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Saint Louis University

In research, Saint Louis University stands highest in Health Sciences (#414 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#429 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#934 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hematology and Hepatology — Hematology is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,415
of 28,054 · #772 all time
Rank in United States
#228
of 4,192
Research works
25k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
707k
28.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Saint Louis 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 #414 of 11,982 13.8%1,538 #248
MedicineField #429 of 10,443 12.7%1,312 #240
Life SciencesDomain #934 of 7,800 16.8%421 #411
Social SciencesDomain #1,389 of 10,521 20.1%714 #647
Health ProfessionsField #507 of 1,928 18.8%180 #349
PsychologyField #596 of 2,181 16.5%193 #390
Physical SciencesDomain #3,603 of 12,888 15.2%401 #1982
Social SciencesField #2,042 of 6,365 22.0%289 #749
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,151 of 3,579 14.8%238 #401
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #359 of 916 19.4%119 #222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Louis 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#248 #414
  2. Medicine#240 #429
  3. Life Sciences#411 #934
  4. Social Sciences#647 #1,389
  5. Health Professions#349 #507
  6. Psychology#390 #596
  7. Physical Sciences#1,982 #3,603
  8. Social Sciences#749 #2,042
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#401 #1,151
  10. General Health Professions#222 #359
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Saint Louis University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hematology takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HematologySubfield · 35.6 works3.8×
  2. HepatologySubfield · 22.2 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.45× its world share, 238 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 55 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 85 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 89 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 117 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 76 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 20 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.22× its world share, 180 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.22× its world share, 1,312 worksMedicineNursing: 1.46× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 111 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 193 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 289 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint Louis University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard Chaitman, Alfred Schütz and Eleonore Stump lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Louis University.

  1. 1 Bernard Chaitman United States · #1,204 worldwide 2.2k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Alfred Schütz United States · #5,166 worldwide 603 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Eleonore Stump United States · #8,808 worldwide 299 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Adrian M. Di Bisceglie United States · #11,095 worldwide 506 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Bruce R. Bacon United States · #16,261 worldwide 628 citations · 87 works
  6. 6 Theodore Cooper United States · #17,152 worldwide 911 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 John T. Watson United States · #23,396 worldwide 448 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 John E. Morley United States · #24,518 worldwide 1.2k citations · 202 works
  9. 9 Scott Campbell United States · #25,701 worldwide 329 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 William S. Sly United States · #28,375 worldwide 494 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Louis University

Which keywords describe research at Saint Louis University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Inflammation, Treatment, Quality of Life, Diagnosis, Risk Factors and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology270▲ 2.2×123 topics
  2. Inflammation134▲ 2.1×78 topics
  3. Mental Health124▲ 2.7×36 topics
  4. Quality of Life108▲ 2.4×50 topics
  5. Treatment102▲ 2.7×47 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress89▲ 1.76×57 topics
  7. Public Health83▲ 1.85×45 topics
  8. Diagnosis82▲ 2.9×39 topics
  9. Risk Factors76▲ 2.3×34 topics
  10. Depression61▲ 2.2×20 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease58▲ 1.70×35 topics
  12. Cancer54▲ 1.31×50 topics
  13. Management50▲ 2.1×30 topics
  14. Genetics47▲ 2.2×24 topics
  15. Mortality47▲ 2.6×13 topics
  16. Social Support47▲ 2.7×15 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome46▲ 1.83×22 topics
  18. Complications45▲ 2.9×17 topics
  19. Immunotherapy41▲ 1.86×18 topics
  20. Aging40▲ 2.5×17 topics
  21. Biomarkers40▲ 1.91×17 topics
  22. Guidelines38▲ 2.6×13 topics
  23. Anxiety37▲ 2.5×11 topics
  24. Resilience37▲ 2.5×13 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations36▲ 3.5×16 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines35▲ 2.1×14 topics
  27. Psychological Impact35▲ 3.5×9 topics
  28. Genetic Mutations34▲ 2.6×23 topics
  29. Insulin Resistance34▲ 2.4×10 topics
  30. Primary Care33▲ 2.9×13 topics
  31. Prevalence32▲ 2.6×13 topics
  32. Mortality Risk28▲ 3.9×6 topics
  33. Neuroimaging27▲ 3.3×11 topics
  34. Health Disparities27▲ 3.3×8 topics
  35. Children26▲ 3.7×7 topics
  36. Kidney Transplantation22▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Psychiatric Disorders22▲ 5.4×4 topics
  38. Graft Survival22▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Health Care Utilization21▲ 6.0×3 topics
  40. Substance Use Disorders20▲ 8.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Saint Louis University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Ethics in medical practice.

Renal Transplantation Ou…13Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 13 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …12Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 12 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 12 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 11 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 11 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 11 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 11 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…11Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 11 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 11 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 10 fractional works
TransplantationEpidemiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 13 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 12 works
  3. 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 12 works
  4. 4 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 11 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 11 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 11 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 11 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 11 works
  10. 10 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.6%domestic only86.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint Louis University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.