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Loyola Marymount University

In research, Loyola Marymount University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,296 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,234 of 10,521 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,459 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Philosophy — Gender Studies is 8.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,468
of 28,054 · #4,938 all time
Rank in United States
#1,266
of 4,192
Research works
7.8k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
11.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Loyola Marymount University 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 SciencesField #1,296 of 6,365 21.1%263 #511
Social SciencesDomain #2,234 of 10,521 19.0%504 #739
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,459 of 2,578 19.4%88 #818
Physical SciencesDomain #10,087 of 12,888 12.5%110 #8052
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,569 of 1,998 15.4%81 #917
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,172 of 2,578 18.1%63 #1201

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#511 #1,296
  2. Social Sciences#739 #2,234
  3. Sociology and Political Science#818 #1,459
  4. Physical Sciences#8,052 #10,087
  5. Arts and Humanities#917 #1,569
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,201 #2,172
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Loyola Marymount University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 8.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 22.4 works8.8×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 26.5 works8.8×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.00× its world share, 82 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.78× its world share, 63 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.53× its world share, 54 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 263 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Loyola Marymount University?

Ranked on the composite score, David W. Stewart, Charles M. Vance and Peter Smith Ring lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Loyola Marymount University.

  1. 1 David W. Stewart United States · #30,930 worldwide 490 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Charles M. Vance United States · #147,062 worldwide 59 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Peter Smith Ring United States · #159,115 worldwide 1.1k citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Thomas Laurent United States · #191,213 worldwide 199 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Christopher Kaczor United States · #285,645 worldwide 25 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Christopher Key Chapple United States · #297,251 worldwide 7 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Andrew Healy United States · #316,500 worldwide 167 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Justin Hughes United States · #340,472 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Jeffrey S. Siker United States · #380,527 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Bryant Keith Alexander United States · #413,267 worldwide 63 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Loyola Marymount University

Which keywords describe research at Loyola Marymount University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Religion, Globalization, Gender, Philosophy, Corporate Governance, History and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization41▲ 3.0×54 topics
  2. Ethics29▲ 8.5×32 topics
  3. Religion28▲ 8.3×24 topics
  4. Corporate Governance26▲ 5.0×11 topics
  5. Gender25▲ 6.6×25 topics
  6. Human Rights24▲ 3.4×31 topics
  7. Mental Health24▲ 2.4×29 topics
  8. History24▲ 4.9×25 topics
  9. Identity23▲ 4.5×27 topics
  10. Philosophy23▲ 7.4×20 topics
  11. Social Justice23▲ 5.5×24 topics
  12. Education21▲ 1.75×37 topics
  13. Nationalism21▲ 6.5×14 topics
  14. Literature21▲ 5.5×21 topics
  15. Colonialism20▲ 5.9×23 topics
  16. Democracy19▲ 7.4×15 topics
  17. Intersectionality18▲ 14×11 topics
  18. Social Media18▲ 1.82×18 topics
  19. Feminism18▲ 8.8×15 topics
  20. Culture16▲ 4.3×14 topics
  21. Qualitative Research16▲ 2.6×13 topics
  22. Social Capital14▲ 3.6×13 topics
  23. Social Support13▲ 3.4×13 topics
  24. Regulation12▲ 3.2×9 topics
  25. Global Governance12▲ 7.5×13 topics
  26. Race12▲ 15×9 topics
  27. Student Engagement11▲ 3.7×9 topics
  28. Politics10▲ 5.2×6 topics
  29. Public Opinion9▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Mergers and Acquisitions9▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Christianity8▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Financial Reporting8▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Secularism8▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Voting Behavior8▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Diversity8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  36. Academic Achievement8▲ 7.0×9 topics
  37. Performativity8▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Reflexivity8▲ 39×3 topics
  39. Educational Inequality7▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Financial Constraints7▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Loyola Marymount University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Chinese history and philosophy, Gender Politics and Representation and Gender Diversity and Inequality.

Corporate Finance and Go…7Corporate Finance and Governance: 7 fractional worksChinese history and phil…6Chinese history and philosophy: 6 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 6 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 5 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksTheatre and Performance …4Theatre and Performance Studies: 4 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 4 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 4 fractional works
AccountingSociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 7 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 6 works
  4. 4 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 5 works
  5. 5 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Research Studies Education 4 works
  7. 7 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  9. 9 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 4 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 available48.7%not open51.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.5%domestic only95.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Loyola Marymount University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% lower 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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