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Santa Clara University

In research, Santa Clara University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,729 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,124 of 5,988 worldwide) and Computer Science (#1,867 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History (History is 4.3× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,676
of 22,385 · #2,933 all time
Rank in United States
#544
of 3,332
Research works
10k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
192k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%

What is Santa Clara 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 #1,729 of 9,585 11.6%681 #1343
Social SciencesField #2,124 of 5,988 10.1%311 #1464
Computer ScienceField #1,867 of 4,417 7.5%280 #2079
Physical SciencesDomain #5,012 of 10,670 7.0%558 #2760
PsychologyField #1,121 of 2,121 13.1%86 #1132
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,692 of 2,581 12.8%107 #1034
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,812 of 2,526 8.5%111 #1759
EngineeringField #4,309 of 5,901 6.8%165 #2289
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,395 of 1,896 12.8%90 #1633
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,332 of 1,798 13.0%65 #1198

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Santa Clara 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#1,343 #1,729
  2. Social Sciences#1,464 #2,124
  3. Computer Science#2,079 #1,867
  4. Physical Sciences#2,760 #5,012
  5. Psychology#1,132 #1,121
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,034 #1,692
  7. Sociology and Political Science#1,759 #1,812
  8. Engineering#2,289 #4,309
  9. Arts and Humanities#1,633 #1,395
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,198 #1,332
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 Santa Clara University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Santa Clara University is in Social Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Computer Science (20%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 758 fractional works · 47.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 341 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 123 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEducation: 49 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 46 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety Research: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 114 fractional works · 7.1% of its workAccounting: 33 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 24 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 108 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHistory: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 20 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 18 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 99 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 33 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 70 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 45 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 15 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 636 fractional works · 39.7% of its workComputer Science: 317 fractional works · 19.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 95 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 61 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 51 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 48 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 187 fractional works · 11.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 48 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 31 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 24 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 109 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 78 fractional works · 4.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 28 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 19 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 98 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 38 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 30 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSanta ClaraUniversity1,601fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences47%

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. Social Sciences34121.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1147.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities1086.7%
    4. Psychology996.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance704.3%
    6. Decision Sciences281.7%
    1. Computer Science31719.8%
    2. Engineering18711.7%
    3. Environmental Science382.4%
    4. Mathematics311.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy241.5%
    6. Materials Science120.7%
    7. Chemistry110.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences70.5%
    9. Energy50.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering30.2%
    1. Medicine784.9%
    2. Health Professions281.7%
    3. Dentistry20.1%
    4. Nursing10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology382.4%
    2. Neuroscience301.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences241.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Santa Clara University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 21.9 works4.3×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 38 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.54× its world share, 317 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 187 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 78 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 108 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.21× its world share, 114 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.03× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 99 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 341 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.54×317 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.33×108 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.21×114 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.03×70 works
  5. Psychology2.02×99 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.79×28 works
  7. Social Sciences1.68×341 works
  8. Mathematics1.65×31 works
  9. Neuroscience1.15×30 works
  10. Engineering0.78×187 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.69×24 works
  12. Health Professions0.66×28 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.51×3 works
  14. Environmental Science0.48×38 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×38 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.45×11 works
  18. Energy0.34×5 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×24 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×8 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×4 works
  22. Dentistry0.25×2 works
  23. Medicine0.25×78 works
  24. Materials Science0.21×12 works
  25. Nursing0.13×1 works
  26. Veterinary0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Santa Clara University?

Ranked on the quality score, Edwin P. Maurer, Shauna L. Shapiro and Yongtae Kim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Santa Clara University.

  1. 1 Edwin P. Maurer United States · #90,116 worldwide 14k citations · 162 works
  2. 2 Shauna L. Shapiro United States · #100,097 worldwide 26k citations · 131 works
  3. 3 Yongtae Kim United States · #130,515 worldwide 7.5k citations · 128 works
  4. 4 Gangshu George Cai United States · #201,935 worldwide 3k citations · 111 works
  5. 5 Christopher M. Bacon United States · #228,705 worldwide 5.1k citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Christian Helmers United States · #299,499 worldwide 4.1k citations · 223 works
  7. 7 Steven Nahmias United States · #412,539 worldwide 7.2k citations · 79 works
  8. 8 David F. Caldwell United States · #454,171 worldwide 16k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Edward F. McQuarrie United States · #455,949 worldwide 14k citations · 154 works
  10. 10 E. do Couto e Silva United States · #467,934 worldwide 3.4k citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Santa Clara University

What are the most cited papers from Santa Clara University?

