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Loyola University Chicago

In research, Loyola University Chicago stands highest in Health Sciences (#766 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,024 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,059 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Philosophy — Religious studies is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,884
of 28,054 · #1,059 all time
Rank in United States
#285
of 4,192
Research works
27k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
532k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Loyola University Chicago 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
Health SciencesDomain #766 of 11,982 15.4%930 #473
Social SciencesDomain #1,024 of 10,521 17.9%1,207 #375
MedicineField #1,059 of 10,443 14.2%805 #605
Social SciencesField #769 of 6,365 19.2%640 #362
Life SciencesDomain #1,555 of 7,800 16.2%408 #746
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #530 of 2,578 21.2%230 #331
Arts and HumanitiesField #575 of 1,998 10.1%226 #217
Physical SciencesDomain #3,933 of 12,888 13.4%412 #2728
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #448 of 1,201 16.9%122 #341
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,355 of 3,579 14.4%246 #831

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Loyola University Chicago 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. Health Sciences#473 #766
  2. Social Sciences#375 #1,024
  3. Medicine#605 #1,059
  4. Social Sciences#362 #769
  5. Life Sciences#746 #1,555
  6. Sociology and Political Science#331 #530
  7. Arts and Humanities#217 #575
  8. Physical Sciences#2,728 #3,933
  9. Political Science and International Relations#341 #448
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#831 #1,355
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 University Chicago specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 32.3 works6.5×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 79.5 works6.3×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 246 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 42 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 78 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 103 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 75 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 36 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 60 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.34× its world share, 104 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.42× its world share, 805 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 226 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 93 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 161 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 640 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Loyola University Chicago?

Ranked on the composite score, José Biller, Kathy S. Albain and Balint Orban lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Loyola University Chicago.

  1. 1 José Biller United States · #1,697 worldwide 1.2k citations · 112 works
  2. 2 Kathy S. Albain United States · #5,630 worldwide 835 citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Balint Orban United States · #23,050 worldwide 417 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Paul K. Moser United States · #24,184 worldwide 300 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Joseph A. Durlak United States · #24,712 worldwide 995 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 John Allen Williams United States · #31,605 worldwide 186 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Grayson N. Holmbeck United States · #35,053 worldwide 439 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Barbara H. Rosenwein United States · #35,805 worldwide 124 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Elizabeth J. Kovacs United States · #46,456 worldwide 335 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Lauren Langman United States · #50,083 worldwide 152 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Loyola University Chicago

Which keywords describe research at Loyola University Chicago?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Globalization, Religion, Nationalism, Ethics, Human Rights and Public Opinion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology170▲ 1.45×115 topics
  2. Globalization118▲ 2.0×85 topics
  3. Mental Health110▲ 2.5×36 topics
  4. Inflammation75▲ 1.21×77 topics
  5. Human Rights70▲ 2.3×47 topics
  6. Religion70▲ 5.0×28 topics
  7. Risk Factors69▲ 2.1×33 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress61▲ 1.26×54 topics
  9. Nationalism56▲ 4.1×22 topics
  10. Social Justice55▲ 3.2×33 topics
  11. Public Health55▲ 1.27×41 topics
  12. Treatment54▲ 1.52×43 topics
  13. Ethics54▲ 3.8×33 topics
  14. Quality of Life51▲ 1.20×48 topics
  15. Depression51▲ 1.96×21 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease46▲ 1.40×33 topics
  17. Gender46▲ 2.9×33 topics
  18. Identity45▲ 2.1×46 topics
  19. Democracy42▲ 4.0×19 topics
  20. History41▲ 1.98×32 topics
  21. International Law40▲ 4.4×20 topics
  22. Colonialism40▲ 2.9×29 topics
  23. Neoliberalism38▲ 3.5×20 topics
  24. Public Opinion38▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Philosophy35▲ 2.7×22 topics
  26. Health Disparities32▲ 4.1×7 topics
  27. Intersectionality31▲ 5.8×10 topics
  28. Feminism28▲ 3.4×20 topics
  29. Politics28▲ 3.5×15 topics
  30. Political Philosophy28▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Federalism26▲ 14×3 topics
  32. American founding25▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Constitutional government25▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Metaphysics24▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Aristotle21▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Theology21▲ 7.5×4 topics
  37. Academic Medicine20▲ 8.7×3 topics
  38. Plato20▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Stoicism20▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Divine Providence18▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Loyola University Chicago publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Classical Philosophy and Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Evil and Urinary Tract Infections Management.

American Constitutional …25American Constitutional Law and Politics: 25 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and…20Classical Philosophy and Thought: 20 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 14 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 14 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…13Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 13 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 13 fractional worksVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 12 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …12Diversity and Career in Medicine: 12 fractional worksEstrogen and related hormone effects: 12 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 11 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyEpidemiologyReligious studies5 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  2. 2 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 20 works
  3. 3 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 14 works
  4. 4 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 14 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 13 works
  6. 6 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 13 works
  7. 7 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 12 works
  9. 9 Estrogen and related hormone effects Genetics 12 works
  10. 10 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 11 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Loyola University Chicago's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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