30. Business Intelligence1▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Cross-modal Plasticity1▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Global Change1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  33. Induction Motors1▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Post-Colonial Africa1▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  36. Sensorless Control1▲ 80×1 topic
  37. Social Justice1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  38. Social Support1▲ 3.8×5 topics
  39. Tactile Perception1▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Water Quality Monitoring1▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Catholic Charities publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, Sensorless Control of Electric Motors and African history and culture studies.

Postcolonial and Cultura…2Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…1Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 1 fractional worksSensorless Control of Electric Motors: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…1African history and culture studies: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksEcology and biodiversity…1Ecology and biodiversity studies: 1 fractional worksAeroelasticity and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryWater Science and TechnologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAnthropology5 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 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Sensorless Control of Electric Motors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 African history and culture studies Anthropology 1 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Ecology and biodiversity studies Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catholic Charities's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher 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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