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Saint Mary's College

In research, Saint Mary's College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,299 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 6.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,626
of 28,054 · #15,694 all time
Rank in United States
#2,704
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Saint Mary's College 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,299 of 10,521 8.7%80 #4394

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

What does Saint Mary's College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 6.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 25.1 works6.8×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.80× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 45 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint Mary's College?

Ranked on the composite score, Keith J. Egan, David Rock and Jerome L. McElroy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Mary's College.

  1. 1 Keith J. Egan United States · #112,213 worldwide 88 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 David Rock United States · #184,748 worldwide 71 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jerome L. McElroy United States · #471,824 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 William L. Portier United States · #571,610 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Thomas R. Platt United States · #725,270 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Mary K. Porter United States · #804,640 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Vincent M. Colapietro United States · #1,015,272 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Alan Ward United States · #1,036,499 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Ian Bentley United States · #1,395,438 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Laura N. Kloepper United States · #1,602,377 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Mary's College

Which keywords describe research at Saint Mary's College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Literature, History, Gender, Social Justice, Culture, Identity and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Religion15▲ 25×13 topics
  2. Literature10▲ 14×18 topics
  3. History9▲ 9.9×15 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 3.5×28 topics
  5. Gender9▲ 12×16 topics
  6. Social Justice8▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Culture7▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Identity7▲ 7.5×19 topics
  9. Quality of Life7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  10. Colonialism6▲ 11×15 topics
  11. Feminism6▲ 18×7 topics
  12. Nationalism6▲ 9.6×10 topics
  13. Mental Health5▲ 2.9×10 topics
  14. Society5▲ 21×6 topics
  15. Cultural Identity5▲ 7.7×7 topics
  16. Race5▲ 34×6 topics
  17. Church History4▲ 80×3 topics
  18. Philosophy4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  19. Spirituality4▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Theology4▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Health4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  22. Social Support4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  23. Cultural Competence4▲ 25×3 topics
  24. Well-being4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  25. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Conservation4▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. Intersectionality4▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Cultural Studies4▲ 7.3×8 topics
  29. Digital Divide3▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Calvinism3▲ 102×1 topic
  31. Coping3▲ 50×1 topic
  32. End-of-Life Care3▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Manuscripts3▲ 113×1 topic
  34. Medieval3▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Reformation3▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Christian-Muslim Relations3▲ 84×2 topics
  37. Black Liberation Theology3▲ 540×1 topic
  38. Diversity3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Oppression3▲ 540×1 topic
  40. Art3▲ 24×4 topics

Which research topics does Saint Mary's College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Medieval Literature and History, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology and Theological Perspectives and Practices.

Reformation and Early Mo…3Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …3Medieval Literature and History: 3 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …3Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 3 fractional worksTheological Perspectives…3Theological Perspectives and Practices: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksMedieval History and Crusades: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional works
HistoryClassicsHealthSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  2. 2 Medieval Literature and History Classics 3 works
  3. 3 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 3 works
  4. 4 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Medieval History and Crusades History 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available18.4%not open81.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint Mary's College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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