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Dominican University of California

In research, Dominican University of California stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,843 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,303 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,057 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,491
of 28,054 · #17,268 all time
Rank in United States
#2,032
of 4,192
Research works
713
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Dominican University of California 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 #4,843 of 16,945 14.8%425
Health SciencesDomain #10,303 of 20,462 11.6%154
Social SciencesField #6,057 of 10,206 11.9%201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dominican University of California 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: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.26× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.69× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.16× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dominican University of California?

Ranked on the composite score, Gigi Gokcek, Luanne Linnard-Palmer and Lisa D. Hinz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dominican University of California.

  1. 1 Gigi Gokcek United States · #537,617 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Luanne Linnard-Palmer United States · #928,748 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Lisa D. Hinz United States · #1,439,045 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Dominican University of California

Which keywords describe research at Dominican University of California?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Well-being, Evidence-Based Practice, Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Occupational Science, Therapy Practice and Public Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 2.0×15 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 5.4×8 topics
  3. Well-being6▲ 14×7 topics
  4. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 41×4 topics
  5. Public Health5▲ 3.5×7 topics
  6. Globalization5▲ 2.5×13 topics
  7. Neuroscience4▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Occupational Science4▲ 224×1 topic
  9. Therapy Practice4▲ 224×1 topic
  10. Climate Change4▲ 1.43×9 topics
  11. Consumer Behavior4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  12. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  14. Religion3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  15. Concussion3▲ 61×1 topic
  16. Encephalopathy3▲ 39×1 topic
  17. Meta-Analysis3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  18. Art Therapy3▲ 174×1 topic
  19. Social Prescribing3▲ 174×1 topic
  20. Identity2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  21. Trauma2▲ 10×3 topics
  22. Motivation2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  23. Emotion2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  25. Nationalism2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  26. Motor Recovery2▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Neural Plasticity2▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Academic Achievement2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  29. Cerebral Palsy2▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Diversity2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  31. ICF Model2▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Interventions2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Pain Management2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  34. Collaborative Practice2▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Financial Markets2▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Motor Imagery2▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Stress Reduction2▲ 23×2 topics
  38. business impact2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Athlete Development1▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Expert Performance1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Dominican University of California publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, Traumatic Brain Injury Research, Art Therapy and Mental Health and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Occupational Therapy Pra…4Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 4 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental H…3Art Therapy and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation an…2Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…1Sport Psychology and Performance: 1 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 1 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 1 fractional works
Occupational TherapyEpidemiologyConservationRehabilitation6 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 4 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
  3. 3 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 3 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  5. 5 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 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 available54.8%not open45.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dominican University of California's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower 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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