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Mercyhurst University

In research, Mercyhurst University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,551 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,649 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,208
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,356
of 7,310
Research works
572
▼ 29% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Mercyhurst University

What is Mercyhurst 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,551 of 14,833 5.9%366
Social SciencesField #6,649 of 9,330 4.9%222

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Mercyhurst University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 31 fractional works · 50.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 22.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 16.2% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 28.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 9.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.4% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMercyhurstUniversity62fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences50%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1422.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities1016.2%
    3. Psychology57.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.8%
    5. Decision Sciences11.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Computer Science69.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences58.4%
    3. Engineering35.6%
    4. Environmental Science23.2%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Mathematics00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology57.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.0%
    3. Neuroscience22.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine46.3%
    2. Health Professions11.1%
    3. Dentistry00.6%
    4. Nursing00.1%
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: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.37× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.61× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.45× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.61×10 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.37×5 works
  3. Psychology2.45×5 works
  4. Social Sciences1.75×14 works
  5. Neuroscience1.52×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×5 works
  7. Computer Science1.26×6 works
  8. Dentistry1.16×0 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.06×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.65×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.41×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.38×0 works
  15. Engineering0.37×3 works
  16. Medicine0.33×4 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  19. Nursing0.22×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.14×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mercyhurst University?

Ranked on the quality score, Rajinikanth Mohan, Joe Adserias‐Garriga and Stephen D. Ousley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercyhurst University.

  1. 1 Rajinikanth Mohan United States · #418,637 worldwide 2.5k citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Joe Adserias‐Garriga United States · #808,101 worldwide 533 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Stephen D. Ousley United States · #818,316 worldwide 2.2k citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Dennis C. Dirkmaat United States · #1,010,530 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Frank E. Hagan United States · #1,304,363 worldwide 823 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Luis L. Cabo United States · #1,742,921 worldwide 724 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Peter J. Benekos United States · #2,286,828 worldwide 477 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 David R. Pedler United States · #2,565,593 worldwide 216 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Edward A. Jolie United States · #2,623,859 worldwide 341 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Leanne Roberts United States · #2,705,946 worldwide 739 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Mercyhurst University

What are the most cited papers from Mercyhurst University?

The most cited paper from Mercyhurst University is "Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa" (Lee R. Berger et al., 2015), with 708 citations. Next come "New perspectives in forensic anthropology" (350) and "A revised method of sexing the human innominate using Phenice's nonmetric traits and statistical methods" (317).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Homo naledi, a new species of the genus Homo from the Dinaledi Chamber, South Africa Lee R. Berger et al. · eLife Open access 4 Sep 2015 708
2 New perspectives in forensic anthropology Dennis C. Dirkmaat, Luis L. Cabo, Stephen D. Ousley et al. · American Journal of Physical Anthropology Open access 2008 350
3 A revised method of sexing the human innominate using Phenice's nonmetric traits and statistical methods Alexandra R. Klales, Stephen D. Ousley, Jennifer M. Vollner · American Journal of Physical Anthropology 19 Jun 2012 317
4 Secondary Fracture Prevention: Consensus Clinical Recommendations from a Multistakeholder Coalition Robert B. Conley et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research Open access 20 Sep 2019 237
5 Understanding race and human variation: Why forensic anthropologists are good at identifying race Stephen D. Ousley, Richard L. Jantz, Donna Freid · American Journal of Physical Anthropology 18 Feb 2009 235
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mercyhurst University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Gender, Education, Age Estimation, Sex Determination, Ancient DNA, Human Evolution and Social Media.

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  2. Education4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  3. Gender3▲ 8.8×8 topics
  4. Social Media3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  5. Age Estimation3▲ 62×1 topic
  6. Sex Determination3▲ 106×1 topic
  7. Mental Health2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  8. Ancient DNA2▲ 65×3 topics
  9. Human Evolution2▲ 147×2 topics
  10. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Risk Management2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  12. STEM Education2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  13. Violence2▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Bilingualism1▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Cybersecurity1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  16. Fake News1▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Holocene1▲ 19×3 topics
  18. IoT Security1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  19. Misinformation1▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Occultism1▲ 171×1 topic
  21. Security Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Spiritualism1▲ 171×1 topic
  23. Genomics1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  24. Mediterranean1▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Organizational Resilience1▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Ancient Health1▲ 229×1 topic
  27. Career Development1▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Continental Margin1▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Crustal Structure1▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Neural Basis1▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Paleoparasitology1▲ 229×1 topic
  32. Sea Level1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Sedimentation1▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Archaeology1▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Black Sea1▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Cenozoic Evolution1▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Disruption Mitigation1▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Language Processing1▲ 63×1 topic
  39. LiDAR1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Multivariate Statistical Techniques1▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Mercyhurst University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices, Misinformation and Its Impacts and Paleopathology and ancient diseases.

Forensic Anthropology an…3Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 3 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksPaleopathology and ancient diseases: 1 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 1 fractional worksSpam and Phishing Detection: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…1Geological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksMarine and environmental…1Marine and environmental studies: 1 fractional works
ArcheologyPhilosophySociology and Political ScienceCognitive Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 3 works
  2. 2 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
  3. 3 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Paleopathology and ancient diseases Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mercyhurst University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 29% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Mercyhurst University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Mercyhurst University0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mercyhurst 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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2020Mercyhurst University3.7% in 202020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2008.

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