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Duquesne University

In research, Duquesne University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,904 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,964 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,628 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy — Philosophy is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,697
of 28,054 · #3,099 all time
Rank in United States
#651
of 4,192
Research works
8.3k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
141k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Duquesne 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 #1,904 of 10,521 16.3%455 #974
Health SciencesDomain #2,964 of 11,982 14.4%216 #2518
Social SciencesField #1,628 of 6,365 16.8%197 #924
MedicineField #4,688 of 10,443 14.4%157 #4206
Life SciencesDomain #3,820 of 7,800 12.1%110 #3213
PsychologyField #1,071 of 2,181 17.3%92 #806
Physical SciencesDomain #8,010 of 12,888 12.8%165 #3588
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,703 of 2,578 19.2%69 #1008
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,442 of 1,998 17.4%91 #677

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#974 #1,904
  2. Health Sciences#2,518 #2,964
  3. Social Sciences#924 #1,628
  4. Medicine#4,206 #4,688
  5. Life Sciences#3,213 #3,820
  6. Psychology#806 #1,071
  7. Physical Sciences#3,588 #8,010
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,008 #1,703
  9. Arts and Humanities#677 #1,442
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Duquesne University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 29.1 works7.2×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 59 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 52 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.86× its world share, 158 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 91 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.20× its world share, 92 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 197 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Duquesne University?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin J. Packer, James Burnham and Robert Sroufe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Duquesne University.

  1. 1 Martin J. Packer United States · #45,999 worldwide 376 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 James Burnham United States · #79,429 worldwide 107 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Robert Sroufe United States · #87,219 worldwide 298 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 John F. Stolz United States · #95,833 worldwide 419 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Jeffry D. Madura United States · #109,684 worldwide 504 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Jeffrey D. Evanseck United States · #120,934 worldwide 1.8k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Charles L. Winek United States · #129,357 worldwide 119 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Susan M. Brookhart United States · #131,134 worldwide 210 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Fraser F. Fleming United States · #240,034 worldwide 214 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Melissa A. Kalarchian United States · #259,056 worldwide 150 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Duquesne University

Which keywords describe research at Duquesne University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Religion, Globalization, Feminism, Evidence-Based Practice, Gender, Epidemiology and Race.

▲ 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. Epidemiology40◆ 1.08×77 topics
  2. Globalization34▲ 1.81×52 topics
  3. Ethics27▲ 6.0×24 topics
  4. Quality of Life25▲ 1.83×30 topics
  5. Social Media23▲ 1.67×22 topics
  6. Mental Health22▲ 1.61×32 topics
  7. Religion22▲ 5.0×20 topics
  8. Gender20▲ 3.8×26 topics
  9. History19▲ 2.9×26 topics
  10. Identity18▲ 2.7×30 topics
  11. Qualitative Research18▲ 2.2×13 topics
  12. Human Rights17▲ 1.79×21 topics
  13. Feminism17▲ 6.4×13 topics
  14. Social Justice16▲ 2.9×20 topics
  15. Colonialism15▲ 3.4×21 topics
  16. Evidence-Based Practice15▲ 12×6 topics
  17. Neoliberalism15▲ 4.3×14 topics
  18. Culture14▲ 2.7×18 topics
  19. Philosophy14▲ 3.3×16 topics
  20. Nationalism13▲ 3.1×13 topics
  21. Politics13▲ 5.1×11 topics
  22. Resilience13▲ 2.9×13 topics
  23. Race12▲ 12×14 topics
  24. Neuroscience12▲ 4.2×10 topics
  25. Social Movements12▲ 4.1×8 topics
  26. Democracy12▲ 3.4×14 topics
  27. Phenomenology12▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Ethical Considerations11▲ 3.5×15 topics
  29. Psychology11▲ 8.7×8 topics
  30. Burnout10▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Autonomy10▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Psychiatric Disorders10▲ 7.6×4 topics
  33. Reflective Practice9▲ 5.2×7 topics
  34. Ethical Climate9▲ 31×1 topic
  35. Moral Distress9▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Capitalism9▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Empathy8▲ 7.6×7 topics
  38. Community8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  39. Parenting Stress8▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Psychological Functioning8▲ 9.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Duquesne University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ethics in medical practice, Family and Disability Support Research, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Race, History, and American Society.

Ethics in medical practice9Ethics in medical practice: 9 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…7Family and Disability Support Research: 7 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 6 fractional worksMental Health and Psychiatry: 5 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 5 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologySociology and Political SciencePhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 9 works
  2. 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 5 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  7. 7 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 5 works
  8. 8 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 4 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Duquesne University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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