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Sacred Heart University

In research, Sacred Heart University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,297 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,397 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,874 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,422
of 22,385 · #7,909 all time
Rank in United States
#852
of 3,332
Research works
1.3k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Sacred Heart University

What is Sacred Heart 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 #4,297 of 9,585 9.5%167 #4113
Health SciencesDomain #6,397 of 9,902 9.8%82 #8592
Social SciencesField #3,874 of 5,988 10.1%74 #5160
Physical SciencesDomain #9,262 of 10,670 5.7%62 #14632

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sacred Heart 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,113 #4,297
  2. Health Sciences#8,592 #6,397
  3. Social Sciences#5,160 #3,874
  4. Physical Sciences#14,632 #9,262
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Sacred Heart University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Sacred Heart University is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (18%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 186 fractional works · 50.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 81 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 19 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 35 fractional works · 9.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 27 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 22 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 93 fractional works · 25.4% of its workMedicine: 67 fractional works · 18.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 18.6% of its workComputer Science: 30 fractional works · 8.1% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSacred HeartUniversity368fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences51%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8121.9%
    2. Psychology359.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities277.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting225.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance174.6%
    6. Decision Sciences51.3%
    1. Medicine6718.1%
    2. Health Professions226.0%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Computer Science308.1%
    2. Engineering215.8%
    3. Environmental Science92.4%
    4. Mathematics30.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    6. Chemistry10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    8. Materials Science10.2%
    9. Energy10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology92.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.3%
    3. Neuroscience51.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
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: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.28× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 67 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.58× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.14× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.09× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.09×35 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.58×28 works
  3. Health Professions2.28×22 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.14×17 works
  5. Nursing1.92×4 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.82×22 works
  7. Social Sciences1.73×81 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.38×5 works
  9. Computer Science1.04×30 works
  10. Medicine0.94×67 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.78×5 works
  13. Mathematics0.76×3 works
  14. Environmental Science0.48×9 works
  15. Dentistry0.47×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×9 works
  17. Engineering0.38×21 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×2 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×5 works
  20. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  21. Veterinary0.22×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×1 works
  23. Energy0.16×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.09×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Sacred Heart University?

Ranked on the quality score, David George Taylor, Cuauhtémoc Luna‐Nevarez and Rachel E. Bowman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sacred Heart University.

  1. 1 David George Taylor United States · #384,549 worldwide 2.8k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Cuauhtémoc Luna‐Nevarez United States · #778,867 worldwide 1k citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Rachel E. Bowman United States · #897,148 worldwide 2.1k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Andres Felipe Cortes United States · #1,005,550 worldwide 999 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Anna Goddard United States · #1,267,813 worldwide 610 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Leanna Lawter United States · #1,484,854 worldwide 428 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Christopher B. Taber United States · #1,618,962 worldwide 1.3k citations · 80 works
  8. 8 Sajal Bhatia United States · #1,700,186 worldwide 960 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Michelle M. Lusardi United States · #1,706,967 worldwide 4.1k citations · 76 works
  10. 10 Michael Sean Carriger United States · #1,747,326 worldwide 1.2k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Sacred Heart University

What are the most cited papers from Sacred Heart University?

The most cited paper from Sacred Heart University is "White Paper: “Walking Speed: the Sixth Vital Sign”" (Stacy L. Fritz, Michelle M. Lusardi, 2009), with 1,407 citations. Next come "Walking Speed: The Functional Vital Sign" (1,215) and "National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses" (945).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 White Paper: “Walking Speed: the Sixth Vital Sign” Stacy L. Fritz, Michelle M. Lusardi · Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy 2009 1,407
2 Walking Speed: The Functional Vital Sign Addie Middleton, Stacy L. Fritz, Michelle M. Lusardi · Journal of Aging and Physical Activity Open access 2 May 2014 1,215
3 National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Exertional Heat Illnesses Douglas J. Casa, Julie K. DeMartini, Michael F. Bergeron et al. · Journal of Athletic Training Open access Sep 2015 945
4 Determining Risk of Falls in Community Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Using Posttest Probability Michelle M. Lusardi, Stacy L. Fritz, Addie Middleton et al. · Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy ReviewOpen access 18 Aug 2016 586
5 Genome sequence of the model mushroom Schizophyllum commune Robin A. Ohm et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 11 Jul 2010 561
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sacred Heart University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, High-Intensity Interval Training, Machine Learning, Resistance Training, Performance Analysis, Evidence-Based Practice, Physiological Demands and Training Load.

▲ 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. Mental Health22▲ 4.1×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning18▲ 1.49×31 topics
  3. Epidemiology17▲ 1.17×37 topics
  4. Deep Learning14◆ 1.14×26 topics
  5. Globalization13▲ 1.80×26 topics
  6. Social Media9▲ 1.75×15 topics
  7. Depression9▲ 2.7×15 topics
  8. History8▲ 3.2×15 topics
  9. Risk Factors8▲ 1.96×15 topics
  10. Leadership8▲ 4.4×13 topics
  11. High-Intensity Interval Training8▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Innovation7▲ 1.93×15 topics
  13. Anxiety7▲ 4.0×10 topics
  14. Resistance Training7▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Performance Analysis7▲ 9.0×2 topics
  16. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Corporate Governance6▲ 2.4×10 topics
  18. Economic Growth6▲ 2.1×13 topics
  19. Physiological Demands6▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Training Load6▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Literature6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  22. Religion6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  23. Job Satisfaction6▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. Labor Market6▲ 5.6×5 topics
  25. Resilience6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  26. Colonialism6▲ 3.1×12 topics
  27. Psychological Impact6▲ 4.7×7 topics
  28. Social Capital6▲ 2.9×11 topics
  29. Gender5▲ 2.7×13 topics
  30. Philosophy5▲ 3.2×9 topics
  31. Reflective Practice5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  32. Health Disparities5▲ 5.3×3 topics
  33. Monetary Policy5▲ 5.8×4 topics
  34. Cybersecurity5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  35. Trauma5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  36. Injury Prevention5▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Immigration4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Nursing Education4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Acculturation3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Athletic Training3▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Sacred Heart University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sports Performance and Training, Information and Cyber Security, Sports injuries and prevention and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Sports Performance and T…6Sports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…2Migration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and Culture: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…2Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineInformation SystemsClinical PsychologyEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  2. 2 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sacred Heart University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Sacred Heart University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Sacred Heart University0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sacred Heart 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 2025Sacred Heart University7.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 2004.

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