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Rockhurst University

In research, Rockhurst University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,594 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,486 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,740
of 22,385 · #13,647 all time
Rank in United States
#2,598
of 3,332
Research works
554
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.4k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Rockhurst University

What is Rockhurst 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 #4,594 of 14,833 6.1%333
Social SciencesField #4,486 of 9,330 6.5%143

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

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Rockhurst University is in Social Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (18%), Psychology (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 39 fractional works · 55.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 24.8% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 9.6% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 30.2% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 18.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 11.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.7% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRockhurstUniversity70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences30%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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1724.8%
    2. Psychology811.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities79.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting34.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Medicine1318.0%
    2. Health Professions811.4%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Computer Science34.1%
    2. Environmental Science11.4%
    3. Engineering11.0%
    4. Energy00.7%
    5. Mathematics00.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
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: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.33× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.23× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.84× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.33×8 works
  2. Psychology3.84×8 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.33×7 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.23×3 works
  5. Social Sciences1.96×17 works
  6. Nursing1.30×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.28×3 works
  8. Medicine0.93×13 works
  9. Energy0.78×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.66×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.53×3 works
  13. Neuroscience0.50×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.49×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.47×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.27×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.25×0 works
  21. Engineering0.06×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Rockhurst University?

Ranked on the quality score, Wenbin Sun, Kelly A. Phipps and G. M. Young lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rockhurst University.

  1. 1 Wenbin Sun United States · #552,666 worldwide 1.4k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Kelly A. Phipps United States · #1,583,913 worldwide 663 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 G. M. Young United States · #1,678,762 worldwide 830 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Kirsten Potter United States · #1,700,726 worldwide 764 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Martin Stack United States · #2,436,390 worldwide 749 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Catherine Green United States · #2,652,694 worldwide 235 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Kristina Henry United States · #2,669,610 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Laura Ann Janusik United States · #2,953,425 worldwide 372 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Andrew Malloy United States · #3,095,291 worldwide 336 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mindi K. McKenna United States · #3,343,571 worldwide 176 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Rockhurst University

What are the most cited papers from Rockhurst University?

The most cited paper from Rockhurst University is "The star formation history and accretion-disc fraction among the K-type members of the Scorpius–Centaurus OB association" (Mark J. Pecaut, Eric E. Mamajek, 2016), with 421 citations. Next come "A Core Set of Outcome Measures for Adults With Neurologic Conditions Undergoing Rehabilitation" (377) and "Selected Predictors of Responsible Environmental Behavior: An Analysis" (350).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The star formation history and accretion-disc fraction among the K-type members of the Scorpius–Centaurus OB association Mark J. Pecaut, Eric E. Mamajek · Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Open access 15 Jun 2016 421
2 A Core Set of Outcome Measures for Adults With Neurologic Conditions Undergoing Rehabilitation Jennifer L. Moore, Kirsten Potter, Kathleen Blankshain et al. · Neurology Report Open access 12 Jun 2018 377
3 Selected Predictors of Responsible Environmental Behavior: An Analysis Archibald P. Sia, Harold R. Hungerford, Audrey N. Tomera · The Journal of Environmental Education 1986 350
4 Doing good and doing bad: The impact of corporate social responsibility and irresponsibility on firm performance Joseph M. Price, Wenbin Sun · Journal of Business Research 19 Jul 2017 325
5 Linking corporate social responsibility to firm default risk Wenbin Sun, Kexiu Cui · European Management Journal 30 Apr 2013 265
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rockhurst University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Epidemiology, Reflective Practice, Quality of Life, Surgery, Blood Transfusion, Obstetrics and Competency-Based Education.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.95×14 topics
  2. Higher Education4▲ 11×7 topics
  3. Quality of Life3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  4. Education2▲ 1.90×9 topics
  5. Reflective Practice2▲ 17×4 topics
  6. History2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  7. Identity2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  8. Blood Transfusion2▲ 65×1 topic
  9. Obstetrics2▲ 348×1 topic
  10. Surgery2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  11. Competency-Based Education2▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Faculty Development2▲ 35×2 topics
  13. Monetary Policy2▲ 11×2 topics
  14. Primary Care2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  15. Social Justice2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  16. Academic Achievement2▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Ethical Climate2▲ 84×1 topic
  18. Gender Differences2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  19. Moral Distress2▲ 84×1 topic
  20. Virtual Reality2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  21. Economic Policy Uncertainty2▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Oil Price Shocks2▲ 35×1 topic
  23. STEM Education2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  24. Well-being2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  25. Psychological Impact1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  26. Assistive Technology1▲ 39×2 topics
  27. Business Ethics1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Career Development1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Health Workforce1▲ 46×2 topics
  30. Legal History1▲ 69×3 topics
  31. Lifelong Learning1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  32. Social Cognitive Theory1▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Assessment Methods1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Physician Migration1▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Professional Identity Formation1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Rural Health1▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Student Motivation1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  38. Student Performance1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Teaching Methods1▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Disability1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Rockhurst University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Medical History and Innovations, Ethics in medical practice, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Innovations in Medical Education.

Medical History and Inno…2Medical History and Innovations: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice2Ethics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…2Market Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…1Innovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksSpreadsheets and End-User Computing: 1 fractional worksMedia, Religion, Digital…1Media, Religion, Digital Communication: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…1Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 1 fractional works
HistoryGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Medical History and Innovations History 2 works
  2. 2 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  6. 6 Spreadsheets and End-User Computing Software 1 works
  7. 7 Media, Religion, Digital Communication Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 1 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rockhurst University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Rockhurst University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Rockhurst University0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rockhurst 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Rockhurst University2.3% in 20212020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.7% in 2017.

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