The most cited paper from Santa Clara University is "PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: A PROFILE COMPARISON APPROACH TO ASSESSING PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT." (Charles A. O’Reilly, J. A. Chatman, David F. Caldwell, 1991), with 4,269 citations. Next come "Mechanisms of mindfulness" (4,003) and "Finding the K Shortest Loopless Paths in a Network" (2,628).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE: A PROFILE COMPARISON APPROACH TO ASSESSING PERSON-ORGANIZATION FIT. Charles A. O’Reilly, J. A. Chatman, David F. Caldwell · Academy of Management Journal Sep 1991 4,269
2 Mechanisms of mindfulness Shauna L. Shapiro, Linda Ellen Carlson, John A. Astin et al. · Journal of Clinical Psychology 29 Dec 2005 4,003
3 Finding the K Shortest Loopless Paths in a Network Jin Y. Yen · Management Science Jul 1971 2,628
4 An Economic Theory of Self-Control Richard H. Thaler, Hersh Shefrin · Journal of Political Economy Apr 1981 2,189
5 Is Earnings Quality Associated with Corporate Social Responsibility? Yongtae Kim, Myung Seok Park, Benson Wier · The Accounting Review 2012 2,038
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Santa Clara University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Religion, Globalization, Distributed Systems, Big Data and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Deep Learning122▲ 2.2×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning96▲ 1.80×74 topics
  3. Neural Networks58▲ 2.3×36 topics
  4. Globalization56▲ 1.77×76 topics
  5. Mental Health46▲ 2.0×29 topics
  6. Big Data42▲ 2.7×20 topics
  7. Social Media39▲ 1.77×26 topics
  8. Sustainability39◆ 1.00×58 topics
  9. Education36▲ 1.29×47 topics
  10. Religion35▲ 4.7×25 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence34▲ 1.48×33 topics
  12. Identity33▲ 2.8×29 topics
  13. History32▲ 2.9×25 topics
  14. Corporate Governance32▲ 2.7×18 topics
  15. Gender32▲ 3.7×30 topics
  16. Innovation32▲ 1.91×30 topics
  17. Healthcare31▲ 1.71×17 topics
  18. Social Justice31▲ 3.2×27 topics
  19. Human Rights30▲ 1.84×38 topics
  20. Ethics28▲ 3.5×26 topics
  21. Security27▲ 2.6×22 topics
  22. Distributed Systems26▲ 9.4×6 topics
  23. Supply Chain Management26▲ 1.78×19 topics
  24. Social Support24▲ 2.8×12 topics
  25. Nationalism24▲ 3.3×16 topics
  26. Culture23▲ 2.8×17 topics
  27. Feminism23▲ 4.9×16 topics
  28. Colonialism23▲ 3.0×25 topics
  29. Well-being23▲ 3.6×11 topics
  30. Risk Management21▲ 2.7×13 topics
  31. Intersectionality20▲ 6.7×9 topics
  32. Surveillance20▲ 4.4×6 topics
  33. Emotion Regulation19▲ 3.7×9 topics
  34. Resource Management16▲ 5.9×2 topics
  35. Discrimination16▲ 4.7×6 topics
  36. Public Opinion16▲ 8.2×4 topics
  37. Convolutional Networks14▲ 6.6×3 topics
  38. High-Performance Computing14▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Theology13▲ 8.9×4 topics
  40. Federalism13▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Santa Clara University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Critical Race Theory in Education.

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  2. 2 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
  4. 4 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 8 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 7 works
  7. 7 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 7 works
  9. 9 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 works
  10. 10 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 7 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Santa Clara University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% 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 Santa Clara University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0069% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Santa Clara University0.0069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Santa Clara 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 2025Santa Clara University8.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 1990.

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