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Holy Cross College

In research, Holy Cross College stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,562 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,144
of 28,054 · #30,132 all time
Rank in United States
#3,280
of 4,192
Research works
286
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Holy Cross College 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 #12,562 of 16,945 13.7%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Holy Cross College 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: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Holy Cross College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Social Impact, Social Media, Political Economy, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Colonialism and Education.

▲ 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. Social Media4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  2. Student Engagement3▲ 11×9 topics
  3. Education3▲ 2.4×10 topics
  4. Educational Technology3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 1.75×14 topics
  6. Social Impact3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  7. E-Learning2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  8. Identity2▲ 4.2×8 topics
  9. Colonialism2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  10. Political Economy2▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Online Learning2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  12. Technology Integration2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  13. History2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  14. Learning Outcomes2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  15. Teaching Strategies2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  16. Mobile Learning2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  17. Nationalism2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Religion2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  19. Ethics2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  20. Higher Education2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  21. Motivation2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. 21st Century Skills2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  23. Dysmenorrhea2▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Feminism2▲ 6.7×7 topics
  25. Lifelong Learning2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  26. News Media2▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Premenstrual Syndrome2▲ 100×1 topic
  28. Resilience2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  29. Gamification1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Student Satisfaction1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  31. Fake News1▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Herbal Medicine1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  33. Misinformation1▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Academic Achievement1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Adolescent Development1▲ 12×4 topics
  36. Digital Games1▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Game-Based Learning1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Graph Labeling1▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Instructional Interventions1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Metric Dimension1▲ 101×1 topic

Which research topics does Holy Cross College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Menstrual Health and Disorders, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Educational Games and Gamification and Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems.

Menstrual Health and Dis…2Menstrual Health and Disorders: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…1Misinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 1 fractional worksGraph Labeling and Dimen…1Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…1Education and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…1Diverse Scientific Research Studies: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksMedia Influence and Politics: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyComputational Theory and Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Menstrual Health and Disorders Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 Diverse Scientific Research Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Media Influence and Politics Sociology and Political Science 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 available47.2%not open52.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Holy Cross College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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