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Saint Paul University

In research, Saint Paul University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,684 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,840 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,926
of 22,385 · #14,031 all time
Rank in Canada
#181
of 305
Research works
1.3k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Saint Paul University

What is Saint Paul 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 #4,684 of 9,585 9.4%136 #4809
Social SciencesField #3,840 of 5,988 10.1%79 #4086

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Paul 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 fields of science does Saint Paul University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Saint Paul University is in Social Sciences, 10% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (45%), Psychology (14%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 157 fractional works · 77.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 92 fractional works · 45.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 38 fractional works · 18.9% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 14.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 13.0% of its workReligious studies: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 9.1% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint PaulUniversity203fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences77%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9245.3%
    2. Psychology2914.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities2613.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance52.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Engineering52.5%
    2. Computer Science52.4%
    3. Environmental Science31.7%
    4. Mathematics21.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    1. Health Professions105.1%
    2. Medicine84.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.8%
    2. Neuroscience10.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    4. 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: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.49× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.72× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.72×29 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.49×26 works
  3. Social Sciences3.58×92 works
  4. Health Professions1.93×10 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.07×5 works
  6. Mathematics1.05×2 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×6 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×4 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.47×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.46×2 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.38×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.33×3 works
  14. Computer Science0.31×5 works
  15. Medicine0.21×8 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.18×0 works
  17. Energy0.18×0 works
  18. Engineering0.16×5 works
  19. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Saint Paul University?

Ranked on the quality score, Terry Lynn Gall, Sheenagh Pietrobruno and Jean‐Guy A. Goulet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Paul University.

  1. 1 Terry Lynn Gall Canada · #1,714,345 worldwide 2.8k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Sheenagh Pietrobruno Canada · #2,091,297 worldwide 288 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Guy A. Goulet Canada · #2,577,555 worldwide 689 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Krys Maki Canada · #2,748,808 worldwide 55 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Manal Guirguis‐Younger Canada · #2,843,702 worldwide 919 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Vern Neufeld Redekop Canada · #3,126,508 worldwide 110 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Sarah Kathleen Johnson Canada · #3,163,040 worldwide 66 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Judith Malette Canada · #3,291,010 worldwide 345 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Augustine Meier Canada · #3,298,628 worldwide 232 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Catherine E. Clifford Canada · #3,436,969 worldwide 36 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Paul University

What are the most cited papers from Saint Paul University?

The most cited paper from Saint Paul University is "On the Nature of Emotion Regulation" (Joseph J. Campos, Carl B. Frankel, Linda A. Camras, 2004), with 748 citations. Next come "GENERATIVE CELL SPECIFIC 1 is essential for angiosperm fertilization" (502) and "Anakinra, a recombinant human interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist (r‐metHuIL‐1ra), in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A large, international, multicenter, placebo‐controlled trial" (396).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On the Nature of Emotion Regulation Joseph J. Campos, Carl B. Frankel, Linda A. Camras · Child Development Mar 2004 748
2 GENERATIVE CELL SPECIFIC 1 is essential for angiosperm fertilization Toshiyuki Mori, Haruko Kuroiwa, Tetsuya Higashiyama et al. · Nature Cell Biology 25 Dec 2005 502
3 Anakinra, a recombinant human interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist (r‐metHuIL‐1ra), in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A large, international, multicenter, placebo‐controlled trial Roy Fleischmann, Joy Schechtman, Ralph Bennett et al. · Arthritis & Rheumatism Apr 2003 396
4 Understanding the Nature and Role of Spirituality in Relation to Coping and Health: A Conceptual Framework. Terry Lynn Gall, Claire Charbonneau, Neil Henry Clarke et al. · Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne May 2005 335
5 Transition to First-Year University: Patterns of Change in Adjustment Across Life Domains and Time Terry Lynn Gall, David R. Evans, Satya Bellerose · Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology Dec 2000 329
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saint Paul University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Social Justice, Economic Development, Globalization, Social Support, Development and Community Engagement.

▲ 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 Health20▲ 7.0×22 topics
  2. Religion14▲ 15×11 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 3.0×31 topics
  4. Social Justice11▲ 8.9×20 topics
  5. Education10▲ 2.7×24 topics
  6. Economic Development9▲ 5.7×5 topics
  7. Human Rights8▲ 4.0×18 topics
  8. Identity8▲ 5.4×15 topics
  9. Social Support8▲ 7.2×8 topics
  10. Quality of Life8▲ 2.6×9 topics
  11. Development8▲ 10×6 topics
  12. Community Engagement7▲ 11×6 topics
  13. Well-being7▲ 9.3×6 topics
  14. Citizenship7▲ 27×6 topics
  15. Civil Society6▲ 29×3 topics
  16. NGOs6▲ 34×4 topics
  17. Health6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  18. Politics6▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Resilience6▲ 6.2×11 topics
  20. Humanitarianism6▲ 49×2 topics
  21. International Aid6▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Community Development6▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Spirituality6▲ 28×3 topics
  24. African Christianity6▲ 120×2 topics
  25. Local Development6▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Territorial Governance6▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Neuroscience5▲ 8.5×7 topics
  29. Neoliberalism5▲ 7.2×11 topics
  30. Colonialism5▲ 5.3×11 topics
  31. Faith-Based Organizations5▲ 85×1 topic
  32. Social Services5▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Rural Development5▲ 7.1×6 topics
  34. Peacebuilding5▲ 35×4 topics
  35. Digital Divide5▲ 8.9×3 topics
  36. Coping5▲ 47×2 topics
  37. End-of-Life Care5▲ 20×2 topics
  38. ICT4▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Gender-based Violence4▲ 38×3 topics
  40. Psychological Impact4▲ 6.9×7 topics

Which research topics does Saint Paul University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Society, and Development, ICT Impact and Policies, Christian Theology and Mission and Social Sciences and Governance.

Religion, Society, and D…5Religion, Society, and Development: 5 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies4ICT Impact and Policies: 4 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…4Christian Theology and Mission: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…4Social Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 3 fractional worksGender, Security, and Co…3Gender, Security, and Conflict: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 2 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMedia TechnologyReligious studiesUrban Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 4 works
  4. 4 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  6. 6 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Gender, Security, and Conflict Gender Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 2 works
  10. 10 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saint Paul University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower 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 Saint Paul University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00078% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Saint Paul University0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saint Paul 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 Paul University6.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.1% in 2022.

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