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Fontbonne University

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World rank, all time
#26,569
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,556
of 7,310
Research works
146
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Fontbonne University

Which fields of science does Fontbonne University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Fontbonne University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Computer Science (17%), Arts and Humanities (16%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 12 fractional works · 46.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 15.8% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 31.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 16.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFontbonneUniversity26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences46%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences519.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities415.8%
    3. Psychology28.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Computer Science416.6%
    2. Mathematics13.9%
    3. Engineering13.0%
    4. Environmental Science12.6%
    5. Energy12.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy01.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    8. Chemistry00.6%
    9. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Medicine28.6%
    2. Health Professions28.1%
    1. Neuroscience12.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.14× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.29× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.47× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.65× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.47×4 works
  2. Mathematics3.37×1 works
  3. Health Professions3.08×2 works
  4. Psychology2.65×2 works
  5. Energy2.29×1 works
  6. Computer Science2.14×4 works
  7. Social Sciences1.50×5 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.33×1 works
  9. Neuroscience1.25×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.66×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.63×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.52×1 works
  13. Medicine0.45×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.40×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  19. Engineering0.20×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fontbonne University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jason R. Finley, Md Nurul Raihen and Sarah E. Huisman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fontbonne University.

  1. 1 Jason R. Finley United States · #987,864 worldwide 1.1k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Md Nurul Raihen United States · #2,125,217 worldwide 131 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Sarah E. Huisman United States · #2,577,856 worldwide 295 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Jack Lawrence Luzkow United States · #2,620,192 worldwide 15 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Magdalena Silvia Mancas United States · #2,683,785 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Laura Linzmeier United States · #2,733,934 worldwide 2 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Brian Matz United States · #3,051,289 worldwide 37 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Cheryl A. Houston United States · #3,953,483 worldwide 764 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Aurore Peyroles United States · #4,181,497 worldwide 4 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Jenna Voss United States · #4,218,947 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Fontbonne University

What are the most cited papers from Fontbonne University?

The most cited paper from Fontbonne University is "A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity" (Luke Thompson et al., 2017), with 2,968 citations. Next come "The Association of Sexual Dysfunction and Substance Use Among a Community Epidemiological Sample" (209) and "A machine learning-based FinTech cyber threat attribution framework using high-level indicators of compromise" (190).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity Luke Thompson et al. · Nature Open access303 authors 30 Oct 2017 2,968
2 The Association of Sexual Dysfunction and Substance Use Among a Community Epidemiological Sample Sharon Johnson, Deborah L. Phelps, Linda Bauer Cottler · Archives of Sexual Behavior 10 Dec 2003 209
3 A machine learning-based FinTech cyber threat attribution framework using high-level indicators of compromise Umara Noor, Zahid Anwar, Tehmina Amjad et al. · Future Generation Computer Systems 14 Feb 2019 190
4 The relationship between parental modeling, eating patterns, and dietary intake among African-American parents Tiffany L. Tibbs, Debra L. Haire-Joshu, Kenneth B. Schechtman et al. · Journal of the American Dietetic Association May 2001 187
5 Substance Dependence and Other Psychiatric Disorders Among Drug Dependent Subjects: Race and Gender Correlates Wilson M. Compton, Linda Bauer Cottler, Arbi Ben Abdallah et al. · American Journal on Addictions Apr 2000 183
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Which keywords describe research at Fontbonne University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, History, Literature, Medieval, Society, Deep Learning, Ethical Considerations and Professional Practice.

▲ 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-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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  2. Religion2▲ 18×3 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  4. History2▲ 10×2 topics
  5. Literature2▲ 13×2 topics
  6. Medieval2▲ 161×1 topic
  7. Society2▲ 30×1 topic
  8. Education1▲ 3.2×3 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations1▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Epidemiology1▲ 1.22×9 topics
  11. Neural Networks1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  12. Professional Practice1▲ 128×2 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  14. Authentication1▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Mental Health1▲ 2.9×8 topics
  16. Backpropagation Learning1▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Biometrics1▲ 131×2 topics
  18. Dietetics1▲ 605×1 topic
  19. Nutrition Care Process1▲ 605×1 topic
  20. Security1▲ 5.7×5 topics
  21. Self-Organizing Maps1▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does Fontbonne University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medieval Literature and History, Neural Networks and Applications, Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education and Family and Disability Support Research.

Medieval Literature and …2Medieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 1 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Authentication Protocols Security: 0 fractional worksEducational Reforms and Innovations: 0 fractional worksByzantine Studies and History: 0 fractional worksUser Authentication and Security Systems: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 0 fractional works
ClassicsArtificial IntelligenceHealth Information ManagementClinical Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  2. 2 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 1 works
  4. 4 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Authentication Protocols Security Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  6. 6 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  7. 7 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 0 works
  8. 8 User Authentication and Security Systems Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 0 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 0 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fontbonne University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fontbonne University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Fontbonne University0.000088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fontbonne University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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