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Lubbock Christian University

In research, Lubbock Christian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,331 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,658 of 14,833 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,367 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,041
of 22,385 · #5,101 all time
Rank in United States
#2,649
of 3,332
Research works
661
▼ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.6k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Lubbock Christian University

What is Lubbock Christian 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,331 of 17,446 5.9%172
Social SciencesDomain #5,658 of 14,833 6.0%188
Health SciencesDomain #6,367 of 16,688 5.4%209
MedicineField #5,586 of 14,558 6.1%169

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lubbock Christian 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Lubbock Christian University work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Lubbock Christian University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (14%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Social Sciences: 32 fractional works · 37.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 11.7% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 36.0% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 30.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 17.5% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKLubbock ChristianUniversity87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences37%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1213.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities1011.7%
    3. Psychology67.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Medicine2630.1%
    2. Health Professions44.7%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    1. Engineering88.9%
    2. Computer Science33.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy22.0%
    4. Materials Science11.1%
    5. Environmental Science10.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    5. Neuroscience10.9%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.71× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.56× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.06× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.06×10 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.71×1 works
  3. Psychology2.39×6 works
  4. Health Professions1.78×4 works
  5. Medicine1.56×26 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.36×1 works
  7. Nursing1.31×1 works
  8. Dentistry1.20×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×2 works
  10. Social Sciences1.07×12 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.89×2 works
  12. Engineering0.59×8 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.57×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.57×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×3 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.55×2 works
  18. Computer Science0.49×3 works
  19. Materials Science0.32×1 works
  20. Energy0.21×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×0 works
  22. Environmental Science0.17×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  24. Mathematics0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lubbock Christian University?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael Wade Martin, Cathy Box and Matthew Day lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lubbock Christian University.

  1. 1 Michael Wade Martin United States · #1,606,888 worldwide 2.2k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Cathy Box United States · #1,799,705 worldwide 341 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Matthew Day United States · #2,796,761 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Mary C. McConnell United States · #3,220,783 worldwide 87 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 P. W. Horn United States · #3,343,571 worldwide 105 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Lloyd A. Storrs United States · #3,485,415 worldwide 303 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 JoAnn D. Long United States · #3,603,742 worldwide 619 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Joe Stanley Graham United States · #3,734,387 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Andrew T. Young United States · #3,791,679 worldwide 94 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Duffy Wilks United States · #3,799,893 worldwide 118 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Lubbock Christian University

What are the most cited papers from Lubbock Christian University?

The most cited paper from Lubbock Christian University is "Electrospinning of nanofibers" (Thandavamoorthy Subbiah, Gajanan Bhat, Richard W. Tock et al., 2005), with 1,751 citations. Next come "Climate change and disruptions to global fire activity" (990) and "The Identity Salience Model of Relationship Marketing Success: The Case of Nonprofit Marketing" (785).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electrospinning of nanofibers Thandavamoorthy Subbiah, Gajanan Bhat, Richard W. Tock et al. · Journal of Applied Polymer Science Open access 15 Feb 2005 1,751
2 Climate change and disruptions to global fire activity Max A. Moritz, Marc‐André Parisien, Enric Batllori et al. · Ecosphere Open access Jun 2012 990
3 The Identity Salience Model of Relationship Marketing Success: The Case of Nonprofit Marketing Dennis B. Arnett, Steve D. German, Shelby D. Hunt · Journal of Marketing Apr 2003 785
4 Cell lines Gurvinder Kaur, Jannette M. Dufour · Spermatogenesis Open access 2012 525
5 Stent Placement Compared with Balloon Angioplasty for Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts Michael P. Savage, John S. Douglas, David Lee Fischman et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 11 Sep 1997 486
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lubbock Christian University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Risk Factors, African Christianity, Evidence-Based Practice, Depression, Cultural Transmission and Epidemiology.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.35×32 topics
  2. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 140×1 topic
  3. Jewish Society3▲ 140×1 topic
  4. Risk Factors3▲ 3.2×19 topics
  5. Depression3▲ 3.5×11 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 1.50×6 topics
  7. Mental Health2▲ 1.75×16 topics
  8. Heart Failure2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  9. African Christianity2▲ 99×2 topics
  10. Anxiety2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  11. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 16×6 topics
  12. Cultural Transmission2▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Development2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  14. Religion2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  15. Professional Development2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  16. Ethics2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  17. Health Outcomes2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  18. Reflective Practice2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  19. Christian-Muslim Relations2▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Gospel Translation2▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Guidelines2▲ 3.6×8 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  23. Quality Improvement2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  24. Health Promotion1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  25. Social Change1▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Global Christianity1▲ 103×1 topic
  27. Short-Term Missions1▲ 103×1 topic
  28. Gender Dynamics1▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy1▲ 8.9×1 topic
  30. Health Care Costs1▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Internet-based Interventions1▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Patient Engagement1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Psychopathology1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Sociopolitical1▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Spirituality1▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Attention1▲ 902×1 topic
  37. Axially Moving Systems1▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Breath Analysis1▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Immunosuppression1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Lubbock Christian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Historical and Linguistic Studies, Christian Theology and Mission and Development, Ethics, and Society.

Biblical Studies and Int…3Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksDevelopment, Ethics, and Society: 1 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy and Literary Analysis: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…1Social Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksVibration and Dynamic Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksToxin Mechanisms and Imm…1Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentApplied Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  2. 2 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Development, Ethics, and Society Development 1 works
  5. 5 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Philosophy and Literary Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  8. 8 Vibration and Dynamic Analysis Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins Immunology 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lubbock Christian University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lubbock Christian University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Lubbock Christian University0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lubbock Christian University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Lubbock Christian University4.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.4% in 2015.

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