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Rocky Vista University

In research, Rocky Vista University stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,250 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,578 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,732
of 28,054 · #20,113 all time
Rank in United States
#1,163
of 4,192
Research works
603
▲ 414% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Rocky Vista University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,250 of 11,982 12.3%244 #8480
MedicineField #3,578 of 10,443 11.0%221 #8087

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rocky Vista 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: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.09× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.10× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.46× its world share, 221 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rocky Vista University?

Ranked on the composite score, Colin Buchanan and Benjamin D. Brooks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rocky Vista University.

  1. 1 Colin Buchanan United States · #807,614 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Benjamin D. Brooks United States · #956,709 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Rocky Vista University

Which keywords describe research at Rocky Vista University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Medical Education, Diagnosis, Depression, Risk Factors, Reflective Practice and Rehabilitation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology49▲ 3.8×94 topics
  2. Treatment20▲ 5.0×38 topics
  3. Diagnosis14▲ 4.5×27 topics
  4. Risk Factors14▲ 3.7×22 topics
  5. Depression13▲ 4.5×16 topics
  6. Inflammation12▲ 1.73×39 topics
  7. Medical Education12▲ 14×9 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress10▲ 1.88×26 topics
  9. Quality of Life9▲ 1.94×27 topics
  10. Mental Health9▲ 1.78×17 topics
  11. Complications8▲ 4.8×14 topics
  12. Rehabilitation8▲ 5.8×9 topics
  13. Chemotherapy7▲ 3.2×20 topics
  14. Management7▲ 2.8×19 topics
  15. Anxiety7▲ 4.3×9 topics
  16. Clinical Practice Guidelines7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  17. Prevention7▲ 4.9×11 topics
  18. Clinical Trials7▲ 3.0×15 topics
  19. Reflective Practice7▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Pathogenesis6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  21. Guidelines6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  22. Assessment Methods6▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Mortality6▲ 3.1×10 topics
  24. Neurobiology6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  25. Pain Management6▲ 7.9×9 topics
  26. Surgical Management6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  27. Faculty Development6▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Biomechanics6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Competency-Based Education6▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Professional Identity Formation6▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Academic Medicine5▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Stress5▲ 4.3×5 topics
  33. Psychological Factors5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  34. Interventions5▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Professionalism5▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Chronic Pain4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  37. Gender Bias4▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Science4▲ 5.5×1 topic
  39. Regeneration4▲ 6.7×5 topics
  40. Clinical Practice4▲ 7.7×4 topics

Which research topics does Rocky Vista University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Diversity and Career in Medicine, Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout and Stress Responses and Cortisol.

Innovations in Medical Education: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 4 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…3Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 3 fractional worksStress Responses and Cor…3Stress Responses and Cortisol: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksCultural Competency in H…2Cultural Competency in Health Care: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksTendon Structure and Tre…2Tendon Structure and Treatment: 2 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGender StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsBehavioral Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  2. 2 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Stress Responses and Cortisol Behavioral Neuroscience 3 works
  5. 5 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  6. 6 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  9. 9 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Tendon Structure and Treatment Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 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 available62.0%not open38.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rocky Vista University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 414% 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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