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Concordia University Irvine

In research, Concordia University Irvine stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,322 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,032
of 28,054 · #24,409 all time
Rank in United States
#3,930
of 4,192
Research works
585
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Concordia University Irvine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,322 of 10,521 7.1%95 #6195

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Concordia University Irvine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 30.0 works7.1×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.06× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Concordia University Irvine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization8▲ 2.8×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.62×23 topics
  3. Religion8▲ 11×10 topics
  4. Identity7▲ 6.5×13 topics
  5. Feminism7▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Climate Change7▲ 1.70×20 topics
  7. Gender7▲ 8.4×9 topics
  8. Cold War6▲ 60×4 topics
  9. Mental Health6▲ 2.7×9 topics
  10. Social Movements6▲ 13×3 topics
  11. Theology6▲ 40×3 topics
  12. Literature5▲ 6.6×10 topics
  13. Colonialism5▲ 7.2×10 topics
  14. Healthcare4▲ 2.7×8 topics
  15. Social Justice4▲ 5.0×10 topics
  16. Black Studies4▲ 128×1 topic
  17. Civil Rights Movement4▲ 128×1 topic
  18. History4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  19. Cultural Identity4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  20. Organizational Performance4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  21. Ethics4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  22. Social Support4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  23. Literary Criticism3▲ 44×4 topics
  24. Memory3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  25. Postmodernism3▲ 60×3 topics
  26. Higher Education3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 77×1 topic
  28. Health3▲ 5.0×2 topics
  29. Jewish Society3▲ 77×1 topic
  30. Nationalism3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  31. Spirituality3▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Philosophy3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  33. Monetary Policy3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  34. Postcolonialism3▲ 15×4 topics
  35. International Relations2▲ 7.0×6 topics
  36. Multiculturalism2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Narrative2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  38. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. British Politics2▲ 103×1 topic
  40. Depoliticisation2▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does Concordia University Irvine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksCrime and Detective Fiction Studies: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksAmerican Jewish Fiction Analysis: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksAugustinian Studies and Theology: 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 Crime and Detective Fiction Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  8. 8 American Jewish Fiction Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Augustinian Studies and Theology Philosophy 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Concordia University Irvine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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