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Regis University

In research, Regis University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,356 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,641 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,191
of 22,385 · #9,099 all time
Rank in United States
#957
of 3,332
Research works
1.8k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Regis University

What is Regis University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,356 of 9,585 5.3%136 #6215
Social SciencesField #4,641 of 5,988 3.9%78 #5978

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

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Regis University is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Medicine (16%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 151 fractional works · 56.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 32.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 54 fractional works · 20.1% of its workMedicine: 43 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmacology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 15.6% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.5% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRegis University271fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences56%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8732.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities2710.1%
    3. Psychology259.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.5%
    6. Decision Sciences31.1%
    1. Medicine4315.7%
    2. Health Professions93.4%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Computer Science207.5%
    2. Engineering83.1%
    3. Environmental Science82.9%
    4. Chemistry20.6%
    5. Mathematics10.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology93.4%
    2. Neuroscience83.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.85× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.51× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.09× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 87 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.51×27 works
  2. Psychology3.09×25 works
  3. Social Sciences2.53×87 works
  4. Neuroscience1.85×8 works
  5. Veterinary1.37×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.29×9 works
  7. Nursing1.21×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.19×3 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.96×20 works
  11. Medicine0.82×43 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×4 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×9 works
  14. Environmental Science0.58×8 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×4 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.44×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.39×2 works
  19. Dentistry0.28×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×3 works
  22. Engineering0.20×8 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  24. Energy0.13×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  26. Materials Science0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Regis University?

Ranked on the quality score, Julie M. Whitman, Patrick W. Sullivan and Timothy W. Flynn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Regis University.

  1. 1 Julie M. Whitman United States · #127,360 worldwide 8.9k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Patrick W. Sullivan United States · #668,168 worldwide 6.3k citations · 120 works
  3. 3 Timothy W. Flynn United States · #770,273 worldwide 7.8k citations · 147 works
  4. 4 Shu‐Yi Wang United States · #901,599 worldwide 3.5k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Meghan Sobel Cohen United States · #1,303,571 worldwide 420 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Erika Nelson-Wong United States · #1,334,265 worldwide 1.6k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Amanda C. Miller United States · #1,371,145 worldwide 1.5k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Allyson L. Spence United States · #1,763,893 worldwide 544 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Kristofor A. Voss United States · #1,811,779 worldwide 553 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Cameron W. MacDonald United States · #1,855,889 worldwide 674 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Regis University

What are the most cited papers from Regis University?

The most cited paper from Regis University is "A Psychometric Toolbox for Testing Validity and Reliability" (Holli A. DeVon, Michelle E. Block, Patricia Moyle‐Wright et al., 2007), with 1,928 citations. Next come "Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm" (1,349) and "Precision Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters with KamLAND" (826).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Psychometric Toolbox for Testing Validity and Reliability Holli A. DeVon, Michelle E. Block, Patricia Moyle‐Wright et al. · Journal of Nursing Scholarship 23 May 2007 1,928
2 Measurement of the Positive Muon Anomalous Magnetic Moment to 0.46 ppm B. Abi et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access237 authors 7 Apr 2021 1,349
3 Precision Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters with KamLAND S. Abe et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 5 Jun 2008 826
4 Psychometric Properties of the Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain Joshua Alan Cleland, John D. Childs, Julie M. Whitman · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2008 764
5 Neck Pain John D. Childs, Joshua Alan Cleland, James Matthew Elliott et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Sep 2008 690
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Regis University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Colonialism, Social Justice, History, Human Rights, Nationalism, Intersectionality and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization19▲ 3.6×48 topics
  2. Epidemiology12◆ 1.14×34 topics
  3. Colonialism12▲ 9.4×16 topics
  4. Social Justice12▲ 7.2×16 topics
  5. Mental Health11▲ 2.9×20 topics
  6. Human Rights11▲ 3.9×21 topics
  7. History10▲ 5.5×20 topics
  8. Education10▲ 2.1×23 topics
  9. Nationalism8▲ 6.8×13 topics
  10. Ethics8▲ 5.8×16 topics
  11. Identity8▲ 4.0×25 topics
  12. Gender8▲ 5.3×23 topics
  13. Intersectionality8▲ 15×8 topics
  14. Social Media6▲ 1.68×17 topics
  15. Culture6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  16. Cultural Studies6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  17. Feminism5▲ 6.4×9 topics
  18. Politics5▲ 7.2×10 topics
  19. Religion5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  20. Neoliberalism5▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Race4▲ 14×8 topics
  22. Well-being4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  23. Environmental Governance4▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Hydrosocial Cycle4▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Society4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  26. Water Privatization4▲ 90×1 topic
  27. Feminist Theory4▲ 34×3 topics
  28. Gender Dynamics4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Emotion4▲ 6.9×8 topics
  30. Gender Differences4▲ 3.9×4 topics
  31. Learning Analytics4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Metaphysics4▲ 30×4 topics
  33. Reflective Practice3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  34. Imperialism3▲ 16×2 topics
  35. African History3▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Post-Colonial Africa3▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Assessment Methods3▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Decolonization3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Sexuality3▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Gender Identity3▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Regis University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Water Governance and Infrastructure, African history and culture studies, Teaching and Learning Programming and Feminist Theory and Gender Studies.

Water Governance and Inf…4Water Governance and Infrastructure: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…3African history and culture studies: 3 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 3 fractional worksFeminist Theory and Gender Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksInternational Student and Expatriate Challenges: 2 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and…2Classical Philosophy and Thought: 2 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksCultural Differences and…2Cultural Differences and Values: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAnthropologyComputer Science ApplicationsGender Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 African history and culture studies Anthropology 3 works
  3. 3 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 3 works
  4. 4 Feminist Theory and Gender Studies Gender Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 2 works
  7. 7 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 2 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 2 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 available50.1%not open49.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Regis University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% 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 Regis University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00080% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Regis University0.00088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Regis 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Regis University7.1% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.1% in 2008.

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