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Santa Clara University

In research, Santa Clara University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,960 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,115 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,732 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications — Computer Networks and Communications is 3.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,387
of 28,054 · #2,674 all time
Rank in United States
#734
of 4,192
Research works
10k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
192k
19.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Santa Clara University 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 #1,960 of 10,521 22.3%681 #657
Social SciencesField #2,115 of 6,365 22.3%311 #818
Physical SciencesDomain #4,732 of 12,888 13.3%558 #2645
Computer ScienceField #1,802 of 4,667 14.1%280 #1482
Arts and HumanitiesField #793 of 1,998 18.6%90 #821
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,240 of 2,578 23.8%111 #721
EngineeringField #3,825 of 6,636 9.9%165 #1766
Health SciencesDomain #7,101 of 11,982 20.3%89 #9354
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,614 of 2,578 21.7%107 #524
Life SciencesDomain #4,981 of 7,800 18.3%86 #6091

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#657 #1,960
  2. Social Sciences#818 #2,115
  3. Physical Sciences#2,645 #4,732
  4. Computer Science#1,482 #1,802
  5. Arts and Humanities#821 #793
  6. Sociology and Political Science#721 #1,240
  7. Engineering#1,766 #3,825
  8. Health Sciences#9,354 #7,101
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#524 #1,614
  10. Life Sciences#6,091 #4,981
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Santa Clara University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 3.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 47.6 works3.8×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 33 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.55× its world share, 280 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 165 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 62 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.20× its world share, 90 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.34× its world share, 107 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 65 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 310 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.

Who are the top researchers at Santa Clara University?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexander J. Field, Edward F. McQuarrie and André L. Delbecq lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Santa Clara University.

  1. 1 Alexander J. Field United States · #14,788 worldwide 639 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Edward F. McQuarrie United States · #15,460 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 André L. Delbecq United States · #25,334 worldwide 492 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Barry Z. Posner United States · #27,253 worldwide 307 citations · 67 works
  5. 5 Sanjiv Ranjan Das United States · #28,891 worldwide 768 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Hersh Shefrin United States · #29,240 worldwide 622 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 J Treichler United States · #55,032 worldwide 415 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Sandra Marie Schneiders United States · #59,754 worldwide 88 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 David F. Caldwell United States · #69,967 worldwide 590 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Paul R. Halmos United States · #84,301 worldwide 382 citations · 135 works
All ranked researchers at Santa Clara University

Which keywords describe research at Santa Clara University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Religion, Distributed Systems, Globalization, 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 2022–2025 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. Deep Learning109▲ 2.2×70 topics
  2. Machine Learning82▲ 1.76×68 topics
  3. Neural Networks49▲ 2.2×34 topics
  4. Globalization48▲ 1.75×68 topics
  5. Mental Health42▲ 2.0×28 topics
  6. Social Media37▲ 1.82×26 topics
  7. Big Data36▲ 2.8×19 topics
  8. Sustainability34◆ 1.00×53 topics
  9. Religion31▲ 4.6×23 topics
  10. Corporate Governance31▲ 2.9×18 topics
  11. Innovation30▲ 2.0×29 topics
  12. Healthcare28▲ 1.77×17 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence28▲ 1.44×28 topics
  14. Gender28▲ 3.6×29 topics
  15. History26▲ 2.7×20 topics
  16. Security26▲ 2.8×21 topics
  17. Human Rights26▲ 1.78×35 topics
  18. Identity26▲ 2.5×27 topics
  19. Social Justice24▲ 3.0×25 topics
  20. Distributed Systems24▲ 10×6 topics
  21. Culture22▲ 2.9×16 topics
  22. Social Support21▲ 2.7×12 topics
  23. Colonialism21▲ 3.1×22 topics
  24. Ethics21▲ 3.1×23 topics
  25. Well-being20▲ 3.7×11 topics
  26. Nationalism20▲ 3.0×14 topics
  27. Feminism19▲ 4.8×14 topics
  28. Risk Management19▲ 2.8×12 topics
  29. Intersectionality18▲ 6.9×9 topics
  30. Surveillance17▲ 4.5×6 topics
  31. Privacy16▲ 3.9×7 topics
  32. Resource Management15▲ 6.4×2 topics
  33. Public Opinion15▲ 8.7×4 topics
  34. Society15▲ 5.4×10 topics
  35. Convolutional Networks14▲ 6.9×3 topics
  36. Discrimination14▲ 5.0×6 topics
  37. High-Performance Computing14▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Federalism12▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Theology12▲ 8.7×4 topics
  40. Workflow Management12▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Santa Clara University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Critical Race Theory in Education.

American Constitutional …10American Constitutional Law and Politics: 10 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel…9Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 9 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 8 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 8 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 7 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 7 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 6 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…6Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Image Processing Techniques: 6 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 6 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  2. 2 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 8 works
  4. 4 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 7 works
  6. 6 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 6 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 works
  9. 9 Advanced Image Processing Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 6 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Santa Clara University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.