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Franciscan University of Steubenville

In research, Franciscan University of Steubenville stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,818 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,458
of 28,054 · #21,620 all time
Rank in United States
#3,517
of 4,192
Research works
523
▲ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Franciscan University of Steubenville 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 #7,818 of 10,521 9.2%77 #6389

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Franciscan University of Steubenville 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).

What does Franciscan University of Steubenville specialise in?

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

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 26.6 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: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.25× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.24× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Franciscan University of Steubenville?

Ranked on the composite score, Rega Wood, Mary Beth Ingham and John F. Crosby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Franciscan University of Steubenville.

  1. 1 Rega Wood United States · #211,424 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Mary Beth Ingham United States · #642,128 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 John F. Crosby United States · #683,899 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Franciscan University of Steubenville

Which keywords describe research at Franciscan University of Steubenville?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Religion, Education, Catholicism, Mental Health, Divine Providence, Philosophy and Metaphysics.

▲ 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. Ethics14▲ 22×21 topics
  2. Religion11▲ 19×13 topics
  3. Education10▲ 4.6×20 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 4.6×14 topics
  5. Catholicism7▲ 144×3 topics
  6. Divine Providence7▲ 359×2 topics
  7. Philosophy6▲ 11×12 topics
  8. Globalization6▲ 2.3×16 topics
  9. Identity6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  10. Metaphysics5▲ 98×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life5▲ 2.6×10 topics
  12. History5▲ 5.3×8 topics
  13. Virtue Ethics5▲ 189×2 topics
  14. Social Justice5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  15. Spirituality4▲ 36×4 topics
  16. Aquinas4▲ 617×1 topic
  17. Boethius4▲ 617×1 topic
  18. Well-being4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  19. Teacher Training4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Theology4▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Depression4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  22. Resilience4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  23. Psychological Distress3▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Psychological Impact3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  25. Social Movements3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  26. Healthcare Workers3▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Politics3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  28. American3▲ 852×1 topic
  29. Anxiety3▲ 4.9×2 topics
  30. Church3▲ 852×1 topic
  31. Social Dynamics3▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Sociology2▲ 14×2 topics
  33. End-of-Life2▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Latin America2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  35. Liberation2▲ 115×1 topic
  36. Palliative Care2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Pluralism2▲ 43×2 topics
  38. Public Sphere2▲ 32×2 topics
  39. Pentecostalism2▲ 75×3 topics
  40. Problem of Evil2▲ 201×1 topic

Which research topics does Franciscan University of Steubenville publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Catholicism and Religious Studies, Religious and Theological Studies and Theology and Philosophy of Evil.

Medieval Philosophy and Theology: 4 fractional worksCatholicism and Religious Studies: 3 fractional worksReligious and Theologica…2Religious and Theological Studies: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy …2Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society in …2Religion and Society in Latin America: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 1 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyHistorySociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 4 works
  2. 2 Catholicism and Religious Studies History 3 works
  3. 3 Religious and Theological Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 1 works
  10. 10 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 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 available46.3%not open53.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Franciscan University of Steubenville's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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