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Loras College

In research, Loras College stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,611 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,331 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,855
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,803
of 8,685
Research works
382
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Loras 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 #10,611 of 16,945 11.8%238
Social SciencesField #9,331 of 10,206 11.8%127

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Loras 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: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.19× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 4.58× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.49× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.22× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.71× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Loras College?

Ranked on the composite score, Fred Morton and L.A. Patil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Loras College.

  1. 1 Fred Morton United States · #633,776 worldwide 12 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 L.A. Patil United States · #1,191,221 worldwide 90 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Loras College

Which keywords describe research at Loras College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Physical Activity, Mental Health, Chronic Diseases, Nutrition, Gender, Health Promotion, Obesity and Healthy Lifestyles.

▲ 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. Mental Health4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  2. Physical Activity3▲ 15×5 topics
  3. Chronic Diseases3▲ 26×2 topics
  4. Nutrition3▲ 14×2 topics
  5. Gender3▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 3.0×6 topics
  7. Obesity2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  8. Risk Factors2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  9. Health Promotion2▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Healthy Lifestyles2▲ 106×1 topic
  11. University Students2▲ 81×1 topic
  12. Public Health2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  13. Resilience2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  14. Ethnicity2▲ 10×2 topics
  15. History2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  16. Colonialism2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Religion2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  18. Well-being2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. Exercise2▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Job Satisfaction2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  21. Energy Efficiency1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  22. Social Justice1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  23. Consumer Behavior1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  24. Identity1▲ 4.1×4 topics
  25. IoT1▲ 8.0×1 topic
  26. LPWAN1▲ 124×1 topic
  27. Monetary Policy1▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Anxiety1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  29. Migration1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. Resistance Training1▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Society1▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Social Inequality1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  33. Vulnerability1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Work Engagement1▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Maternal and Child Undernutrition1▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Multiculturalism1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Passion1▲ 106×1 topic
  38. Perseverance1▲ 106×1 topic
  39. Socio-Legal Studies1▲ 612×1 topic
  40. Work-Life Balance1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Loras College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Lifestyle Studies, IoT Networks and Protocols, Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Health and Lifestyle Stu…2Health and Lifestyle Studies: 2 fractional worksIoT Networks and Protocols: 1 fractional worksMulticultural Socio-Legal Studies: 1 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 1 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 1 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 1 fractional worksMigration, Identity, and…1Migration, Identity, and Health: 1 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 1 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  2. 2 IoT Networks and Protocols Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 1 works
  5. 5 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Migration, Identity, and Health Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 1 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available23.5%not open76.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Loras 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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