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Rivier University

In research, Rivier University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,748 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,703
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,687
of 7,310
Research works
324
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Rivier University

What is Rivier 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 #9,748 of 14,833 6.4%189

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

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Rivier University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Computer Science (13%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 28 fractional works · 54.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 23.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 25.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 13.3% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.0% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKRivier University51fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences55%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1223.3%
    2. Psychology510.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities48.8%
    4. Decision Sciences36.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting24.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    1. Computer Science713.3%
    2. Engineering24.2%
    3. Environmental Science12.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    6. Energy11.1%
    7. Mathematics01.0%
    1. Neuroscience36.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.8%
    1. Medicine35.2%
    2. Health Professions12.4%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
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: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.84× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.06× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.61× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.44× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.61×3 works
  2. Neuroscience3.84×3 works
  3. Psychology3.44×5 works
  4. Arts and Humanities3.06×4 works
  5. Veterinary2.41×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.84×12 works
  7. Computer Science1.71×7 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.25×2 works
  9. Energy1.19×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.94×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.92×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.84×0 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×0 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.59×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.59×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×1 works
  19. Engineering0.28×2 works
  20. Medicine0.27×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Rivier University?

Ranked on the quality score, John C. Caiazza, Elizabeth A. Harwood and Robert Walrath lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rivier University.

  1. 1 John C. Caiazza United States · #2,142,940 worldwide 53 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth A. Harwood United States · #2,349,836 worldwide 274 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Robert Walrath United States · #2,971,654 worldwide 36 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Susan E. Gately United States · #3,019,490 worldwide 390 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Herman T. Tavani United States · #3,097,129 worldwide 1.9k citations · 106 works
  6. 6 Naomi A. Schoenfeld United States · #3,794,878 worldwide 335 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 John O. Willis United States · #4,498,424 worldwide 21k citations · 289 works
  8. 8 Charlie Bevis United States · #4,519,545 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 James Beauregard United States · #4,857,396 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Martin R. Menke United States · #5,045,547 worldwide 230 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Rivier University

What are the most cited papers from Rivier University?

The most cited paper from Rivier University is "Evidence for water ice near the lunar poles" (W. C. Feldman, S. Maurice, D. J. Lawrence et al., 2001), with 384 citations. Next come "PHILOSOPHICAL THEORIES OF PRIVACY: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN ADEQUATE ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY" (275) and "Individual differences in metacognition: Evidence against a general metacognitive ability" (258).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evidence for water ice near the lunar poles W. C. Feldman, S. Maurice, D. J. Lawrence et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Oct 2001 384
2 PHILOSOPHICAL THEORIES OF PRIVACY: IMPLICATIONS FOR AN ADEQUATE ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY Herman T. Tavani · Metaphilosophy Open access 2007 275
3 Individual differences in metacognition: Evidence against a general metacognitive ability William L. Kelemen, Peter J. Frost, Charles A. Weaver · Memory & Cognition Open access 2000 258
4 Privacy protection, control of information, and privacy-enhancing technologies Herman T. Tavani, James H. Moor · ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society Mar 2001 208
5 ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY: Ethical Issues in an Age of Information and Communication Technology (John Wiley & Sons, 2004) Herman T. Tavani · ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society 30 Sep 2003 197
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Which keywords describe research at Rivier University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Internet of Things, Ethics, Neuroscience, Security, Emotion, Identity and Big Data.

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  2. Internet of Things4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  3. Ethics4▲ 14×6 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  6. Neuroscience3▲ 18×6 topics
  7. Big Data3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  8. Healthcare3▲ 4.7×2 topics
  9. Security3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  10. Emotion2▲ 24×3 topics
  11. Identity2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  12. Distributed Systems2▲ 25×3 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  14. Psychology2▲ 32×3 topics
  15. Blockchain2▲ 18×1 topic
  16. Smart Contracts2▲ 26×1 topic
  17. Religion2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  18. Workflow Management2▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Anthropocene2▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Biopolitics2▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Cloud Computing2▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Reproducibility2▲ 83×1 topic
  23. Scientific Workflows2▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Well-being2▲ 8.8×5 topics
  25. Big Data Analytics2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Resilience2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  27. Medical Ethics1▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Memory1▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Affect1▲ 63×1 topic
  30. Cyber-Physical Systems1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  31. Geography1▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Nationalism1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Secularism1▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Spirituality1▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Positive Emotions1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Resource Management1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Smart Factory1▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Social Cognition1▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Happiness1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Positive Psychology1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Rivier University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction.

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 1 fractional worksMedical History and Research: 1 fractional worksReligious Studies and Sp…1Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhan…1Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsInformation Systems and ManagementGeography, Planning and DevelopmentSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 2 works
  3. 3 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  4. 4 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Medical History and Research History 1 works
  7. 7 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  10. 10 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rivier University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher 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 Rivier University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Rivier University0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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