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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#1,343 #1,729
- Social Sciences#1,464 #2,124
- Computer Science#2,079 #1,867
- Physical Sciences#2,760 #5,012
- Psychology#1,132 #1,121
- Business, Management and Accounting#1,034 #1,692
- Sociology and Political Science#1,759 #1,812
- Engineering#2,289 #4,309
- Arts and Humanities#1,633 #1,395
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,198 #1,332
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.
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
- Social Sciences75847.3%
- Social Sciences34121.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting1147.1%
- Arts and Humanities1086.7%
- Psychology996.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance704.3%
- Decision Sciences281.7%
- Physical Sciences63639.7%
- Computer Science31719.8%
- Engineering18711.7%
- Environmental Science382.4%
- Mathematics311.9%
- Physics and Astronomy241.5%
- Materials Science120.7%
- Chemistry110.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences70.5%
- Energy50.3%
- Chemical Engineering30.2%
- Health Sciences1096.8%
- Medicine784.9%
- Health Professions281.7%
- Dentistry20.1%
- Nursing10.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences986.1%
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.
- HistorySubfield · 21.9 works4.3×
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.
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
- Computer Science2.54×317 works
- Arts and Humanities2.33×108 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.21×114 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.03×70 works
- Psychology2.02×99 works
- Decision Sciences1.79×28 works
- Social Sciences1.68×341 works
- Mathematics1.65×31 works
- Neuroscience1.15×30 works
- Engineering0.78×187 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.69×24 works
- Health Professions0.66×28 works
- Chemical Engineering0.51×3 works
- Environmental Science0.48×38 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×38 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.45×2 works
- Chemistry0.45×11 works
- Energy0.34×5 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×24 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.30×8 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.25×4 works
- Dentistry0.25×2 works
- Medicine0.25×78 works
- Materials Science0.21×12 works
- Nursing0.13×1 works
- Veterinary0.03×0 works
- Computer Science 2.5×
- Arts and Humanities 2.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.0×
- Psychology 2.0×
- Decision Sciences 1.8×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Mathematics 1.6×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Engineering 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Health Professions 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Energy 0.3×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.2×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Nursing 0.1×
- Veterinary 0.0×
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
Edwin P. Maurer
United States · #90,116 worldwide 14k citations · 162 works
- 2
Shauna L. Shapiro
United States · #100,097 worldwide 26k citations · 131 works
- 3
Yongtae Kim
United States · #130,515 worldwide 7.5k citations · 128 works
- 4
Gangshu George Cai
United States · #201,935 worldwide 3k citations · 111 works
- 5
Christopher M. Bacon
United States · #228,705 worldwide 5.1k citations · 99 works
- 6
Christian Helmers
United States · #299,499 worldwide 4.1k citations · 223 works
- 7
Steven Nahmias
United States · #412,539 worldwide 7.2k citations · 79 works
- 8
David F. Caldwell
United States · #454,171 worldwide 16k citations · 87 works
- 9
Edward F. McQuarrie
United States · #455,949 worldwide 14k citations · 154 works
- 10
E. do Couto e Silva
United States · #467,934 worldwide 3.4k citations · 22 works
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.
- Federalism
- High-Performance Computing
- Public Opinion
- Resource Management
- Surveillance
- Risk Management
- Colonialism
- Culture
- Social Support
- Distributed Systems
- Ethics
- Social Justice
- Innovation
- Corporate Governance
- Identity
- Religion
- Sustainability
- Big Data
- Globalization
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Neural Networks
- Mental Health
- Social Media
- Education
- Artificial Intelligence
- History
- Gender
- Healthcare
- Human Rights
- Security
- Supply Chain Management
- Nationalism
- Feminism
- Well-being
- Intersectionality
- Emotion Regulation
- Discrimination
- Convolutional Networks
- Theology
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
- Deep Learning122▲ 2.2×73 topics
- Machine Learning96▲ 1.80×74 topics
- Neural Networks58▲ 2.3×36 topics
- Globalization56▲ 1.77×76 topics
- Mental Health46▲ 2.0×29 topics
- Big Data42▲ 2.7×20 topics
- Social Media39▲ 1.77×26 topics
- Sustainability39◆ 1.00×58 topics
- Education36▲ 1.29×47 topics
- Religion35▲ 4.7×25 topics
- Artificial Intelligence34▲ 1.48×33 topics
- Identity33▲ 2.8×29 topics
- History32▲ 2.9×25 topics
- Corporate Governance32▲ 2.7×18 topics
- Gender32▲ 3.7×30 topics
- Innovation32▲ 1.91×30 topics
- Healthcare31▲ 1.71×17 topics
- Social Justice31▲ 3.2×27 topics
- Human Rights30▲ 1.84×38 topics
- Ethics28▲ 3.5×26 topics
- Security27▲ 2.6×22 topics
- Distributed Systems26▲ 9.4×6 topics
- Supply Chain Management26▲ 1.78×19 topics
- Social Support24▲ 2.8×12 topics
- Nationalism24▲ 3.3×16 topics
- Culture23▲ 2.8×17 topics
- Feminism23▲ 4.9×16 topics
- Colonialism23▲ 3.0×25 topics
- Well-being23▲ 3.6×11 topics
- Risk Management21▲ 2.7×13 topics
- Intersectionality20▲ 6.7×9 topics
- Surveillance20▲ 4.4×6 topics
- Emotion Regulation19▲ 3.7×9 topics
- Resource Management16▲ 5.9×2 topics
- Discrimination16▲ 4.7×6 topics
- Public Opinion16▲ 8.2×4 topics
- Convolutional Networks14▲ 6.6×3 topics
- High-Performance Computing14▲ 11×2 topics
- Theology13▲ 8.9×4 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 11 works
- 2 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
- 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
- 4 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 8 works
- 5 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 8 works
- 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 7 works
- 7 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 7 works
- 8 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 7 works
- 9 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 7 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Santa Clara
- Intel (United States)
- Nvidia (United States)
- Agilent Technologies (United States)
- Applied Materials (United States)
- GlobalFoundries (United States)
- Coherent (United States)
- Renesas Electronics (United States)
- Evans Analytical Group (United States)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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