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Seattle Pacific University

In research, Seattle Pacific University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,032 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#5,896 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,711 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,857
of 28,054 · #6,831 all time
Rank in United States
#1,773
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Seattle Pacific 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 #5,032 of 10,521 17.7%164 #2028
Health SciencesDomain #5,896 of 11,982 13.9%81 #6239
MedicineField #5,711 of 10,443 12.5%63 #6299
Social SciencesField #4,134 of 6,365 22.7%74 #3048

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Seattle Pacific 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#2,028 #5,032
  2. Health Sciences#6,239 #5,896
  3. Medicine#6,299 #5,711
  4. Social Sciences#3,048 #4,134
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 Seattle Pacific University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 47.2 works5.1×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.06× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.62× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.12× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Seattle Pacific University?

Ranked on the composite score, William E. Nagy, David G. Stewart and Alberto Ferreiro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seattle Pacific University.

  1. 1 William E. Nagy United States · #64,277 worldwide 308 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 David G. Stewart United States · #303,208 worldwide 64 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Alberto Ferreiro United States · #336,804 worldwide 18 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 John R. Levison United States · #391,077 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Denise Daniels United States · #473,637 worldwide 149 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Daniel Castelo United States · #495,987 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Christopher A. Sink United States · #536,926 worldwide 78 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Sarah B. McKagan United States · #554,412 worldwide 68 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Nijay K. Gupta United States · #581,163 worldwide 1 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Donghun Lee United States · #669,880 worldwide 47 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Seattle Pacific University

Which keywords describe research at Seattle Pacific University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Social Support, Depression, Psychological Adjustment, Well-being, Epidemiology and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Mental Health24▲ 5.5×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology18▲ 1.54×60 topics
  3. Religion16▲ 11×11 topics
  4. Depression12▲ 4.5×16 topics
  5. Social Support11▲ 6.5×10 topics
  6. Globalization10▲ 1.77×22 topics
  7. Quality of Life10▲ 2.4×23 topics
  8. Education10▲ 1.84×20 topics
  9. Social Justice9▲ 5.2×16 topics
  10. Well-being8▲ 7.1×10 topics
  11. Psychological Adjustment8▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Health8▲ 6.4×7 topics
  13. Risk Factors8▲ 2.4×20 topics
  14. Adolescents7▲ 6.6×7 topics
  15. Spirituality7▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation6▲ 6.8×7 topics
  17. Acculturation6▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Resilience6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  19. Coping6▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Implicit Bias5▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Nationalism5▲ 3.7×7 topics
  22. Feminism5▲ 5.7×7 topics
  23. End-of-Life Care5▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Clinical Practice4▲ 9.8×3 topics
  25. Self-Regulation4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  26. Psychopathology4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  27. African Christianity4▲ 62×2 topics
  28. Civil Society4▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Trauma4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Anxiety Disorders4▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Ethnic Identity4▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Secularism4▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Prevention Strategies4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Teacher Preparation4▲ 19×4 topics
  35. Academic Achievement4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  36. Faith-Based Organizations4▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Social Services4▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Adolescent Development4▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Health Inequities4▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Racial Discrimination4▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Seattle Pacific University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Religion, Society, and Development, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Religion, Spirituality, …5Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 5 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…4Religion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identi…4Racial and Ethnic Identity Research: 4 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…3Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 3 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEducation1 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 5 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 2 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Seattle Pacific University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.