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Gwynedd Mercy University

In research, Gwynedd Mercy University stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,328 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,909
of 28,054 · #27,980 all time
Rank in United States
#3,907
of 4,192
Research works
298
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Gwynedd Mercy University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #13,328 of 16,945 16.9%166

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

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.84× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.85× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.95× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.93× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gwynedd Mercy University?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald F. Duclow, Robert R. Clewis and Michael Clinton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gwynedd Mercy University.

  1. 1 Donald F. Duclow United States · #264,204 worldwide 7 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Robert R. Clewis United States · #683,242 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Michael Clinton United States · #1,401,669 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Gwynedd Mercy University

Which keywords describe research at Gwynedd Mercy University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Human Dignity, Empathy, Moral Realism, Virtue Ethics, Philosophy, Colonialism and History.

▲ 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. Ethics9▲ 26×6 topics
  2. Human Dignity6▲ 211×2 topics
  3. Empathy6▲ 74×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 2.1×20 topics
  5. Moral Realism6▲ 529×1 topic
  6. Virtue Ethics6▲ 413×1 topic
  7. Philosophy4▲ 12×6 topics
  8. Colonialism4▲ 11×6 topics
  9. History4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  11. Empire3▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Identity3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  13. Literature3▲ 7.1×4 topics
  14. Economic Growth3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  15. Education3▲ 2.2×8 topics
  16. Risk Factors3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  17. Cultural Studies2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  18. Reflective Practice2▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Intermediality2▲ 242×1 topic
  20. Visual Culture2▲ 57×1 topic
  21. Medicine2▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Culture2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  23. Prevention Strategies2▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Professional Development2▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 56×3 topics
  26. Protest2▲ 64×2 topics
  27. Renaissance2▲ 103×2 topics
  28. Primary Care2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  29. Sovereignty2▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Adolescents2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  31. Discrimination2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Natural Philosophy2▲ 316×1 topic
  33. Scientific Culture2▲ 316×1 topic
  34. Self-Determination2▲ 126×1 topic
  35. Society2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Universal Design for Learning2▲ 126×1 topic
  37. Competency-Based Education1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Lifelong Learning1▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Youth1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Adult Education1▲ 56×2 topics

Which research topics does Gwynedd Mercy University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Philosophical Ethics and Theory, Visual Culture and Art Theory, Historical Philosophy and Science and Disability Education and Employment.

Philosophical Ethics and…6Philosophical Ethics and Theory: 6 fractional worksVisual Culture and Art T…2Visual Culture and Art Theory: 2 fractional worksHistorical Philosophy an…2Historical Philosophy and Science: 2 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 2 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 1 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…1Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksCommunism, Protests, Social Movements: 1 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 6 works
  2. 2 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  3. 3 Historical Philosophy and Science History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  4. 4 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  8. 8 Communism, Protests, Social Movements Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gwynedd Mercy University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.