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Concordia University Irvine

In research, Concordia University Irvine stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,992 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities (Arts and Humanities is 6.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,674
of 22,385 · #18,461 all time
Rank in United States
#1,919
of 3,332
Research works
585
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.9k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Concordia University Irvine

What is Concordia University Irvine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,992 of 9,585 6.5%95 #6621

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

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Concordia University Irvine is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (19%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 103 fractional works · 61.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 48 fractional works · 28.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 12.8% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 18.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 37 fractional works · 21.9% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 9.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKConcordiaUniversity Irvine168fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences61%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4828.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities3218.8%
    3. Psychology84.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting84.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.8%
    6. Decision Sciences31.7%
    1. Computer Science169.3%
    2. Engineering105.9%
    3. Environmental Science63.6%
    4. Energy10.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Materials Science10.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine105.9%
    2. Health Professions52.8%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Concordia University Irvine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 31.6 works6.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.06× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.50× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.61× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.50×32 works
  2. Social Sciences2.24×48 works
  3. Nursing2.06×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.72×3 works
  5. Psychology1.61×8 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.51×8 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.33×5 works
  8. Computer Science1.19×16 works
  9. Health Professions1.08×5 works
  10. Energy0.93×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.74×6 works
  12. Environmental Science0.73×6 works
  13. Neuroscience0.50×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×4 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.42×0 works
  16. Engineering0.39×10 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.36×1 works
  18. Medicine0.31×10 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.21×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.10×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Concordia University Irvine?

Ranked on the quality score, John McClean, John W. Kenney and A.S. Francisco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Concordia University Irvine.

  1. 1 John McClean United States · #2,317,398 worldwide 352 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 John W. Kenney United States · #2,988,379 worldwide 751 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 A.S. Francisco United States · #3,429,324 worldwide 89 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Bryan M. Santin United States · #3,610,228 worldwide 17 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Michael W. Bruening United States · #4,028,250 worldwide 180 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 C. P. COURTNEY United States · #4,565,645 worldwide 373 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Concordia University Irvine

What are the most cited papers from Concordia University Irvine?

The most cited paper from Concordia University Irvine is "The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy." (James Edward Meade, J. M. Buchanan, Gordon Tullock, 1963), with 3,471 citations. Next come "Classics in the Theory of Public Finance." (533) and "Ductile and brittle crystals" (516).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Calculus of Consent: Logical Foundations of Constitutional Democracy. James Edward Meade, J. M. Buchanan, Gordon Tullock · The Economic Journal Mar 1963 3,471
2 Classics in the Theory of Public Finance. A. R. Prest, Richard Abel Musgrave, Alan T. Peacock · The Economic Journal Mar 1959 533
3 Ductile and brittle crystals Anthony E. Kelly, William R. Tyson, Alan Howard Cottrell · Philosophical magazine Mar 1967 516
4 The Theory of Labour-Managed Firms and of Profit Sharing James Edward Meade · The Economic Journal Mar 1972 490
5 Impact of people management practices on organizational performance: analysis of a causal model Andreea Paul, Reddiyoor Narayanaswamy Anantharaman · The International Journal of Human Resource Management 30 Sep 2003 431
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Concordia University Irvine?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Feminism, Gender, Identity, Cold War, Social Movements, Theology 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. Machine Learning10▲ 1.78×26 topics
  2. Religion8▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 2.4×19 topics
  4. Climate Change7▲ 1.59×21 topics
  5. Feminism7▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Gender7▲ 7.7×10 topics
  7. Identity7▲ 5.7×13 topics
  8. Deep Learning7◆ 1.13×22 topics
  9. Mental Health6▲ 2.5×10 topics
  10. Cold War6▲ 55×4 topics
  11. Social Movements6▲ 11×3 topics
  12. Theology6▲ 37×3 topics
  13. Literature5▲ 5.9×10 topics
  14. Colonialism5▲ 6.3×10 topics
  15. Social Justice5▲ 4.8×11 topics
  16. Healthcare4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  17. Black Studies4▲ 122×1 topic
  18. Civil Rights Movement4▲ 122×1 topic
  19. History4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  20. Ethics4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  21. Organizational Performance4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  22. Cultural Identity4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  23. Social Support4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  24. Higher Education3▲ 3.6×8 topics
  25. Literary Criticism3▲ 38×4 topics
  26. Memory3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  27. Postmodernism3▲ 51×3 topics
  28. Well-being3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  29. Risk Management3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  30. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 70×1 topic
  31. Health3▲ 4.4×2 topics
  32. Jewish Society3▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Nationalism3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  34. Spirituality3▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Monetary Policy3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Postcolonialism3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. International Relations2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  38. Multiculturalism2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  39. Narrative2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 9.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Concordia University Irvine publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Race, History, and American Society, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Political and Economic history of UK and US and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology.

Race, History, and Ameri…4Race, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…2Political and Economic history of UK and US: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …2Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksCrime and Detective Fict…1Crime and Detective Fiction Studies: 1 fractional worksAmerican Jewish Fiction Analysis: 1 fractional worksAugustinian Studies and Theology: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesPolitical Science and International RelationsHealth3 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  3. 3 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 2 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  7. 7 Crime and Detective Fiction Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  8. 8 American Jewish Fiction Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Augustinian Studies and Theology Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society 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 available40.0%not open60.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.7%domestic only64.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Concordia University Irvine's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Concordia University Irvine as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00067% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Concordia University Irvine0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Concordia University Irvine6.2% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2018.

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