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Our Lady of the Lake University

In research, Our Lady of the Lake University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,141 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,507 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 9.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,910
of 28,054 · #30,597 all time
Rank in United States
#3,243
of 4,192
Research works
480
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Our Lady of the Lake 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 #7,141 of 16,945 13.7%339
Social SciencesField #5,507 of 10,206 17.3%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Our Lady of the Lake 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).

What does Our Lady of the Lake University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 9.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 21.6 works9.0×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.19× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.51× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 19.51× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.99× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 19.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Our Lady of the Lake University?

Ranked on the composite score, Malcolm James Ree, Denton Belk and Brighid Gonzales lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Our Lady of the Lake University.

  1. 1 Malcolm James Ree United States · #263,651 worldwide 108 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Denton Belk United States · #807,166 worldwide 94 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Brighid Gonzales United States · #945,195 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Isaac D. Montoya United States · #1,411,959 worldwide 17 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Marcela Polanco United States · #1,435,047 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Our Lady of the Lake University

Which keywords describe research at Our Lady of the Lake University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Decision Making, Modeling, Soft Systems Methodology, System Dynamics, Sustainability, Resilience and Well-being.

▲ 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. Mental Health14▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Decision Making13▲ 54×2 topics
  3. Modeling11▲ 54×2 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 5.6×2 topics
  5. Soft Systems Methodology10▲ 508×1 topic
  6. System Dynamics10▲ 222×1 topic
  7. Resilience7▲ 19×6 topics
  8. Well-being7▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Positive Psychology6▲ 94×3 topics
  10. Life Satisfaction5▲ 91×2 topics
  11. Positive Emotions5▲ 51×2 topics
  12. Happiness4▲ 117×1 topic
  13. Subjective Well-Being4▲ 77×1 topic
  14. Identity4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  15. Social Support4▲ 8.1×8 topics
  16. Emotion3▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Leadership3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  18. Depression3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  19. Race3▲ 34×3 topics
  20. Big Data3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Social Justice3▲ 5.7×6 topics
  22. Literature2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  23. Ethics2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  24. Gender2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  25. Health Promotion2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  26. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  27. Risk Aversion2▲ 161×1 topic
  28. Time Discounting2▲ 161×1 topic
  29. Colonialism2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Health2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  31. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Caribbean2▲ 159×2 topics
  33. Organizational Culture2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  34. Postcolonialism2▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Stress2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  36. Family Therapy2▲ 145×2 topics
  37. Integration2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Narrative Analysis2▲ 45×2 topics
  39. Trauma2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Trust2▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Our Lady of the Lake University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Complex Systems and Decision Making, Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics.

Complex Systems and Deci…10Complex Systems and Decision Making: 10 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 4 fractional worksDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 2 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 1 fractional worksMedia, Journalism, and Communication History: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchSocial PsychologyGeneral Decision SciencesClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 10 works
  2. 2 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Media, Journalism, and Communication History History 1 works
  10. 10 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Our Lady of the Lake University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% higher 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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