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Mercyhurst University

In research, Mercyhurst University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,895 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,418 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,047
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,164
of 8,685
Research works
572
▼ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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 #8,895 of 16,945 17.3%366
Social SciencesField #7,418 of 10,206 16.4%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 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: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.56× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.30× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.53× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mercyhurst University?

Ranked on the composite score, J. M. Adovasio and Timothy Walton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mercyhurst University.

  1. 1 J. M. Adovasio United States · #830,663 worldwide 28 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Timothy Walton United States · #1,129,313 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Mercyhurst University

Which keywords describe research at Mercyhurst University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Gender, Age Estimation, Sex Determination, Ancient DNA, Education, 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 2022–2025 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. Machine Learning5▲ 2.8×8 topics
  2. Education3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 1.34×6 topics
  4. Social Media3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  5. Gender3▲ 8.2×7 topics
  6. Age Estimation2▲ 65×1 topic
  7. Sex Determination2▲ 110×1 topic
  8. Mental Health2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Ancient DNA2▲ 69×3 topics
  10. Human Evolution2▲ 166×2 topics
  11. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Risk Management2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  13. Violence2▲ 18×3 topics
  14. STEM Education1▲ 5.4×5 topics
  15. Bilingualism1▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Cybersecurity1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  17. Fake News1▲ 35×1 topic
  18. Holocene1▲ 20×3 topics
  19. IoT Security1▲ 7.2×2 topics
  20. Literature1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  21. Misinformation1▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Occultism1▲ 174×1 topic
  23. Security Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Spiritualism1▲ 174×1 topic
  25. Genomics1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  26. Mediterranean1▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Organizational Resilience1▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Ancient Health1▲ 264×1 topic
  29. Career Development1▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Continental Margin1▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Crustal Structure1▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Neural Basis1▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Paleoparasitology1▲ 264×1 topic
  34. Sea Level1▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Sedimentation1▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Archaeology1▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Black Sea1▲ 44×1 topic
  38. Cenozoic Evolution1▲ 46×1 topic
  39. Disruption Mitigation1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Language Processing1▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Mercyhurst University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices and Paleopathology and ancient diseases.

Forensic Anthropology an…2Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 1 fractional worksPaleopathology and ancient diseases: 1 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 1 fractional worksMarine and environmental studies: 1 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …1Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…1Geological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional works
ArcheologySociology and Political SciencePhilosophyCognitive Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
  4. 4 Paleopathology and ancient diseases Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 1 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 1 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mercyhurst University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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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