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Dominican University

In research, Dominican University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,478 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,061 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. 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, 2022–2025
#8,380
of 28,054 · #11,985 all time
Rank in United States
#1,118
of 4,192
Research works
792
▲ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Dominican University 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 #1,478 of 10,521 20.7%141 #1780
Social SciencesField #1,061 of 6,365 16.4%70 #1106

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dominican 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).

What does Dominican University 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 · 35.7 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.47× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 70 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.

Who are the top researchers at Dominican University?

Ranked on the composite score, William Vernon Jackson and Robert Calin‐Jageman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dominican University.

  1. 1 William Vernon Jackson United States · #670,087 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Robert Calin‐Jageman United States · #1,083,595 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Dominican University

Which keywords describe research at Dominican University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Education, Religion, Colonialism, Social Justice, Health, Diversity and International Law.

▲ 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. Education14▲ 4.1×26 topics
  2. Ethics11▲ 12×17 topics
  3. Religion9▲ 10×13 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 2.5×24 topics
  5. Colonialism9▲ 10×13 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 3.1×15 topics
  7. Social Justice8▲ 6.7×12 topics
  8. Health7▲ 9.0×7 topics
  9. Diversity7▲ 20×7 topics
  10. Gender7▲ 6.6×13 topics
  11. International Law6▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Neuroscience6▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Empathy6▲ 29×4 topics
  14. Identity6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  15. Feminism6▲ 10×6 topics
  16. Human Rights6▲ 2.9×12 topics
  17. Higher Education6▲ 5.4×12 topics
  18. History5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  19. Social Support5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  20. Digital Divide5▲ 10.0×5 topics
  21. Cultural Competence5▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Nationalism5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  23. Philosophy5▲ 5.5×12 topics
  24. Virtue Ethics4▲ 120×2 topics
  25. Cultural Studies4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  26. Leadership4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Organizational Performance4▲ 9.1×7 topics
  28. Agency4▲ 50×2 topics
  29. Intersectionality4▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Clinical Practice4▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Decolonization4▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Race4▲ 18×6 topics
  33. Kantian Ethics4▲ 141×1 topic
  34. Moral Realism4▲ 131×1 topic
  35. Postcolonialism4▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Theology4▲ 20×4 topics
  37. Library Services4▲ 184×1 topic
  38. Psychology4▲ 14×6 topics
  39. Social Inclusion4▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Teacher Education3▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Dominican University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Library Science and Administration, African cultural and philosophical studies and Theological Perspectives and Practices.

Philosophical Ethics and…4Philosophical Ethics and Theory: 4 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…4Library Science and Administration: 4 fractional worksAfrican cultural and phi…3African cultural and philosophical studies: 3 fractional worksTheological Perspectives…2Theological Perspectives and Practices: 2 fractional worksMedieval and Classical Philosophy: 2 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …2Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional works
PhilosophyLibrary and Information SciencesEducationSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 4 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 4 works
  3. 3 African cultural and philosophical studies Education 3 works
  4. 4 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 2 works
  7. 7 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dominican University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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