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Fairfield University

In research, Fairfield University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,343 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,002 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,919 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,382
of 28,054 · #9,304 all time
Rank in United States
#1,253
of 4,192
Research works
3.7k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Fairfield 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 #3,343 of 10,521 13.4%280 #2522
Social SciencesField #3,002 of 6,365 13.7%132 #2581
Physical SciencesDomain #7,919 of 12,888 15.5%105 #7453
Health SciencesDomain #7,490 of 11,982 10.0%75 #7425

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fairfield 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#2,522 #3,343
  2. Social Sciences#2,581 #3,002
  3. Physical Sciences#7,453 #7,919
  4. Health Sciences#7,425 #7,490
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.

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: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.90× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.20× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.70× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.62× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fairfield University?

Ranked on the composite score, D. Winn, D. Winn and Xin He lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fairfield University.

  1. 1 D. Winn United States · #11,562 worldwide 1.2k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 D. Winn United States · #40,532 worldwide 716 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Xin He United States · #85,799 worldwide 618 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Gavriel D. Rosenfeld United States · #88,664 worldwide 109 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Paul Lakeland United States · #127,866 worldwide 54 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Raymond P. Poincelot United States · #196,238 worldwide 68 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Gregory Koutmos United States · #301,295 worldwide 202 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 John T. Slotemaker United States · #426,056 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Dennis Hodgson United States · #433,672 worldwide 40 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Vincent J. Rosivach United States · #533,570 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Fairfield University

Which keywords describe research at Fairfield University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Feminism, Gender, Nationalism, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Social Capital and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization20▲ 2.0×32 topics
  2. Mental Health15▲ 2.1×26 topics
  3. Religion15▲ 6.7×19 topics
  4. Education14▲ 1.67×27 topics
  5. Gender13▲ 5.0×18 topics
  6. Social Capital12▲ 4.7×13 topics
  7. Identity12▲ 3.4×17 topics
  8. Nationalism12▲ 5.3×10 topics
  9. Colonialism11▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Innovation11▲ 2.2×12 topics
  11. Human Rights11▲ 2.2×16 topics
  12. Feminism11▲ 7.9×8 topics
  13. Economic Growth11▲ 2.6×13 topics
  14. Depression10▲ 2.4×13 topics
  15. History10▲ 2.9×15 topics
  16. Monetary Policy10▲ 8.4×7 topics
  17. Social Justice9▲ 3.3×13 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction9▲ 4.2×9 topics
  19. Middle East8▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Memory8▲ 7.1×8 topics
  21. Entrepreneurship8▲ 4.4×8 topics
  22. Secularism8▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Gender Equality8▲ 5.9×2 topics
  24. Hermeneutics8▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Regulation8▲ 2.9×10 topics
  26. Empire7▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Student Engagement7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  28. Islamic reform7▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Ottoman Empire7▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Engineering Education6▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Totalitarianism6▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Palestine6▲ 20×2 topics
  33. NGOs6▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Archaeological Evidence5▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Central Asia5▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Fascism5▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Gender Roles5▲ 8.6×5 topics
  38. Italy5▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Social History5▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Structural Change5▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Fairfield University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Studies and History, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences.

Islamic Studies and Hist…7Islamic Studies and History: 7 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post…5Italian Fascism and Post-war Society: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…4Archaeology and Historical Studies: 4 fractional worksDemographic Trends and G…4Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 4 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 4 fractional worksNonprofit Sector and Volunteering: 4 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…3Biomedical and Engineering Education: 3 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksService-Learning and Com…3Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceArcheologyGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 4 works
  4. 4 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 4 works
  5. 5 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 4 works
  6. 6 Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 3 works
  9. 9 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  10. 10 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 3 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fairfield University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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