Duquesne University
In research, Duquesne University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,674 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,199 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,320 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy (Philosophy is 7.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,672 of 22,385 · #3,120 all time
- Rank in United States
- #543 of 3,332
- Research works
- 8.3k ▼ 34% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 141k 17.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.75× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 25% world 40%
- International
- 11% world 18%
What is Duquesne University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,674 of 9,585 | 7.9% | 455 | #1839 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,199 of 9,902 | 8.2% | 216 | #3834 | |
| MedicineField | #3,320 of 8,541 | 8.7% | 157 | #4087 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,546 of 5,988 | 7.2% | 197 | #1739 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,129 of 6,403 | 7.6% | 110 | #2713 | |
| PsychologyField | #1,239 of 2,121 | 10.1% | 92 | #1408 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,153 of 10,670 | 7.6% | 165 | #6058 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,335 of 1,896 | 8.9% | 91 | #1447 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,796 of 2,526 | 6.0% | 69 | #1739 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,839 #2,674
- Health Sciences#3,834 #3,199
- Medicine#4,087 #3,320
- Social Sciences#1,739 #2,546
- Life Sciences#2,713 #3,129
- Psychology#1,408 #1,239
- Physical Sciences#6,058 #7,153
- Arts and Humanities#1,447 #1,335
- Sociology and Political Science#1,739 #1,796
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Duquesne University work in?
In 2022-now, 48% of research at Duquesne University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (17%), Psychology (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences50648.4%
- Social Sciences21920.9%
- Psychology10610.1%
- Arts and Humanities999.4%
- Business, Management and Accounting424.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance262.5%
- Decision Sciences141.4%
- Health Sciences24023.0%
- Medicine17516.8%
- Health Professions565.3%
- Nursing60.6%
- Veterinary20.2%
- Dentistry10.1%
- Physical Sciences17817.0%
- Engineering444.3%
- Computer Science424.0%
- Environmental Science282.6%
- Chemistry222.1%
- Materials Science151.4%
- Physics and Astronomy70.6%
- Mathematics60.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences60.6%
- Energy40.4%
- Chemical Engineering30.3%
- Life Sciences12211.7%
What does Duquesne University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- PhilosophySubfield · 31.9 works7.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology3.31×106 works
- Arts and Humanities3.27×99 works
- Health Professions2.03×56 works
- Neuroscience1.88×32 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.83×7 works
- Social Sciences1.65×219 works
- Decision Sciences1.41×14 works
- Chemistry1.34×22 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.25×42 works
- Nursing1.23×6 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×66 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×26 works
- Veterinary1.12×2 works
- Medicine0.87×175 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.85×9 works
- Chemical Engineering0.79×3 works
- Environmental Science0.53×28 works
- Computer Science0.52×42 works
- Mathematics0.52×6 works
- Materials Science0.41×15 works
- Energy0.40×4 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×6 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.29×7 works
- Engineering0.28×44 works
- Dentistry0.23×1 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×9 works
- Psychology 3.3×
- Arts and Humanities 3.3×
- Health Professions 2.0×
- Neuroscience 1.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.8×
- Social Sciences 1.6×
- Decision Sciences 1.4×
- Chemistry 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.2×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.2×
- Veterinary 1.1×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.4×
- Energy 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Duquesne University?
Ranked on the quality score, Rehana Khan Leak, Robert P. Sroufe and Melissa Ann Kalarchian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Duquesne University.
