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Saint Louis University

In research, Saint Louis University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,522 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#2,280 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,141 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,478
of 22,385 · #2,710 all time
Rank in Spain
#86
of 426
Research works
1.4k
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
25k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
Saint Louis University

What is Saint Louis 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,522 of 9,902 9.0%96 #2014
MedicineField #2,280 of 8,541 8.5%86 #1925
Social SciencesDomain #3,141 of 9,585 5.7%97 #2097

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 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. Health Sciences#2,014 #2,522
  2. Medicine#1,925 #2,280
  3. Social Sciences#2,097 #3,141
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 Saint Louis University work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Saint Louis University is in Health Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (31%), Social Sciences (14%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 120 fractional works · 34.2% of its workMedicine: 107 fractional works · 30.6% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 111 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 35 fractional works · 9.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 62 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 4.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 57 fractional works · 16.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 9.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint LouisUniversity350fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences32%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine10730.6%
    2. Health Professions92.5%
    3. Dentistry20.6%
    4. Nursing20.5%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences4713.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities359.9%
    3. Psychology154.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting51.4%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Engineering215.9%
    2. Computer Science164.5%
    3. Environmental Science71.9%
    4. Mathematics51.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy51.4%
    6. Chemistry41.0%
    7. Materials Science30.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.4%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology359.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology113.1%
    3. Neuroscience72.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.06× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.59× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.44× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.44×35 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.06×11 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.85×35 works
  4. Medicine1.59×107 works
  5. Psychology1.39×15 works
  6. Mathematics1.32×6 works
  7. Neuroscience1.31×7 works
  8. Dentistry1.26×2 works
  9. Social Sciences1.07×47 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×8 works
  11. Nursing0.96×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.93×9 works
  13. Veterinary0.70×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.66×4 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.63×5 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.61×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.58×16 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×5 works
  19. Engineering0.39×21 works
  20. Environmental Science0.38×7 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×2 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×4 works
  24. Materials Science0.23×3 works
  25. Energy0.17×1 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saint Louis University?

Ranked on the quality score, Paolo Saona, Laura Muro and Carlos Segovia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Louis University.

  1. 1 Paolo Saona Spain · #159,514 worldwide 1.5k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Laura Muro Spain · #663,795 worldwide 422 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Carlos Segovia Spain · #2,317,361 worldwide 2k citations · 167 works
  4. 4 John Warrington Spain · #3,159,994 worldwide 296 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Carlos A. Segovia Spain · #3,190,026 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Anne Day Dewey Spain · #3,246,958 worldwide 26 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 María Victoria Albornoz Spain · #3,448,667 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Raúl Martín Moreno Spain · #3,510,921 worldwide 184 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Timothy Ryan Day Spain · #3,861,860 worldwide 36 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Taieb Gasmi Spain · #4,032,775 worldwide 133 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Louis University

What are the most cited papers from Saint Louis University?

The most cited paper from Saint Louis University is "Risk Taking Propensity of Entrepreneurs." (R. H. Brockhaus, 1980), with 1,705 citations. Next come "COVID-19 and the workplace: Implications, issues, and insights for future research and action." (1,637) and "Objectifying content validity: Conducting a content validity study in social work research" (1,591).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Risk Taking Propensity of Entrepreneurs. R. H. Brockhaus · Academy of Management Journal Sep 1980 1,705
2 COVID-19 and the workplace: Implications, issues, and insights for future research and action. Kevin M. Kniffin et al. · American Psychologist Open access 10 Aug 2020 1,637
3 Objectifying content validity: Conducting a content validity study in social work research Doris McGartland Rubio, Marla Berg‐Weger, Susan Steiger Tebb et al. · Social Work Research Jun 2003 1,591
4 Effect of tight control management on Crohn's disease (CALM): a multicentre, randomised, controlled phase 3 trial Jean‐Frédéric Colombel et al. · The Lancet 30 Oct 2017 931
5 Live Attenuated versus Inactivated Influenza Vaccine in Infants and Young Children Robert B. Belshe, Kathryn M. Edwards, Timo Vesikari et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 14 Feb 2007 814
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saint Louis University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Gender, Literature, Postcolonialism, Globalization, Latin America, Inflammation and Social Movements.

▲ 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. Epidemiology22▲ 1.58×94 topics
  2. Globalization13▲ 1.82×30 topics
  3. Inflammation13▲ 1.70×50 topics
  4. Gender10▲ 5.1×17 topics
  5. Literature8▲ 4.4×13 topics
  6. Treatment8▲ 1.96×34 topics
  7. Cancer8▲ 1.61×31 topics
  8. Mental Health8▲ 1.51×26 topics
  9. Quality of Life8▲ 1.50×29 topics
  10. Diagnosis7▲ 2.2×30 topics
  11. Identity7▲ 2.8×11 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress7▲ 1.19×31 topics
  13. History6▲ 2.7×11 topics
  14. Colonialism6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  15. Nationalism6▲ 3.8×9 topics
  16. Postcolonialism6▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Social Movements6▲ 5.8×8 topics
  18. Latin America6▲ 8.9×8 topics
  19. Feminism6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  20. Cultural Identity6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Neoliberalism6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  22. Immunotherapy5▲ 2.0×14 topics
  23. Ethics5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  24. Immunity5▲ 3.3×9 topics
  25. Religion5▲ 2.8×10 topics
  26. Minimal Residual Disease3▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Proteasome Inhibitors3▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  29. Staging System3▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Polarization3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  31. Race3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  32. Spain3▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Decolonization3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  34. Diagnosis Criteria3▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Historiography3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  36. International Myeloma Working Group3▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Spanish Civil War3▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Hemostasis3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  39. Literary Criticism3▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Francoism3▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Saint Louis University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments, Political Economy and Marxism, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research and Spanish Culture and Identity.

Multiple Myeloma Researc…3Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments: 3 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…2Political Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 2 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Identity: 2 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 2 fractional worksLatin American Literature Analysis: 2 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…23D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksSpanish Literature and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional works
HematologySociology and Political SciencePhilosophyLiterature and Literary Theory1 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments Hematology 3 works
  2. 2 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 2 works
  4. 4 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Latin American Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Spanish Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors59.0%domestic only41.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saint Louis University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher 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 Saint Louis University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Saint Louis University0.0018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saint Louis 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Saint Louis University9.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2016.

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