- 1
Rehana Khan Leak
United States · #32,817 worldwide 17k citations · 197 works
- 2
Robert P. Sroufe
United States · #35,412 worldwide 11k citations · 170 works
- 3
Melissa Ann Kalarchian
United States · #162,221 worldwide 8.6k citations · 153 works
- 4
Aimée A. Kane
United States · #372,552 worldwide 1.6k citations · 43 works
- 5
John F. Stolz
United States · #403,769 worldwide 15k citations · 200 works
- 6
RobRoy L. Martin
United States · #414,101 worldwide 8.1k citations · 111 works
- 7
William T. Eckenhoff
United States · #429,146 worldwide 3.3k citations · 115 works
- 8
Susan M. Brookhart
United States · #477,858 worldwide 8.6k citations · 160 works
- 9
Peter T. Gianiodis
United States · #506,497 worldwide 3k citations · 69 works
- 10
Nihat Polat
United States · #533,228 worldwide 714 citations · 66 works
Which keywords describe research at Duquesne University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Religion, Globalization, Feminism, Evidence-Based Practice, Gender, Epidemiology and History.
- Capitalism
- Ethical Climate
- Reflective Practice
- Psychiatric Disorders
- Burnout
- Neuroscience
- Democracy
- Politics
- Resilience
- Higher Education
- Culture
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Neoliberalism
- Social Justice
- Human Rights
- Qualitative Research
- History
- Social Media
- Quality of Life
- Globalization
- Epidemiology
- Ethics
- Mental Health
- Religion
- Gender
- Identity
- Feminism
- Colonialism
- Philosophy
- Meta-Analysis
- Nationalism
- Phenomenology
- Race
- Psychology
- Ethical Considerations
- Social Movements
- Empathy
- Autonomy
- Community
- Moral Distress
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
- Epidemiology45◆ 1.09×82 topics
- Globalization36▲ 1.78×55 topics
- Ethics34▲ 6.3×27 topics
- Quality of Life28▲ 1.85×33 topics
- Mental Health26▲ 1.77×33 topics
- Social Media24▲ 1.67×23 topics
- Religion24▲ 4.9×21 topics
- History23▲ 3.1×29 topics
- Gender22▲ 3.9×27 topics
- Qualitative Research21▲ 2.4×13 topics
- Identity21▲ 2.7×32 topics
- Human Rights19▲ 1.79×22 topics
- Feminism19▲ 6.1×14 topics
- Social Justice19▲ 3.0×23 topics
- Colonialism18▲ 3.7×25 topics
- Neoliberalism16▲ 4.4×16 topics
- Philosophy16▲ 3.6×19 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice16▲ 12×6 topics
- Meta-Analysis15▲ 2.5×14 topics
- Culture15▲ 2.8×20 topics
- Nationalism15▲ 3.1×15 topics
- Higher Education14▲ 2.5×15 topics
- Phenomenology14▲ 13×4 topics
- Resilience14▲ 2.7×13 topics
- Race14▲ 11×15 topics
- Politics13▲ 4.9×11 topics
- Psychology13▲ 9.6×8 topics
- Democracy13▲ 3.5×15 topics
- Ethical Considerations12▲ 3.4×15 topics
- Neuroscience12▲ 3.9×10 topics
- Social Movements12▲ 3.8×9 topics
- Burnout11▲ 12×5 topics
- Empathy11▲ 8.8×7 topics
- Psychiatric Disorders10▲ 7.2×4 topics
- Autonomy10▲ 23×2 topics
- Reflective Practice10▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Community9▲ 7.5×6 topics
- Ethical Climate9▲ 31×1 topic
- Moral Distress9▲ 31×1 topic
- Capitalism9▲ 14×4 topics
Which research topics does Duquesne University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Ethics in medical practice, Family and Disability Support Research, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Disability Education and Employment.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 9 works
- 2 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
- 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 6 works
- 4 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 6 works
- 5 Mental Health and Psychiatry Philosophy 6 works
- 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
- 7 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
- 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
- 9 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
- 10 Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism Philosophy 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Duquesne University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 34% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Duquesne University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0045% in 2024.
Fractional works of Duquesne University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.5% in 2020.
Other research institutions in Pittsburgh
- University of Pittsburgh
- Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- La Roche College
- Allegheny Health Network
- UPMC Health System
- Robert Morris University
- PPG Industries (United States)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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